Read this Arknights guide to learn more about Open Recruitment! Know how to use open recruitment to get operators, best tag recipe to use for characters, filters, & guarantee tags!!!
Table of Contents
- Recommended Tags Summary
- ★6 Operator Tags
- ★5 Operator Tags
- ★4 Operator Tags
- How to Do Open Recruitment
- Things to Remember During Open Recruitment
| Open Recruitment Related Article | |
|---|---|
| Open RecruitmentTag Calculator |  Open RecruitmentGuide & Tag Recipe |
Open Recruitment Recommended Tags Summary
Get Rare Operators With 1 Tag
It is still possible that the Top Operator and Senior Operator tags may be crossed-out upon completion. The following are possible recruits if the tags go through.
| Top Operator* | Guaranteed ★6 |
|---|---|
| Senior Operator | Guaranteed ★5 |
| If Tags Go Through | |
| Crowd-Control | Guaranteed ★5 (Texas, Projekt Red, Mayer) |
| Summon | Guaranteed ★5 (Mayer) |
| Nuker | Guaranteed ★5 (Firewatch) |
| Specialist | Guaranteed ★4~★5 |
| Fast Redeploy | Guaranteed ★4~★5 |
| Shift | Guaranteed ★4~★5 |
| Debuff | Guaranteed ★4~★5 |
| Support* | Guaranteed ★4~★5 |
* Requires at least 9 hours!!!
Tags That Yield Rare Operators
It is still possible that the Top Operator and Senior Operator tags may be crossed-out upon completion. The following are possible recruits if the tags go through.
Open Recruitment Only Characters
| Indra | 【Open Recruitment-only】 Senior Operator + Guard + DPS |
|---|---|
| Vulcan | 【Open Recruitment-only】 Survival + Defense or Defender |
Guaranteed ★5 Operator Tags
| Required Tag | Other Tags |
|---|---|
| Shift | Defense, Defender, Slow, DPS |
| Support | Vanguard, Medic, Ranged, DP-Recovery, Healing |
| Debuff | Supporter, AoE |
| DPS | Specialist, Supporter, Defense, Shift, Defender |
| Survival | Specialist, Defense, Defender |
| Slow | Specialist, Shift |
★4 ~ ★5 Operator Tags
| Required Tag | Other Tags |
|---|---|
| AoE | Sniper, Guard, Melee, Survival, Slow |
| Slow | Sniper, Guard, Melee, AoE, DPS |
| Healing | Defense, Melee, Defender |
| Survival | Sniper, Ranged, AoE |
Open Recruitment Simulator
Check Out The Operator Open Recruitment Simulator Here
How To Get ★6 Operators
Guaranteed ★6 Operators With The Top Operator Tag
* The Top Operator Tag guarantees a ★6 Operator if set to more than 9 hours. Use the other tags to filter & get the Operator that you want!
| Tag Combinations | |
|---|---|
| Exusiai | Sniper, Ranged, DPS |
| Siege | Vanguard, Melee, DPS, DP-Recovery |
| Ifrit | Caster, Ranged, Debuff, AoE |
| Shining | Medic, Ranged, Support, Healing |
| Nightingale | Medic, Ranged, Support, Healing |
| Hoshiguma | Defense, Melee, DPS, Defender |
| Saria | Defense, Melee, Support, Defender, Healing |
| SilverAsh | Guard, Melee, DPS, Support |
| Chen | Guard, Nuker, Melee, DPS |
| Skadi | Guard, Melee, DPS, Survival |
Check Out The Operator Open Recruitment Simulator Here
How To Get ★5 Operators
It is still possible that the Top Operator and Senior Operator tags may be crossed-out upon completion. The following are possible recruits if the tags go through.
Guaranteed ★5 Operator Tags
| Senior Operator | Guaranteed ★5 |
|---|---|
| Crowd-Control | Guaranteed ★5 (Texas、Projekt Red、Mayer) |
| Summon | Guaranteed ★5 (Mayer) |
| Nuker | Guaranteed ★5 (Firewatch) |
Guaranteed ★5 Operator Tags
*Use either of the 2nd Tags in combination with the 1st tag to get the Operator that you want!!!
| Required Tag | 2nd Tag | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Support | ・DP-Recovery ・Vanguard | ・Zima |
| Support | ・Healing ・Ranged | ・Warfarin ・Ptilopsis |
| DPS | ・Defender | ・Liskarm ・Vulcan |
| DPS | ・Shift | ・Cliffheart |
| DPS | ・Supporter | ・Istina |
| Crowd-Control | ・Specialist ・Fast Redeploy | ・Projekt Red |
| Crowd-Control | ・Supporter ・Summon | ・Mayer |
| Crowd-Control | ・Vanguard ・DP-Recovery | ・Texas |
| Debuff | ・AoE | ・Meteorite |
| Debuff | ・Supporter | ・Pramanix |
| Nuker | ・DPS ・Ranged ・Sniper | ・Firewatch |
| Specialist | ・DPS | ・Manticore ・Cliffheart |
| Slow | ・Specialist ・Shift | ・FEater |
Check Out The Operator Open Recruitment Simulator Here
How To Get ★4 Operators
It is still possible that the Top Operator and Senior Operator tags may be crossed-out upon completion. The following are possible recruits if the tags go through.
