Arknights: Should You Pull? Chi Xiao, the Hidden Dragon Banner: Ch'en

The “Chi Xiao, the Hidden Dragon” Banner released alongside the reveal of Story Chapter 5 features the following Operators:

• 6★ Operator Ch’en on rateup. This means there is a 2% chance of pulling a 6★ Operator and, if a 6★ is pulled, there is a 50% chance it will be Ch’en and 50% chance of being a different 6★ Operator.
• 5★ Operators on rateup are new Operator Swire and existing Operator FEater.
• 4★ Operators on rateup are new Operator Greyy.
• 3★ Operator Popukar is being released with this banner, but she is not on rateup when pulling on the banner, so we will not be discussing her in this article.

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If you have any interest in Operator Ch’en at all, then yes, you should pull on this banner. Ch’en is both powerful and versatile, and the other units on this banner fill useful niches that make them worth pulling as well.

A reminder that you should do Headhunt x1 until you pull a 5★ or greater, since one is guaranteed in the first 10 rolls. Unless you're going in hard for Ch’en, saving as much Orundum as possible is recommended.

Nuker DPS Guard

+ Attacks twice per hit

+ Has an offensive Skill for every occasion: Stuns, ST, or AoE

+ Gives certain allies bonus SP

- Low stats for a 6★

Support DPS Guard

+ Boosts melee allies’ ATK

+ Low Deploy Cost

- Small buff area, buffs only melee

- Long SK2 Cooldown

Shift (Push) Specialist

+ Pushes enemies and Slows their movement

- Only useful on maps where pushing enemies is useful

AoE Caster with Stop

+ Deals Arts damage + Stops enemies in an AoE

- Less potential DPS than equal-rarity AoE Casters

Ch’en is the favorite waifu of many a Doctor, and it’s not just because of her aesthetic appeal. She charges SP for allies who have the “Attacking Enemy” or “Getting Hit” SP Charge Type, she hits twice when attacking, and she has three different DPS Skills that make her very versatile. She’s definitely the complete package.

Swire loves fighting juuust off the frontlines, in a position where she can amp up the ATK power of her melee allies. With one Skill, she increases the range of her buff to encourage more of her team, and with the other, she turns the strength of her buff up to eleven.

FEater earns her star power with her finesse at pushing enemies. She differentiates herself from similar Pushing Operator Shaw by adding a Slow effect to her knockback. Need to escape Hateful Avengers once they go berserk at half health? They’ll have trouble reaching you with FEater blowing them away.

Greyy has a shocking surprise for the enemy team: he’s actually a guy! Also, his AoE Arts  attack packs a Stop effect that briefly halts their advance. Using his Skill 2, he improves his ASPD and Stop duration, turning your foes into living statues in his wake.