What class do you use for main DMG DPS? Guards! What class do you use to block huge amounts of enemies? Guards! What class do you use to take down air units? *GUARDS!* What class do you use to bait out stronger enemies? *GUARDS!*
Dreadnaughts have best elite 1v1 results when fighting elites and bosses that deal nonphysical damage to better make use of their massive HP pools. Of course for bosses this assumes that the boss isn't yet another stupid, unblockable jerk that Hypergriff seems to be on a massive streak with.
@@eveakane6563 Lucien 'Blood Diamond', Mouthpiece, Big Sad Lock, Degenbrecher, Andoain, Mandragora, Sui - Xiang, R6S 'Perfect Organism', Sal Viento. That's 7 events worth of 'unblockable' bosses. Don't get me started on sh-ts like Blindey, Smarty, Dublinn Floaters, Everything in Under Tides with Nervous Impairment, and Duck Lord.
I mean technically some of those bosses don't move in the conventional sense or are stationary, have special requirements before blocking or have teleport.
Also some additional info for Dualstrike guards: They also have a way to generate SP through their talents that makes their SP issue pretty minor. Bibeak ASPD+ talent or Ch'en and Cutter's SP regeneration talents as an example. They're pretty cool :))
Also after getting a bit lucky i found that on IS2 there is a relic that makes all (insert guard branch that i forgor x2) and Dualstrike guards ignore not 25, not 50, but 70% ENEMY DEFENSE From all the 3 archtypes this relic boost, clearly the dualstrike one enjoys it the most as their biggest weakness is of course, defense and they deal 2 hits Tachanka shredded everything on my run since i had Warfarin with him 90% of the time
The fact that the introduction of the Guard class analysis is it’s own video says it all really. We really are playing GuardKnights. Looking forward to seeing how many videos Yii has to make to analyse all the guards in the game.
If this list seems long, just let me remind you that vanguards were originally going to be just another part of the guard archetype, which would make the list significantly longer.
I have no doubts that sooner or later we'll get yet another Guard type to ensure we keep the Guardknights meme and/or to frustrate Yii and other people who have to describe it to us viewers. The closest classes that could gain that many branches are Specialists, followed by Snipers and Casters. ...Inb4 we get crazy classes like 'anti-air only' or 'attack only when skill activates' Snipers, melee type casters (not like Amiya, who becomes an actual Guard to do that) or support Specialists who ignore deployment limits like the robots or Nearl Alter with either of said limits for it.
Rosmontis, a _Sniper_ Operator: - uses slabs of irons (called Swords) - can't even hit a drone Ah, looks like the Sniper class are truly made of Snipers
There is already a melee only caster operator. That one from the greay chief returns event. Extremely bad. Also, tactican vanguards are technically summoners who ignore deployment limit.
I love the fact that this class analysis is just listing the guard branches lol I hope you're not missing branches because I don't even know all of them
And the plot thickens What will this *special* Amiya Fumo give Yii? A chance to pull Irene? Or a free Specter Alter? Stay tuned on Yii-Arknights. Also, Highmore (the new Reaper-class) is kind of the backup for La Pluma. Yes, she is good on IS3, but for General, she gonna have to share the floor with La Pluma.
I am honestly very happy with how Highmore's kit looks. She has her uses without really stepping on anyone's toes - ie. Highmore is much more defense oriented with physical dodge, elemental healing and %HP heals while La Pluma is all about fast attacks and shredding everything. Of course that is all only how it sounds on paper since I haven't had a chance to try her out yet... TL;DR: I really like that both Pluma and Highmore seem to have their own niches
Dear RNGesus, I'm very thankful that my first 3 6* was SA, Surtr, Blaze and another SA (in that exact order, with not that many rolls on Join OP 5). It's one of the best starts in gacha I had.
centurions could be moved from guard to defender at this point and it'd probably be fitting considering we already have a couple damage-focused defender branches, just saying
to be fair, defenders as a whole are still generally tanky compared to centurions. so thats still their main thing that being said, healing defenders are called 'guard'iands lmao
Absolutely not. Unlike defenders, centurions get their asses handed to them if they block more than 2 elite enemies. Sometimes, even 2 elite enemies are enough to get them to the brink of retreat.
