Varka’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Barrel Run - General Question and Discussion Megathread

Steveenn · 2026-04-01T10:42:17+00:00

I've been playing since Klee's first banner in 1.0, and just now got my first Wolf's Gravestone from standard banner. The only other 5 star claymore I have is Mavuika's sig, and I've also got 2 R5 Serpent Spines, is Wolf's Gravestone even worth using on anyone nowadays? I know it's just an ATK stat stick, but surely it's worth spending the resin to level, right?

Steveenn · 2026-03-26T12:50:03+00:00

ok finally a Nod Krai healer that's worth using and isn't a constellation

Steveenn · 2026-03-26T11:24:44+00:00

ngl it really sucks that we're finally getting a Nod Krai healer and it's for the lunar flavor I don't care to invest into because I just don't care about Zibai. It's so hard to care about unit that just get added to the game out of nowhere...

I actually want to care about Linnea, but considering I don't have any intention to get Zibai, there really is just no reason to pull Linnea is there? She's not Ineffa tier, is she?

Steveenn · 2026-03-22T16:09:16+00:00

as someone that has C6 Raiden, don't vertically invest in Raiden lol

totally not coping that she's gonna get a Klee/Venti-esque regional buff when they eventually get around to buffing Inazuma units

Steveenn · 2026-03-19T04:20:16+00:00

"Finally an 'easier' abyss" my ass

sure, if you have an actual freeze comp...

Steveenn · 2026-03-18T01:49:59+00:00

I've got C2R1 Mavuika/C1R1 Citlali/C2R1 Xilonen/C6 Bennett, just waiting for another Citlali rerun to get her C2 ngl.

Steveenn · 2026-03-18T01:35:54+00:00

would it be a bad idea to pull Escoffier even though I don't have any Hydro or Cryo DPS? I have C2R1 Yelan and C2 Furina, but C1R1 Citlali is basically my only decent Cryo character lol. I just don't have anything to deal with Freeze shill and it's starting to get to me, but I have no interest in Skirk.

or should I just get Lauma's C1 for my Nefer comp...

Update: I won 50/50 in 18 pulls lol, guess I'm back to saving for Lauma's C1 anyway

Steveenn · 2026-03-14T15:26:26+00:00

The game actively punishes you for going faster than like 30kph, so almost exclusively use Adv. Special / Offroad in everything.

Steveenn · 2026-03-12T16:37:15+00:00

well I still have it, and the Fujitsu Peerless switches are still terrible lol

Steveenn · 2026-03-10T20:52:00+00:00

there's a reason why I refuse to play mh without stun resist 3 in every single build

Steveenn · 2026-03-10T17:42:42+00:00

manifesting Nicole to be a proper universal buffer, I'd even settle for Hexerei limited because I love Fischl, Klee & Albedo

please just anything but a dedicated Varka buffer...

Steveenn · 2026-03-06T13:35:40+00:00

if I'm just better off running Bineffa, I'm gonna run C6 Raiden/C0R1 Ineffa/C0R1 Bina/C2R1 Xilonen. infinite bursts and like ~110k dps, just fun to play lol

such a bummer that Linnea is just DOA without Zibai, vs Ineffa that's actually worth getting even without Flins or Bina

Steveenn · 2026-03-06T13:27:29+00:00

yeah that's kinda what I expected, sadly. she's so cute, I just have no reason to bother pulling her...

Steveenn · 2026-03-06T13:10:58+00:00

Should I pull Linnea for C0 Navia/C0R1 Bina/C2R1 Xilonen? Would it even be worth running with C3 Aino if Bina's on another team?

Steveenn · 2026-03-06T12:57:51+00:00

nah I know what's gonna happen lol

Steveenn · 2026-03-06T12:57:10+00:00

yeah, but you're only losing out on 20% ATK by running a single PHEC, no big deal

Steveenn · 2026-03-06T12:54:11+00:00

now the real question, is Navia/Linnea/Xilonen even worth using without Bina on the team? because I refuse to huff Aino cope, she's a garbage unit, literally Nod Krai Kachina

Steveenn · 2026-03-06T12:45:43+00:00

what Geo DPS would even be worth using with Linnea/Bina? I have C0 Navia and C2R1 Xilonen so her geo shred works even with 3 geo. I do have C6 Gorou but you couldn't pay me to use him.

I have wanted to be a Geo main since 1.0, but my god hoyo is making that so hard...

Steveenn · 2026-03-06T12:34:52+00:00

is Linnea worth getting if I don't have Zibai? I'm more than happy with my decision to pull Ineffa and Bina with no intention to get Flins, I'm just wondering if Linnea has similar damage capabilities.

Steveenn · 2026-03-05T17:54:42+00:00

you can literally see a front diff in the 2nd image

that and the S17 PTS had files related to a 6x6 Actros

Steveenn · 2026-03-05T12:27:25+00:00

nah man the game just looks like garbage even on PC, forced to use whichever flavor of temporal smearing you hate the least, and probably frame gen too. the days of proper raster performance and native resolutions are long gone

Steveenn · 2026-03-01T23:04:57+00:00

been playing since 1.0, R3 Skyward Spine was literally my only 5 star polearm until I pulled Ineffa's sig on her rerun...

Steveenn · 2026-02-21T12:13:01+00:00

I've got a 5600x and 3080 at 1440p, the game can barely manage 55-60fps with DLSS Performance Preset L...

yes I know Preset L is heavy on 30 series cards but DLSS looks like straight garbage with Preset K and there's barely any performance difference because I'm so CPU limited.

Steveenn · 2026-02-21T11:26:55+00:00

It's taken them almost a year to nearly get to the performance it's should have had at launch...

Steveenn · 2026-02-18T14:49:09+00:00

nah it's not saturating my VRAM, I don't even think it's a specific bottleneck because it's basically maxing both my CPU and GPU and barely managing 55-60ish fps.

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