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- This article is about the episode's release event. For the episode's article, see Episode 09.
Episode 9: Stormwatch is an event to commemorate the release of the namesake Main Theme episode which also marks the start of the second act of the Arknights storyline and the third story arc, Shadow of a Dying Sun.
| Release date | |
|---|---|
| CN | September 17, 2021 ~ October 1, 2021 |
| Global | March 17, 2022 ~ March 31, 2022 |
Contents
Operations
- Main article: Episode 09 § Operations
H9-4, H9-5, and H9-6 are available from the event's second week.
Operators
The following Operators will gain 50% extra Trust (except from Annihilation):
Operator Modules added for Multi-target Medics and Deadeye Snipers.
Headhunting
- Main article: Headhunting/Banners/Former/2022
The Saileach on the Hill headhunting banner is featured.
Login Event
Until March 26, 2022, login to the game for 7 days to claim the following rewards.
| Day 1 |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 2 |  200  25 | ||
| Day 3 |  30K  25 | ||
| Day 4 |  1  5 | ||
| Day 5 |
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| Day 6 | 200  300 | ||
| Day 7 |
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Outfits
The following outfits are available in the Outfit Store:
| New | |
|---|---|
| Old |
Furniture
The Royal Guard Academy Dormitory furniture set is available at the Furniture Store.
Miscellaneous
Upgrade materials
Four new upgrade materials: 
Compound Cutting Fluid, 
Cutting Fluid Solution, 
Semi-Synthetic Solvent, and 
Refined Solvent are introduced.
All four can be obtained as regular/special drops from certain Episode 09 operations and purchased at the Store; Cutting Fluid Solution and Refined Solvent can be processed at the Workshop.
Operator Record/Paradox Simulation
New Operator Records/Paradox Simulations are added for the following Operators:
| Operator | Operator Record(s) | Paradox Simulation |
|---|---|---|
| Dangerous Road | Spear of Victoria | |
| Anti-Air Artillerist | ||
| Letter From Home | Blade of the Midnight Lord | |
| Distance | All Ready, We're Heading Up |
Special drop
During the event, all operations (except Annihilation) will have one of the following Special Drops:
CVs
Chinese CVs added for the following Operators:
| Operator | CV |
|---|---|
| Dian Tao | |
| Jen Zhang | |
| Xu Xiang (credited as "Ethan" in Global) | |
| Cai Shujin | |
| Cai Xinchun (credited as "X. Chai" in Global) | |
| Wu Lei (credited as "Michael R." in Global) | |
| Xie Yin | |
| Yang Menglu |