@@lilremix I mean, the low rarities may not be that tanky, but many centurions have tankiness comparable to the least defensive defender variants, like guardians or artillery. Gavial and Blaze tank fairly well, thanks to their skills too
And when Talulah becomes playable, she'd bring another guard branch. Arts centurion? Arts reaper? Ranged arts? Well ranged arts is basically just caster on melee tile.
A note for dreadnaught guards, at least for one of the 4 star... Matoimaru can survive aak buff if she has the module and is buffed before activating her skill 2. All without going into Matoimaru phase 2.
As much as I love my guards because they're fun, they're pretty busted. Even the game acknowledges this because some characters powerful in lore doesn't show their true anime power until they're re-released as a Guard Also Risk of Rain 2 soundtrack used, man of class detected
Most guard characters in lore are either weak or busted compared to their lore counterpart Surtr cant use her arts correctly on lore while being broken in normal gameplay While chen a extremely strong sword user in lore loses to her weird alter and almost every other guard
Oh no. Have we learned nothing from the Abyssal Hunters? Mixing Seaborn with people was one thing, but now an Amiya Fumo? Science has gone too far damn it! Ah well. I look forward to seeing what crazy faction buff Abyssal Amiya Fumo can bring to the feesh squad.
Nope, Repear is way too reliant to constant waves of enemies to heal themselves making them literally vulnerable to ranged attacks from afar. Meanwhile the Musha guards has a talent or sets of skills that heals themselves without the need of others.
@@mayatree0 Only Hellagur can consistently heal himself when dealing good damage thought. Utage sucks in actually killing stuff when with S1 while Akafuyu have no healing at all.
@@mayatree0 Nah, the real difference is basically the same as Hellagur vs Mudrock debate: Mushas excel at duels with tankier enemies whereas reapers literally just reap trash mobs.
@@mayatree0 problem is that reapers 6 star is still not present Musha also has the same problem but then you realize operators like hellagur ignores it quite well Mostl likelly the 6 star reaper will fix its healing problems as it will most likelly be an Agir themed operator (ulpian)
*kicks the door in* Incorrect, Flint's talent does not give her some form of dodge, because Mr. Nothing and Hellagur have that niche cornered already (thank god if we had a 3rd dodge op I'd commit)
@@HiImYii LOL yeah flint gives her (at e2) 40% (45% at pot) more dmg to enemies that she isn't blocking which syncs with her s2. which by the way her s2 (drop block count to 0) is her "dodge" skill. monkaW
Game really loves to give me guards, from my 6 six-stars 3 of them are guards. Thorns, SA(2 pot) and Ch'en. Not that I'm complaining, but I really need other classes. My other 6* are Lee(pot 2 no Ling sadge), Hoshiguma and GG.
On Dreadnought part i dont think skadi is a nice candidate for that She fits the definition when her entire team is present wich rarelly used on general gameplay She also suffers from alot of survibility issues nearl doesnt suffer from Pretty much only operator that can do its job properly without any help on that class is just nearl alter Unless its purelly about damage wich on that regard skadi can shine as well I just find it absurd that skadi needs 3 other teammates to reach nearl alters level they really needed to make a good dreadnought after years wich led to nearl powercreeping all of her branchmates
im surprised that yii, didnt call that video something like Galore Grade Guard or A GoGo Group Guard. for those that dont know "A GoGo and Galore mean abundance of something" welp either way liked your video, mate.
bth I watch Yii's video because you make smoll Amiya talks reminded me of Undertale. Secondly, it has it own quirky and comedy mixing with bizarre daily gives a similar feeling as I'm watching Mr.bean and stuff
If only we get another sorting type for each classes on their individual branches, it would be nice cause there's to many, especially the guard class 🗿
I dunno, I feel like we should get a branch of guards that deal AOE ranged arts damage exactly like splash casters except on the ground. That'd be pretty neat.
When Amiya turned into a guard and said, "It's guardin' time!", and guarded all over the enemies. That was truly one of the moments.
did you grabbed this meme from the graveyard?
