Varka - Complete Guide | Genshin Impact 6.4

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5★ Anemo

Varka COMPLETE GUIDE

6 Constellations

4Passive Talents

1 Signature Weapon

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CHARACTER OVERVIEW

Strong on-field DPS with dual-element damage dealer

Varka is a 5-Star Anemo Claymore character who is designed to be a reaction-based Anemo DPS that scales with team elements.So Varka can use Multiple Elements depending on the other team members in the party. Varka's basic attack , elementel skill & burst changes thier element depending on party.

Varka Elemental Skill Windbound Execution, is the heart of his fighting style and makes him feel both powerful and flexible in battle. When he uses it, he releases a strong Anemo attack that can also take on the element of certain teammates, such as Pyro, Hydro, Electro & Cryo adding extra elemental damage and making reactions more effective. This gives the skill a dynamic feel, since its power changes depending on the party setup.

Varka is designed to deal powerful damage while also adapting to different team elements. His abilities can combine Anemo with Pyro, Hydro, Electro, or Cryo, allowing him to trigger strong elemental reactions and fit into many team compositions.

GAMEPLAY SHOWCASE

Master of Element Adaptation combat

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Grand Master of Elements

Experience Varka Elemental Combo Attacks

SIGNATURE WEAPON

Knight of the Claymore

5★

Gest of the Mighty Wolf

Claymore • Varka

Base ATK: 608 | +33.1% CRIT Rate

Weapon Effect

Increase ATK SPD by 10%. Every time the equipping character's Normal Attack(s) hit opponent(s), when they cast their Elemental Skill, or when they begin their Charged Attack(s), gain 1/2/2 stacks of Four Winds' Hymn respectively: DMG dealt is increased by .5% / 9.5% / 11.5% / 13.5% / 15.5%. for 4s. Max 4 stacks. This effect can be triggered once every 0.01s.\nAdditionally, when the party has the "Hexerei: Secret Rite" effect, each stack of Four Winds' Hymn also increases the equipping character's CRIT DMG by 7.5% / 9.5% / 11.5% / 13.5% / 15.5%.

MATERIALS GUIDE

Everything you need to ascend Varka

Ascension Stats & Materials

420,000 Mora

46× Prismatic Severed Tail

Ascension Material

1× Vayuda Turquoise Sliver

9× Vayuda Turquoise Fragment

9× Vayuda Turquoise Chunk

6× Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone

168× Wolfhook

Enhancement Material

18× Broken Drive Shaft

30× Reinforced Drive Shaft

36× Precision Drive Shaft

Talent Materials

4,876,500 Mora

3× Crown of Insight

18×Ascended Sample: Rook

Domain Materials

9× Teachings of Freedom

63× Guide of Freedom

114× Philosophies of Freedom

Enhancement Material

18× Broken Drive Shaft

66× Reinforced Drive Shaft

93× Precision Drive Shaft

BEST ARTIFACTS

Optimal artifact sets for Varka

Best

A Day Carved From Rising Winds

2-Piece Set:

ATK +18%.

4-Piece Set:

After a Normal Attack, Charged Attack, Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst hits an opponent, gain the Blessing of Pastoral Winds effect for 6s: ATK is increased by 25%. If the equipping character has completed Witch's Homework, Blessing of Pastoral Winds will be upgraded to Resolve of Pastoral Winds, which also increases the CRIT Rate of the equipping character by an additional 20%. This effect can be triggered even when the character is off-field.

Alternative

Desert Pavilion Chronicle

2-Piece Set:

Anemo DMG Bonus +15%

4-Piece Set:

When Charged Attacks hit opponents, the equipping character's Normal Attack SPD will increase by 10% while Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack DMG will increase by 40% for 15s.

