Top 5 Arknights Operators To Pull For In 2026 First Half

To help players plan their pulls more efficiently and to allow to know which of the upcoming Operators in Arknights in the first half of 2026, we have compiled a list of the top 5 best operators players should aim to roll for during this time period.

The rankings of these operators are based on how powerful their skill kits are, how strong they perform in the different contents in the game as demonstrated in the CN server of the game and how rare these Operators are in terms of either being a Limited Operator or a Standard Operator. Please keep in mind that this list will not take into account the timing of the individual operators’ banner schedule and will assume that players have enough funds to consider getting these Operators.

Finally, please note that while this list ranks the operators on a generic gameplay basis, different operators have different playstyles and different players’ accounts have different roster of Operators available, so players should depend on their preferred playstyle and the operators they have to plan their pulls accordingly.

No.5

Coming in as the 5th most worthwhile Operators to get during the first half of 2026 for Arknights is the 6-star Caster Operator Mantra.

Mantra is a 6-star Caster Operator of the Primal Caster Archetype. She specializes in dealing massive amount of arts and elemental damage against enemies inflicted with the Nervous Impairment Status Effect and Paralysis Effect.

Mantra’s main strong point lies in her ridiculously powerful skill kit that allows her to deal massive amounts of Arts and Nervous Impairment Elemental Damage to enemies under the Paralysis and Nervous Impairment effect in a wide area, allowing her to sweep the entire field of enemies when she is supported. Additionally Mantra’s effects and talents allows her to provide massive amount of utility for the team by immediately applying the Paralysis status on enemies spawning into the battlefield, having a chance for enemies to not consume Paralysis stacks when they attacks and allows Mantra to deal Arts damage to Paralyzed enemies when they consume Paralysis stacks, no matter where they are on the battlefield.

Mantra’s main skill is her 3rd skill, which massively expands her skill range, grants her an attack buff and allows her to remove all enemies’ invisibility within her attack range. When this skill is up, whenever an ally within her attack range uses their skill, she will immediately apply 2 stacks of Paralysis on 3 enemies and deal Arts damage to them if their Paralysis stacks exceed the maximum. When coupled with Nervous Impairment facilitators like Tragodia, Mantra excels greatly as an AoE Caster Operator that can sweep stages with no problems.

No.4

The number 4 top operator that you should get in the first half of 2026 for Arknights is the 6-star Supporter Operator Nasti, one of the department heads of Rhine Lab.

Nasti is a 6-star Supporter Operator of the Artificer archetype. She specializes in utilizing different types of machineries and bots to provide the team with powerful effects and buffs to aid the team in battle in addition to providing some of the most unique utilities in the game so far.

Nasti’s main gimmick changes depending on which type of skill she is carrying, with her robots having their effects determined by the skill she equips. Nasti can deploy up to 2 robots at a time and they will grant beneficial effects to the operator they points to based on Nasti’s skill. Generally speaking, Nasti’s gimmick is mainly to support Ranged Operators by providing them with buffs like Sanctuary, Damage increase and more.

Nasti’s main skill is her 3rd skill, which allows Nasti to provide the team with a never before seen utility: Mobile Ranged Title. When equipping this skill, Nasti can deploy her two robots to create a special range title for Range operators to be deployed upon at any deployable spaces on the map. This make it so that players can plan their operations way more effectively by being able to deploy your powerful Ranged Operators at any spaces that you like. Additionally, the operator deployed on this mobile Ranged Title will also receive massive buffs in their offensive and defensive capability, allowing them to unleash their abilities at their highest possible potential.

Nasti serves as one of the most interesting buffing operators in Arknights and with how powerful some of the Ranged Operators in the game are, being able to deploy them wherever you want on the map makes Nasti a very valuable Operator to have.

No.3

The third top Operator to get on our list this time is Hoshiguma the Breacher, the 6th Anniversary Limited Operator for Arknights Global and one of the Limited Operators on rate up as of the time of writing.

Hoshiguma the Breacher is a 6-star Limited Defender operator of the Arts Protector archetype. She specializes in dealing arts damage to multiple targets within her range while also offering powerful sustain effects to allies within her range by blocking enemies attacks and redirect Lethal damage from others onto herself.

Hoshiguma the Breacher’s main skill is her 3rd skill, which massively expands her attack range and allows her to hit both ground and aerial enemies, dealing Arts damage to them. When skill is active, Hoshiguma will gain a massive boost in attack and max HP and is able deal damage to up to 3 enemies in range. However, the main gimmick of this skill activates when it is manually deactivated by the players, Once manually deactivate before its duration ends, Hoshiguma the Breacher will instead deal 4 times damage per hit to the enemies within her range and become undefeatable for 11 seconds. During this time, any lethal damage dealt to allies will be redirected to Hoshiguma, allowing her to keep allies alive as along as they are within her range and she is still alive. After 11 seconds, Hoshiguma the Breacher will automatically retreat.

