Arknights: Module Upgrade Priority Guide (2024)

While likely not as strong as a Module Upgrade that would buffPhantom's clone directly, the redeployment timer decrease helps alleviate the de-sync issuesPhantomoften faces, allowing for a more comfortable and consistent source of burst damage and crowd control.

With these Upgrades,Nearl the Radiant Knightwill be able to more easily punch through enemies with very high Defense stats. It is definitely more geared towards her Skill 2, (as her Skill 3 has a particular focus for true damage) so her role as an assassin for elite enemies and bosses gets solidified.

Both ofSkadi's Module Upgrades massively enhance her combat performance, and are clearly more oriented at either abusing the raw helidrop power of her Skill 2 or the higher on-field strengths of Skill 3. Regardless,Skaditends to gear towards her DRE-XModule most often, even in situations whereDRE-Ymay fare better on paper such as inAbyssal Huntersquads. Keep this in mind when investing in these.

While the additional damage effect is nothing to write home about, gaining SP after triggering her Skills really helpsWperform much better. All of her better Skills work on a delay, and Skill 3 particularly is great burst DPS that scales really well against larger waves of enemies, so she is bound to get a ton of mileage out of the SP booster if she has a good position and her Skill is activated at the right time.

This upgrade doubles the regular values ofMostima's Talent and adds an additional bonus to further slow down enemies outside of range. This Talent interacts with Skill 3, tripling the Movement Speed reduction to 90% (99% with P5) in a very large area, slowing all enemies down to a crawl. With this Upgrade, Mostimais able to reach the movement speed reduction cap all by herself on most enemies in the game.

GUA-Xacts as a simple but very effective boost. With many squads completely replacing regularMedicsin favor ofSaria, this boost in her SP-boosting capabilities will enhance her support capabilities even further. Additionally, her Skill 3 will become a veritable SP battery, granting 2 SP per second to all viable targets. The Stage 3 of this Module leaves much to be desired, though, asRhine LabOperators don't get a lot out of SP support nor can they particularly whitstand the hits needed forSariato start healing.

This Module Upgrade doesn't do anything particularly fancy or gamechanging forEbenholz, but at the very least it lets him do his job a little bit better: blasting elite enemies and bosses into orbit. How much this damage increase is worth it is left to the reader's discretion.

This effect will very quickly boostNian's Attack and Defense by a significant amount permanently, making it quite a large stat boost for essentially no setup. With all three stacks of this buff,Nianwill very easily surpass 900 Defense without any of her skills active just via her Stage 2 boost, going even higher if the Module is fuly upgraded.

Straightforward stat boosters like these are usually not all there, and Siege needs a little bit more love to gain any relevance in the game as it is today, but the Stage 2 of this Module can give her an extra 100 Burst DPS for her third Skill and a bit more DPH on her second one, which is decent enough that an avid Siege user might want to invest a little on this. Still, keep in mind her other Upgrade branch is significantly more useful.

These Upgrades focus exclusively on keeping Saga self-reliant for a while longer by extending the timer of her survivability Talent and the amount of HP she can recover from it. While the numbers on these Upgrades are not that bad, the usefulness of a longer timer is somewhat questionable as Saga wants other Operators to be deployed alongside her as soon as possible to take advantage of her other Talent, providing a sort of diminishing returns as the timer gets longer, past the point where the DP generation is enough to deploy the more expensive Operators in your party.

This Upgrade path focuses almost entirely on making Flametail’s third Skill noticeably stronger, providing around 1.5k extra on-Skill damage for her rather quick cycle with its Stage 2. The fact that it doesn’t boost her dodge capabilities even further is a tad disappointing, but at least she does get some interesting boosts out of it.

Extra on-Skill damage for such a powerful, quick-cycling Operator is simply silly. Going to Stage 2, Texas the Omertosa gets a boost of 1.5 or 1.1k total damage per cycle depending on which Skill she has equipped, going up to an extra 1.2k or 950 on the next step. Considering how quick and powerful her cycles are, these Upgrades are practically no-brainers.

This Upgrade path exclusively focuses on boosting Schwarz’s burst damage via even higher multipliers, with an incidental support bonus through her better Defense shred. Overall these Upgrades provide some of the highest increases in raw burst DPS out of all Modules, increasing it by about 300 going to Stage 3. Definitely worth getting if you use Schwarz’s third Skill often.

The increased number and time of the Stun improvesKal’tsit’s performance in very niche scenarios as a quick, on-demand stun bomb whenMon3tris placed outside her range, but players will most likely not get much out of this unless they specifically aim for high-end content, such as Difficulty 15 IS3, where this stun can be quite valuable at times. As an additional note, the vast majority of players will likely find her second Module Upgrade far more useful.

This Upgrade path is almost entirely oriented towards Dusk's third Skill, Image over Form, which is already not her most used one in any context. Regardless, the SP support is actually quite powerful for her, potentially cutting the monstrous SP cost of 100 to 83 if just one Freeling remains alive for its entire timer after the Skill has finished, and significantly less if she manages to have multiple on the field at the same time. Each of these remaining Freelings will provide an instance of extra SP support, cutting down on the cycling significantly. All other effects are nice too, although much more incidental for Dusk’s kit than the SP support she desperately needs if she wants to use her third Skill more than once in a blue moon.

