[Arknights] IS-8 Speedrun & Trust Farm (4 Ops /

NOTE: Every Operator has their skill at M3.
The wait is finally over! Il Siracusano is finally here and with it comes new stages to farm. For this first day, I decided to focus on IS-8 simply because I'm desperate for rocks and I can only handle so much of 1-7. Before I break down the team, there a couple of things I want to shine some light on.
First, this is not the fastest clear online. Holmesfems, a JP Player (and someone who also specializes in Speed Clears) cleared the stage with 2 OPs at 1:41, which is 10 seconds faster and 2 less OPs then mine. Sadly, this strat is a Ling Solo featuring Horn to spawn kill the last guy on the left side, which can be limiting to some people (I personally don't have Ling on my account because I was saving for other OPs at the time). If you want to get the best time, go check out their clear - • 【超高速シラクザーノ】IS-8 二人で速すぎ...
Second, this stage is not as efficient as 1-7 despite the 109% drop rate. If you want to be "optimal" with your time during this event, IS-10 is the way to go and I should have a speedrun of that stage up by tomorrow.
The biggest star of this clear is Dorothy. The effect her mines get with S3 is perfect for this stage since it's a fantastic source of AoE Crowd Control. The other 3 OPs are really only there to help hold the back line and outside of Thorns, can easily be replaced with other OPs. Ifrit can be swapped with Goldenglow S2/ Eyja S2 and Mudrock can be replaced with any bulky 3 block with self sustain such as Kal'tsit S2 or Gavial S2/S3. Penance could also probably work if you can procc S3 when the bigger dudes show up. Thorns might be a bit more tricky to replace, but you might be able to swap him for a Fast Redeploy instead such as Phantom S2 or Texas Alter S2/S3 and accomplish the same thing.
As always, I hope your found this useful and if you have any suggestions on alternative units, feel free to post them in the comments. I'm finally on a bit of a summer break for the next few months, so you might see a couple more uploads from me then usual since IS3 also just came out. Regardless, I'll see you guys in the next video, whenever that is :)
Art from the Thumbnail:
Dorothy - pixiv.net/artworks/106493686
Song used in the video:
Title Theme (Megaman 3) by Frozenith - • MEGA MAN 3 | Title The...
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Dorothy looks insane on the thumbnail
Its like she is about to lose it

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Farming Rocks for over a month can have this effect 🥲

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What rock farming do to living being