Chen Qianyu
Strategy Officer · Combat Specialist
Frontline Physical DPS · RES Shred
Overview
Chen Qianyu is the cleanest physical-damage frontline in the game, and the bridge between Endfield’s melee and ranged metas. Her core gimmick — Tactical Marks — lowers physical RES on tagged enemies by 18% and arts RES by 8% simultaneously, meaning a single character debuffs both damage types at once. That single-handedly elevates every other DPS on her team, which is why she shows up in 80%+ of CN endgame clears.
Kit & Skills speculation
Passive — Combat Telemetry: marking an enemy generates 1 SP per second while the mark is active. Skill 1 — Vector Slash: 3-hit combo, the final hit applies Tactical Mark for 9s. Skill 2 — Tempest Stance: gains +35% attack speed and converts a portion of crit dmg into uptime crit rate for 8s. Ult — Closure Protocol: refreshes all active Tactical Marks, dealing 320% physical damage to each marked enemy and resetting Tempest Stance’s cooldown.
Recommended Build speculation
Primary stat priority: ATK% > Crit Rate > Physical DMG% > Crit DMG. Use the Onyx Edge greatsword — it converts overkill damage into a flat ATK buff that stacks 5 times. Module: Mark Conduit (+5% damage per marked enemy on screen, max 4 stacks). Substat target: 50% crit / 200% crit dmg by character level 70.
Synergies speculation
Chen Qianyu is a universal frontline. Best squad: Chen + Perlica + Wulfgard + Endmin for boss content; swap Endmin for Hoderi in mob-heavy stages. Avoid running her with Vellica outside of niche AoE-clearing comps — they compete for the same mark uptime.
Verdict speculation
Universal must-pull. Her debuff is multiplicative against every other source, so she has zero replacement until at least Patch 1.4. Hard recommended even if you do not enjoy melee.