Artifact Stat Priority

Flower

Main Stat: HP%

Sub Stat: CRIT Rate or DMG / Element Mastery / Energy Recharge

Feather

Main Stat: ATK%

Sub Stat: CRIT Rate or DMG / Element Mastery / Energy Recharge

Sand

Main Stat: ATK%

Sub Stat: CRIT Rate or DMG / Element Mastery / Energy Recharge

Goblet

Main Stat: Pyro DMG Bonus% / ATK%

Sub Stat: CRIT Rate or DMG / ATK% / Element Mastery

Circlet

Main Stat: CRIT Rate% / CRIT DMG%

Sub Stat: CRIT Rate or DMG / ATK% / Element Mastery

TALENTS

Master Varka's abilities

Favonius Bladework: Dancing Radiance

Normal Attack

Imitating an ancient knightly war-dance, Varka wields dual claymores to perform up to 5 consecutive strikes.

Charged Attack

Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to charge forward and perform an especially powerful dual blade slash toward the front.

Plunging Attack

Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Elemental Skill: Windbound Execution

Elemental Skill

CD: 16S

Leap forward and slash in one fluid motion, dealing AoE Anemo DMG and switching to Sturm und Drang mode. While in Sturm und Drang, Varka's Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG is increased, and he cannot perform Plunging Attacks. Also, when performing Normal or Charged Attacks, Varka's dual-wielded claymores will deal corresponding Elemental DMG based on the Elemental Types of the characters in the party, respectively. This Elemental DMG cannot be overridden by infusions.

Additionally

when in Sturm und Drang, if there are Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo characters in the party, Varka's Elemental Skill Windbound Execution will be converted to the special Elemental Skill, Four Winds' Ascension, dealing corresponding Elemental DMG and Anemo DMG. Additionally, Varka can also expend uses of the special Elemental Skill Four Winds' Ascension to perform a special Charged Attack, Azure Devour, that does not consume stamina to deal corresponding Elemental DMG and Anemo DMG.

Hold

"After charging for a while, leap forward. The duration of the charge will increase the distance of the leap."

Elemental Burst: Northwind Avatar

Elemental Burst

CD: 15S

In the name of the mightiest Knight of Boreas, unleash a powerful double slash attack toward the front, dealing 2 instances of Anemo DMG. If there are Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo characters in the party, the first slash will be converted to deal corresponding Elemental DMG according to the aforementioned priority order of Elemental Types.

Additional Effects

Mechanics

Sturm und Drang

Tap to unleash Elemental Skill Windbound Execution for Varka to switch to this mode. While in this mode, Varka's Normal Attacks deal increased DMG, and he cannot perform Plunging Attacks. When Varka executes Normal or Charged Attacks, his dual-wielded claymores will deal corresponding Elemental DMG based on the Elemental Types of the characters in the party respectively: · DMG dealt by the claymore wielded in his left hand will be converted to Anemo DMG that cannot be overridden by other infusions.

· When there are Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo characters in the party, the claymore wielded in his right hand deals corresponding Elemental DMG that cannot be overridden by infusions following the priority order of the aforementioned Elemental Types.

Additionally, while in this mode, if there are Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo characters in the party, Varka's Elemental Skill Windbound Execution will be converted to the special Elemental Skill, Four Winds' Ascension.

Four Winds' Ascension

Varka's special Elemental Skill. Deals AoE Elemental DMG that cannot be overridden by infusions corresponding to the element of the claymore wielded in Varka's right hand, and AoE Anemo DMG to opponents. Starts on cooldown and has 2 maximum uses. When Varka is in Sturm und Drang mode and his Normal Attack hits an opponent, the CD of Four Winds' Ascension will be reduced by 0.5s. Every time Varka switches to the Sturm und Drang mode, this effect can be triggered up to 15 times.

Additionally, Varka can expend uses of Four Winds' Ascension to perform a special Charged Attack, Azure Devour, that consumes no Stamina, dealing 2 instances of Elemental DMG corresponding to the element of the claymore wielded in his right hand, which cannot be overridden by infusions, and 2 instances of Anemo DMG.

Passive Talents

Dawn Wind's March (Lv. 20)

When there are Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo characters in the party, according to the aforementioned priority order of Elemental Types, every 1,000 points of Varka's ATK will grant Varka a 10% Anemo DMG Bonus and corresponding Elemental DMG Bonus (among the aforementioned Elemental Types, only one element can gain bonus DMG this way). Up to 25% bonus DMG can be gained this way.