Not an incredibly impactful boost, but anything that interacts positively withAbyssal Hunterteams is still worth considering. Even standalone,Andreanacan still take advantage of this effect, middling as it may be.

This upgrade is absolutely paramount toLeizi's kit, massively improving her Skill cycling capabilities through powerful and consistent SP gains. The damage increase leaves much to be desired (which is why Stage 3 is not recommended), but the SP effect on Stage 2 is well worth it.

Extra Attack Speed on a stall-oriented Operator that heavily relies on being able to attack is always a welcome sight. While it doesn't improveBibeak's cycling in such a way that her stall abilities become significantly better, it's still a good addition to her kit that provides a little bit more leeway and may open more stall strats in the future.

These Upgrades almost entirely focus on enhancing the performance ofWild Mane's Skill 1 and the way it combos well with her Guardcost reduction Talent. If you prefer using her first Skill, you will probably be able to take significant advantage of this boost, especially considering how she refunds all her DP cost when retreated thanks to the Stage 1 effect.

As little as an 8% boost looks on paper,Frankais one of those Operators whose main Skill actively interacts with their talent. In her case, a mere 8% on her base Talent transforms into a 20% extra chance to ignore Defense through her Skill 2, which is her main niche. This Module Upgrade makesFrankasignificantly more reliable.

The second part of this Module Upgrade boost meansFlamebringerwill no longer have to defend a lane by himself for half an hour to avoid any killsteals, whichwill help him get the full HP stacks much, much more easily. If you are willing to go the extra mile, the Stage 3 Module gives him an extra 300 HP through this Talent.

Usually Module Upgrades with this sort of effect barely increase the crit chance of each attack by ~5%, butMeteorite's boosts her own by a whopping 20%, which will be quite meaningful for her high-damage Skills, giving her a significant boost in both consistency and damage.

The second stage of this Module providesAstgennewith a decent enough boost in Attack Speed, and it quickens the rate at which she obtains the stacks from her Talent. With this Upgrade, she reaches a higher maximum potential even faster than she can reach the base one without any Module Upgrade.

While this effect does not massively boostApril's DPS, a redeployment timer and original DP cost decrease is practically everything she could ask for. Due to her redeploy-heavy playstyle, these benefits give more and more mileage as the stages go on, saving up a ton of DP and lettingAprilcontrol the battlefield much more freely.

The Attack Speed modifications of this Talent are quite powerful, and give Lunacub a decent boost in her burst DPS and total on-Skill damage. Her cycling, however, is sadly not all there and leaves something to be desired, which knocks the ratings for these Upgrades from an easy Yes to a Maybe. You will probably get good use out of these boosts if you use Lunacub regularly, but keep the cycling issue in mind.

The boosted effect of this Module Upgrade is entirely focused on improving the effectiveness of her Skill 2, Cardiac Stimulant, which stops her from healing unless Operators are at low enough HP. Given how this Talent interacts and stacks with the Skill’s effect, it can result in some impressively high bursts of healing when you need them the most, but it’s still nothing but pure healing.

Warfarin’s Module Upgrades opt to boost her already rather strong SP support even further, with the slight caveat of only working against Elite or Boss enemies. While this extra support can be inconsistent and extremely map dependent, the line between Normal and Elite is blurry, and enemies most players would consider “regular” fit into the latter group. If you enjoy Warfarin’s SP support abilities, this is a really neat addition to that kit.

GivenDeepcolorhas no way to regenerate her summons other than completely retreating from the battlefield, any boost in survivability is more than welcome. The lack of any offensive boosts leaves something to be desired, but it's still a serviceable upgrade.

Extremely simple, but this small boost of 13% is enough to massively propelCutter's skill uptime, letting her use her Skills much more often. These Upgrades significantly boost her consistency and DPS.

Despite already having a great HPS on her Skill 2, this new Talent will herPurestreambe able to utilize her first one even better thanks to the massive burst of healing it will be able to provide. Even if you want to continue using her Skill 2, the extra HPS is really nothing to scoff at!

Though it may not seem like much, this boost allowsGreyyto maintain a 100% Slow uptime with his Skill 2, aiding in his crowd control mechanics.

Once more, the strength ofIndigo's Module Upgrades come from how her Skill 2 interacts with the Talent it modifies. In this case, her Bind chances are multiplied by 3 when her Skill is active for a 75% chance to bind. This, however, applies independently to all projectiles, and with no external modifiersIndigois able to hold 2 extra charges (3 attacks at once) every time her target is bound. This results in a whopping 98.5% chance of chaining another Bind, or 99.3% with P5.

As with the previous Operator,Ethan's Module Upgrade is boosted by his Skill 2 quite significantly, resulting in an 84% chance to bind per attack compared to his former 75%. Not only that, but the duration extension also means he is now able to permanently keep enemies bound without the need of any Attack Speed boost at all, which makesEthanone of the biggest winners where Module Upgrades are concerned.

Vermeildoes not particularly struggle with her own SP costs, but nevertheless such a direct upgrade to her own basic SP recovery is always very welcome. These Module Upgrades will noticeable boost her overall Skill cycling and Average DPS.