Electro

Catalyst

Varesa

Strength in Serenity

TierS

RolesMain DPS

Release5.5

The Collective of Plenty's farm girl turned masked luchadora fights with headbutts and flying kicks. Varesa is an Electro Plunging Attack carry: her Skill and Charged Attacks launch her into the air, and each Plunge in Fiery Passion opens a window for her devastating special Burst, Volcano Kablam. She is at her best in Overloaded teams built around Iansan and Chevreuse.

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Plunging Attack DPS

Weapons

Vivid Notions BiS

5★ · CRIT DMG

Signature and best in slot: +28% ATK and up to +68% Plunging Attack CRIT DMG.

+28% ATK; Plunging Attacks and Skills/Bursts grant up to +68% Plunging Attack CRIT DMG.

Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds

5★ · CRIT Rate

Best 5-star after her signature: CRIT Rate secondary stat, so pair it with Long Night's Oath rather than Obsidian Codex.

+10% Movement SPD; gains +8% Elemental DMG every 4s in combat (max 4 stacks).

Kagura's Verity

5★ · CRIT DMG

Her frequent Skill casts reach full stacks by mid-rotation.

Each Skill stacks +12% Skill DMG and +12% Stellar-Conduct DMG (max 3); at 3 stacks, +12% Elemental DMG.

Crane's Echoing Call

5★ · ATK%

Plunging Attack DMG buff for her, and Energy from every plunge.

A Plunging hit grants the party +28% Plunging Attack DMG for 20s; party Plunging hits restore 2.5 Energy to the wielder.

The Widsith

4★ · CRIT DMG

Best 4-star: at high refinements it rivals 5-stars, despite its random passive.

On entering the field, gains a random theme for 10s: +60% ATK, +48% Elemental DMG or +240 Elemental Mastery (once every 30s).

Flowing Purity

4★ · ATK%

Best free option, as long as a healer keeps her topped up.

Using a Skill grants +8% Elemental DMG and a Bond of Life; clearing it adds up to +12% Elemental DMG for 15s.

Artifacts

Long Night's Oath ×4

Best in slot alongside Codex: up to +100% Plunging Attack DMG, ideal with CRIT Rate weapons or her signature to avoid overcapping CRIT.

Set effects

2pPlunging Attack DMG +25%.

4pPlunging/Charged Attack/Skill hits grant 1/2/2 Radiance Everlasting stacks, each giving +15% Plunging Attack DMG for 6s (max 5 stacks).

Obsidian Codex ×4

Neck and neck with Long Night's Oath: its 40% CRIT Rate wins when your CRIT ratio is lacking. A short Hold Skill at the start activates it.

Set effects

2p+15% DMG while on the field in Nightsoul's Blessing.

4pConsuming Nightsoul points on the field grants +40% CRIT Rate for 6s.

Desert Pavilion Chronicle ×4

Placeholder: her Charged Attacks trigger +40% Normal, Charged and Plunging DMG.

Set effects

2pAnemo DMG Bonus +15%.

4pCharged Attack hits grant +10% Normal Attack SPD and +40% Normal, Charged and Plunging Attack DMG for 15s.

Long Night's Oath ×2

Thundering Fury ×2

Placeholder: Plunging DMG and Electro DMG while you farm.

Set effects

2pPlunging Attack DMG +25%.

2pElectro DMG Bonus +15%.

Main stats

Sands of Eon

ATK%

Goblet of Eonothem

Electro DMG Bonus / ATK%

Circlet of Logos

CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substat priority

1CRIT Rate 2CRIT DMG 3ATK% 4Energy Recharge 5Elemental Mastery

Stat targets

Energy Recharge about 130–140% with Iansan and 110–120% with Fischl or Ororon for two Volcano Kablams per rotation; solo Electro is not recommended
ATK 2,000–3,000 before buffs
CRIT Rate 50–60% (less with Obsidian Codex, which adds 40% in combat)
CRIT DMG 180%+ (Vivid Notions adds a lot to plunges)

Talent priority

Normal Attack

Elemental Burst

Elemental Skill

Her Normal Attack talent holds her Plunging Attack multipliers, so it comes first, then her Burst (Volcano Kablam). Her Skill can stay low. CRIT comes first; build Energy Recharge only if you are within about 20% of the target, since missing a Volcano Kablam costs more than a few CRIT substats.

Teams

Recommended teams

Mavuika Overloaded

Varesa

Mavuika

Iansan

Chevreuse

Her highest ceiling, with a demanding rotation: Chevreuse shreds Pyro and Electro RES and buffs ATK, Iansan adds flat ATK, and Mavuika adds Pyro damage and her Burst buff.

Durin Overloaded

Varesa

Durin

Iansan

Chevreuse

Durin's RES shred and buffs make this team stronger than the standard Mavuika version; only the very demanding Mavuika rotation beats it.

Bennett Overloaded

Varesa

Bennett

Iansan

Chevreuse

The budget version with only 4-stars around her; weaker in AoE since Bennett is the main Pyro source.

Guide

How to play

How she works

Riding the Night-Rainbow (Skill, 2 charges) dashes forward, gives 20 Nightsoul points and Follow-Up Strike: her next Normal Attack becomes a free Charged Attack that launches her into the air.
Her Plunging Attack grants 25 Nightsoul points (max 40). Filling them this way puts her in Fiery Passion for up to 15s: stronger attacks, an extra Skill charge, and Plunges that consume all her Nightsoul points.
Guardian Vent! (Burst, 70 Energy) refills her Nightsoul points and enters Fiery Passion. After a Plunge in Fiery Passion she briefly gets Apex Drive: she can ignore the Burst cooldown and cast Guardian Vent: Volcano Kablam for only 30 Energy, a huge plunge that counts as Plunging Attack DMG.
Tag-Team Triple Jump!: after her Skill, her next Plunge impact deals +50% ATK as extra DMG (+180% in Fiery Passion). The Hero Twice-Returned!: +35% ATK per teammate Nightsoul Burst (max 2 stacks).

Rotation

Set up supports: Chevreuse (hold E), Iansan (E + Q), then Mavuika, Durin or Bennett.
Swap to Varesa: hold E → Charged Attack → Plunge, then E → Charged Attack → Plunge; the second Plunge in Fiery Passion opens Apex Drive.
Cast Q (Volcano Kablam) during Apex Drive, then repeat the pattern and finish with Charged Attack → Plunge.

Her plunges keep her constantly moving vertically, which keeps Iansan's buff at its highest tier.

Strengths

Enormous burst damage with Volcano Kablam and Fiery Passion plunges
Self-sufficient: her own kit launches her into the air, no Xianyun needed
Perfect partner for Iansan, whose ATK buff she keeps at its highest tier
Short, punchy field time and fun, fast gameplay

Weaknesses

Energy-hungry: she wants a second Electro unit (ideally Iansan) and is not recommended as the only Electro
Relies on specific supports (Iansan, Chevreuse) to reach her ceiling
Plunge-heavy playstyle can miss small or moving targets
Her Skill charges and combo timing take practice