Varka is a dual element wielding DPS who adapts his weapon based on your team.
Varka always wants a second Hex character, a second Anemo character and two characters of the same PHEC type (Pyro/Hydro/Electro/Cryo) on the team. Not fulfilling these conditions will make his damage plummet.
Regarding Weapon Choices:
Song of Broken Pines: This weapon's performance is highly reliant on using the attack speed buff. If you are having issues with combo execution in general, this weapon is not recommended.
Serpent Spine: At [R5], this weapon performs similar to .
Fang of the Mountain King: With this weapon, it is recommended to use Varka's special Skill instead of the special Charged Attack.
Tidal Shadow: Assumes Varka is healed to activate the passive. As this is not feasible in his current best teams, this weapon can quickly fall to the bottom of this list.
Talking Stick: Assumes the Pyro passive being active. At [R5], this weapon performs similarly to .
"Ultimate Overlord's Mega Magic Sword": While Energy Recharge is a useless stat for Varka, this weapon is one of the few accessible options that are actually reliable.
Regarding Artifact Choices:
Main Stats
ATK%: The generalist pick for the goblet. In most teams, the respective Elemental goblet (Pyro/Hydro/Electro/Cryo) will perform slightly better.
Regarding Talent Choices:
Leveling Varka to Level 90 is the next best investment after Skill Talent levels.