Transverse Plate
| “ | Deploying Operators requires the assistance of nearby Operators. | ” |
| —Description of operations featuring the Transverse Plate |
Transverse Plate is a terrain feature in Arknights.
Overview
The Kazdel nomadic city's structure is not firm and held together by many "Transverse Plates" which prohibits the direct deployment of Operators on them; instead, they must be aided from others on regular tiles.
Transverse Plates appear as pieces of metal with small gaps between them; upon being deployed on a Transverse Plate, the Operator will be linked with a Stabilizer Chain to the previously deployed Operator within a range of the surrounding tiles with 3-tiles extensions to all four cardinal directions, keeping them steady and allows them to link up the Chain with others; a single Operator can maintain up to 2 Stabilizer Chains at a time. The Stabilizer Chain also Slows enemies coming in contact with it for 3 seconds and disables some of their traits (see Interactions below).
Should an Operator on a Transverse Plate loses their Stabilizer Chain (usually because all other Operators linked with them leaves the map), they will enter an Unsteady state where they will become disabled and forcibly retreated if they are not linked with another Operator in 10 seconds.
Interactions
| Enemy | Interaction |
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Their Physical/Arts dodge will be lost upon coming into contact with a Stabilizer Chain. |
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Gains Low-Altitude Hovering for 3.5 seconds upon coming into contact with a Stabilizer Chain, after which their DEF is reduced by 1100 (Assembler)/1300 (Inventor). |
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Loses 3% of maximum HP every second while in contact with a Stabilizer Chain. |
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Their trait will be triggered upon coming into contact with a Stabilizer Chain. |
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Cuts off a Stabilizer Chain upon coming into contact with one. |
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Their channeling attack affects other Operators linked to the target with the same Stabilizer Chain. |
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Their invisibility and Physical/Arts dodge will be disabled for 15 seconds upon coming into contact with a Stabilizer Chain. |
Appearances
Transverse Plates are featured in all Babel event operations except BB-1, BB-2, BB-9 and BB-10.