Varka is one of the most anticipated characters in Genshin Impact, and he is finally becoming playable. Varka’s kit has been revealed, and he appears to be an extremely strong and versatile Anemo DPS. If you are also excited about Varka’s release date, then you should learn everything about his kit and best build beforehand. Here is a complete Genshin Impact Varka build, kit, teams, and material guide to help you prepare for pulling him.
Genshin Varka Release Date
Varka will be released on February 25, 2026, in the first phase of Genshin Impact Luna V banners. He is going to have the biggest character model out of all playable characters in Genshin Impact. You can find the release dates for all upcoming Nod-Krai characters on our dedicated list.
Here is a countdown timer for Varka’s Genshin Impact release:
Who is Varka in Genshin Impact?
Varka is the Grand Master and Knight of Boreus of the Knights of Favonius. He is known to be the strongest in Mondstadt. He left Mondstadt half a year before the start of the Traveler’s journey, leaving Jean as the acting Grand Master in his absence. Varka took eighty percent of the Knights of Favonius members with him to this expedition and is currently residing in Nod-Krai.
It was Varka who asked Barbatos (Venti) to set up a conference with Hexenzirkel, which ended up making them the strongest allies of Mondstadt. His exact reasons for being in Nod-Krai are yet unknown, so we can expect to learn about them in the Luna V Archon quest.
Varka Overview: Rarity, Weapon, Element & Stat
Here is everything you need to know about Varka’s base stats, rarity, element, and voice actor:
Type Details Rarity 5-Star Weapon Type Claymore Element Anemo Attack 432 Defense 852 HP 13510 Bonus Stat 38.4% Crit DMG
Genshin Varka Best Build
Here is Varka’s best build in Genshin Impact. Use this build to dominate any fight and to tear through the hardest challenges.
Type Information Weapon Gest of the Mighty Wolf Artifact A Day Carved From Rising Winds Main Stats Sands: ATK%
Goblet: ATK%
Circlet: Crit DMG = Crit RateSub Stats Crit Rate = Crit DMG > ATK%
The build mainly rotates around building Crit Rate, Crit DMG, and ATK to scale all of Varka’s damage. It also prioritizes his signature weapon and the Hexenzirkel artifact set. Below, you can learn about Varka’s pros and cons and how to build him with alternative options.
Varka Build Pros and Cons
Varka is a strong Anemo DPS in Genshin Impact, but his damage is not comparable to some of the best DPS units in the game. That’s mainly due to the lack of any dedicated Hexerei mechanic that can be comparable to something like the Lunar reactions.
Pros Cons Strong Anemo DPS Limited F2P-friendly Weapon options F2P-friendly team comps Lacks dedicated team options Easy to play – Can play in multiple elemental reaction teams –
He is also heavily dependent on his signature weapon, with very limited F2P-friendly weapon options. Thankfully, Varka is also easy to play and features many F2P-friendly team options due to being a Hexerei character. He can also fit into multiple elemental reaction teams, giving him a versatility not many other characters have in the game.
Varka Stats
- Crit Rate: 70%
- Crit DMG: 160%
- ATK: 3500
Varka is purely a Crit and ATK scaling character. So, these are the only stats you should be caring about for the Genshin Impact Varka build. Make sure to reach at least 70% Crit Rate and 160% Crit DMG on him, alongside 3500 ATK to get the best out of his kit.
Varka Weapons
- Gest of the Mighty Wolf
- A Thousand Blazing Suns
- Redhorn Stonethresher
- Beacon of the Red Sea
- Verdict
- Fang of the Mountain King
- Wolf’s Gravestone
- Serpent Spine
- Blackcliff Slasher
- Tidal Shadow
Varka’s signature weapon, ‘Gest of the Mighty Wolf,’ is his best-in-slot weapon by a huge margin. It gives him a 40% DMG increase over the nearest best weapon options, making him heavily dependent on it for damage output.
But if you don’t want to pull for his signature weapon, then other 5-star claymores like A Thousand Blazing Suns, Redhorn Stonethresher, Beacon of the Red Sea, and Verdict are good alternatives. Simply picking any weapon with a high ATK and Crit stat should be good enough for Varka.