@@Lulu_Gaming1025 from the afterlife
@@Lulu_Gaming1025 I bet he met Frost Nova there
Truly the most guarded a guard has ever guarded
Peak meme
Guards are truly a class. This has been the guide ever. You surely have shown the community something.
this is the most comment ever
@@GhjklasGaing this is the most reply ever 🤣🤣🤣
Here have the most like ever.
This is the best ever.
Guardknights
What class do you use for main DMG DPS? Guards!
What class do you use to block huge amounts of enemies? Guards!
What class do you use to take down air units? *GUARDS!*
What class do you use to bait out stronger enemies? *GUARDS!*
Just missing one that heals ally units.
@@kosmosXcannon what about pallas talent 2
@@kosmosXcannon No need to heal if everyone else dies or if your guard is immune to death
@@kosmosXcannon what about generating DP
@@brisloviayt829 isnt mountain like 8 dp?
If frostleaf was to be released today she would inflict freeze
@@shubtakkorathinasapostle1159 HG: We can only give 2 tiles of additional range. Take it or leave it.
Alter Frostleaf less gooo
Frostleaf is really good and fun to use tbh
@@SenYeon can I get a opinion for how to use her today? I'm new and stuff
@@carlosnathanieljannjusonal4826 oof you didn't get a response how's your game progress doing so far?
Guards are truly one the classes of all times
Definitely, there are operators in this class and it has archetypes, certainly making it a class
Dreadnaughts have best elite 1v1 results when fighting elites and bosses that deal nonphysical damage to better make use of their massive HP pools. Of course for bosses this assumes that the boss isn't yet another stupid, unblockable jerk that Hypergriff seems to be on a massive streak with.
Was there a boss that's unblockable this year?
@@eveakane6563 well. Andoain currently. So was Degenbrecher
Technically you can block Degenbrecher, it's just that you have to treat her like a mix of CS and...who else disabled ops before her again?
@@eveakane6563 Lucien 'Blood Diamond', Mouthpiece, Big Sad Lock, Degenbrecher, Andoain, Mandragora, Sui - Xiang, R6S 'Perfect Organism', Sal Viento.
That's 7 events worth of 'unblockable' bosses.
Don't get me started on sh-ts like Blindey, Smarty, Dublinn Floaters, Everything in Under Tides with Nervous Impairment, and Duck Lord.
I mean technically some of those bosses don't move in the conventional sense or are stationary, have special requirements before blocking or have teleport.
Also some additional info for Dualstrike guards: They also have a way to generate SP through their talents that makes their SP issue pretty minor. Bibeak ASPD+ talent or Ch'en and Cutter's SP regeneration talents as an example. They're pretty cool :))
Also they have the highest auto attack dps and relatively high overall dps which make them very strong against low def enemies
Bring all three dualstrik guards for very fast and strong burst
i was thinking that Tachanka doesnt really have this but then I remember his funny range
Also after getting a bit lucky i found that on IS2 there is a relic that makes all (insert guard branch that i forgor x2) and Dualstrike guards ignore not 25, not 50, but 70% ENEMY DEFENSE
From all the 3 archtypes this relic boost, clearly the dualstrike one enjoys it the most as their biggest weakness is of course, defense and they deal 2 hits
Tachanka shredded everything on my run since i had Warfarin with him 90% of the time
@@monikaisdonewiththeinterne2039 70% defense ignore and 2sp for every hit will just fix every problem with Swordsmaster and just make em shred
Kinda offtopic but its quite cute that when skadi alt's stun is finished (noticebly at 7:05) she does her skill animation again
huh, you're right
The fact that the introduction of the Guard class analysis is it’s own video says it all really. We really are playing GuardKnights. Looking forward to seeing how many videos Yii has to make to analyse all the guards in the game.
If this list seems long, just let me remind you that vanguards were originally going to be just another part of the guard archetype, which would make the list significantly longer.
I have no doubts that sooner or later we'll get yet another Guard type to ensure we keep the Guardknights meme and/or to frustrate Yii and other people who have to describe it to us viewers. The closest classes that could gain that many branches are Specialists, followed by Snipers and Casters.
...Inb4 we get crazy classes like 'anti-air only' or 'attack only when skill activates' Snipers, melee type casters (not like Amiya, who becomes an actual Guard to do that) or support Specialists who ignore deployment limits like the robots or Nearl Alter with either of said limits for it.
