Snowshine Build Guide - Arknights Endfield

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Strategic Loadout

Equipment Main

Best-in-Slot

Finishing Call

F2P

Finishing Call

Tactical Gear Matrix

Armor

Gloves

Kit 1

Kit 2

Optimized Set Bonus

LYNX

Combat Skills

Skills

Basic AttackHypothermic Assault

Battle SkillSaturated Defense

Combo SkillPolar Rescue

UltimateFrigid Snowfield

Combat Talents

Talent 1Polar Survival

Talent 2SAR Professional

Base Talent 1

Base Talent 1Rescuer's Perseverance

Base Talent 2Inspire

Best Teams

Endministrator Endministrator Chen Qianyu

Chen Qianyu Chen Qianyu Perlica

Perlica Perlica Snowshine

Snowshine Snowshine Completely Free To Play Team. I personally would rather use Akekuri over Snowshine, but if the healing is useful for you, go ahead. Endministrator

Endministrator Endministrator Chen Qianyu

Chen Qianyu Chen Qianyu Alesh

Alesh Alesh Snowshine

Snowshine Snowshine Alesh has good synergy with the Endministrator and other Cryo units. Estella has better synergy with Alesh and Physical characters but, once again, if you need the healing, using Snowshine is the way to go. Last Rite

Last Rite Last Rite Xaihi

Xaihi Xaihi Snowshine

Snowshine Snowshine Estella

Estella Estella Mono-Cryo team that provides a lot of Cryo Inflictions for Last Rite. Ardelia can replace Estella for Arts Susceptibility, increasing Last Rite Damage Potential.

Best Weapons and Gear

Weapons

Best-in-Slot: Finishing Call

Finishing Call Finishing Call

Alt:

Former Finery Former Finery

Alt:

Sundered Prince Sundered Prince

Finishing Call is Snowshine’s Signature Weapon, it’s an easy to use option as there are no conditions to it. It gives a lot of stats and increased Treatment Bonus on Combo Skills, further enhancing her Healing Capabilities. Former Finery is another option that increases Snowshine’s Healing, as it gives Will, Treatment Bonus and Extra Healing when Protected Operators take DMG. Sundered Prince is only recommended if you plan to use Snowshine on the field, as it increases how much Stagger she applies to enemies.

Gear

Gear Set:

LYNX LYNX

Armor:

LYNX Heavy Armor LYNX Heavy Armor

Gloves:

LYNX Gauntlets LYNX Gauntlets

Kit 1:

Redeemer Seal T1 Redeemer Seal T1

Kit 2:

LYNX Connector T1 LYNX Connector T1

LYNX increases Snowshine healing even further. Easy option for those looking to use her as an emergency healer.

Gear Set:

Eternal Xiranite Eternal Xiranite

Armor:

Eternal Xiranite Armor Eternal Xiranite Armor

Gloves:

LYNX Gauntlets LYNX Gauntlets

Kit 1:

Eternal Xiranite Auxiliary Arm Eternal Xiranite Auxiliary Arm

Kit 2:

Eternal Xiranite Auxiliary Arm Eternal Xiranite Auxiliary Arm

The Eternal Xiranite Set increases your teammates' attack after using Snowshine’s Battle Skill. Use this if you don’t need the increased healing from LYNX and would rather increase the damage of your operators.

How to Play

Most of the time you will forget Snowshine is on your team, as she primarily serves as a background healer. However, she has specific utilities outside of healing that require meeting certain conditions.

Healing Mechanics

Her healing comes from her Combo Skill, which serves as a 'panic button.' It requires the Controlled Operator to get hit and fall below 60% HP. When triggered, it reliably recovers HP for the team.

Battle Skill & Cryo Application

Her Battle Skill applies Protection to herself and nearby Operators. While it can apply Cryo Infliction, this only happens if Snowshine is attacked while the Battle Skill effect is active. This makes it an unreliable source of Cryo application unless specifically timed against enemy attacks.

Ultimate Usage

Her Ultimate forces Solidification on enemies, which is a strong crowd control effect. However, due to the long recharge time, it should be used strategically. While you can retaliate against enemy attacks with her Battle Skill to generate Ultimate Energy, it is often more efficient to prioritize SP usage on other characters with more impactful Battle Skills.

Release Date

Snowshine will release on January 22nd, 2026 along with the release of Arknights: Endfield. Snowshine is a Standard Operator, meaning they are permanently available through the gacha system. You also get a copy of Snowshine for free due to pre-registration rewards.