Varian Wrynn is a Protector Mercenary. They were added in the 21.4.0 Mercenaries 1st Public patch which was released on Sept. 16, 2021.
Varian Wrynn - Mercenary Skins
Alternate skins for Varian Wrynn can be unlocked in Mercenary card packs.
Where Can I Earn Bounty Loot for Varian Wrynn?
Bounties, the primary PVE component of Mercenaries, allow you to earn loot for your Mercenaries.
These Bounties can contain loot for Varian Wrynn.
Varian Wrynn - Mercenary Abilities
These are the abilities Varian Wrynn unlocks through leveling. Abilities have additional ranks that can be earned through Mercenary card packs or by purchasing with Varian Wrynn Coins.
Below you can see all the different tiers of Varian Wrynn's abilities alongside their costs.
Splitting Strike Tiers
Splitting Strike 1
Attack an enemy. Deathblow: Give your Humans +@ Attack.
Splitting Strike 2
Attack an enemy. Deathblow: Give your Humans +@ Attack.
Splitting Strike 3
Attack an enemy. Deathblow: Give your Humans +@ Attack.
Splitting Strike 4
Attack an enemy. Deathblow: Give your Humans +@ Attack.
Splitting Strike {0}
Attack an enemy. Deathblow: Give your Humans +@ Attack.
Heroic Leap Tiers
Heroic Leap 1
Deal @ damage to an enemy. Your other Alliance characters in play and bench are permanently (1) Speed faster.
Heroic Leap 2
Deal @ damage to an enemy. Your other Alliance characters in play and bench are permanently (1) Speed faster.
Heroic Leap 3
Deal @ damage to an enemy. Your other Alliance characters in play and bench are permanently (1) Speed faster.
Heroic Leap 4
Deal @ damage to an enemy. Your other Alliance characters in play and bench are permanently (1) Speed faster.
Heroic Leap {0}
Deal @ damage to an enemy. Your other Alliance characters in play and bench are permanently (1) Speed faster.
Retaliation Tiers
Retaliation 1
After an enemy Attacks this turn, Gain +{0}/+{1} and Attack it.
Retaliation 2
After an enemy Attacks this turn, Gain +{0}/+{1} and Attack it.
Retaliation 3
After an enemy Attacks this turn, Gain +{0}/+{1} and Attack it.
Retaliation 4
After an enemy Attacks this turn, Gain +{0}/+{1} and Attack it.
Retaliation {0}
After an enemy Attacks this turn, Gain +{0}/+{1} and Attack it.
Varian Wrynn - Mercenary Equipment
This is the equipment you can wear on Varian Wrynn. Only one piece of equipment can be worn at a time. The first tier of each piece of equipment is obtained by completing achivements and tasks with additional tiers coming from Mercenary Packs or Varian Wrynn Coins.
Shalamayne I Tiers
Shalamayne 1
Passive: +@ Attack.
Shalamayne 2
Passive: +@ Attack.
Shalamayne 3
Passive: +@ Attack.
Shalamayne {0}
Passive: +@ Attack.
Bounding Boots Tiers
Bounding Boots 1
Heroic Leap deals @ more damage.
Bounding Boots 2
Heroic Leap deals @ more damage.
Bounding Boots 3
Heroic Leap deals @ more damage.
Bounding Boots {0}
Heroic Leap deals @ more damage.
War Banner 1 Tiers
War Banner 1
Retaliation gives an additional +{0}/+{1}.
War Banner 2
Retaliation gives an additional +{0}/+{1}.
War Banner 3
Retaliation gives an additional +{0}/+{1}.
War Banner {0}
Retaliation gives an additional +{0}/+{1}.
Varian Wrynn - Mercenary Level Stats
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| Level |
Attack |
Health |
| 1 |
3 |
13 |
| 2 |
3 |
15 |
| 3 |
3 |
17 |
| 4 |
3 |
19 |
| 5 |
4 |
21 |
| 6 |
4 |
24 |
| 7 |
4 |
26 |
| 8 |
5 |
28 |
| 9 |
5 |
30 |
| 10 |
5 |
33 |
| 11 |
6 |
35 |
| 12 |
6 |
37 |
| 13 |
6 |
39 |
| 14 |
7 |
42 |
| 15 |
7 |
44 |
| 16 |
7 |
46 |
| 17 |
7 |
48 |
| 18 |
8 |
51 |
| 19 |
8 |
53 |
| 20 |
8 |
55 |
| 21 |
9 |
57 |
| 22 |
9 |
60 |
| 23 |
9 |
62 |
| 24 |
10 |
64 |
| 25 |
10 |
66 |
| 26 |
10 |
69 |
| 27 |
11 |
71 |
| 28 |
11 |
73 |
| 29 |
11 |
75 |
| 30 |
12 |
78 |
Comments
Heroic leap seems very strong, but the human synergy is not that good right now. At release orcs will be much better.
But, if they introduce more human synergy in the future then Varian could be a key to the compositions success.
If Heroic Leap weren't restricted, this would be a good merc.
Instead, all three abilities suck, and this is probably my least favorite merc by far.
For a nice change of pace, there's a second Human-synergy character to go alongside Anduin, in contrast to the seemingly dozen Orc characters that exist. That being said, I don't know if Varian is that good. There are a couple Humans that really want Attack buffs, but a good number of Humans are Casters who don't care for it (outside of providing return-damage when attacked). Making everyone faster with Heroic Leap is great, but Retaliation is kind of crap: it starts out slow, and provides nothing additional. You're hoping that multiple enemies attack so Varian can get more than one swing in; otherwise you might as well have just used Splitting Strike.
All-in-all, pair him with Tirion and Anduin and go to town on your enemies, but know that you probably could have done better with someone else.