Varyana is a melee Mercenary who thrives in the thick of combat. A former cannibal who abandoned her tribe when they began consorting with darker forces, she rebuilt her life as a butcher, and later as a Mercenary for hire. Varyana fights with brutal efficiency, feeding off the pace of battle and growing stronger the longer the blood flows.
She becomes available once you complete her acquisition quest, Slayer’s Reputation, which appears the first time you visit the Den during the Thrust into the Dark quest.
What Varyana Does Well
Varyana is built for aggressive melee engagements. Her kit revolves around maintaining momentum and powering up through sustained fighting.
Her strengths include:
- Keeping close to enemies and cutting through packs with sweeping melee strikes.
- Gaining strength from continuous kills via her Massacre mechanic.
- Pulling enemies in with certain skill choices, grouping them tightly for fast dispatch.
- Applying utility bonuses, depending on your chosen branch of her skill tree.
Once she builds pace, Varyana can feel relentless so is ideal for players who enjoy a fast, forward-moving rhythm. She's less defensive than Raheir and more direct than Subo. Her value comes from driving fights forward, not holding them in place.
Unlocking Varyana
- Complete the quest Slayer’s Reputation in the Den in Nahantu (Map).
- This quest becomes available when you first arrive during Thrust into the Dark.
- After completing it you can hire her as a Primary Mercenary or set her as a Reinforcement.
As with all Mercenaries, once hired she becomes available account-wide on that realm.
Varyana’s Skills
Varyana's skill tree is built around speed, aggression, and the growth of her Massacre meter. Her abilities fall into three broad themes:
Berserker Momentum
- Skills that reward continuous fighting and rapid kills.
- Increased damage scaling tied to her killstreak.
Group Control
- Options that pull enemies toward her, letting her dispatch tightly packed groups.
- Brief disrupts that help maintain control during large engagements.
Utility and Sustain
- Minor self-sustain tools.
- Supportive bonuses depending on your chosen branch.
Her skill tree allows you to lean into either wider crowd pressure or heavier single-target aggression. You can respec at any time from the Mercenary menu.
MassacreYou and Varyana stack Massacre together on kills. Certain stack thresholds grant Movement Speed:
Massacre resets after 7 seconds of not killing an enemy. |
From there, two skill trees are available to choose from. You can respec for free at any time by right clicking on a skill to remove the point.
Cleave Skill Tree
CleaveVaryana swings two axes in an arc in front of her, dealing 60% Physical damage and 24% Bleeding damage over 4 seconds.
Varyana slashes enemies with dual axes, dealing 58% Physical damage. She has a 45% chance to also deal 24% Bleeding damage over 3 seconds. |
HysteriaYou gain + 1.0% Attack Speed for 5 seconds whenever Varyana damages an enemy, up to + 10%. |
RecklessnessVaryana's Cleave inflicts Vulnerable on enemies for 3 seconds. |
BloodthirstVaryana enters Bloodthirst, gaining + 30% Attack Speed, + 200% Movement Speed, and Unstoppable for 7 seconds. |
IntimidatedWhile Varyana has Bloodthirst, enemies around her deal 15% reduced damage. |
BloodlustVaryana's Bloodthirst further increases your Attack Speed by + 5%. |
WhirlwindVaryana spins violently in a line, repeatedly dealing 85% Physical damage and 30% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds (DoT). |
No EscapeVaryana's Whirlwind Pulls In enemies every 1.5 seconds and gains 60% Size. |
Taste of FleshWhen you or Varyana deal direct damage to an enemy inflicted with any of her Bleeding effects, you Heal for 2% of your Maximum Life. |
Shockwave Skill Tree
ShockwaveVaryana slams the ground for a brutal shockwave in front of her, dealing 80% Physical damage and Knocking Down enemies for 2 seconds.
Varyana batters enemies with a mace, dealing 80% Physical damage with + 20% increased Critical Strike Chance. |
Crushing ForceWhen Varyana deals damage to an enemy, she has a 30% chance to Knock them Down for 2 seconds. |
ReprisalIf you become Crowd Controlled, Varyana leaps towards the enemy that inflicted it, dealing 128% Physical damage and Knocking Down surrounding enemies for 2 seconds on impact. Can only occur once every 12 seconds. |
Earth BreakerVaryana crushes the ground with her mace, leaving a tremor that deals 180% Physical damage over 3 seconds and Knocks enemies Down repeatedly. |
RampageYou deal x 15% increased damage to enemies afflicted by any of Varyana's Crowd Control effects. |
DismemberingEnemies damaged by Varyana's Earth Breaker are left exposed, causing your next hit against them within 3 seconds to be a guaranteed Overpower. This may only occur on the same target once every 5 seconds. |
Ancient HarpoonsVaryana launches three harpoons ahead of her, piercing enemies for 200% Physical damage. She then rips them back, Pulling In (CC) and Stunning (CC) enemies for 4 seconds. |
AnnihilatorVaryana's Ancient Harpoons additionally Slow enemies by 40% for 5 seconds. During this time, you gain x 30% Lucky Hit Chance against those targets. |
Iron GripVaryana's Ancient Harpoons travel 33% farther and reduce enemies' Impairment Resistance by 50% for 5 seconds. |
Bartering Options
Reaching Rapport Rank V with Varyana unlocks her Bartering options with Fayira in The Den (Map).
Varyana specialises in:
- Mobility-focused Aspect Caches
- Masterworking Materials
- Obols
Higher Rapport ranks improve the quality and quantity of her Bartering rewards. As with all Mercenaries, rewards and Bartering options are purchased using Pale Marks earned through the Rapport system.
Changes to Varyana
Patch 2.0, October 8, 2024
- Added in Vessel of Hatred