Arknights Pity FAQ — Everything Answered
The questions every Arknights player asks about pity, answered with the exact numbers. Rates: 2.0% base, soft pity 50, hard pity 300.
What is the pity system in Arknights?
Pity is a hidden counter that guarantees a 5★ after a set number of pulls. In Arknights, the base rate is 2.0%, soft pity starts at pull 50 (+2% per pull), and hard pity at pull 300 is a guaranteed 5★. The counter resets the moment you pull a 5★.
What is soft pity in Arknights?
Soft pity is the range of pulls (50 to 299) where your 5★ rate rises by 2% every pull instead of staying flat at 2.0%. This is why most 5★ characters drop in the 50-300 range rather than at the hard pity cap.
What is hard pity in Arknights?
Hard pity is pull 300: a 100% guaranteed 5★. You can never go more than 300 pulls without a 5★ on a character banner. Budget planners should always assume 300 pulls per 5★ as the worst case.
How does the 50/50 work in Arknights?
This banner type has no 50/50 — the featured unit is guaranteed on every 5★.
Does my pity carry over to the next banner in Arknights?
Yes. Your pity counter and your 50/50 guarantee status both carry over between banners of the same type. Nothing resets when a banner ends — but pity never transfers between character and weapon banners.
How many pulls does it take to guarantee a character in Arknights?
To guarantee a specific featured character from zero pity you need up to 600 pulls: 300 to hit your first 5★, then up to 300 more if you lose the 50/50. In practice, most players spend between 300 and 480 pulls thanks to soft pity.
How many orundum does one pull cost in Arknights?
One pull costs 600 orundum. A full hard pity cycle is 180,000 orundum, and a guaranteed featured character (600 pulls) costs 360,000 orundum at worst.
What's the average number of pulls per 5★ in Arknights?
Including soft pity, the average is about 165 pulls per 5★ over many pulls (the median is even lower). However, for planning a specific banner you should use the worst case (300) and be pleasantly surprised by anything better.