Either they hate him or were waiting for everyone’s wallet to be drained by bineffa
Danjella052026-01-26 11:40
Columbina Ineffa combination in the first banner is cruel
goodmqn_222026-01-26 11:44
Citlali: don't worry you'll get used to it
Neospanner2026-01-26 14:38
Citlali had it even worse - it was her debut banner! At least for Ineffa, it was a rerun. For her debut, Ineffa was running against someone who was on a rerun. (Citlali, ironically.)
Alpha06Omega092026-01-26 12:15
It’s amazing as someone who saved and skipper all nod Karai, got my columbina functioning 21 days early
AngelsHero2026-01-26 19:36
I got incredibly lucky and got both in under 60 pulls
With a failed 50/50 between them
I should have ~115 pulls by varka banner since I’m skipping this next banner
JDBCool2026-01-26 22:23
HSR during 3.4
Sunday-Tribbie-Sparkle banner
#NO SURVIVORS
LivingASlothsLife2026-01-26 11:41
Its alg, he'll wake up exactly where he needs and wants to be (my account) and be all happy and dandy
AffectionateGrape1842026-01-26 11:47
Wait until you see me in the state I'm in after waiting 6 years for him to be Dehya-ed because hoyoverse caters to chinese incels who hate their own sex.
ihastomato2026-01-26 14:07
Durin and Flins exist yk
JiMyeong2026-01-26 16:09
>Durin and Flins exist yk
Anyone else? Not Neuvillette.
exoticsaladlol2026-01-26 16:26
rather he would be like wrio in nod krai then dehya..
QuantumPie_2026-01-26 18:06
Alhaitham, Neuv, Flins, Durin
Wanderer is super popular in China and fans literally rented out prime advertising space on subway lines to simp for him.
Mizuki, who was light-skinned and literally wears a maid outfit, got dehya-ed.
I'm getting the impression Hoyo deliberately wants some banners to not be as enticing, especially after a crazy patch with 2 highly sought after units, to give people's wallets a chance to rest and not get burnt out.
Varka is just the unfortunate pick to take that spot but it kinda makes sense given him being Animo is a no brainer and Animo main DPS is already heavily inundated with characters so they can afford to make another one mid.
After Archons:
2.2: No 5*
3.3: Wanderer
4.3: Navia
5.4: Mizuki
6.4: Varka
3.4 was the infamous Hu Tao / Yelan banner and 3.5 was Dehya
3.3 and 4.3 were outliers, but neither unit was a top tier DPS in their respective cycles.
completed_intention2026-01-26 19:44
This logic would make sense if the throwaway banner was an actual throwaway character in the story. But no, Varka has been teased and hyped up since the launch of the game, over 5 years ago. This is the knight of boreas we’re talking about. It makes zero sense to not have him be incredible gameplay-wise.
QuantumPie_2026-01-26 20:27
It doesn't make sense from a thematic point of view but it does kit wise.
6.x has been stacked with new characters. First half the focus was on lunar reactions (so hydro/geo/electro/dendro) and they aren't going to brick a kit for any of those.
The witches stuff seems a bit more up in the air but it seems like Varka/Alice are the main DPS surrounding that. Nicole will most likely be a support for either/both of them.
So between Varka / Alice and the bricked kit having to be released now, Varka makes the most sense to release 6.4 for the current point in the story. While Alice has also been hinted at since 1.0, she hasn't yet engaged directly on the battlefield with us in any meaningful capacity yet like Varka.
The copium take is Nicole will buff Varka significantly (at least bring him up to Navia/Wanderer level relative to those casts at the time) and will get re-run when she comes out so for now Hoyo doesn't want meta players to feel pressured to have to pull on Varkas banner. I unfortunately don't think that's going to be the case :(
HumsterMKI2026-01-26 11:51
Quickly! Search his wallet fir Primo gems!
Crimson_Raven2026-01-26 15:57
(Wow! You find the wealth of Morax!)
