Deployment Point (DP) is a numeric value used to deploy Operators, summons, and deployable devices in Arknights. For further information about DP costs, see Attribute/Cost.
DP automatically regenerates at a rate of 1 DP per second; however, some operations restrict DP generation by slowing or even disabling it completely. Notably, the "Objective: Deep Infiltration" Contracts in Contingency Contract will reduce DP generation rate in the event they are used, and the automatic DP generation is disabled in Annihilation operations.
Vanguards are capable of generating DP, with the mean depends on their subclass:
- Pioneer, Tactician, Agent and Standard Bearer Vanguards generate DP through their skills, with Standard Bearer having the highest rate.
- Charger Vanguards generate 1 DP upon defeating an enemy.
- As mentioned above, all Charger Vanguards will generate 2 DP upon defeating an enemy instead of 1 when Zima's Ursus's Roar is active.
- Reed's second skill Soul Spark increases the DP she generates upon defeating an enemy to 2 while active. When Zima's Ursus's Roar is active as well, she will generate 3 DP upon defeating an enemy instead.
Players start an operation with certain amounts of DP, though some have zero. The maximum amount of DP the player can have in an operation is capped at 99 except in Annihilation operations where the cap is increased to 999.