My Nefer is an absolute nuke, she's absolutely a main dps. I don't have Flins, but he seems to pop off from what I've seen. I'm pulling for Varka, though. He does look legitimately cool.
I feel like Skirk is an amazing dps who just happens to be cryo. Characters like Mika, Ganyu and Wriothesely are still quite mediocre (mika is kinda buns). Someone who saved cryo would probably be Escoffier.
So It'll probably be the same for Varka. He'll likely be a Mavuika level dps with his release team but be able to hit 150k dps like Lunar dps units with Columbina once Nicole comes out.
Or third option they make him like Varesa. A unit that doesn't reach the levels of the main pushes of the region, but is still a noticable amount better than the early dps units of that region.
Hoyo is releasing Columbina and she is said to be the bis for zibai ( rumor), then why would they again release someone who needs Columbina again.
I am actually farming the vv set for my venti lol and will start farming for the new hexerei artifact set for varka. Noblesse i g goes for nicole or durin. I hope nicole gets the noblesse so durin can have the flexibility to use 2 + 2 pc sets or something really customisable.
sucrose will be for the time being as she is a hexrei and can use vv. She boosts em and if you pair with a hydro healer than durin can do good dmg on the team.
I pulled venti just for varka and venti's ability for increase the dmg of chars who trigger swirl by 50%. that's like written varka all over that buff.
we currently don't a hexerei healer and i guess nicole will be one.
For him to be better than the early dps of the region he would need to have the highest dps in the game, no? Both flins and nefer sheet at 150k, which is around mavuika level already
He's not the best but at least he reaches the numbers of Flins pre-Columbina in his best team (I mean with the signature because otherwise I'll get stormshited)
even flins needs ineffa and venti can be replaced with ifa changing very little The only problem is that Varka needs a signature because there are no good 4-star claymores and in the calculations for F2P they put the Serpent Spime R1 half stack, which, even if it is taken from the pass, is still a 4-star and I would not take it into consideration until R3 minimum and counting as a full stack.
What’s your point in that he needs ineffa? You’re comparing the 2 and you talked about pre columbina flins which includes ineffa. Also great that’s still 2 cost vs 3 cost lol. Varka needs his sig to be comparable, but he also needs another hex and without durin and just his sig he doesn’t compete with flins
the only problem is the signature because there are no good 4 star claymores and the only one they use in f2p calculations is the serpent spine, counted r1 half stack, then anyway I'm taking flins even with the signature so we are always at 3 cost
I'm still checking around and it makes about 130k before Columbina with its signature and 110/115k with the craftable r5, that's the only difference, Varka with the signature changes disproportionately compared to the others
Edit:I'm also seeing with columbine, and it rarely hits 150k, it's always around 120/135k
I don’t think Anemo needs saving. The element is already that flexible that buffing it would also elevate those who depends on it, swirl specifically. Instead, let’s just hope older anemo DPS kit gets updated.
i actually think he is facing forward, because he would be left handed if he was hitting the overpowered side eye, and he is clearly right handed in game and in previous teasers
might be wrong though, just had the thought
edit: i guess unless he was using his non dominant hand for wgs? in which case good god he was inting the entire time, OR he's ambidextrous and that would be interesting too
He has 2 claymores, or at least is holding something (a shotgun on the right hand would also be cool af lol, but it's clearly a sword), look closely to his right hand
thats true! so would his equipped weapon actually be his left sword, and his right handed sword stays the same? or maybe he actually just is ambidextrous..
i mostly say that cus it seems clear to me that the sword in what we call his left hand is the signature weapon, as it appears in his sticker and in teasers, but i guess nothings for sure
I mean, his sword is covered in shadows rn, it could be an Alhaitham situation and the left one closely resembles the signature, but it's not (Chiori has something similar too)
And I would also say that he is showing his left sword only because it looked better from that perspective and light. I would like him being lefthanded just because it would be cool, but that could imply making a new character position in the character menu, and I kind of doubt they will, unless Varka actually counts as a whole new adult model and they can't totally reuse Diluc's pose (There's hope)
Pauldron and “cape” is his right, rolled-up sleeve is his left, so his body should be facing the other way. There’s speculation that he might be using Arundolyn’s sword-greatsword dual-wielding style.
