Arknights Endfield Affinity, Bond, and Trust System – Best Ways to Farm Relationship Points
Arknights: Endfield uses a Trust-style relationship system where giving Gifts to operators aboard the OMV Dijiang permanently raises their trust and unlocks extra stats, lore, and sometimes cosmetics. The fastest way to farm these relationship points is to automate Outpost Orders, buy Gifts from Ladonn’s Protocol Exchange, and feed each operator their preferred items daily.
How Affinity / Trust Works
Endfield’s “Trust” (relationship) is a separate progression track on top of levels and skills.
- Trust increases a character’s stats, similar to classic Arknights, where each operator gains flat ATK/HP bonuses at higher Trust percentages.
- Trust also unlocks extra dialogue and lore; Destructoid notes Endministrator is the one character who does not use this system in the same way as others.
You can check Trust directly on the character screen to see current bonuses and long‑term gains.
How to Get Gifts and Relationship Points
Trust is raised by giving Gift items to operators while aboard the OMV Dijiang.
- Gifts are primarily purchased from Ladonn, the NPC running the Protocol Exchange vendor on OMV Dijiang.
- The fastest Gift farming comes from automating Outpost Orders: the more orders you have auto‑running, the more Protocol certificates you earn per minute, which can be traded for Gifts.
- Each operator can receive up to five Gifts per day, so you need several days to fully max an operator’s Trust.
Destructoid’s Trust guide explicitly recommends automating Outpost Orders as much as possible so you always have Gift currency flowing.
How to Give Gifts (Step-by-Step)
You can only give Gifts while physically on the OMV Dijiang.
- Travel to the OMV Dijiang hub.
- Find the operator walking around the ship and interact with them.
- Choose the Offer Gift option.
- Select up to five Gifts from the scroll list and confirm.
- Their Trust will increase immediately; repeat daily until you hit your target Trust level.
Each Gift has a Trust value, and characters prefer certain Gifts, which give bonus Trust when used.
Preferred Gifts and Efficiency Tips
Using the right Gifts on the right operators dramatically speeds up relationship farming.
- Preferred Gifts are marked with a yellow heart on their icon; giving these to the matching operator yields more Trust than generic Gifts.
- Because operators have a 5‑Gifts‑per‑day cap, you should always feed them preferred Gifts first to maximize daily gains.
- Over time, you can focus high‑value Gifts on your main combat squad and use cheaper or non‑preferred gifts on side characters, depending on your goals (stats, lore, cosmetics).
Destructoid notes that reaching specific Trust thresholds unlocks all of a character’s stat bonuses and personalized interactions, so prioritizing core operators makes the most sense early.
Best Farming Loop for Relationship Points
For beginners, an efficient daily routine looks like this:
- Make sure multiple Outpost Orders are active and automated before you log off so Protocol certificates accumulate for Ladonn’s shop.
- Each day, buy as many Gifts as your Protocol currency allows, prioritizing types that align with your favorite operators’ preferences.
- Visit OMV Dijiang, locate your main squad, and give each of them up to five Gifts, always starting with preferred ones.
By combining automated Outpost Orders, smart Gift purchases, and daily 5‑Gift caps, you steadily raise Affinity/Trust across your roster while also unlocking meaningful stat boosts for your main combat team.