Additionally, if there are at least 2 Anemo characters, or at least 2 characters of the same Element among Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo in the party, the Normal Attacks, Charged Attacks, Special Charged Attack Azure Devour and the special Elemental Skill Four Winds' Ascension that Varka deals or unleashes while in the Sturm und Drang mode will deal 140% of their original DMG. If there are at least 2 Anemo characters and at least 2 other characters of the same element among Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo present in the party at the same time, the aforementioned effect will be increased to 220%.

Wind's Vanguard (Lv. 60)

When nearby party members trigger Swirl reaction(s), Varka gains one stack of Azure Fang's Oath, increasing the DMG dealt by his Normal Attacks, Charged Attacks, special Charged Attack Azure Devour and special Elemental Skill Four Winds' Ascension by 7.5% for 8s. Max 4 stacks. Each character can grant Varka with 1 stack of Azure Fang's Oath every second this way.

Homebound Wind's Paean

For every party member from Mondstadt, the Hold version of Varka's Elemental Skill Windbound Execution's CD is decreased by 5%.

This effect does not work in Domains, Trounce Domains, or the Spiral Abyss.

Witch's Eve Rite: Dawn's Return

After completing Witch's Homework: The Untitled Question, Varka will become a Hexerei character. When the party includes at least 2 Hexerei characters , you will gain the Hexerei: Secret Rite effect, which enhances Hexerei characters.

Hexerei: Secret Rite

Enhances the special Elemental Skill Four Winds' Ascension: When Varka hits an opponent with Normal Attack(s) in Sturm und Drang, the CD of Four Winds' Ascension will be reduced by 1s.

CONSTELLATIONS

Unlock Varka's full potential

Come, Friend, Let Us Dance Beneath the Moon's Soft Glow

When Varka switches to Sturm und Drang, he will obtain an additional use of the special Elemental Skill Four Winds' Ascension.

Additionally, after switching to Sturm und Drang, Varka will gain the Lyrical Libation effect: When unleashing the special Elemental Skill Four Winds' Ascension, or when performing the special Charged Attack Azure Devour, Varka will consume this effect to deal 200% of the original DMG dealt by Four Winds' Ascension or Azure Devour.

When Dawn Breaks, Our Journey Shall Take Flight

When unleashing the special Elemental Skill Four Winds' Ascension, or when performing the special Charged Attack Azure Devour, Varka will perform an additional strike, dealing AoE Anemo DMG equal to 800% of Varka's ATK.

O Friend, Quaff Not the Bitter Wine That Brings Tears of Woe

Increases the Level of Elemental skill Windbound Execution by 3.

Maximum upgrade level is 15.

For None May Take From Us Our Freedom of Song

When Varka triggers a Swirl reaction, based on the Elemental Types involved in the reaction, all nearby party members gain a 20% Anemo DMG Bonus and the corresponding Elemental DMG Bonus for 10s.

Fill High the Cup With Fine Wine, for Tyrants Come and Go

Increases the Level of Elemental Burst: Northwind Avatar by 3.

Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Beloved Mondstadt, Steadfast You Shall Shine

Sturm und Drang is enhanced:

➜ For a short time after unleashing the special Elemental Skill Four Winds' Ascension, Tapping on Varka's Elemental Skill or Holding his Normal Attack will not expend any uses of Four Winds' Ascension, and will perform one additional instance of the special Charged Attack, Azure Devour.

➜For a short time after performing the special Charged Attack Azure Devour, tap on Varka's Elemental Skill to unleash an additional instance of Four Winds' Ascension without expending any uses of Four Winds' Ascension. When triggering an additional special Charged Attack, Azure Devour, or unleashing an additional special Elemental Skill, Four Winds' Ascension, in this manner, the above effect cannot be triggered.

Additionally, the Azure Fang's Oath effect in Ascension Talent Wind's Vanguard is enhanced: Every stack of Azure Fang's Oath will increase Varka's CRIT DMG by 20%.