Arknights 6.5th Anniversary: New Event, Two Limited Operators

The Arknights 6.5th Anniversary livestream announced the limited-time event First of A Thousand Autumns, two festival operators-Wang and Ch’en The Dawnstreak-daily free banner pulls, a package of anniversary rewards and a new PC client with full cross-save. The Global server celebration runs from July 16, 2026 at 10:00 (UTC-7) to August 8, 2026 at 03:59 (UTC-7).

First of A Thousand Autumns is the forty-third Side Story, the seventh Festival event and the ninth entry in the Through the Ages arc. Players must have cleared main story stage 1-10 to access AT operations. Each AT operation awards 40 Originite Prime, and operators on the event banner receive a 50% increase to Trust gain while the event is active.

The Festival Limited Headhunting banner, titled Moon Night Homecoming, provides one free daily Moon Night Homecoming Headhunting Permit that can total more than 20 individual pulls across the event when claimed each day; unused daily permits expire at the daily reset. Players can also claim a single 10x Moon Night Homecoming permit while the banner is live.

Headhunting Data Contracts can be exchanged for limited operators in the contract shop. Wang and Ch’en are each priced at 300 contracts. The contract cost to obtain Dusk has been reduced to 200.

Pre-anniversary mail and login events have delivered 1,200 Orundum, operator leveling materials and two Kernel Headhunting permits. Additional sign-in activities during the anniversary include the Lungment Lucky Strips event, which awards varying amounts of Orundum each day while the Seventh Festival Limited Headhunting banner runs, and a Rhodes Island Festival sign-in that grants limited furniture through a Festival Lightbox. A special login campaign will distribute Orundum, headhunting permits and credits.

Several operator outfits will release or rerun during the anniversary. Yu, Surfer and Philae will receive first outfits, while Ling and Dusk will receive second outfits. Surfer and Philae’s outfits are priced at 18 Originite Prime; Sui-themed outfits start at 21 Originite Prime. Three full furniture sets named Sky Mirror Pavilion, Reception Hall and Yu’s Kitchen will be available for purchase.

The livestream confirmed a PC client for Arknights with full cross-save compatibility, allowing progress to sync between PC and mobile. Hypergryph announced its FES 2026 showcase will take place in Shanghai from July 30 to August 2, 2026 and is scheduled to include community events and panels.

The event advances the ongoing Sui storyline set in the Yan region and will add new chapters and characters related to the Sui Proxies.