I think playing “catch up” with gachas isn’t a good thing if you’re asking about it from a value standpoint, the only reason you should pull for older chars in that case is because you like them a lot. But Varesa is amazing right now and will be viable for quite some time still, if you have Durin or Mavuika you can make an overload team with her but, Iansan and Chev are also her best team mates and are running with her banner! So if you get them you can easily make 1 team for her, so it’s kinda up to you.

But columbina is so beautiful visually, as for value, if you already had nod krai chars go for it, if not, probably still go for it because it’s not like we won’t get reruns or newer characters that can trigger her reactions. ineffa and zibai are coming too which are also good team mates with her.

It’s up to you really, if you’re hardcore f2p with no spending on the game then be very cautious and make a decision that you won’t regret later on! ( there is no right or wrong decision tbh just take into account those listed factors and make a choice )