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Varesa is a five-star Electro Catalyst user introduced in Version 5.5 who specializes in Plunging Attack damage and excels as an on-field DPS character. Her kit centers around maximizing her Plunge damage through elemental effects and powerful Electro damage scaling, making her a standout choice for Electro-focused builds in late-game content.

Best Weapons for Varesa

Best-in-Slot

Vivid Notions (5-Star Catalyst)
This is Varesa’s signature weapon and the strongest option for her kit. It boosts ATK and greatly enhances plunging attack CRIT DMG, with additional bonuses triggered by Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst use. This weapon is designed specifically to synergize with her Plunge-focused damage playstyle.

Excellent Alternatives

If you do not have Vivid Notions, these weapons work very well:

• Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds (5-Star Catalyst) – Provides elemental damage bonus and movement speed, making it a solid overall choice.
• The Widsith (4-Star Catalyst) – Offers random high buffs to ATK, elemental damage, or elemental mastery when entering the field, useful if you need higher burst potential.
• Kagura’s Verity (5-Star Catalyst) – Although more focused on Skill damage, it still provides strong CRIT stats and overall damage boosts.
• Skyward Atlas (5-Star Catalyst) – A versatile ATK and damage booster if you want solid general performance.
• Flowing Purity (4-Star Catalyst) – A budget option that still provides reliable damage scaling.

Best Artifacts and Main Stats

Best Artifact Set

Long Night’s Oath (4-Piece)
This set is practically tailor-made for Varesa. The 2-piece bonus increases Plunging Attack damage by 25%, and the 4-piece bonus lets you stack Radiance Everlasting for even more plunge damage by triggering hits with Skill, Charged, or Plunging Attacks. With proper stacking you can boost her core damage up to 100% increase during rotations.

Alternative Artifact Set

Obsidian Codex (4-Piece)
This artifact set works extremely well as a strong secondary option. It increases overall damage while under Nightsoul’s Blessing and grants a high CRIT Rate bonus after consuming a Nightsoul point. Many players use Obsidian Codex if Long Night’s Oath is not yet farmed.

Recommended Main Stats

• Sands: ATK%
• Goblet: Electro DMG Bonus
• Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG

High-Value Substats

Prioritize:

• CRIT Rate
• CRIT DMG
• ATK%
• Energy Recharge (important for Burst uptime)
• Elemental Mastery (optional for reaction-based teams)

Talent Priority

To get the most out of Varesa:

1. Elemental Burst – Boosts her Plunging Attack damage and activates her Limit Drive state.
2. Elemental Skill – Enables Nightsoul point generation and access to her Burst rotations.
3. Normal / Plunging Attacks – While her Plunge is highly valuable, prioritize her Burst first to maximize her damage windows.

Best Teams for Varesa

Varesa can adapt to multiple team compositions depending on your available roster and playstyle. These are some of the strongest current meta builds:

1. Overload Team (Top DPS Output)

• Varesa (Main DPS)
• Iansan (ATK Booster & Nightsoul Support)
• Chevreuse (Pyro Buffer & RES Shred)
• Mavuika or Bennett (Support / Heal and ATK Buff)

This Overload-focused team takes advantage of Pyro Electro interactions for high explosion damage, with Iansan improving Varesa’s ATK and Nightsoul generation. Bennett can replace Mavuika if you prefer more healing and ATK support.

2. Electro Charged Team

• Varesa (Main DPS)
• Furina (Electro Support & Particle Generation)
• Iansan (ATK & Nightsoul Support)
• Xianyun or Xilonen (Off-field Damage and Utility)

This team emphasizes electro reactions with Hydro supports, which enhance overall damage and sustain.

3. Mono-Electro Team

• Varesa (Main DPS)
• Xilonen (Electro Burst Support)
• Iansan (Buff & Nightsoul Support)
• Xianyun (Electro Field Control)

This team makes the most of Electro resonance benefits while keeping reaction triggers simple and effective.

4. Aggravate Team

• Varesa (Main DPS)
• Iansan (Nightsoul Support)
• Nahida (Dendro Application)
• Xianyun or Fischl (Additional Electro Triggers)

Aggravate teams leverage Dendro and Electro for repeated enhanced damage windows. Nahida increases the damage amplification for Electro sources while reducing enemy resistances.

Rotation Tips for Peak Damage

A strong damage rotation for Varesa generally looks like this:

1. Elemental Skill to generate Nightsoul points and start the combo cycle.
2. Normal Attacks plus Charged Attack to build energy and position.
3. Plunging Attacks immediately after jump or Fall to maximize her core damage.
4. Elemental Burst when Varesa’s Nightsoul gauge is full to enter Limit Drive state.
5. Repeat the cycle, prioritizing skill and plunge timings for continuous high damage.

Putting this rotation into muscle memory will steadily increase her DPS output in both single target and group fights.

Final Tips for Building Varesa

• Varesa’s strength comes from plunging attack damage, so artifact sets that further increase that source like Long Night’s Oath outperform traditional sets.
• If you struggle with Energy Recharge, using weapons like Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds can help improve her Burst uptime.
• Teams focused on overload or electro charged maximize her Electro alignment and damage potential.

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