Transverse Plate

Transverse Plate
Introduced in	Babel (event)
In Other Languages
Chinese	接驳地块
General Information
Deployable?	No (without Stabilizer Chain)
Passable?	Yes

“	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 is very unstable and requires assistance to be safely passed through.

Transverse Plates appear as pieces of metal with small gaps between them; Operators cannot be deployed on a Transverse Plate if there are no others on a regular tile within a 3×3 area with 1×3 extensions to the four cardinal directions, in which case the Operator on the Transverse Plate will be linked to the last deployed Operator on a regular tile within said area by a Stabilizer Chain, 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(s) (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
	Their Physical dodge will be lost upon coming into contact with a Stabilizer Chain.
	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).
	Loses 3% of maximum HP every second while in contact with a Stabilizer Chain.
	Their trait will be triggered upon coming into contact with a Stabilizer Chain.
	Cuts off a Stabilizer Chain upon coming into contact with one.
	Their channeling attack affects other Operators linked to the target with the same Stabilizer Chain.
	Their invisibility and Physical/Arts dodge will be disabled while in 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.