Catcher Build Guide - Arknights Endfield

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Strategic Loadout

Equipment Main

Best-in-Slot

OBJ Heavy Burden

Tactical Gear Matrix

Armor

Gloves

Kit 1

Kit 2

Optimized Set Bonus

Eternal Xiranite

Combat Skills

Skills

Basic AttackBasic Tactics

Battle SkillRigid Interdiction

Combo SkillTimely Suppression

UltimateTextbook Assault

Combat Talents

Talent 1Resilient Defense

Talent 2Comprehensive Mindset

Base Talents

Base Talent 1Silent Caretaker

Base Talent 2Grounded Approach

Best Teams

Endministrator Endministrator Chen Qianyu

Chen Qianyu Chen Qianyu Akekuri

Akekuri Akekuri Catcher

Catcher Catcher F2P Friendly team that focuses on Physical Damage. Akekuri for SP Generation, Catcher for protection and more Physical Status.

Best Weapons and Gear

Weapons

Best-in-Slot: OBJ Heavy Burden

OBJ Heavy Burden OBJ Heavy Burden

Alt:

Exemplar Exemplar

Alt:

Former Finery Former Finery

Alt:

Sundered Prince Sundered Prince

Catcher’s Signature offers great stats, but the Weapon Effect only increases his DEF and requires using his Ultimate. Other 6-Star Options can offer better damage or utility, but they aren’t needed as all of them are situational. Exemplar offers great stats if you want to deal more damage with Catcher. No Utility or Defensive Stats, just pure damage. Former Finery increases his DEF and allows Catcher to heal teammates after anyone takes damage while under his Battle Skill, which is exactly what you’re already doing with him. Sundered Prince is a great option if you’re Controlling Catcher, as it increases the Stagger from Catcher Basics.

Gear

Gear Set:

Eternal Xiranite Eternal Xiranite

Armor:

Eternal Xiranite Armor Eternal Xiranite Armor

Gloves:

Swordmancer TAC Gauntlets Swordmancer TAC Gauntlets

Kit 1:

Eternal Xiranite Auxiliary Arm Eternal Xiranite Auxiliary Arm

Kit 2:

Eternal Xiranite Auxiliary Arm Eternal Xiranite Auxiliary Arm

Eternal Xiranite Set increases Catcher's support capabilities, good set on him.

Gear Set:

Swordmancer Swordmancer

Armor:

Type 50 Yinglung Light Armor Type 50 Yinglung Light Armor

Gloves:

Swordmancer TAC Gauntlets Swordmancer TAC Gauntlets

Kit 1:

Swordmancer Flint Swordmancer Flint

Kit 2:

Swordmancer Flint Swordmancer Flint

Use Swordmancer for more stagger after using Catcher’s Battle Skill/Ultimate. Even better if you’re using it alongside Sundered Prince.

How to Play

Catcher is mostly used by Physical Teams for his Vulnerable application. It requires getting hit while using his battle skill or using his Ultimate, making it less reliable than other Operators.

Combo Skill can shield both Catcher and another teammate but you can’t control the trigger, since it requires enemies charging up their attacks or getting below 40% HP. If needed, his Ultimate can weaken and apply Vulnerable to enemies. It has good damage and AoE, further expanded by his Combat Talents.

Summary

Use his Battle Skill before taking damage.

Use Ultimate and Combo Skill whenever available.

That’s all.

Release Date

Catcher will release on January 22nd, 2026 along with the release of Arknights: Endfield. Catcher is a Standard Operator, meaning they are permanently available through the gacha system.