Mlynar?
Rosmontis, a _Sniper_ Operator:
- uses slabs of irons (called Swords)
- can't even hit a drone
Ah, looks like the Sniper class are truly made of Snipers
There is already a melee only caster operator. That one from the greay chief returns event. Extremely bad.
Also, tactican vanguards are technically summoners who ignore deployment limit.
@@Santisima_TrinidadHer name is Tomimi and yeh, she ain't that good D:
0 defense archetype lol.
Guardknights players:
*_*Sweating nervously._**
I love the fact that this class analysis is just listing the guard branches lol
I hope you're not missing branches because I don't even know all of them
Yes, those are all branches as of the release of this video
1:31 I respect the moment of silence but I still use her in every event to this day.
My man ❤
And the plot thickens
What will this *special* Amiya Fumo give Yii?
A chance to pull Irene?
Or a free Specter Alter?
Stay tuned on Yii-Arknights.
Also, Highmore (the new Reaper-class) is kind of the backup for La Pluma. Yes, she is good on IS3, but for General, she gonna have to share the floor with La Pluma.
I am honestly very happy with how Highmore's kit looks. She has her uses without really stepping on anyone's toes - ie. Highmore is much more defense oriented with physical dodge, elemental healing and %HP heals while La Pluma is all about fast attacks and shredding everything.
Of course that is all only how it sounds on paper since I haven't had a chance to try her out yet...
TL;DR: I really like that both Pluma and Highmore seem to have their own niches
2:05 matoimaru could survive that too because she has 5k+ HP
She need lvl 2 Module thought. Aak deal 5600 damage to her
istg the little commentaries are always so funny, keep up the good work!!
Dear RNGesus, I'm very thankful that my first 3 6* was SA, Surtr, Blaze and another SA (in that exact order, with not that many rolls on Join OP 5). It's one of the best starts in gacha I had.
centurions could be moved from guard to defender at this point and it'd probably be fitting considering we already have a couple damage-focused defender branches, just saying
to be fair, defenders as a whole are still generally tanky compared to centurions. so thats still their main thing
that being said, healing defenders are called 'guard'iands lmao
Absolutely not. Unlike defenders, centurions get their asses handed to them if they block more than 2 elite enemies. Sometimes, even 2 elite enemies are enough to get them to the brink of retreat.
@@lilremix I mean, the low rarities may not be that tanky, but many centurions have tankiness comparable to the least defensive defender variants, like guardians or artillery. Gavial and Blaze tank fairly well, thanks to their skills too
@@thanoof I mean, yeah, put some are pure defense, while say artillery defensers like Ashlock tank even less than many centurions
@@christianvannucci6455 u say low rarities.. e1 55 beagle has more base def than a e2 90 blaze pepelaugh
And when Talulah becomes playable, she'd bring another guard branch.
Arts centurion? Arts reaper? Ranged arts?
Well ranged arts is basically just caster on melee tile.
That'd be so amazing
We already have Broca and most of the lords deal arts damage through skills.
I mean, Thorns is sniper on melee tile, so...
Tequila and Mylnar are phalanx casters but melee
If she ever be then most likley she will be second Arts guard
She will most likelly be an arts guard not a new class
they should consider making more liberator and reaper
It’s real funny watching this again when HG decided to bless Guards with another archetype.
arknights is so abundance with guard class, the most severe class ban in CC is guard ban
No one tell him theres a new guard
I hope we get more Gaurd class
i hope we dont :)
I hope we get more medic subclasses.
Thanks dude.
I was confused by the variety of guards before watching this
good because i love guards along with vanguards and defenders !!!
There are 6 guard subclasses, duelest, ranged, vampire, AOE, jojos, and funky
A note for dreadnaught guards, at least for one of the 4 star... Matoimaru can survive aak buff if she has the module and is buffed before activating her skill 2. All without going into Matoimaru phase 2.
Yii is one of the Arknights content creator ever exist.
Hell yeah, new Yii video in the morning
Flamebringer can survive Aak if he is maxed with LVL1 module or killed 7 enemies.
