Sandstriding Beast

This article pertains to a subject that is not yet released in the Global server of Arknights.

This enemy's name, description, and trait(s) are tentative translations which may not represent the official English localization and will be updated when Tales Within the Sand's Expansion II is announced or released in the Global server of Arknights.

Sandstriding Beast
In Other Languages
Chinese	游砂兽
General Information
Code	SD48
Type	Wild Beast
Class	Boss
Attack	None
Damage	Physical
Targeting	Ground
Trait
Exotic Beast, cannot be blocked. Movement Speed gradually increases while moving (up to a limit) and upon colliding with an allied unit, deals Physical damage equal to a certain percentage of ATK and Stuns them for several seconds Periodically stops moving to obtain a barrier equal to a certain portion of Max HP (does not stack) When HP falls below a certain amount, burrows into the ground, during which DEF and RES greatly increases, and disappears after a period of time, moving into other areas [Thorns of Stone and Soil] Ability obtained in Strange Territory Environmental Pressure 4: Collisions reduce the target's ATK, and the collision's damage range expands [Delving] Ability obtained in Strange Territory Environmental Pressure 6: When Movement Speed reaches maximum, tiles passed through cannot be deployed upon
Other Information
Featured in	Tales Within the Sand Expansion II

The Sandstriding Beast is a boss enemy in the Reclamation Algorithm game mode of Arknights.

Enemy description

“大地在震动！大地在摇摆！大地在......”话未说完，游砂兽已经冲刺到了观察者的身侧。它的长吻轻而易举地劈开了前方的土石，随意挥动的长尾掀起一阵阵烟尘。转眼间，它又钻到了岩层下，给众人留下了满脸的灰尘。

Overview

A rarely sighted, mystical Wild Beast capable of swimming through sand and rock like water, the Sandstriding Beast is starts in a docile state and will become aggressive when attackied, having enormous HP and DEF that make it a tough foe, although its ATK is surprisingly low and its low RES makes it vulnerable to Arts damage, along with it being vulnerable to nearly all Negative Statuses and debuffs. Furthermore, its subterranean adaptations offer the Sandstriding Beast abilities granting unprecedented mobility and other ways to disable or push past defenders.

• Cannot be blocked.
• The Sandstriding Beast gradually accelerates over time, increasing its MSPD by 1% every 0.6 seconds, stacking up to 100 times. The Sandstriding Beast's MSPD will be reset if it is inflicted by Stun, Freeze, or Bind.
• When the the Sandstriding Beast comes within 0.6 tiles of a friendly unit, it will deal Physical damage equal to 3× its ATK to them and Stuns them for 1.5 seconds.
• 35 seconds after spawning and every 50 seconds after, the Sandstriding Beast will generate a barrier that absorbs Physical and Arts damage equal to 15% of its maximum HP; the barrier will be fully refreshed if the Sandstriding Beast already had any barrier when it used the ability.
• When its HP falls below 70% for the first time, the Sandstriding Beast will burrow into the ground for 30 seconds, during which its DEF and RES will be increased by 2× and 5×, respectively, but it becomes immobilized. If the Sandstriding Beast is not defeated while burrowing, it will disappear and moves into another zone.
• Thorns of Stone and Soil: If fought in a Strange Territory with an Environmental Pressure of 4 or higher, the Sandstriding Beast's collision has a larger radius of x tiles and also reduces the ATK of friendly units it collided with by x% for x seconds.
• Delving: If fought in a Strange Territory with an Environmental Pressure of 6, should the Sandstriding Beast's MSPD reaches maximum, all deployable tiles it passed through will be destroyed and becomes undeployable for the rest of the operation.

If the Sandstriding Beast is captured and tamed, it can be deployed as a friendly unit during RA operations that will seek out and attack enemies or resources, having the following modified properties:

• 32000 HP, 400 ATK, 1500 DEF, 20 RES.
• Loses Thorns of Stone and Soil and Delving, and no longer burrows.
• Accelerates at a faster rate of 3% MSPD per second, stacking up to 50 times.
• Collision damage is reduced to 2× ATK.
• Automatically collects any uncollected resources on tiles it passes through.
• Barrier generation now has the Sandstriding Beast stop moving and target the closest ally within 2.5 tiles before channeling for x seconds, giving them a Barrier equal to 2.5% of the Sandstriding Beast's HP every second, which decays linearly over 25 seconds. This ability will be used 15 seconds after being released and every 45 seconds after, but can only be used if a friendly is in range.
• If the Sandstriding Beast displayed a unique sparkling effect when initially brought below its capture threshold, it will be considered a rare variant when captured, with the following changes:
  • DEF increased to 1800.
  • The barrier generation given to allies is increased to 4% maximum HP per second.

Stats

HP	ATK	DEF	RES	MSPD	Atk. int.	E-RES	ERST
100000 S	400 C	1500 A+	15 C	0.4 D	5 D	0 E	0 E

Weight	6
Life Point penalty	2

Vulnerabilities

Silence	Stun	Sleep	Freeze	Levitate	Frighten	Fear
Vulnerable	Vulnerable	Vulnerable	Vulnerable	Immune	Vulnerable	Vulnerable