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Varesa, the latest addition toGenshin Impact’s roster in Version 5.5, is a 5-star Electro Catalyst wielder who specializes in high-mobility combat with her Plunging Attack-focused playstyle. Designed as a versatile DPS unit, she excels in delivering consistent Electro damage while synergizing with a variety of team compositions.
When it comes to choosing the best weapons for Varesa, her preferences lean heavily toward those providing Crit Values, ATK, Elemental DMG, or Plunging DMG. While her signature weapon, Vivid Notions, remains the top choice, other options—both premium and F2P—perform similarly depending on refinement levels and team setups. This versatility ensures that players can effectively utilize Varesa with a wide array of weapon choices, catering to different playstyles and resource availability. Here’s how Varesa’s best weapons fare among each other inGenshin Impact.
8Flowing Purity
Flowing Purity, a craftable 4-starCatalyst from Fontaine, stands out as the best entirely free-to-play option for Varesa. Its Base ATK and additional ATK secondary stat offer a decent ATK for her. While Varesa doesn’t typically interact directly with theBond of Life mechanic—since her kit isn’t focused on HP management—this weapon’s synergy can be maximized with the help of a healer. Paired with synergetic healers however Varesa can consistently clear the Bond of Life and gain the additional Elemental DMG Bonus. This makes Flowing Purity a surprisingly effective choice, especially in team compositions with strong healing support.
7Skyward’s Atlas
As a standard 5-star Catalyst, Skyward Atlas offers ATK% as its secondary stat and boosts Elemental DMG through its passive. While this makes it a decent weapon for increasing Varesa’s overall damage, it does not directly amplify her unique Plunging Attack mechanics. It remains a good fallback option for players without premium Catalysts especially if they’d prefer having additional ATK over Crit Values when min-maxing Varesa’s stats.
6Crane’s Echoing Call
Crane’s Echoing Call, thesignature weapon for Xianyun, provides strong synergy for Plunging Attack-based teams but functions better as a supportive option rather than as Varesa’s primary weapon. While its passive boosts Plunging Attack damage for all nearby characters and provides energy restoration, Varesa’s reliance on Crit stats for consistent damage output makes this weapon less optimal for her. The ATK% secondary stat is helpful, but the focus on Energy Recharge and teamwide support aligns more closely with Xianyun’s role as a utility unit for characters like Varesa rather than Varesa herself. That being the case Crane’s Echoing Call can still be a niche choice incompositions where Xianyunequips it, boosting Varesa’s Plunging Attack damage indirectly while Varesa can equip another weapon on her own.
5The Widsith (R5)
The Widsith is the best 4-star weapon for Varesa, with the potential to outperform many 5-star options under certain conditions. With a decent Crit Damage secondary stat and a passive that randomly provides one of three buffs (ATK%, Elemental Mastery, or Elemental DMG), it can greatly enhance her damage output during its 10-second active duration—especially when theAriabuff is triggered. However, this RNG-dependent passive means its overall average performance is lower compared to the guaranteed consistency of most 5-star weapons. The short duration of the buffs also limits its effectiveness in longer rotations, making it also team-dependant beyond also being RNG dependant. Nevertheless, while Elemental DMG buff is the most versatile option to gain, ATK% buff for Plunge oriented teams (such as with Xianyun) or otherwise Elemental Mastery for overloaded teams (for example with Iansan and Chevreuse) still make it an excellent option in most scenarios.
4Tome of the Eternal Flow or Surf’s Up
Both Tome of the Eternal Flow and Surf’s Up work as stat sticks for Varesa due to their shared, relatively low, Base ATK but exceptionally high Crit DMG values, but beyond that not being as useful. As their secondary stats simply increase HP and either provide Charged Attack or Normal Attack DMG, they do not align as perfectly with Varesa’s primary Plunging Attack playstyle compared to other options.
3Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds
Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds is an ideal option for players who prefer to provide her Crit Rate instead of Crit DMG or ATK through her weapon, despite this not being very desirable especially if players are planning to equip her with Obsidian Codex, since her ascension stat is also Crit Rate. While this weapon requires Varesa to stay on the field for a longer duration to make full use of its stacking Elemental DMG bonus, it synergizes well with her kit. This makes it a strong option for prolonged combat scenarios but less effective in quick-swap team setups.
2Kagura’s Verity
Kagura’s Verity, thesignature of Yae Miko, is another strong contender for Varesa. With a Crit Damage secondary and a passive that increases Elemental Skill damage, this weapon works well for enhancing Varesa’s overall output. While it does not directly improve Plunging Attacks, its Crit stat and synergy with her Skill make it an excellent alternative for players who already own it. Furthermore, if players can activate Varesa’s Elemental Burst in quick successions, they can also gain the 12% Elemental DMG Bonus, which however is not as consistent for her as it is for Yae Miko. This makes Kagura’s Verity Varesa’s next best option after her signature, despite still falling largely behind in DPS output.
1Vivid Notions
As Varesa’s signature weapon, Vivid Notions is tailor-made to complement her Plunging Attack-centric playstyle. It provides a high base ATK and Crit Damage as its secondary stat, making it the optimal choice for maximizing her damage output. While the Crit DMG provided might not look as high as the other 5-star alternatives, the weapon’s passive further enhances ATK% damage and boosts Crit DMG, specifically for plunging ATK’s by up to 68%, ensuring Varesa remains consistent as a DPS powerhouse. Among all available options, Vivid Notions performs significantly better than any alternative, making it the ideal weapon for players who aim to fully optimize Varesa’s potential.
