Yvonne

early game dps

dpscryosingle_targetstriker

Yvonne is one of the highest single-target damage dealers in Arknights: Endfield. Her ultimate-boosted basic attacks and self-applied critical buffs make her extremely strong against bosses, especially at high investment. She needs team support to consistently apply Cryo Infliction and Solidification, but when supported she can trivialize difficult RE-Crisis encounters.

This early game build gives Yvonne a budget-friendly path to strong single-target Cryo damage. Wedge provides the Critical Rate and Arts DMG she needs to feel impactful in normal content, while Mordvolt Insulation supports her Intellect scaling and adds conditional Arts DMG. This setup is ideal for the first 30 levels and lets you save premium gear materials for the endgame DPS build.

Insights

Core Mechanics

Battle Skill Brr-Brr-Bomb β consumes Cryo or Nature Infliction stacks to forcibly apply Solidification and grants extra Ultimate Energy based on stacks consumed.
Combo Skill Flashfreezer υ37 triggers after a Final Strike on a Solidified enemy, deploying Frost-e-Bytee to pull enemies, deal periodic Cryo DMG, and reapply Solidification.
Ultimate Cryoblasting Pistolier makes Yvonne the Controlled Operator, enhancing Basic Attacks, stacking Critical Rate up to 10 stacks, and granting Critical DMG at max stacks. The final enhanced attack becomes a massive Final Strike.

Scaling

Yvonne scales very strongly with Intellect, Critical Rate, Critical DMG, Cryo DMG, and Basic Attack DMG.
Her damage is heavily tied to Ultimate uptime and her team's ability to apply Cryo or Nature Infliction, so she becomes much stronger with proper composition and late-game gear.
At high investment, her multipliers and self-buffs make her one of the best boss-killers in the game, but early game she is more reliant on setup.

Team Role

Yvonne is best used as the primary Controlled Operator in a single-target boss-kill composition. She wants teammates that can reliably apply Cryo Infliction so her Battle Skill can Solidify enemies and refund Ultimate Energy. In addition, supports that buff Cryo DMG or apply Arts-related debuffs greatly increase her burst potential. Her Combo Skill's Frost-e-Bytee can group enemies, but her real role is focusing down priority targets during her Ultimate window while the team keeps enemies Staggered and Solidified.

Weapon

wedgeBest

6★ Pistol

howling_guardRank 2

4★ Pistol

Weapon Stat Priority

inflictioncritical_rate_boostmain_attribute_boost

Gear

intellect_arts_dmg

Pieces

armor

gloves

core 1

core 2

Stat Priority

1intellect_boost2arts_dmg_boost3critical_rate_boost

Explanation

Wedge is the best F2P-friendly option early because it gives Yvonne the Crit and Arts DMG she needs to scale her Basic Attacks.

Mordvolt Insulation's Intellect set bonus directly increases her damage, and the conditional Arts DMG boost is easy to maintain while she stays healthy.

Howling Guard can substitute if you need even more Intellect and Attack, but it has a lower base stat ceiling.

Once you reach higher levels, transition to Artzy Tyrannical with the MI Security set for better sustained boss damage.

Notes

Wedge is a strong early weapon because it grants Critical Rate and Arts DMG, which Yvonne scales well with.
The Mordvolt Insulation set gives an Intellect bonus and increases Arts DMG when HP is above 80%, making it a solid leveling set.
If you lack Wedge, Howling Guard is a budget alternative that still provides Attack and Intellect, though its base stats are lower.
This setup is intended for levels 15 to 30 and should be replaced by MI Security as you approach endgame.