When it comes to 4-star weapons, Varka only has a few options, and none of them are particularly good. You only get to choose between Serpent Spine, Blackcliff Slasher, and Tidal Shadow for his 4-star weapons.
Varka Artifacts
- A Day Carved From Rising Winds
- Desert Pavilion Chronicle
- Shimenawa’s Reminiscence
A Day Carved From Rising Winds is the standard Hexerei artifact set, which also makes it the best artifact for Varka. Alongside it, you can also use the 4-piece sets of Desert Pavilion Chronicle or Shimenawa’s Reminiscence if you have better sub-stats on them.
Genshin Impact Varka Teams
Varka is a versatile DPS who can work with Pyro, Hydro, Electro, and Cryo teams. However, his best team comp will always be a Pyro team with Durin as his favorite ally. Hydro teams are Varka’s second-best in-slot teams, but neither Electro nor Cryo teams are recommended for him, even though he can play using them.
Teams DPS Support Support Support Best (pyro) Varka Durin Venti Bennet Pyro alternatives Varka Mavuika / Xiangling / Thoma Kazuha / Sucrose / Faruzan Bennet Hydro Varka Jean Furina Mona / Yelan Hydro alternatives Varka Venti Furina Kokomi / Siegwinne Electro Varka Venti Iansan Fischl / Kujou Sara Cryo Varka Venti Escoffier Shenhe Lunar Varka Columbina Ineffa Sucrose
Another interesting thing about Varka’s team comp is that he particularly does well when paired with Columbina and Ineffa. However, that is mostly due to Columbina and Ineffa’s incredible combination rather than Varka’s synergy with Lunar teams.
When trying to create your own Varka team, the thing you need to make sure of is that he should always have one more Hexerei character and two Pyro, Cryo, Electro, or Hydro characters alongside him.
Varka Genshin Impact Kit
Here is a complete look at Genshin Impact Varka’s kit that will give you a good look at how to play his character.
Varka Genshin Kit Explained
- Scaling: ATK
- Role: Anemo DPS
- Skill: Enhances Varka’s basic Attack and Skill and does AoE Anemo damage to enemies.
- Enhanced Basic Attack: Using Varka’s Skill enhances his Basic attacks with increased damage and elemental infusion. His dual claymore deals corresponding Elemental damage based on the elements of his allies in the party. This elemental damage cannot be overridden by other infusions.
- Enhanced Skill: With Pyro, Hydro, Electro, or Cryo characters in the party, Varka’s skill is enhanced and deals corresponding Elemental DMG and Anemo DMG together. He can also use multiple charges of his elemental skill to perform a special charged attack that doesn’t consume stamina while dealing the corresponding element damage and Anemo damage.
- Burst Explained: It does two powerful slash attacks, one of which deals Anemo DMG while the other deals Elemental damage based on the element of the allies, between Pyro, Hydro, Electro, and Cryo.
- Passives: His passives allow his Anemo damage and the corresponding elemental damage to increase based on his ATK stat.
- Hexerei Mechanic: Varka is a Hexerei character, and playing him alongside other Hexerei characters would decrease the cooldown of his Special charged attack significantly.