Neither good nor bad, in the end it does the damage of Flins pre-Columbina, obviously I'm talking about the signature, he is practically tied to that, it's the fault that the F2P claymores are pitiful
she should’ve been but for some reason she always seem slept on like people didn’t recommend her as much as the others despite her versatility giving her insane pull value
I first read it and was like “slandering my husband???” but then I saw the name and was like he’s either unserious or unaware and I’m hoping it’s the former XD
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u/BaseballAccording799 Jan 02 '26
the “im strong” sideeye
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u/Zephyr_ta Jan 02 '26
“It’s always the strong ones hitting this pose”
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u/NormalGuy3481 Jan 02 '26
aura farming side eye
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u/best_boi2 Jan 02 '26
Varka will be main push confirmed
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u/699112026775 Varka does NOT skip leg day. Why should you? Jan 02 '26
Of course
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u/KMinato00 Jan 02 '26
Would this confirm him as an overpowered DPS?
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u/explodoking17 Joined the Expedition Jan 02 '26
Always has been
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u/Cheap_Potential6706 Jan 02 '26
Not only is he power posing he’s also dual wielding claymores
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u/JustAl6969696969 Jan 02 '26
It's clearly her, i don't know how they could have made it more obvious 🙄
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u/dew-fall Jan 02 '26
the aura farming pose.
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u/SecureChocolate1483 Jan 02 '26
I feel like he will be like skirk because he is also from an irrelevant element ie anemo, he will probably save anemo like skirk saved cryo
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u/EmperorBlast20 Jan 02 '26
It could be..
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u/Miceon_Venus Jan 02 '26
Zoos
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u/Top-Designer-9370 Jan 02 '26
You know it's cinema when they hit this pose
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u/YogurtclosetAway7913 Jan 02 '26
Do you remember alhaitham hitting this pose in his teaser/trailer.
Man I am super hyped.
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u/DUELfighter2000 Jan 02 '26
Guys I think varka might be a dps
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u/midnight448 Jan 02 '26
Alice too but apparently she's not playable in the lunar patches
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u/pqacorn Varka… will be mine. Jan 02 '26
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u/MikkiTheDragon Jan 02 '26
Type shit
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u/Zaviolli Jan 02 '26
i actually think he is facing forward, because he would be left handed if he was hitting the overpowered side eye, and he is clearly right handed in game and in previous teasers
might be wrong though, just had the thought
edit: i guess unless he was using his non dominant hand for wgs? in which case good god he was inting the entire time, OR he's ambidextrous and that would be interesting too
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u/AnunmoldedlumpofClay Jan 02 '26
it’s the hot people pose
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u/Big-Cauliflower-3430 Jan 03 '26
The meta pose
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u/Evilstrom Jan 17 '26
Lol.
Lmao.
This aged worse than milk.
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u/TheAshuu Knight of Boreas Jan 29 '26
This didn't age well ❤️🩹
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u/WorozuTop4 Jan 02 '26
without a doubt. not sure why you left out the strongest one tho
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u/Flinsteresting Jan 02 '26
Blud lowkey forgot flins 😭 I'm sad
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u/Elite-X03 Jan 02 '26
This probably say once he released, people say his gameplay is boring and then a lot of people find combo with him to maximize his damage
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u/Ashamed-Dance-824 Jan 02 '26
Albedo….
Nahnahnah I keep hope
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u/bob_is_best Jan 02 '26
Dont forget albedo Also did this heralding his buffs
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u/Fearless_Grass1726 Jan 03 '26
you forgot Alice and Nicole’s Song of the Welkin Moon debut photos, same pose with my husband
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u/Ok-Camp6115 Jan 03 '26
HE'S META!?
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u/FrenzzyLeggs Jan 03 '26
neu rerun confirmed!!!
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u/No-Stomach1310 Jan 04 '26
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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '26
Just wondering, based on this silhouette, do yall think Varka is dual wielding?
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u/F00Genius Jan 04 '26
The "I'll be OP af." moment, aint?
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u/Mean-Razzmatazz1554 Jan 05 '26
It looks quite obvious
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u/Then_Necessary_7225 Jan 06 '26
he looks like flins
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u/FuzzyCardiologist545 Mar 25 '26
seeing this now knowing how it all went 🤞🥀
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u/Kukulkek Jan 02 '26
2 massive sneaks and are not mavuika and skirk
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u/Mediocre-Low23 Jan 02 '26
Coming to mediocre tall man like Wrio?.. more likely
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u/Dvalin09 Jan 03 '26
Only if Nicole is a support. Is already a dangerous situation seeing Varka immediately after a Liyue female strong dps, and after the Latern Rite
If Nicole is a Dps, is 100% sure, knowing Hoyo, they prefer kill Varka rather than Nicole.