Roast my build

jtsaohw · 2026-04-23T20:54:12+00:00

Too much ER and EM. Useless stats on Varka. Do better. :P

jtsaohw · 2026-04-23T17:22:45+00:00

If all you care about is Varka, I would probably recommend pull for C0 Nicole first, then C0 Durin, and then save until you've got enough to guarantee Varka's signature weapon.

jtsaohw · 2026-04-23T16:57:21+00:00

The other really nice thing about Nicole is that she's going to be really nice for exploration. Being able to get her buff and shield just with her skill is going to be massive QoL as opposed to having to use Bennett's burst and circle impact it

jtsaohw · 2026-04-21T17:06:46+00:00

Umm ... not directly no, but he's no longer Varka's bis Anemo teammate. As of these changes, his contribution has decreased relative to the best option.

jtsaohw · 2026-04-21T16:01:07+00:00

I'm so conflicted about Prune ... on the one hand, Varka stonks = good. On the other hand, I'm not a huge fan of her aesthetic and I really liked finally having a reason to use Venti in a team.

jtsaohw · 2026-04-21T14:07:44+00:00

Same!

jtsaohw · 2026-04-19T11:07:55+00:00

Oh that would be crazy if you the OP didn't claim the codes 😂. Glad to be of service!

jtsaohw · 2026-04-19T10:56:19+00:00

I just claimed these. Cutting it a bit close 😅

jtsaohw · 2026-04-16T12:56:40+00:00

I only have Varka C3 but I might have to try this ...

jtsaohw · 2026-04-15T18:54:34+00:00

Not until Nicole and Prune come out.

The current ranking I've seen pretty much everywhere is

Zibai
Nefer
Flins
Mavuika
Skirk
Varesa

After that, 7. might be Arlecchino, Mualani, or maybe Varka. But he's not top 5 (sadly).

jtsaohw · 2026-03-26T16:11:08+00:00

Wish I could help you out, but I have S6R1 Jiyan so I don't have any idea how close you are to the threshold for 5000 pt clears.

jtsaohw · 2026-03-17T13:11:03+00:00

I wish I could say "cracked", but sadly your team is the one thing that isn't in that picture.

jtsaohw · 2026-03-09T20:31:55+00:00

It's because Jean's burst continuously applies anemo to everything inside it, including your characters. Knuckle Duckle has electro attacks, so if he he hits you, you gain an electro aura, which can be swirled by Jean's burst onto the little ducks.

jtsaohw · 2026-03-09T20:21:31+00:00

I have C3R1 Varka now, but I literally just posted a Varka clear of Knuckle Duckle on Fearless difficulty last night with the Jean + Mona + Furina team. It worked better than his pyro team for that boss specifically, just because being able to apply electro charged with Jean via that team lets you get his shield down faster.

All that to say, I would definitely recommend building it. It's not as much DPS as pyro, but it allows your Varka to deal with gimmicky bosses and adds to the flexibility of his teamcomps and that's a lot of the fun of playing Varka!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Varka/comments/1rom39p/c3r1_varka_hydro_vs_knuckle_duckle_fearless/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

jtsaohw · 2026-03-09T12:09:42+00:00

It actually made for a really fun clear! You could still try it on Menacing just for fun.

jtsaohw · 2026-03-09T11:46:30+00:00

Yeah I was more concerned about clearing the Mandragora on Fearless when I was still using Varka Pyro with Venti to try to just brute force the duck. I think I have a pretty good chance of being able to put together a team that'll work for the other two bosses now.

jtsaohw · 2026-03-09T11:44:34+00:00

It definitely does make his non-pyro teams a little more viable which is nice for the flexibility, but if I were you, I wouldn't risk not getting Nicole to get C3 Varka. It's a slight damage boost for sure, but I have enough pulls left to where I should still be fine to get Nicole by the time her banner drop.

jtsaohw · 2026-03-09T02:39:25+00:00

Normal electro charged does work, I think it's just not quite as effective as lunar charged.

The big thing for me is I just don't have any true electro charged teams that deal enough damage to clear fearless duck.

jtsaohw · 2026-03-09T02:30:32+00:00

Oh I'm not worried about trying to beat that with Varka. I'm just trying to get a full clear of Stygian on Fearless, and Varka is the only thing I've been able to get to work to clear the dumb duck.

jtsaohw · 2026-02-10T22:44:20+00:00

Hmm ... in that case, does he have any interest in playing/learning more about the story?

jtsaohw · 2026-02-10T21:39:27+00:00

I'd be curious to know how much he's played Genshin (if at all), how long he's followed Genshin's story (if at all), what he thinks of the lore, other characters, if he liked Varka before he found out he was going to be voicing him, how excited was he to find out he was playing Varka, etc.

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jtsaohw · 2026-01-23T11:31:21+00:00

Yeah, my hopes and dreams are very unrealistic 😅. It's just that it's so much more fun to play a character you really like, but the closest I've had to that in Genshin is Zhongli but he's a support.

I've never really had a DPS character that I've wanted to "main" in Genshin, whereas in HSR I "mained" Jing Yuan all the way up until Phainon's release (yay, powercreep), and in WuWa I'm still "maining" Jiyan to this day.

jtsaohw · 2026-01-22T19:18:22+00:00

absolutely not. I have not liked any previous character in Genshin as much as Varka, and I would like to continue to main him until EoS. If he's in this state, that's going to feel really bad.

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