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Arknights Endfield All Protocol Space Locations

Protocol Spaces in Arknights: Endfield are challenge stages that cost Sanity to enter, and award various development materials upon completion. Check out a list of Protocol Spaces, their locations, and their rewards in this guide!

List of All Protocol Spaces








Protocol Space Operator EXP

Location Details

Valley IV, Valley Pass
Sanity Cost: 40~80 Sanity
Possible Rewards:
Elementary Combat Record Advanced Combat Record Intermediate Combat Record Elementary Cognitive Carrier Advanced Cognitive Carrier
Special Conditions:
・ Enemies have slow HP regeneration
・ Operators have shorter Combo Skill cooldowns
・ Operators gain ATK temporarily after casting Combo Skills

Protocol Space Promotion

Location Details

Valley IV, The Hub
Sanity Cost: 40~80 Sanity
Possible Rewards:
Protodisk Protoset
Special Conditions:
・ Natural SP Recovery is slower
・ Skill-based SP Recover is greatly increased

Protocol Space Skill Up

Location Details

Valley IV, The Hub
Sanity Cost: 40~80 Sanity
Possible Rewards:
Protoprism Protohedron
Special Conditions:
・ Enemies have more HP
・ Enemies can take more Stagger
・ Finishers deal much more DMG to enemies

Protocol Space T-Creds

Location Details

Valley IV, Valley Pass
Sanity Cost: 40~80 Sanity
Possible Rewards:
T-Creds
Special Conditions:
・ Poisonous mist will continuously decrease your Operator's HP
・ Defeating enemies will restore some HP

Protocol Space Weapon Tune

Location Details

Valley IV, Valley Pass
Sanity Cost: 40~80 Sanity
Possible Rewards:
Elementary Combat Record Advanced Combat Record Intermediate Combat Record Elementary Cognitive Carrier Advanced Cognitive Carrier
Special Conditions:
・ Enemies have slow HP regeneration
・ Operators have shorter Combo Skill cooldowns
・ Operators gain ATK temporarily after casting Combo Skills

Protocol space Weapon EXP

Location Details

Valley IV, The Hub
Sanity Cost: 40~80 Sanity
Possible Rewards:
Arms Inspector Arms INSP Kit Arms INSP Set
Special Conditions:
・ Arts Reactions deal more DMG to enemies
・ Arts Reactions apply temporary debuff that causes them to suffer more DMG

Protocol Space Exploration Level

Location Details

Valley IV, Origin Lodespring
Reward:
Unlock Exploration Level 4
Recommended Level:
Level 40

Valley IV, Power Plateau
Reward:
Unlock Exploration Level 5
Recommended Level:
Level 50

Protocol Space Advanced Progression

Location Details

Valley IV, Origin Lodespring
Protocol Space: Advanced Progression I
Sanity Cost: 80 Sanity
Rec. Level: Level 80

Valley IV, Power Plateau
Protocol Space: Advanced Progression II
Sanity Cost: 80 Sanity
Rec. Level: Level 80

Wuling, Jingyu Valley
Protocol Space: Advanced Progression III
Sanity Cost: 80 Sanity
Rec. Level: Level 80

Wuling, Wuling City
Protocol Space: Advanced Progression IV
Sanity Cost: 80 Sanity
Rec. Level: Level 80

Wuling, Wuling City
Protocol Space: Advanced Progression V
Sanity Cost: 80 Sanity
Rec. Level: Level 80

How to Unlock Protocol Spaces

Find Them in the Map

Arknights Endfield - Find Protocol Spaces in the Map

Most of the Protocol Spaces are in fixed points of the Map. All the players have to do to unlock them is to approach and interact with them to unlock them for good.

Progressively Beat Levels For Harder Fights

Players must reach specific conditions to get to the more difficult rounds of the Protocol Spaces. Beating a level will unlock the next difficulty level, although it is highly advised to match the Recommended Level across all your Operators to stand a chance against them.

Defeat Main Mission Bosses to Unlock RE-Crisis

Rhodagn Flamethrower

Certain Bosses that you encounter during the Main Missions will show up again within Protocol Spaces as a RE-Crisis. To unlock their respective Rifts, you have to defeat them first as they appear in Main Missions.

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Stages That Cost Sanity to Enter

Protocol Spaces in Arknights: Endfield are special combat stages that cost Sanity to enter, and have specific rewards for the player once completed. These can contain special combat modifiers that can alter how fights play out.

Said rewards are mainly various development materials, used to upgrade both Operators and Weapons. These also provide Authority Level EXP when completed, helping you raise your account level.

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