Varyana is a Barbarian mercenary, and member of the Pale Hand. Varyana wields brutal hand-to-hand weapons that are her instruments of carnage; those that come within her grasp fall swiftly.[1]
Varyana is the cook of the Pale Hand.[2]
Biography[]

Varyana
A former cannibal who left her tribe when they started dealing with darker forces, Varyana is a butcher by trade, turned mercenary.[1]
In-game[]
Varyana is a hirable mercenary in Diablo IV, introduced in the Vessel of Hatred expansion. She is axe-wielder that yanks multiple enemies from afar and slashes at enemies.[3]
Varyana has a Massacre meter which grows in strength the longer blood feeds her blades and scales off the killstreak.[1] The meter is fed by the player killing monsters.[4] The meter activates after the player kills ten monsters in a single encounter. The meter is divided into a number of thresholds, and after each threshold, the player's movement speed increases.[2]
Abilities[]
Varyana's skill tree is split into two themes—dual-wield axes, and large mace.
Skills[]
- Massacre: You and Varyana stack Massacre together on kills. Certain stack thresholds grant Movement Speed:
- 10 Stacks: 5%[+] Movement Speed.
- 25 Stacks: 10%[+] Movement Speed.
- 50 Stacks: 15%[+] Movement Speed.
- 100 Stacks: 20%[+] Movement Speed.
- Massacre resets after 7 seconds of not killing an enemy.
- Cleave: Varyana swings two axes in an arc in front of her, dealing 1,045 [60%] Physical damage and 563 [24%] Bleeding damage over 4 seconds.
- Selecting a Mercenary Core Skill alters their wielded Weapon and Basic Attack.
- Weapon: Dual Axes.
- Basic Attack: Double Strike.
- Cooldown: 11 sec.
- Shockwave: Varyana slams the ground for a brutal shockwave in front of her, dealing 1,393 [80%] Physical damage and Knocking Down enemies for 2 seconds.
- Selecting a Mercenary Core Skill alters their wielded Weapon and Basic Attack.
- Weapon: Two-Handed Mace.
- Basic Attack: Heavy Strike.
- Varyana batters enemies wiht a mace, dealing 1,393 [80%] Physical damage with 20%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance.
- Cooldown: 11 sec.
- Hysteria: You gain 1.0%[+] Attack Speed for 5 seconds whenever Varyana damages an enemy, up to 10.0%[+].
- Recklessness: Varyana's Cleave inflicts Vulnerable on enemies for 3 seconds.
- Crushing Force: When Varyana deals damage to an enemy, she has a 30% chance to Knock them Down for 2 seconds.
- Reprisal: If you become Crowd Controlled, Varyana leaps towards the enemy that inflicted it, dealing 2,230 [128%] Physical damage and Knocking Down surrounding enemies for 2 seconds on impact. Can only occur once every 12 seconds.
- Bloodthirst: Varyana enters Bloodthirst, gaining 30%[+] Attack Speed, 200%[+] Movement Speed, and Unstoppable for 7 seconds. Varyana's Bloodthirst grants 10%[+] Attack Speed to you for the same duration. Cooldown: 22 sec.
- Whirlwind: Varyana spins violently in a line, repeatedly dealing 1,132 [65%] Physical damage and 633 [30%] Bleeding damage over 5 seconds. Cooldown: 11 sec.
- Earth Breaker: Varyana crushes the ground with her mace, leaving a tremor that deals 3,136 [180%] Physical damage over 3 seconds and Knocks enemies Down repeatedly. Cooldown: 17 sec.
- Ancient Weapons: Varyana launches three harpoons ahead of her, piercing enemies for 2,439 [140%] Physical damage. She then rips them back, Pulling in and Stunning enemies for 2 seconds. Cooldown: 17 sec.
- Intimidated: While Varyana has Bloodthirst, enemies around her deal 10% reduced damage.
- Bloodlust: Varyana's Bloodthirst further increases your Attack Speed by 5%[+].
- No Escape: Varyana's Whirlwind Pulls in enemies every 1.5 seconds and gains 60% size.
- Taste of Flesh: When you or Varyana deal direct damage to an enemy inflicted with any of her Bleeding effects, you Heal for 1% of your Maximum Life.
- Rampage: You deal 15%[x] increased damage to enemies afflicted by any of Varyana's Crowd Control effects.
- Dismembering: Enemies 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.
- Annihilator: Varyana's Ancient Harpoons additionally Slow enemies by 40% for 3 seconds. During this time, you gain 30%[x] Lucky Hit Chance against those targets.
- Iron Grip: Varyana's Ancient Harpoons travel 33% farther and reduce enemies' Impairment Resistance by 50% for 5 seconds.
Quotes[]
- "I'm with you."
- "Meet your maker!"
- "No other people I'd rather break bread with."
Development[]
Varyana's Massacre meter is a partial revival of the Kill Counter feature in Diablo III.[5]
Trivia[]
- It has been indicated that Varyana's food isn't that good.[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2024-08-21, Delve deeper into Nahantu with Mercenaries, Dark Citadel, and More. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2024-08-23
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2024-10-03, Diablo IV | Pre-launch Developer Update | October 2024. YouTube, accessed on 2024-11-22
- ↑ 2024-08-20, GamesCom 2024 Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Mercenaries Reveal. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2024-08-22
- ↑ 2024-08-21, GamesCom 2024 Day 1: Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Mercenaries. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2024-09-01
- ↑ 2024-08-03, Diablo 4's Developers On "Leaning Into The Power Fantasy" With Vessel Of Hatred. ScreenRant, accessed on 2024-09-03
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