Hoshiguma the Breacher’s talent allows her to not retreat when receiving lethal damage from enemies and instead accumulate a set amount of damage on herself. When this damage exceeds 200% of her max HP, she will be retreated. Additionally, Hoshiguma the Breacher can gain massive amounts of attack and resistances, helping her to live longer and do more damage.

Offering a balance between damage and sustain, in addition to her status as a Limited Operator, if players are in need of a balance operator that can carry you through most of the game with ease, then getting Hoshiguma the Breacher is highly recommended

No.2

Coming in at number 2 in our list is a special case due to their extremely limited availability in the game on the account of them being a special Limited Collaboration Operator. The number 2 on our list is the 6-star Limited Collaboration Guard Operator Togawa Sakiko from the upcoming Arknights x Ave Mujica Collaboration Event.

Togawa Sakiko is a 6-star Guard Operator of the Lord archetype, the arguably best archetype for the Guard class by far. Togawa Sakiko is a very unique operator in the sense that she brings many different abilities and effects that have never been implemented into the game like constant attacks, permanent attack range expansion and the Ave Mujica’s special effect: Fever.

Togawa Sakiko’s main gimmick lies in her synergy with other Ave Mujica characters and the special Fever Mode. When on the field, Togawa Sakiko will always attack, regardless of if there are enemies within her attack range or not, making her a very strong AFK unit. Thanks to her talent, whenever there are other Ave Mujica characters within her attack range, Togawa Sakiko’s attack range will merge with theirs to form a permanent larger attack range, allowing Togawa Sakiko to attack enemies from across the map.

Whenever Togawa Sakiko lands an attack on enemies, she will accumulate Fever gauge. Once the Fever Gauge is full, Togawa Sakiko’s abilities will be massively enhanced for a short period of time, allowing her to deal massive amounts of damage to enemies. If other Ave Mujica characters are on the field, the Fever mode will activate all of their skills at once, massively boosting the damage output of all Ave Mujica members and make it impossible for them to fall in battle as long as Fever mode is up.

An incredibly interesting AFK unit and a decently strong character, Togawa Sakiko’ status as a collaboration Limited operator makes her ranking slightly higher than that of other Operators on this list. However, her skill kit and utility also contributes to her high ranking, making her one of the top operators players should aim for.

No.1

Finally, the most valuable operator players should get for the first half of 2026 in Arknights is the 6-star Limited Vanguard Operator Silverash the Reignfrost, one of the most powerful brand new Vanguard operators in the game.

Silverash the Reignfrost is a 6-star Limited Operator of the Strategist Archetype, one of the best Vanguard archetypes in the game with the ability to manipulate DP Cost for operators in the waiting zone. As a member of this archetype, Silverash has access to a marker on the deployment zone, allowing him to swap the DP cost of operators on the right side of the mark with the operators on the left side, making it so that high cost operators now cost extremely low DP, while low cost operators cost slightly bit more.

Silverash the Reignfrost’s talents and skill further expand on this, allowing him to generate large amounts of DP upon skill usage and help him decrease the DP cost of operators even more when his skill is active, sometimes reducing the cost of a 30+ Cost Operator to 0 easily, making him one of the most powerful Vanguard operators to help players set up with powerful Operators right at the start of the fight.

Additionally, Silverash the Reignfrost’s skill kit and damage output are nothing to sneeze at either. When equipped with his 2nd skill, whenever Silverash the Reignfrost or another operator is deployed onto the field, they unleash 2 powerful instances of True Silver slash in a large area in front of them, dealing damage and apply the Chill effect on enemies. This ability allows the team to clear out early mobs with ease while also helping to crowd control large groups of enemies by inflicting them with frozen, helping to slow down the enemies’ momentum and control the battlefield.

Silverash’s 3rd skill allows him to deal damage to aerial enemies and reveal invisible enemies in front of him and apply this status on a friendly operator, helping to massively improve the damage output of ground operators by providing them with a way to hit aerial enemies while also helping to reveal invisible enemies for them to block.

An incredible Strategist Vanguard with the ability to let players set up their defense and offense quickly while also provide extremely good utility for various field situations, Silverash the Reignfrost is the best operator players should aim for during the first half of 2026 if they want to massively elevate their Arknights account.

Conclusion

And with that, we have gone over the top 5 best operators players should aim to get during the first half of 2026 for Arknights. If players are in need of funds to roll for these amazing upcoming Operators, then don’t hesitate to take full advantage of the special discounted deals for Arknights Top Up here at Enjoygm – the best top up site on the web!