(...he's broke.)
(Wait, there's an iou for an outstanding debt to the Angel's Share "for one mutual bard")
Weaponmaster4702026-01-26 12:00
Grandmaster....it's only the beginning of the year.
Golden-Owl2026-01-26 12:03
That’s just an average Tuesday for a Monstadter
Hello_1234567_112026-01-26 12:07
Wait until you see his state right now. He's even more drunk
Adventurous-Day-67382026-01-26 13:16
Cut him some slack, he was emotionally recovering from the lack of hugs.
RenShimizu2026-01-26 13:24
Tbf he's been like that for more than 7 days.
Vomisterium2026-01-26 13:30
If you follow leaks, then this pic also represents the state of Varka’s multipliers rn. I think he needs a big buff.
FennlyXerxich2026-01-26 15:45
V4 for sure.
Vomisterium2026-01-26 15:47
We can go even further! ONE MORE BUFF
FennlyXerxich2026-01-26 15:49
>NA 1-Hit DMG 129.4% → 129.5%
Vomisterium2026-01-26 15:54
At this point, I wouldn’t even be surprised if it turned out this way 💀
Kaze_no_Senshi2026-01-28 06:57
that v3 though... sadly its unlikely at this point they will do anything
Kaze_no_Senshi2026-01-28 06:58
I wasn't expecting him to match the current bis teams but come on, they didn't have to banyue him.
kaori_cicak9902026-01-26 15:04
Eh this varka whole debacle is sus. Wait till he into some dps check in miliastra.. Lets see how doomposter wrong again
Isawaytoseeit2026-01-26 17:36
😌
UrticateMaster2026-01-26 20:48
They state I found Varka in after he read the V3 beta news…
Dreaming_Ares2026-01-27 00:17
I honestly cant even tell what state that is. Missouri? Oregon? New York?
Commentaires
With a failed 50/50 between them
I should have ~115 pulls by varka banner since I’m skipping this next banner
Sunday-Tribbie-Sparkle banner
#NO SURVIVORS
Anyone else? Not Neuvillette.
Wanderer is super popular in China and fans literally rented out prime advertising space on subway lines to simp for him.
Mizuki, who was light-skinned and literally wears a maid outfit, got dehya-ed.
I'm getting the impression Hoyo deliberately wants some banners to not be as enticing, especially after a crazy patch with 2 highly sought after units, to give people's wallets a chance to rest and not get burnt out.
Varka is just the unfortunate pick to take that spot but it kinda makes sense given him being Animo is a no brainer and Animo main DPS is already heavily inundated with characters so they can afford to make another one mid.
After Archons:
2.2: No 5*
3.3: Wanderer
4.3: Navia
5.4: Mizuki
6.4: Varka
3.4 was the infamous Hu Tao / Yelan banner and 3.5 was Dehya
3.3 and 4.3 were outliers, but neither unit was a top tier DPS in their respective cycles.
6.x has been stacked with new characters. First half the focus was on lunar reactions (so hydro/geo/electro/dendro) and they aren't going to brick a kit for any of those.
The witches stuff seems a bit more up in the air but it seems like Varka/Alice are the main DPS surrounding that. Nicole will most likely be a support for either/both of them.
So between Varka / Alice and the bricked kit having to be released now, Varka makes the most sense to release 6.4 for the current point in the story. While Alice has also been hinted at since 1.0, she hasn't yet engaged directly on the battlefield with us in any meaningful capacity yet like Varka.
The copium take is Nicole will buff Varka significantly (at least bring him up to Navia/Wanderer level relative to those casts at the time) and will get re-run when she comes out so for now Hoyo doesn't want meta players to feel pressured to have to pull on Varkas banner. I unfortunately don't think that's going to be the case :(
(...he's broke.)
(Wait, there's an iou for an outstanding debt to the Angel's Share "for one mutual bard")