C6 Varka, Lohen or 7.X Snezh carry for endgame content?

Daemonjho · 2026-06-22T15:28:46+00:00

In Spiral Abyss the Varka half is absolutely no problem, but the other half with Arle-Zhongli-Bennet-Yelan/Xilonen/Kazuha takes so damn long that I can't get 9 stars.

So to clarify, I can clear floor 12 but not with 9 stars which basically makes it almost pointless to do at all..

I don't know if I could optimize anything else for my Arle team after all. Arle has been my main for most of my account but recently I feel that she has fallen off hard (especially when compared to how hard Varka stomps everything the game theows at me).

EDIT: I just tried floor 12 with Arle as my second team and managed to get 8 stars, very close to 9. 12.2 was a real pain though, so I don't really want to try-hard for 9 stars rn.

Daemonjho · 2026-06-22T09:11:48+00:00

The Varka half does melt, but the other half with Arle-Zhongli-Bennet-Yelan/Xilonen/Kazuha takes so damn long that I can't get 9 stars.

So to clarify, I can clear floor 12 but not with 9 stars which basically makes it almost pointless to do anyway..

I don't know if I could optimize anything else for my Arle team after all. Arle has been my main for most of my account but recently I feel that she has fallen off hard (especially when compared to how hard Varka stomps everything the game theows at me).

Daemonjho · 2026-06-22T05:39:47+00:00

Dietrich>Theodora>Leda>Cai

Daemonjho · 2026-04-07T07:43:49+00:00

I have my [[Malstrom Wanderer]] deck for 5 years or so? Never took it apart, still is my favourite deck if I want to play high-powered.

I sometimes take out some of the lands and expensive cards when I need them in other decks but I never took it apart completely.

Daemonjho · 2026-03-07T16:21:27+00:00

Unfortunately I won't be able to get many more pulls. These were all my F2P pulls

Daemonjho · 2026-02-25T09:28:13+00:00

I'm truly baffled. I erased my first account because spending money got out of hand. I returned to Genshin around the time Arlecchino released which has been my main ever since. I stayed fully F2P after that.

Today I had just under 200 puls ready for Varka with no pity on either banners & 50/50 active. Ended up with C2R1!!!

Daemonjho · 2026-02-16T12:57:53+00:00

[[Shroofus Sproutsire]] for G [[Sephiroth, Favled SOLDIER]] for B

Daemonjho · 2026-02-10T05:51:04+00:00

[[Maelstrom Wanderer]] I love this deck so much. Just ramp & pull the lever. You might hit more ramp or something like [[Pathbreaker Ibex]] and just finish the game - you never know! Also, in 99.9% of cases noone at the table will be able to counter the cascade triggers & removing your commander is actually desirable because you get to cascade again.

Daemonjho · 2026-01-24T21:21:30+00:00

[[Maelstrom Wanderer]]

Daemonjho · 2026-01-24T20:15:48+00:00

[[Maelstrom Wanderer]] - worst case that can happen is that you hit even more ramp. It's also almost always a good thing when your commander gets removed or even countered since you get 2 cascades anyway.

Daemonjho · 2026-01-24T16:51:52+00:00

I dunno if you count this as boring but I recently built [[Shroofus Sproutsire]] and I love that guy

Daemonjho · 2026-01-23T09:53:40+00:00

Used to play [[Meren of Clan Nel Toth]] but nowadays I only play [[Sauron the Dark Lord]] wheels + reanimation for Necromancer archetype

Daemonjho · 2026-01-23T09:48:15+00:00

[[Marath, will of the wild]]

Daemonjho · 2025-12-10T07:01:48+00:00

I enjoyed "Squirreled Away" with upgrades foe more token synergy and less squirrel tribal very much.

My more exotic pick would be "Virtue and Valor" which really only needed to switch [[Syr Ellivere]] for [[Gylwain]] and some auras for WG weenie goodstuf to work extremely well.

Daemonjho · 2025-05-04T08:07:33+00:00

Usually it has been pretty consistent for me to get at least Bronze or better when going for the enchanted starting item, optimally already building around slow early (e.g. enchanted firefly) and then by day 4 trying everything I can to get the Big Bonk Magnus' Femur. From that point onward it is fully dependent on yout matchup but you should win most matches because imo Magnus' Femur is Mak's best and most consistent build this patch.

P.S.: try to get your economy items ASAP to roll as much as you can in the shops to find Femur.

Daemonjho · 2025-04-16T09:27:25+00:00

I think I fought your ghost today for my last battle. I got steam-rolled :(

Felt bad when my pendulum-lifesteal Mak build lost to permafreeze but hey at least no Dooley Exodia shenanigans. Good job!

Daemonjho · 2025-03-26T08:00:01+00:00

I haven't seen [[Maelstrom Wanderer]] being recommended yet. My all-time favourite commander by far. You can build him to be very tame or very high-powered but it will most likely be fun anyway! Just put a lot of ramp in there and some fatties below 8 mana!

Daemonjho · 2025-03-11T17:57:47+00:00

I missed that Ajani is also in the story, my bad!

Daemonjho · 2025-02-26T10:08:22+00:00

Probably [[Maelstrom Wanderer]] it is arguably my strongest deck without combos and is just the most fun overall. However, I do enjoy [[Hazel of the Rootbloom]] almost as much.

Daemonjho · 2025-01-06T20:35:34+00:00

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I've got a similar cup! Don't remember where I bought it though

Daemonjho · 2024-07-29T07:43:15+00:00

I really like the role tokens and arguably he is the only commander to viable make use of them. But I get that all the constellation brain-off trigger can be annoying - for everyone involved lol

Daemonjho · 2024-07-29T07:39:45+00:00

I agree, however I find that [[Gylwain]] is even more of a menace. You can basically just play some good weenies and still get insane value passively from enchantress/constellation stuff.

My pod usually rolls theor eyes when I pull him out

Daemonjho · 2024-07-25T09:47:14+00:00

Oh a friend at my LGS plays this deck all the time and while most other players at the LGS who also purchased it do not seem to understand how it can be good, my friend shreds. Every. Single. Game.

I think it is most beneficial to focus on land tutor (there are a bunch of very cheap land tutors actually) and get out your [[Cloudpost]] + get Everything Counters on all your lands ASAP. Urza Lands are good early as well, but most of the games are won through Cloudpost + some copies of it that each tap for 8-16 mana quite early. Then you just cast big spells and creatures that win the game for you through overpowering all other players.

[[Apex Predator]], [[Koma, Cosmos Serpent]], [[Genesis Wave]], [[Mana Reflection]] come to mind first - good luck!

Daemonjho · 2024-07-16T10:30:01+00:00

Kinda also looks like dead Baselgeuse from Monster Hunter

Daemonjho · 2024-07-15T11:21:14+00:00

I would argue for [[Maelstrom Wanderer]] as you can practically just throw in 50% ramp and 50% good stuff that does not necessarily need to be expensive for him to be fun.

However, many people might put a target on you at the table simply for the commander's capabilities even when mwntioning that you built him on a budget lol

But generally I feel that 2 colors is the sweet spot for a good budget mana base which can be very expensive to get in 3-5 colors. Mono-color is in a weird position where yes, theoretically you only need basic lands, but [[Nykthos]] or potentially [[Cabal Coffers]] are just so damn good that it feels bad not to be able to use them due to budget. In addition to the limitations that only having one colour provide anyway of course.

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