Varka Talents and Passives
Here is a complete overview of Varka’s talents and passives:
| Talents | Description | DMG Multiplier |
|---|---|---|
| Normal Attack | Normal Attack: Imitating an ancient knightly war-dance, Varka wields dual claymores to perform up to 5 consecutive strikes. | 1-Hit DMG: 129.4% |
| 2-Hit DMG: 47.42% + 88.06% | ||
| 3-Hit DMG: 64.12% + 119.08% | ||
| 4-Hit DMG: 109.57% + 59% | ||
| Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to charge forward and perform an especially powerful dual blade slash toward the front. | 5-Hit Damage: 137.88% + 74.24% | |
| Charged Attack DMG: 169.29% + 91.15% | ||
| Charged Attack Stamina Cost: 50 | ||
| Plunging Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact. | Plunge DMG: 147.44% | |
| Low/High Plunge DMG: 294.82% / 368.25% | ||
| Skill | Manifest the true essence of Favonius Bladework with absolute power. Produces different effects depending on whether the skill is Tapped or Held. | Skill DMG: 501.12% |
| Skill Duration: 12s | ||
| 1-Hit DMG: 129.4% | ||
| 2-Hit DMG: 59.27% + 110.08% | ||
| Tap: Leap forward and slash in one fluid motion, dealing AoE Anemo DMG and switching to Stormward Charge mode. While in Stormward Charge, Varka’s Normal Attack DMG is increased, and he cannot perform Plunging Attacks. When performing Normal or Charged Attacks, Varka’s dual-wielded claymores will deal corresponding Elemental DMG based on the Elemental Types of the characters in the party, respectively. This Elemental DMG cannot be overridden by infusions. Additionally, when in Stormward Charge, if there are Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo characters in the party, Varka’s Elemental Skill Windbound Execution will be converted to the special Elemental Skill, Four Winds’ Ascension, dealing corresponding Elemental DMG and Anemo DMG. Additionally, Varka can also expend uses for the special Elemental Skill Four Winds’ Ascension to perform a special Charged Attack, Azure Devour, that does not consume stamina to deal corresponding Elemental DMG and Anemo DMG. | 3-Hit DMG: 80.15% + 148.85% | |
| Hold: After charging for a while, leap forward. The duration of the charge will increase the distance of the leap. | 4-Hit DMG: 136.97% + 73.75% | |
| 5-Hit Damage: 172.35% + 92.8% | ||
| Charged Attack DMG: 211.61% + 113.94% | ||
| Follow-up Skill DMG: 236.81% + 127.51% | ||
| Follow-up Charged Attack Bonus DMG: 126.36%×2 + 68.04%×2 | ||
| Follow-up Skill CD: 11 | ||
| CD: 16s | ||
| Burst | In the name of the mightiest Knight of Boreas, unleash a powerful double slash attack toward the front, dealing 2 instances of Anemo DMG. If there are Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo characters in the party, the first slash will be converted to deal corresponding Elemental DMG according to the priority order of the aforementioned Elemental Types. | 1-Hit DMG: 606.53% |
| 2-Hit DMG: 326.59% | ||
| CD: 15s | ||
| Energy Cost: 60 | ||
| Homebound Wind’s Paean | For every party member from Mondstadt, the Elemental Skill Windbound Execution’s CD is decreased by 5%. This effect does not trigger in Domains, Trounce Domains, or the Spiral Abyss. | – |
| Dawn Wind’s March | When there are Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo characters in the party, every 1,000 points of Varka’s ATK will grant Varka a 10% Anemo DMG Bonus and corresponding Elemental DMG Bonus (among the aforementioned Elemental Types, only one element can gain bonus DMG this way), which can gain up to 25% of bonus DMG this way. | – |
| Additionally, if there are at least 2 Anemo characters, or at least 2 characters of the same Element among Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo in the party, the Normal Attacks, Charged Attacks, Special Charged Attack Azure Devour and the special Elemental Skill Four Winds’ Ascension that Varka deals or unleashes while in Stormward Charge will deal 140% of their original DMG. If there are at least 2 Anemo characters and at least 2 other characters of the same element among Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo present in the party at the same time, the aforementioned effect will be increased to 220%. | ||
| Wind’s Vanguard | When nearby party members trigger Swirl reaction(s), Varka gains one stack of Azure Fang’s Oath, increasing the DMG dealt by his Normal Attacks, Charged Attacks, special Charged Attack Azure Devour and special Elemental Skill Four Winds’ Ascension while in Stormward Charge by 7.5% for 8s. Max 4 stacks. Each character can grant Varka with 1 stack of Azure Fang’s Oath every second this way. | – |
