Endfield 1.3 Camille — How to Build the New Polearm Vanguard

Camille is the headline Phase 2 character of Arknights: Endfield Version 1.3 "Sketches of Lost Heirlooms" — and he's making history as the game's first male 6-star Operator. A Heat Polearm Vanguard with summoning mechanics, debuff stacking, and exceptional skill point generation. Here's the early build preview for Camille ahead of his June 26 banner debut.

🔥 Camille — The First Male 6★ Operator

Camille's announcement was one of the biggest reveals of the Version 1.3 livestream — not just because of his kit, but because he breaks a roster pattern that has held since Arknights: Endfield's global launch. Every previous 6-star Operator has been female. Camille changes that, arriving in Phase 2 of Version 1.3 alongside the launch of the Wuxia-themed Sword Vault Dale region.

Within the game's lore, Camille is the captain of the Wuling Watch — the faction protecting Sword Vault Dale. His narrative role positions him as a central figure in 1.3's main story, and Pioneers who complete the new region's questline will encounter him as a major character before pulling him from the banner. His banner runs from June 26 to the end of Version 1.3. Mi Fu remains the Phase 1 6-star launching June 5, so Pioneers saving for Camille should let Mi Fu's banner pass unless they specifically need a Physical Guard.

⚔️ Camille's Kit Overview

Camille is a 6-Star Heat Polearm Vanguard — a hybrid combat identity filling multiple roles in a single Operator slot:

• Vanguard: Generates skill points, acts as the primary skill battery for the team
• Polearm: Heat polearm weapon class, melee-focused with reach
• Heat Element: Specializes in applying Heat damage, Heat Infliction, and Heat Susceptibility
• Summoner: Calls Firefang Vesperwings — flying summon that contributes Heat damage and applies debuffs

The combination is rare in Endfield's design. Vanguard battery + active damage dealer + debuffer in one slot is what makes Camille's kit so flexible across team compositions.

💀 The Firefang Vesperwings — Camille's Summon

Camille's defining mechanic is the Firefang Vesperwings — flying creature summons that fight alongside him during combat. The Vesperwings provide:

• Heat damage as their primary damage type
• Heat Infliction — stacking the Heat status on enemies
• Heat Susceptibility — making enemies take more Heat damage from all sources
• Weaken effect — reducing enemy stats and combat performance

The Vesperwings function autonomously after being summoned, attacking and applying debuffs without requiring Camille's active control. This means Camille's skill rotation can focus on his own active abilities while the summons maintain debuff uptime in the background — a major efficiency advantage over Operators who need to micromanage their entire kit.

⚡ Camille's Three Active Skills

Camille has three active skills tied to his Polearm Vanguard role:

Sanguin Absolution — A skill-point-efficient ability that contributes to Camille's role as a skill battery. Expect this to be his primary cycling skill in extended fights, generating skill points for the team while contributing his own damage layer.

Blazing Exorcism — An AoE damage skill that hits multiple enemies with Heat damage. The kit's primary wave-clear ability, useful for stages with grouped enemy spawns or area-denial requirements.

Sanguin Downpour — A heavy single-target skill, likely positioned as Camille's burst damage ultimate for boss encounters. This skill's full damage potential will define his ceiling in endgame content like Contingency Contract.

Full skill mechanics, damage multipliers, and cooldown specifics will become clearer as the community tests Camille after his June 26 launch. The skill names alone suggest a religious/exorcism thematic that fits his Wuling Watch role.

📊 Build Priorities (Pre-Launch Preview)

Without official kit numbers yet, these recommendations are based on what we know about Camille's role and Heat Vanguard archetypes in Endfield:

1. Heat Damage Bonus — Primary scaling stat for his damage output and his Vesperwings' attacks
2. Attack% — Standard offensive scaling for Polearm Operators
3. Skill Activation Rate / Skill Point Generation — Amplifies his battery role for the team
4. Critical Rate and Critical Damage — If his skills can crit, build for consistent crits
5. Energy/Resource Recovery — Helps maintain his skill rotation, especially Sanguin Downpour uptime in long boss fights

👥 Predicted Team Compositions

Until Camille launches and community testing finalizes meta builds, these are the team archetypes that make the most sense for his kit:

Heat-Focused Damage Team:

• Camille (Vanguard battery + Heat damage + summons)
• A primary Heat DPS who benefits from Camille's Heat Susceptibility debuff
• Support/healer for survivability
• Flex slot — utility, control, or additional damage

Camille's Heat Susceptibility is the team's amplification engine. Any Heat DPS in the lineup gains effective damage multipliers when fighting enemies the Vesperwings have debuffed.

Vanguard-Heavy Skill Battery Team:

• Camille (skill point battery + damage)
• High-cost burst Operator who benefits from constant skill point supply
• Sustained DPS
• Healer

This composition leverages Camille's Vanguard role to maintain skill point uptime for a damage-focused Operator who would otherwise struggle with skill cost gating.

💎 Should You Pull Camille?

Strong consideration for the following Pioneers:

• You don't have a Heat DPS or Heat Vanguard in your roster — Camille covers two roles simultaneously
• You enjoy summon-based playstyles — the Vesperwings provide autonomous additional damage
• You run team comps that rely on skill point generation — Camille's Vanguard role significantly improves rotation consistency
• Wuling Watch lore matters to you — Camille is central to Version 1.3's narrative

Consider passing if: you already have a strong Heat Vanguard alternative, your roster needs other elements more urgently, or you're saving for future banners. Mi Fu's Phase 1 banner launching tomorrow June 5 is also competing for your Originium Prime — choose between Mi Fu's pure Physical Guard role and Camille's hybrid Vanguard role based on your team needs.

📅 Camille Banner Timeline

• June 5, 2026 — Version 1.3 launches, Mi Fu Phase 1 banner opens (NOT Camille)
• June 26, 2026 — Camille banner opens (Phase 2 begins)
• End of Version 1.3 — Camille banner closes (date TBD based on patch length)

🛒 Save and Build for Camille

Camille's June 26 banner is the entire Phase 2 pull window — and his hybrid Vanguard / Heat DPS / Summoner kit will define a significant chunk of the 1.3 meta. Pioneers ready to maximize Camille at launch can explore trusted Arknights: Endfield Accounts with established rosters and saved Originium Prime ready for the Phase 2 pull, accelerate every farming session and material grind with expert Arknights: Endfield Hourly Services, or clear every piece of Sword Vault Dale and Contingency Contract content efficiently through reliable Arknights: Endfield Boosting.

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