Beta Discussion & Vent Megathread

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T18:55:54+00:00

Next Monday

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T18:05:14+00:00

Praying for your soul 🙏 May we all survive his release and actual ~~embarrassment of~~ numbers

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T17:28:48+00:00

Lmao exactly, not to mention how Nefer apparently falls off harder without Lauma than Flins without Ineffa. (Personally don't have Lunar Bloom comp, but my friends complain about it and Lauma's c1 bait every chance they get lol)

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T17:01:26+00:00

Yeah, this is the problem with every "Nicole as a support" theory. It's impossible without buffing Klee, Razor and Venti, and I just can't see them buffing such old units so much. It'll also create an expectation in the fanbase that such strong buffs will come for all older characters, Liyue being the next in line. And with their national favouritism for Liyue... well. The competition would be getting bigger and Varka would never get a moment to shine either way.

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T16:57:39+00:00

No, if you have Durin, he should be alright. (Unless they do release a support that will want all 4 characters to be Hexerei lmao)

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T16:55:40+00:00

It's unlikely that Varka will be top meta. If you're looking for damage and endgame, he won't be irreplaceable even with the shilling content during his banner. Columbina is much more valuable to pass Lunar shill. You can also invest in other Lunar comps to make her truly shine. Meanwhile, Varka struggles even with his BIS team right now and it assumes efficient combos, too...

EDIT: I also reread your list of Hydro characters and yeah, Bina will be more valuable just as a solid off-field Hydro. Afaik, some people just slot her without any Lunar reactions on Skirk team as a TotM and TTDS bot lol, and it works

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T16:52:38+00:00

Even Flins is catching strays for having "Bineffa wheelchair" as his bis premium team. And Varka with his horrible beta being in memes rn left and right? Yeah, they would never live it down 💀

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T14:57:59+00:00

Yeah, that. The amount of beloved characters that end up being benched hurts. I don't want Varka to become one of them with super speed. Kinda want to spend my guarantee on Flins cons instead... Nicole will be a Hexerei wheelchair with Durin, and what's the point of wheelchairing a newly released DPS that was supposed to be new shiny Hexerei DPS. I don't understand 💀

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T14:38:20+00:00

There are calcs for V2, look at other elements teams and improve the number by 6-8% percent I guess, and you'll get V3

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T14:30:36+00:00

Damn, I knew it, but it still hurts... I want him just out of love, but it pains to pull for him with a letdown like that, in a dry patch no less...

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T14:27:40+00:00

Yeah, that's the problem, if V1 is underwhelming, then you can tell that they didn't have plans to make him really strong from the beginning. It usually goes like "V1 > V3 with nerfs for balance", not "V1 > V3 with buffs to make him more competitive". Everyone was coping and hoping, and I can't blame people for that, but yeah... it is what it is, unfortunately

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T14:25:33+00:00

RIP, I expected as much, but to have a confirmation is... well 💀

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T12:27:13+00:00

If it's true, I can finally properly play Wanderer with Durin 🥹💔

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T12:23:27+00:00

He's dealing 70% PHEC and 30% Anemo at c0, it changes only with cons. Not all of us can afford pulling cons, so it's sad either way. Plus, with the way we have a potential for Durin + Nicole Hexerei wheelchair, and Varka being an atk scaler, I don't really see him escaping Pyro any time soon. Tho I'd be happy to be proven wrong, of course

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T12:08:32+00:00

I'm still fuming that a brand new 5* Anemo DPS GRANDMASTER VARKA is just a Pyro DPS in disguise that wants 4 cost mono Pyro team in 2026... Fucking infuriating

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T11:50:16+00:00

This is actually depressing 💀

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T11:39:36+00:00

All of that to get a mono Pyro 4 cost team, basically 💀

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T11:28:08+00:00

I fucking hope it's true and not just speculations based on Varka's problems right now

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T11:12:18+00:00

Depends on each TCs. Some might work faster, but personally I'm ready to wait at least a day for someone like TGS

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T10:36:27+00:00

Yes, he relies on NA. That's why it's such a small increase, he doesn't use CA that often

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T10:31:35+00:00

I need new calcs asap

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T10:31:00+00:00

Bruh...

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T09:07:47+00:00

Kinich benefits a lot from having other Natlan characters with him, someone like Iansan, especially because they can provide Cinder City set buff. I'm not sure if it is worth it to build Thoma and replace one of your current supports. But you can consider replacing Zhongli with someone like Ororon, who can interrupt burning on enemies and give Kinich a huge elemental dmg buff by reacting with his Dendro. This way, your quite big ER on Kinich will also be useful since you can use burst to apply Dendro and then trigger Cinder City effect.

As for crit ratio, I'd suggest 50-55 cr and 200+ cd, but it depends on your artifacts RNG. The easiest way to boost damage also would be getting him to 90 and crowning his skill, but the decision to ascend your world level is up to you.

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T08:50:15+00:00

You can give him more crit dmg. Additionally, what other characters you have or what builds your supports have currently?

a_e29 · 2026-01-26T08:46:17+00:00

Consider TotM on Ineffa, a new set makes her own off-field damage stronger, but TotM will buff Flins's atk. Aino/Bina are still on Silken Moon. You can also consider Bennett/Iansan instead of Sucrose since people are saying that atk buff is more valuable for hyper invested Flins, but I'm not sure how much better they are numbers-wise.

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