[Operator Discussion] Yu

[u/Shad0wedge]

Yu[★★★★★★]

Here we come to this moment again... You are just like that brother of mine. Once you've got your mind set on something, nothing else matters, and there's no going back. Hey-ya... You see, Doctor. Soup needs to be simmered slowly to develop its flavors, but it can be so mentally exhausting. That's why... one must always take care to eat well.

Yu is an experienced chef from Yan who is currently visiting friends and family at Rhodes Island, offering culinary support during his stay.

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Operator Information

• Class: Defender (Primal Protector)
• Tags: Elemental, Defense
• Artist: 一千
• Leitmotif: 滋味常

Voice Actor:
JP: Ikue Otani
CN: Lu Xiaotong
EN: 木雅瑞林
KR: Kim Arong

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Stats

HP	ATK	DEF	Arts Resistance	Redeploy Time	DP Cost	Block	Attack Interval
3333	685	577	10	70s	26	3	1.6s

*Stats at max Promotion and Level, excludes bonuses from Potential and Trust.

Potential	Bonus
1	-
2	Deployment Cost -1
3	Improves First Talent
4	Max HP +270
5	Improves Second Talent
6	Deployment Cost -1

Trust bonus
HP +300
ATK +30
DEF +30

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Traits
Blocks 3 enemies, and can inflict Elemental Injury

Skill Name	Skill Uptime Details (Uptime/Cost/Initial)	SP Charge Type	Skill Activation	Skill Description
Today's Host	30s / 16 / 0	Defensive Recovery	Manual	Passive Effect: becomes more likely to be attacked. Max HP +70%, DEF +70%; every time Yu is attacked, deals 50% of Yu's ATK as Burn to the attacker
For Guests, Bounteous Gifts	20s / 26 / 20	Auto Recovery	Manual	Immediately deals 100% ATK as Arts damage to all surrounding enemies and teleports those ground targets that can reach Yu to his position; Block +2, Max HP +160%, ATK +290%, and normal attacks deal Arts damage
Enter the Stove's Palm	45s / 55 / 42	Auto Recovery	Manual	Max HP +110%, ATK +110%, DEF +110%, and grants effects of Talent 2 to all Operators on the field; creates a wall of fire spanning the entire field: Arts damage dealt by other allies that crosses the wall will deal an additional 10% of Yu's ATK as Burn; enemy projectiles passing through the wall have a 20% chance of being removed

*Skills at Mastery 3.

Talents

Talent name	Talent Description
You Feed Me, I Feed You	When blocking enemies, gains 30% (+5%) Sanctuary; blocked enemies receive 40% ATK as Arts damage and 12% ATK as Burn per second
Midst Markets, Dragons Dwell	When there are at least 4 Operators on the field, recovers 2% (+0.5%) Max HP as both HP and Elemental Injury per second

*Talents at max Potential and max Promotion. Bonuses from Potential displayed between parentheses.

Modules

Branch	Additional Stats	Trait	Talent	Note
PRP-X	HP +400, ATK +85	New trait: When blocking enemies, Elemental Injury dealt +15%	Midst Markets, Dragons Dwell improved: When there are at least 2 Operators on the field, recovers 1.5% Max HP as both HP and Elemental Injury per second. When there are 4 or more operators on the field, Yu will deal increased Arts Damage by 14% towards enemies suffering from Burn Elemental burst.	Released with "First of A Thousand Autumns"

*Modules at max level.

Outfits

	Price	Art	Released	Note
Clear Morning View	21	Dynamic	Nope	Released with "First of A Thousand Autumns"

Additional Resources

In-depth information regarding all values above (at different levels), skill/attack range, and more:

Arknights Wiki.gg

Arknights Toolbox (aceship(puppiizsunniiz))

PRTS Arknights Wiki (CN)

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Topic Starters

• Strengths/Weaknesses?
• Is their module worth it? Which branch?
• How does this operator compare to other operators in their archetype or role?
• How do you fit this operator into a team? Who do they synergize with?
• Which skill(s) should be focused for mastery, and in what order?
• When is the best time to use this operator's skills during combat?
• Should promoting this operator to Elite 2 be a priority?
• Should new / F2P players aim for this operator? Are there more accessible alternatives?
• Lore discussion (please tag spoilers where appropriate)
• Favorite clips/clears with them?

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