| Witch’s Eve Rite: Dawn’s Return | After completing Witch’s Homework: The Untitled Question, Varka will become a Hexerei character. When the party includes at least 2 Hexerei characters, you will gain the Hexerei: Secret Rite effect, which enhances Hexerei characters. | – |
| Hexerei: Secret Rite: Enhances the special Elemental Skill Four Winds’ Ascension: When Varka hits an enemy with Normal Attack(s) in Stormward Charge, the CD of Four Winds’ Ascension will be reduced by 1s. | – |
Varka Constellations
Here is a complete overview of Varka’s constellations:
| Constellations | Description |
|---|---|
| “Come, Friend, Let Us Dance Beneath the Moon’s Soft Glow” | When Varka switches to Stormward Charge, he will obtain an additional use of the special Elemental Skill Four Winds’ Ascension. Additionally, after switching to Stormward Charge, Varka will gain the Lyrical Libation effect: When unleashing the special Elemental Skill Four Winds’ Ascension, or when performing the special Charged Attack Azure Devour, Varka can consume this effect to deal 200% of the original DMG dealt by Four Winds’ Ascension or Azure Devour. |
| “When Dawn Breaks, Our Journey Shall Take Flight” | When unleashing the special Elemental Skill Four Winds’ Ascension, or when performing the special Charged Attack Azure Devour, Varka will perform an additional strike, dealing AoE Anemo DMG equal to 800% of Varka’s ATK. |
| “O Friend, Quaff Not the Bitter Wine That Brings Tears of Woe” | Increases Elemental Skill Windbound Execution Level by 3. |
| “For None May Take From Us Our Freedom of Song” | When Varka triggers a Swirl reaction, based on the Elemental Types involved in the reaction, all nearby party members gain a 20% Anemo DMG Bonus and the corresponding Elemental DMG Bonus for 10s. |
| “Fill High the Cup With Fine Wine, for Tyrants Come and Go” | Increases Elemental Burst Northwind Avatar Level by 3. |
| “Beloved Mondstadt, Steadfast You Shall Shine” | Stormward Charge is enhanced: |
| For a short time after unleashing the special Elemental Skill Four Winds’ Ascension, Tapping on Varka’s Elemental Skill or Holding his Normal Attack will not expend any uses of Four Winds’ Ascension, and perform the special Charged Attack Azure Devour. |
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| After performing the special Charged Attack Azure Devour, tap on Varka’s Elemental Skill to unleash an instance of Four Winds’ Ascension without expending any uses of Four Winds’ Ascension. |
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| Additionally, the Azure Fang’s Oath effect in Passive Talent Wind’s Vanguard is enhanced: Every stack of Azure Fang’s Oath will increase Varka’s CRIT DMG by 15%. |
Varka Signature Weapon
The signature weapon of Varka has also been revealed, and it is named Gest of the Mighty Wolf. Here is a quick overview of the weapon:
Type Details Name Gest of the Mighty Wolf Rarity 5-star Weapon Type Claymore Base ATK 608.07 Bonus Crit Rate 33.08% Skill Increase ATK SPD by 10%. Every time the equipping character’s Normal Attack(s) hit opponent(s)/casts their Elemental Skill/performs Charged Attack(s), gain 1/2/2 stacks of Four Winds’ Hymn respectively: DMG dealt is increased by 7.5% for 4s. Max 4 stacks. This effect can be triggered once every 0.01s.
Additionally, when the party has the “Hexerei: Secret Rite” effect, each stack of Four Winds’ Hymn will increase the CRIT DMG of the equipping character by 7.5%.
Genshin Impact Varka Materials
Here are all of Varka’s ascension materials:
Material Quantity Vayuda Turquoise Sliver 1 Vayuda Turquoise Fragment 9 Vayuda Turquois Chunk 9 Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone 6 Wolfhook 168 Broken Drive Shaft 18 Reinforced Drive Shaft 30 Precision Drive Shaft 36 Prismatic Severed Tail 46 Mora 420,000
Here are all of Varka’s talent level-up materials:
Material Quantity Broken Drive Shaft 6 Reinforced Drive Shaft 22 Precision Drive Shaft 31 Teachings of Freedom 3 Guide to Freedom 21 Philosophies of Freedom 38 Ascended Sample: Rook 6 Crown of Insight 1 Mora 1,653,000
Who Voices Varka in Genshin Impact?
Varka’s voice acting is among the best in Genshin Impact, so no wonder everyone wants to learn about the star behind the massive muscles. Here are Varka’s voice actors in English, Japanese, and Chinese:
- English: Joseph May
- Japanese: Tomokazu Sugita
- Chinese: Hao Xianghai
So, that’s everything there is to know about Varka in Genshin Impact. What’s your opinion of Varka’s kit? Let us know in the comments below.
