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Arknights Endfield Gacha System Explained
A guide to Arknights: Endfield's gacha system. Learn more about all the gacha types and their rates here!

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Endfield's Gacha System: Headhunting Banners

Three Headhunting Systems

Headhunting is the Character Banner system of Arknights: Endfield, featuring three Headhunting Banners on which players can roll different Characters.

The currency you get from Headhunting, the Arsenal Ticket, is the one you need for the Arsenal Exchange, which is the Weapon Banner!

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List of All Gacha Types

All Endfield Banner Types

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Chartered (Featured) Arsenal Exchange (Weapon)
New Horizons (Beginner) Basic (Standard)

Chartered Headhunting (Featured)

Chartered Headhunting serves as the Featured banner of the game, where you can roll the sought-after Limited characters. Similar to the Basic headhunting, you can get any 6★ after 80 rolls, but the limited featured character has a rate-up, increasing your chances.

Unique to Arknights' system for this focus banner is the Chartering aspect, with the limited featured 6★ still being available as part of the Chartered Banner's 6★ roster after two banners once their debut banner is over.

Version 1.0 Chartered Headhunting Characters

Version Banner Schedule and Dates
Version 1.0 Phase 1 - (Jan. 22 - Feb. 07):
Phase 2 - (Feb 07 - Feb. 24):
Phase 3 - (Feb. 24 - Mar. 12):

Laevatain, Gilberta and Yvonne are the featured operators throughout the patch, each having their own specializations and abilities.

All Headhunting Character Banners

Arsenal Exchange (Weapon)

Gacha System for Weapon Banners

Arsenal Exchange
Arsenal Exchange is the Weapon Banner gacha system in the game, which uses a different currency, Arsenal Tickets.

These tickets can be acquired from headhunting and exchanged for Arsenal Issues for rolls or used to purchase weapons outright.

Uses Arsenal Tickets Equivalent to 10 Weapon Rolls

Arknights Endfield Arsenal Issue

One (1) Arsenal Issue is equivalent to 10 rolls when exchanged from Arsenal Tickets. Rolling in weapon banners where 6★ Weapons allows you to get them in 4 Arsenal Issues (40 rolls), but for featured weapons that you can't get in 4 attempts, you will get them on your next 8 attempts (80 rolls).

Version 1.0 Arsenal Exchange Banners

For Version 1.0, all three of the Arsenal Issues: Smelting Forge, Express Delivery, and Graffiti Issue have the same duration along with their corresponding Headhunting banners.

Arsenal Exchange Weapon Banner Guide

New Horizons Headhunting (Beginner)

Start Date Jan. 22, 2026 (UTC+8)
Jan. 21, 2026 (UTC-5)

The New Horizons Headhunting is the special beginner banner in the game, as it allows players to roll up to a certain limit by getting the New Horizons HH Permits by progressing the game's Mission Stories.

New Horizons Beginner Banner Guide

Basic Headhunting (Standard)

Basic Headhunting Standard Banner

Basic Headhunting serves as the Standard or Regular banner of the game, featuring all the Standard characters in the game's gacha pool. The following milestones are to be observed while rolling:

Current 6-Stars in Basic Headhunting

★ Standard 6-Star Characters ★
Endfield Ember Ember Endfield Lifeng Lifeng Endfield Ardelia Ardelia
Endfield Last Rite Last Rite Endfield Pogranichnik Pogranichnik

As of Version 1.0, there are curently five 6★ characters available in the Basic Headhunting banner in Arknights: Endfield. These characters are also available in the New Horizons banner and the Chartered banners as the standard operators.

Basic Headhunting Banner

Arknights: Endfield Gacha Rates

Phase 1 - Version 1.0 Chartered (Featured) Gacha Rates

Rarity Gacha Rates and Operators
6 Featured Rate-Up: 50%
6★ Base Drop Rate: 0.8%
5★ Base Drop Rate: 8%
4★ Base Drop Rate: 91.2%

New Horizon and Basic Gacha Rates

Rarity Gacha Rates and Operators
6★ Base Drop Rate: 0.8%
5★ Base Drop Rate: 8%
4★ Base Drop Rate: 91.2%

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