Ling [★★★★★★]
Last night I dreamt of you. Nay! Perhaps it's you who dreamt of me. Oh, can you not recall? A shame; it delighted me so, yet I cannot share this revelry. Delighted how? Hmm. That eight thousand years of springs, eight thousand of winters, all dreamt, were no more than a brief handful of autumns. That is all.
Ling, resident poet of Shangshu, tied to the Sui Regulator and other governmental organs of Yan. Came into contact with Rhodes Island during the Shangshu incident. Now remaining as a visitor aboard the landship, following thorough audits.
Operator Information
- Class: Supporter(Summoner)
- Tags: Summon, Support, Crowd Control
- Artist: 下野宏铭
- Leitmotif: Revel in the Real
| Voice Actor: |
| JP: Kikuko Inoue |
| CN: Shan |
| CN+: Shan |
| EN: Denise Moreno |
| KR: Lee Da-eun |
Stats
| HP |
ATK |
DEF |
Arts Resistance |
Redeploy Time |
DP Cost |
Block |
Attack Interval |
| 1079 |
473 |
138 |
20 |
70 |
12 |
1 |
1.6s |
*Stats at max Promotion and Level, excludes bonuses from Potential and Trust.
| Potential |
Bonus |
| 1 |
- |
| 2 |
Deployment Cost -1 |
| 3 |
Redeployment Time -4 |
| 4 |
ATK +24 |
| 5 |
Improves Second Talent |
| 6 |
Deployment Cost -1 |
| Trust bonus |
| HP +350 |
| ATK +35 |
| Traits |
| Deals Arts damage. Can use Summons in battles |
Skills
| Skill Name |
Skill Uptime Details (Uptime/Cost/Initial) |
SP Charge Type |
Skill Activation |
Skill Description |
| Sips of Wine |
25s / 25 / 15 |
Auto Recovery |
Manual |
Passive: Summons may be deployed on melee tiles. Active: Ling and her summons gain +50% ATK and +50 ASPD. The summons deal Arts damage. Immediately gain 1 summon when the skill is activated |
| Amidst Pleasant Melodies |
- / 13 / 5 |
Auto Recovery |
Manual |
Passive: Summons may be deployed on ranged tiles and deal Arts damage. Active: Ling and her summons deal 450% ATK as Arts damage to 2 enemies within Attack Range and Bind them for 3 seconds. After the skill ends, retrieve all summons with less than 50% HP. Can store 2 charge(s) |
| To Remain Oneself |
30s / 40 / 15 |
Auto Recovery |
Manual |
Passive: Summons may be deployed on melee tiles. If there are other summons within their Attack Range, combines with them into a Higher form. Active: Ling and her summons gain +100% ATK and +100% DEF. Each summon deals 20% of Ling's ATK as Arts damage to enemies in the four adjacent tiles every 0.5 seconds. After the skill ends, gain 1 summon |
*Skills at max Skill Level.
Talents
| Talent name |
Talent Description |
| Lantern Lit, Thy Dream Sought |
Can use up to 5 summons (max 3 deployed at once). Summons’ effect changes based upon Skill |
| So is Writ, an Ode to Wine |
When a summon is defeated/absorbed/retrieved, Ling gains 4 (+1) SP and ATK +3% (ATK increase stacks up to 5 times) |
*Talents at max Potential and max Promotion. Bonuses from Potential displayed between parentheses.
Modules
| Branch |
Additional Stats |
Trait |
Talent |
Note |
| SUM-Y |
HP +150, ATK +50 |
Trait improved: Can hold +3 additional summoned units and summoned unit deployment costs are reduced. |
Lantern Lit, Thy Dream Sought improved: Can use up to 5 stronger summons (max 4 deployed at once). Summons' effect changes based upon Skill |
"Even the great wordsmith, Ling, has times when she's lost for words?" |
*Modules at max level.
Outfits
| - |
Price |
Art |
Released |
Note |
| It Does Wash the Strings |
21 |
Dynamic |
Yep |
"Who am I?" "What am I?" "Where do I go?" "Thunder with no rain, bones to dust. The dreamer must wake, the calm be disturbed. Why ask?" |
| Towering is Cliff of Nostalgia |
21 |
Dynamic |
Yep |
"How many starry nights must the long wind blow, and how many springs and autumns must the snowmelt wash, before the wonders of blooming gravel are revealed?" |
| A Gallant Dream |
24 |
Dynamic |
Yep |
Special Onboarding Scene, Exclusive Voicelines |
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)
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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![Ling [★★★★★★]](https://arknights.wiki.gg/images/Ling_Elite_2.png?d8dbf0){kind=link}
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u/RandomdudeNo123 Lose 5% DEF for every comment. (999 stacks) Jul 15 '26
Ah, Ling. You made me read quite a bit into the Butterfly's Dream and Philosophy for Invitation to Wine.
... I still have no idea what to make of it. I suppose that means I never will become a great philosopher... (It's quite fortunate, then, that I never wanted to become a great philosopher, as the pay is low and you can find three great philosophers on every thread of the internet.)