To help players speed up early progression in Arknights Endfield, a solid plan matters from day one, and having Crickex Affiliate support lined up for routine tasks can make the grind feel far less punishing. Based on how hard each character is to obtain at launch, how comfortable they feel during early clearing, and how widely they fit into different teams, the following ranking sorts the starting roster from strongest to weakest overall. The goal is simple: lock in the public test T0 priorities, avoid wasting materials on weak investments, and push through early stages efficiently.

Levantin is a fire-attribute main damage dealer who overwhelms most content. With an energy-focused set, she can charge quickly and fire off her ultimate with little effort, staying top tier for both early clearing and tougher breakthrough stages. Gelperta is the one broadly usable grouping support who remains elite for early progression while still holding value later. Her crowd-control and AoE utility improve daily farming by a wide margin. A talent boosts energy generation, and her finisher can apply over 30 percent magic vulnerability for a short duration, but the brief window and the interaction between elemental application and defense break demand good team coordination, ideally with a carry that can deal both physical and magical damage to fully benefit. Eldela is handed out after three days of login and functions as an all-purpose support. Her combo skill forces corrosion-based resistance reduction, and her battle skill can convert into long-duration dual vulnerability. Even at low investment, her uptime and strength outperform similar options. Her ultimate clears small enemies while restoring a large amount of health, letting early teams maintain strong sustain without extra defensive slots.

Administrator is a physical-team striking carry that is free to obtain, with a low-cost signature weapon and a unique Originium crystal mechanic. It enables heavy hits, high multipliers, and teamwide amplification. Skill scaling is strong and flexible, and at higher potential the unit performs especially well in tougher content. Chen Qianyu is a key physical sub-carry who stacks armor break and imbalance quickly. At three potentials, the ultimate multiplier reaches 1749 percent, combining burst damage with reliable stacking, and the unit fits nearly every physical lineup with smooth basic attacks and strong control value. Junwei is a physical vanguard with excellent performance in both early clearing and harder stages. Energy recovery and buffs are solid, and a unique sliding movement module makes map traversal and early play feel fast and satisfying.

Antar is a fire and lightning support often called a low-rarity standout. A battle skill provides 20 percent vulnerability and an ultimate adds 30 percent amplification. With the right gear and modules, one character can cover multiple rare independent multiplier zones, and stacking these sources produces dramatic damage gains. The combo skill also offers low-cost elemental application, making Antar a high-ceiling support in fire and lightning teams. Perika has an easy-to-trigger combo skill that can provide magic vulnerability and electromagnetic application with strong value for the cost, but personal scaling is average and later replacements are common.

Etra is a budget ice-shatter core that can shatter ice while applying vulnerability and chilling effects. The efficiency is high early on, but four-star base stats limit late-game scaling.

At launch, six-star characters are relatively accessible. Outside of true T0 cores, one six-star per team is enough for early progression, so there is no need to force a full six-star roster. Eldela and Gelperta are must-build choices for most accounts, while Levantin is essential if you plan to run a lightning-focused lineup. Low-rarity options such as Chen Qianyu, Administrator, Antar, Perika, and Etra deliver excellent return on resources, so avoid chasing rarity while ignoring practical early-game power.

Character growth requires experience, LMD, promotion materials, skill books, and equipment resources, and repeated farming is unavoidable. When daily routines start to feel overwhelming, a setup like Crickex Affiliate can fit naturally into a balanced schedule and help keep progress steady without burning you out.

Yvonne is underwhelming overall and lacks competitive value within the role. Lifeng is a weaker substitute for Junwei, with middling damage and buffs that require high investment and specific teammates. Perika offers good utility at low cost but is easy to replace. Alesh is tied to ice-shatter teams, which tend to have a lower late-game ceiling and do not pair well with Belie. Arcflash is locked to lightning teams but has only average energy recovery and demands careful rotation planning. Sethi provides strong amplification and vulnerability for ice teams but relies on high intelligence and gear, limiting early usefulness. Day Snow is a durable ice tank with forced freeze that protects early teams, but contributes almost no damage or buffs and does not scale well later.