I want to see what Yii's reaction is when he learned that CN recently added Crusher branch under Guard
Passive heals come from perfumer and Angelina's talents but also bards
As much as I love my guards because they're fun, they're pretty busted. Even the game acknowledges this because some characters powerful in lore doesn't show their true anime power until they're re-released as a Guard
Also Risk of Rain 2 soundtrack used, man of class detected
Most guard characters in lore are either weak or busted compared to their lore counterpart
Surtr cant use her arts correctly on lore while being broken in normal gameplay
While chen a extremely strong sword user in lore loses to her weird alter and almost every other guard
and then they made crushers
I used Pallas a lot tho. My fav Instructor ever
Frostleaf…;(…may she get an alter with a better kit soon
Oh no. Have we learned nothing from the Abyssal Hunters? Mixing Seaborn with people was one thing, but now an Amiya Fumo? Science has gone too far damn it!
Ah well. I look forward to seeing what crazy faction buff Abyssal Amiya Fumo can bring to the feesh squad.
And the devs add new branch again, with same description as "chainsaw" branch, but this time rather using a chainsaw, they use claymore
we got a new guard branch in il siracusano
And his music is electric...
The new fumo is actually a deep sea dwelling unimaginable being
That JoJo jump scare nearly gave me a heart attack. Thanks Yii for almost releasing me from this painful existence
a.... Sheer Heart Attack?
Nani? Is that the stand that can surpass metal gear?
my current problem with guard class is the fact that reaper guard make musha guard(hellagur archetype) more overshadowed than before jezzz
Nope, Repear is way too reliant to constant waves of enemies to heal themselves making them literally vulnerable to ranged attacks from afar. Meanwhile the Musha guards has a talent or sets of skills that heals themselves without the need of others.
@@mayatree0 unless you're akafuyu, she do the opposite of healing, sacrificing half of her health
@@mayatree0 Only Hellagur can consistently heal himself when dealing good damage thought. Utage sucks in actually killing stuff when with S1 while Akafuyu have no healing at all.
@@mayatree0 Nah, the real difference is basically the same as Hellagur vs Mudrock debate: Mushas excel at duels with tankier enemies whereas reapers literally just reap trash mobs.
@@mayatree0 problem is that reapers 6 star is still not present
Musha also has the same problem but then you realize operators like hellagur ignores it quite well
Mostl likelly the 6 star reaper will fix its healing problems as it will most likelly be an Agir themed operator (ulpian)
Ah yes, the guard class is made up of guards. I wonder which class has as many operators as the number of branches in the guard class.
The closest is probably Ranged Guard/Lord since there's 8 operators in that archetype.
*just got mountain and now I'm watching this...Hoping for a top operator tag with guard and get blaze hopefully qwq*
If you need a ground-based fighter that prioritises dealing damage over taking hits, there's not really any space other than guard...
"What ar they guarding" you ask?
Why, all the Orundums I spent from dumping it all on Ch'en Alter, of course!
It should have been split into two classes to make it similar to casters and snipers
Amiya being rich is canon in the yii lore, like who has the funds to buy multiple fumos
Guards are truly one of the most operators of all time
nice choice of music I love Risk Of Rain 2's ost
Lies.
Guard is the only class this game has, therefore we still need a medic guard, a defender guard and at least an elemental guard.
Thx for the video!
We still don't have guards that can heal others. We are not done with guards saga yet.
Pallas is the _sole_ healer of the Guardknights.
@@cheekywombat9208 we get a nurse guard that heals in diamond range but as a melee unit, bet.
We also don't have guards with summons/deployables
Healer guard = shinning alter????? HG plz
Also give us Rangers, scimitar of the red valley
*kicks the door in* Incorrect, Flint's talent does not give her some form of dodge, because Mr. Nothing and Hellagur have that niche cornered already (thank god if we had a 3rd dodge op I'd commit)
i didnt even check i just assumed because beehunter/mountain/jackie/indra had dodge lol
@@HiImYii LOL yeah flint gives her (at e2) 40% (45% at pot) more dmg to enemies that she isn't blocking which syncs with her s2. which by the way her s2 (drop block count to 0) is her "dodge" skill. monkaW
@@provenceenjoyer6261 based name. Big numbers and big fluff supremacy
I only enter for the amiya sketch
amiya is proud of you
@@HiImYii
God bless you for putting Purple Rain
I myself only found out Liberators have 3 block after using Tequila in my Guiding Ahead loxic farm, I thought they had 2 block too lol
Too bad. You know we'll just keep getting more Guards~
Still not a bad analysis going over all the subclasses.
