Genshin Impact Varka Build Guide: Kit, Artifacts, Weapons, and Gameplay Tips

The Lantern Rite Festival patch is finally approaching its end, while Luna V is just around the corner with new Mondstadt lore and a 5-star character. In the upcoming Genshin Impact update, we will finally witness the debut of the Grandmaster of Favonius, the Knight of the Boreas Varka. He was initially introduced during the game's debut, but we finally got to see him during the Nod-Krai quest.

Varka is a highly anticipated character who is a 5-star Anemo DPS, wielding a Claymore as his primary weapon. He is expected to perform quite well in terms of damage dealing, but that might be restricted to a few specific needs of his. That is why in this Genshin Impact Varka Build Guide, we will list down all the important information that you will need to unlock the full potential of the Grand Master of Favonius.

Genshin Impact Varka Build Guide

Varka is an upcoming 5-star DPS who will be joining the Anemo roster and will be a strong Hypercarry unit. He delivers massive damage output, but only when paired with specific team comps and weapons, and hence building him might be tricky.

Varka's skills are quite similar to Chasca's, who can use four different elements at once, while the Grandmaster can apply two at once. And honestly, without his best allies, Varka is gonna suffer in the meta; that is why we have listed the details in our Genshin Impact Varka Build Guide that would help you to unlock his max potential.

Genshin Impact Varka kit

The Grandmaster's kit mostly revolves around personal damage output, and it's quite strong when paired with some known faces from Mondstadt. He can use different elemental powers when he applies his Elemental Skill or Burst, but those Elemental option needs to be present in his team.

In short, he is gonna be an Anemo Hypercarry unit in the future patches, and is expected to be a tough one. Let's explore his kit in detail in our Genshin Impact Varka Build Guide:

• Normal Attack: Favonius Bladework: Dancing Radiance - While imitating an ancient knightly war dance, Varka can perform consecutive strikes, which can deal decent Anemo DMG.
• Elemental Skill(Tap): Varka's Favonius Bladework - This skill lets him deal Anemo DMG and additional Elemental DMG based on his team comp. The Elemental DMG cannot be overridden by infusion.
• Elemental Skill (Hold): Varka's Favonius Bladework - This lets him take a step back and unleash a powerful jump; in short, this is his exploration utility.
• Elemental Burst (North wind Avatar) - The Grandmaster will unleash a massive blow, which will deal devastating damage to the enemies who are in front of him.

Talent Priority

Elemental Skill > Normal Attack > Elemental Burst

Follow this pattern to build him quickly without compromising his gameplay. While you wait for his debut, check our Genshin Impact Varka Pre-Farm Guide so that you can be prepared to max him out the day he releases.

Best Artifact Set for Varka in Genshin Impact

The Artifact Set is a crucial part of building a character in Genshin Impact, which is why choosing the perfect set is very important. After looking at Varka's kit, he honestly doesn't have any other option other than the 4-Pc A Day Carved from Rising Winds.

This Artifact set provides a strong buff to the user's ATK stat by +18%, and when the 4-pc bonus comes into effect, it will provide unmatched buffs for the user. When the user manages to hit their target with a Normal Attack, Charged Attack, Elemental Skills, or Elemental Burst, then they will gain the Blessings of Pastoral Winds effect for a duration of 6 seconds, during which the user's ATK will be boosted by another 25%.

And if the user has completed the Witch's Homework Quest, then the Blessings of Pastoral Winds will be upgraded to Resolve of Pastoral Winds, which will boost the Crit Rate of the user by an additional 20%, and this effect can be triggered even when the user is off-field.

Some other Artifact sets which you can use during the early build days of Varka are: Desert Pavilion Chronicle or Marechausse e Hunter. Both of these set offers decent buff to his kit, but the one that works best with him is A Day Carved from Rising Winds.

Best Artifact Stats for Varka

• Sands: ATK%
• Goblet: ATK%
• Circlet: Crit Rate / DMG
• Sub-Stats: Crit Rate, Crit DMG, ATK%, Energy Recharge, Elemental Mastery

While building Varka, try to achieve these stats, and try your best to get the right Artifact set, which is the A Day Carved from Rising Winds set, so that you can achieve the best Varka build.

Best Weapons for Varka in Genshin Impact

Here are some of the best Claymore options that work well with Varka's Kit. The options are:

• Gest of the Mighty Wolf (signature)
• Red horn Stonethresher
• Wolf's Gravestone
• Serpent Spine (Battle pass)
• Tidal Shadow (F2P)

Although there are multiple weapon options, we strongly advise choosing his signature weapon. His damage output drastically improves via his signature weapon. Varka's weapon might be more crucial than his Constellation, so before pulling for Varka, make sure you have enough Primogems so that you can pull for his BIS weapon to make the best Varka Build.

Best Teams for Varka in Genshin Impact

Varka is an upcoming 5-star Anemo DPS, hailing from Mondstadt - the city of Freedom. He is also a part of the Hexenzirkel group, meaning he will benefit from those exclusive buffs. To achieve his max potential, he will need his signature weapon and very specific allies who can greatly buff his damage output. The Best Varka Teams he can be a part of are:

• Varka + Venti + Durin + Bennet (Mono-Pyro)
• Varka + Jean + Furina + Mona (Mono-Hydro)
• Varka + Venti + Fischl + Iansan (Mono-Electro)
• Varka + Venti + Escoffier + Shenhe (Mono-Cryo)

His team comps are very limited, and so are his weapon options, so honestly, he isn't going to be much F2P-friendly. So if you are planning to pull for Varka, make sure you have a lot of Primogems stocked up. That's it for the Genshin Impact Varka build guide. If you are interested in such build guides, keep an eye on our Genshin Impact page to stay updated.