Guaranteed ★4 Tags
| Specialist | Guaranteed ★4~★5 |
|---|---|
| Fast Redeploy | Guaranteed ★4~★5 |
| Shift | Guaranteed ★4~★5 |
| Debuff | Guaranteed ★4~★5 |
| Support | Guaranteed ★4~★5 |
Guaranteed ★4 Tag Combinations
*Use either of the 2nd Tags in combination with the 1st one to get the Operator that you want!!!
| Required Tag | 2nd Tag | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Debuff | ・DPS | ・Haze ・Meteor |
| Debuff | ・Caster | ・Haze |
| Debuff | ・Ranged | ・Meteorite ・Pramanix ・Haze ・Meteor |
| Slow | ・DPS | ・Istina ・Frostleaf |
| Slow | ・Sniper ・AoE | ・ShiraYuki |
| Support | ・Guard ・DPS | ・Dobermann |
| Support | ・Melee ・DPS | ・Dobermann |
| Shift | ・Defense ・Defender | ・Croissant |
| Shift | ・Specialist | ・FEater ・Cliffheart ・Shaw ・Rope |
| Survival | ・Sniper ・Ranged | ・Jessica |
Check Out The Operator Open Recruitment Simulator Here
How To Do Open Recruitment
Increase Rarity Using Timer
Once the timer expires, you will be able to get a character from the pool of Operators within your specified tags. You will be able to increase the chances of getting a high rarity Operator by setting a longer timer.
Operator Rarity Based On Timer Setting
| Time Set | Operator Rarities |
|---|---|
| 1 hour ~ 3 hours 59 minutes | ★1 ~ ★4 |
| 4 hours ~ 7 hours 59 minutes | ★2 ~ ★5 |
| 8 hours or more | ★3 ~ ★5 |
Get Operators Based On Tags
The characters that you will get via Open Recruitment will be based on the tags that you set at the start. Each Operator will have a set of tags, if your tags match, you will have a possibility of recruiting that specific Operator.
Check Out The Operator Open Recruitment Simulator Here
Things To Remember During Open Recruitment
Operators Obtained Via Open Recruitment
Exclusively From Open Recruitment
| Vulcan | Indra | Estelle |
| Adnachiel |
Cannot Be Obtained From Open Recruitment
| Eyjafjalla | Angelina | Franka |
| Sora | Skyfire | Lappland |
| Deepcolor |
Keep in mind that there are some Operators that can be obtained only by using Open Recruitment. On the other hand, there are some Operators that cannot be acquired in Open Recruitment.
Set New Tags After Completing Or Cancelling Recruitment
Note that you will only be able to refresh the tags that you set after completing or cancelling the recruitment process. You will not be able to change tags once the process begins.
Tags May Be Erased
It is possible for set tags to be erased upon completion of the recruitment period. Should this happen, the possible Operator that you will get will be chosen from the remaining tags. The following are conditions for tags to get erased:
- Recruitment length
- No Operator meets the selected tags
Use Expedited Plan to Acquire Operator Immediately
Using the Expedited Plan can bypass the required Recruitment Period & can allow you to immediately recruit the Operator. Use these in case you were able to select "Top Operator" qualification, or you want to get new recruits while changing qualification tags.
Recruit Up To Four Characters
| Conditions | Recruitment Slots |
|---|---|
| Initial Office Level | 2 |
| Office Level 2 | 3 |
| Office Level 3 | 4 |
Upgrading your Office Room at the base will allow you to recruit up to 4 Operators at the same time! Fully upgrading your office will allow you to increase the chances of recruiting the Operator you're looking for.
Check Out The Operator Open Recruitment Simulator Here
Refresh Available Tags
Once you have your base's Office running, you get a maximum of 3 tries to reset your tags. Tag resets recharge every 8 hours.
Reset Tags While Recruiting
You can choose to "Cancel" or immediately speed up the process by pressing the "Recruit" button. This also resets the tags for that slot. However, this method consumes items so best think about it before you go through.
Arknights Related Articles
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| How to Get Operators | Reroll Guide |
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Gameplay & Battle Tips
| Early Game Guide | Daily Routine |
| Combat System | |
| Operator Class Types | Operator Base Skills |
| Level Up Fast | Elite Promotions |
| Raise Potential | Trust Levels |
| Upgrade Operator Skills | Open Recruitment Guide |
| Increase Doctor Levels | Recruitment Simulator |
Game System & Features
| Friend System | Auto Battle |
| Recommended Packs | |
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