Using The Rain Formerly Known As Purple... I see you are a man of culture as well.
I love Amiya's sfx. It sounds cute.
Game really loves to give me guards, from my 6 six-stars 3 of them are guards. Thorns, SA(2 pot) and Ch'en. Not that I'm complaining, but I really need other classes. My other 6* are Lee(pot 2 no Ling sadge), Hoshiguma and GG.
It's Yiiing Time
My favorite branch is the Yii branch
Looks like he wasn't able to recover yet from the Feeesh Squad last video...
Franka is awesome against tough enemies. I have her maxed out on everything. She's my favorite 5 star. She's also Melantha's sensei.
Liberator guards should be specialists.
nah they wouldn't be good if they weren't gaurds
And we need more.
Instructors with a specific branch of module can hit drone.
i heard like an inkling of Risk of Rain music and my brain instantly recognised it lmao, good taste!
On Dreadnought part i dont think skadi is a nice candidate for that
She fits the definition when her entire team is present wich rarelly used on general gameplay
She also suffers from alot of survibility issues nearl doesnt suffer from
Pretty much only operator that can do its job properly without any help on that class is just nearl alter
Unless its purelly about damage wich on that regard skadi can shine as well
I just find it absurd that skadi needs 3 other teammates to reach nearl alters level they really needed to make a good dreadnought after years wich led to nearl powercreeping all of her branchmates
1:30 😔
Justice for best snow fox when
Call in the fishe squad. That fumo is another eldritch abomination.
Still waiting for medic guards to put healing defenders out of business
Also isn't it about time for them to release a 'boss' killer specialist
Lords even have RES, damn well-rounded.
Imagine catching eldritch abobimation years ago just to fish another eldritch abomination later, can't be Yii
i cant with the chapters man there's Branches and characteristics, and Other branches and characteristics
RISK OF RAIN 2 MUSIC THIS IS TRULY AN AMIYAPOG MOMENT
8:10 => The instructor branch in a nutshell
im surprised that yii, didnt call that video something like Galore Grade Guard or A GoGo Group Guard.
for those that dont know "A GoGo and Galore mean abundance of something"
welp either way liked your video, mate.
thats because theres too many guard bramches
"Instructors arent used a lot" me who uses Dobermann for almost every map: Excuse me?
I know this video is old but For operators like Akafuyu or whatever her archetype is actually Soloblade which heals more the. Musha and reaper
Soloblade is a rename for musha, they are the same class
@@EatSoupWithFork not really soloblode heals more. Musha heals by 50 and soloblade heals by 70 '
@@hyperbladezplayz2004those are module effects
@@jasperwong2970 soloblade heals 70 by default :)
Amiya pours milk into her fumo and sucks it back off of it and she slams it into the walls to make a loud thud
bth I watch Yii's video because you make smoll Amiya talks reminded me of Undertale.
Secondly, it has it own quirky and comedy mixing with bizarre daily gives a similar feeling as I'm watching Mr.bean and stuff
If only we get another sorting type for each classes on their individual branches, it would be nice cause there's to many, especially the guard class 🗿
Damn that RoR 2 soundtrack hits hard
And we had another one, maybe need to make a new video about it, lol
I cant believe Yii skipped my favourite dreadknought guard, castle-3
It gives off different aura
Yii: what
me: what
"Different aura" just means lethal amounts of radiation.
Tachanka is basically i have gun take it or leave it
I dunno, I feel like we should get a branch of guards that deal AOE ranged arts damage exactly like splash casters except on the ground.
That'd be pretty neat.
I think that would be just hilariously broken
I appreciate you
We all know the best guard ever made is mon3tr
You misspelled "specialist"
wait. did you really test franka with aak buff sir ? that's pog
no i just did math instead :amiyacool:
Can't wait for healer guard
The guard class is truly made of guards…
Poor frostleaf
She's the best girl
Hope hypergryph can give justice to her