Varuna was an ambitious pirate. When he drowned after his ship sank, Death visited him. He asked Death to live without a soul under the sea instead of dying, a wish he was granted. Now he torments the good souls of the deep oceans.
Role: Denier
Overview
Varuna is a Water denier who mainly utilizes Freeze but can also deny with Stun. He also has some nice self-buffs with Stamina Regeneration, Stamina Restore and healing. Apart from that, he can Daze and remove a bit of Stamina. However, he has high cooldowns and poor stats, especially his horrible speed which hinders his denial heavily.
Pros:
- Two forms of denial in Freeze and Stun
- Decent method of cursing in Stamina Leak and Daze
- Nice self-buffs in Stamina Regeneration, Self Heal and Self Stamina Restore
- Good relics slots
Cons:
- Moderate Stamina costs and Mostly High cooldowns
- Bad trait
- Hefty Anchor has a 4 turn CD, and for only a single Stun
- Bad stats, especially his garbage speed
Recommended Moveset
Take that Anchor!
- Cascade Blast (AoE 35 Water dmg + Freeze, 34s, 3 CD)
- Brutal Tsunami (AoE 40 Water dmg + Stamina Leak + Self Stamina Regeneration, 35s, 3 CD)
- Hefty Anchor (55 Special dmg + Stun, 28s, 4 CD)
- Cascade Vortex / Hard Tsunami (Cascade for 45 Water dmg + self 30% Heal, 27s, 3 CD) / (Hard for 40 Water dmg + self 40% Stamina Restore, 30s, 1 CD)
Recommended Runes: 3 Speed/Team Speed
Recommended Relics: Cain's Sword, LazarBeam's Sword; Sherezar's Amulet, Tayni's Amulet
Counters
- CDA monsters such as Grakon will easily render Varuna useless due to his high cooldowns.
- Thunder attackers, like Mop or any of the Faradays, could easily annihilate this lobster.
- He is also weak to Monsters with Freeze Immunity, like Cavenfish and Lord Mammoth.
- Deniers with possession or freeze, like Countess Flawless or Warmaster Thalassa, can deny him.