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Genshin Impact: Is Varka going to be a playable character

Hritwik Raj

Published: Jan 16, 2021 11:37 am

Varka is a character in Genshin Impact, who is said to be – one of the strongest people in Mondstadt. He is also the Grand Master of Knights of Favonius, who often leaves his duties in the hands of Jean while carrying out expeditions outside of Mondstadt.

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In terms of looks and attitude, Varka is a very tall guy with a friendly attitude, Tartaglia – one of the five-star playable characters of Genshin Impact, calls Varka as “Titan of the Knights of Favonius“.

Genshin Impact players who main Razor might also know that Varka was the first human to make contact with Razor. He taught him how to use a claymore and how to speak.

Moreover, Varka is also known as Knight of Boreas and as we know Andreus – Wolf King of the North, is also called Lupus Boreas. Seeing the similarities in the name, and the fact that Varka met with Razor and taught him everything, clearly indicates, Varka and Andrius knew each other.

Also, thanks to a five-star weapon leak in Genshin Impact – we can speculate where Varka’s character inspiration comes from. In the above screenshot, check out the weapon description, it says – “A longsword used by the Knights of Borealis. It was just a plain steel sword, but it obtained mythical powers throughout Borealis’ life of legends and mysteries.”

Is Varka’s Character Inspired by Artorias from Dark Souls

What it looks like is that Varka’s character is highly inspired by Artorias from Dark Souls. As we know Artorias uses a greatsword and he also had a wolf companion. And, just like Oolacile – we can speculate that Varka is currently out fighting the people of Khaenri’ah who transformed into monsters. We already know that the former Grand Master of Knights of Favonius – Arundolyn, led an expedition into Khaenri’ah to quell the monsters that spewed forth from Khaenri’ah.

Keeping everything we talked so far in mind, here is a brief description on Varka.

Genshin Impact: Varka Abilities, Weapon of Choice, Element, and more

First of all, the answer to the question – “Is Varka an upcoming playable character in Genshin Impact?” is Yes. Varka is indeed an upcoming playable character in Genshin Impact whom we can see being introduced in the game down the line – in the near future.

Varka is a five-star Cryo or Anemo(likely) user in Genshin Impact whose weapon of choice is a Longsword(if added in the game in the future) or Claymore. If we go with Varka’s appearance as described by other characters from Genshin Impact – we can say that Varka is going to be a defensive character with less mobility, yet sheer strength.

There is no official news on Varka’s availability as a playable character or his abilities, etc. But, going with what we have seen in Genshin Impact, we stick with our speculation. And, if there is any official news, then we will make sure to perform the necessary changes in the article. Till then everyone can take our theory/speculation with a grain of salt.

Genshin Impact is a free to play gacha-based role-playing game currently available on PC, PS4, Android, and iOS.

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Hritwik Raj

Hritwik is a guides writer who has been writing about video games for almost a decade. He is a Computer Science graduate who has always been into gaming. Most of the time, you will find him covering News and Guides for various publications. And when he is not working, you will find him fighting with his friends about how good of a gamer he is. His favorite games include Fallout 76, Borderlands 2, Call of Duty, Apex Legends, Destiny 2, Souls series, Genshin Impact, and The Last of Us.