Varka

Lore

Varka is known as the crimson requiem of Liyue, admired for discipline in battle and careful command of Anemo.

Meta

• Title: Crimson Requiem
• Birthday: 18 February
• Association: Liyue
• Affiliation: Akademiya
• Constellation: Draco Noctis
• Element: Anemo
• Release: 2026-06-02
• Chinese voice actor: Luo Fei
• Japanese voice actor: Ai Fairouz
• English voice actor: Alyssa Park
• Korean voice actor: Choi Ara

Base Stats

• Base HP: 1298
• Base ATK: 21
• Base DEF: 57
• CRIT Rate: 9.6%
• CRIT DMG: 62.2%
• Extra: Energy Recharge +96

Why This Character Is Good

As a Support, Varka turns short buff windows into high value Swirl conversions.

Varka rewards timing-based combos: weave Normal Attacks between Skill and Burst to maintain buffs and trigger Swirl.

Abilities

• Normal Attack - Crimson Sequence: Performs up to 5 strikes with polearm techniques. Charged Attack consumes stamina to release a stronger Anemo strike.
• Elemental Skill - Crimson Sigil (CD 8s): Marks nearby enemies with a sigil, dealing Anemo DMG and granting a short team buff tied to Swirl.
• Elemental Burst - Requiem Manifest (Cost 80): Unleashes sustained Anemo damage in an area and amplifies the on-field character reaction damage for 12s.

Talent Values

• Normal Attack (Lv.10): 182% total combo multiplier
• Elemental Skill (Lv.10): 440% Anemo DMG
• Elemental Burst (Lv.10): 820% Anemo DMG
• Passive Bonus: +12% CRIT Rate while shielded

Passive Talents

• A1: Triggering Swirl grants Varka 20 Elemental Mastery for 8s (max 3 stacks).
• A4: After using Elemental Burst, all party members gain 12% Anemo DMG Bonus for 10s.
• Utility: Expedition time in Liyue is reduced by 25%.

Constellations

• C1 Crimson Opening: Elemental Skill gains 1 additional charge.
• C2 Requiem Oath: Burst duration increases by 3s and grants 15% Anemo RES shred.
• C3 Refined Motion: Elemental Skill level +3.
• C4 Tactical Convergence: Party gains 80 Elemental Mastery for 8s after Burst cast.
• C5 Everbright Form: Elemental Burst level +3.
• C6 Crimson Zenith: Normal and Charged Attacks gain infusion and deal bonus Anemo DMG based on Elemental Mastery.

Food Specialty

• Varka's Festival Platter: Increases CRIT Rate for all party members by 12% for 300s.

Ascension Cost

• Mora: 2092530
• Hero's Wit: 419
• Boss Drops: 54
• Local Specialty: 168
• Common Drops: 30

Ascension Materials

• Chaos Axis
• Famed Handguard
• Hallowed Crystal Of Veil
• Romaritime Flower
• Silent Catalyst For Epoch

Talent Materials

• Hallowed Alloy Under Flames
• Hilichurl Mask
• Radiant Filament Beyond Covenant
• Silk Flower
• Ominous Mask

Build Suggestions

• Artifact: Echoes Of Inazuma - Varka needs uptime, reaction consistency, and burst scaling, all supported by this set.
• Recommended Weapon: Silent Needle (Polearm, ★★★★★) - Option 1 fits Anemo teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Resistance Shred damage windows.

Weapons

• Silent Needle (Polearm, ★★★★★): Option 1 fits Anemo teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Resistance Shred damage windows.
• Silent Horizon (Polearm, ★★★★★): Option 2 fits Anemo teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Resistance Shred damage windows.
• Shattered Needle (Polearm, ★★★★★): Option 3 fits Anemo teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Resistance Shred damage windows.

Teammates

• Jean (Healer): Jean adds value as Healer because Team healing plus Swirl utility covers both sustain and damage.
• Barbara (Support): Barbara adds value as Support because Barbara offers consistent value as a Support, especially during Swirl windows.
• Wanderer (Main DPS): Wanderer adds value as Main DPS because Anemo uptime remains high across extended combos.