Variks the Loyal
| Variks the Loyal | |
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| Information | |
| Name | Variks |
| Title | Eliksni Rebel |
| Race | Fallen |
| Gender | Male |
| Location | Europa |
| Description | The formerly two-faced Fallen now serves as a faithful guide on Europa for Guardians and Light-bound Eliksni alike. |
Variks the Loyal is the main vendor of Europa.
Location
- Charon's Crossing, Europa — in the leftmost room of the main building.
Wares
The only non-quest item Variks sells is the BrayTech Transponder. Only one is available each week, and it gives the player a buff which allows them to pick up the Scanner augment from a Techno Squad Leader in the Europa Eclipsed Zone.
Quests
Variks guides the player through the Beyond Light campaign and offers Empire Hunt, Europa gear and Sabotage quests.
Empire Hunts
Europa Armor
Europa Weapons
Sabotage
Completing the Beyond Light campaign and its follow-up Reclaiming Europa quest unlocks Variks' Sabotage quests. Each completed quest provides benefits to the player. These rewards are unlocked for all characters on the account, but become active only after the character completes the Reclaiming Europa quest.
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Europan Protector I |
| Unlocked: Advanced collection rate of Herealways Pieces for the first 30 per day. |
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Europa Challenges I |
| Unlocked: Weekly Variks Challenge. |
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Empire Hunt I |
| Unlocked: Empire Hunt quests cost fewer Herealways Pieces. |
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Europan Explorer I |
| Unlocked: Europa weapon quests. |
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Europa Rewards I |
| Unlocked: Additional planetary materials in the Europa Eclipsed Zone. |
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Europan Gear I |
| Unlocked: In the Europa Eclipsed Zone, Crystocrene armor drops from the first Heroic public event each day. |
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Collectible Detector I |
| Unlocked: Europa Collectible Detector (Short-Range). |
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Europan Protector II |
| Unlocked: Chance to earn Herealways Pieces by defeating combatants on Europa with or affected by Stasis. |
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Europa Challenges II |
| Unlocked: Weekly Empire Hunt Challenge. |
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Empire Hunt II |
| Unlocked: First Empire Hunt quest of the week costs no Herealways Pieces. |
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Europan Explorer II |
| Unlocked: Elected difficulty for Empire Hunts. |
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Europa Rewards II |
| Unlocked: Chance to find more Herealways Pieces in the Europa Eclipsed Zone. |
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Europan Gear II |
| Unlocked: In the Europa Eclipsed Zone, a Europa weapon drops from the first Lost Sector completed each day. |
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Collectible Detector II |
| Unlocked: Europa Collectible Detector (Mid-Range). |
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Europan Protector III |
| Unlocked: Chance to earn Herealways Pieces by defeating combatants on Europa with precision final blows. |
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Europa Challenges III |
| Unlocked: Weekly Pinnacle Empire Hunt Challenge. |
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Empire Hunt III |
| Unlocked: Second Empire Hunt quest of the week costs no Herealways Pieces. |
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Europan Explorer III |
| Unlocked: Pinnacle rewards for the weekly Exo Challenge. |
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Europa Rewards III |
| Unlocked: Increases the energy capacity of all Crystocrene armor drops by +1. |
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Europan Gear III |
| Unlocked: High-stat Crystocrene armor drops from the first Empire Hunt of each week (Heroic difficulty or higher). |
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Collectible Detector III |
| Unlocked: Europa Collectible Detector (Long-Range). |
Bounties
Variks offers two weekly, four daily, and repeatable bounties.
Weekly
Variks sells two weekly bounties, with one rotating based on the current weekly Empire Hunt mission. The order of rotation is: the Technocrat, the Dark Priestess, and the Warrior. Each weekly bounty costs 
1,000 and rewards XP++.
- Courageous Expedition — Available every week.
- Controlled Experiment — Available when the weekly Empire Hunt is The Technocrat.
- Divine Intervention — Available when the weekly Empire Hunt is The Dark Priestess.
- The Heat of Battle — Available when the weekly Empire Hunt is The Warrior.
Daily
Variks sells four daily bounties, one chosen from each category. Each bounty costs 250 and rewards XP+.
Category 1
These bounties require the player to complete objectives in specific Europa sectors: either Asterion Abyss, Cadmus Ridge, or Eventide Ruins. The sector will correspond to the current weekly Eclipsed Zone.
- Asterion Abyss
- Cadmus Ridge
- Eventide Ruins
Category 2
These bounties require the player to get kills with specific weapon types in Europa Lost Sectors.
- By the Sword
- Close to the Mark
- Controlled Explosion
- Fast Fire
- Furious Fusion
- Lost Archer
- Lost Gunner
- Lost Rifleman
- Lost Scout
- Lost Sector Fireworks
- Lost Sniper
- Quick Draw
- Quick Pulse
- Right on Target
- They All Fall Down
- Without a Trace
Category 3
These bounties require the player to kill Vex enemies on Europa.
Category 4
These bounties require the player to kill Fallen enemies on Europa.
Additional
Variks offers repeatable Europa bounties for 3,000 each. They each reward XP.
- Europa: Arc
- Europa: Auto Rifles
- Europa: Bows
- Europa: Energy
- Europa: Finishers
- Europa: Fusion Rifles
- Europa: Grenade Launchers
- Europa: Grenades
- Europa: Hand Cannons
- Europa: Kinetic
- Europa: Linear Fusion Rifles
- Europa: Machine Guns
- Europa: Melee
- Europa: Power
- Europa: Precision
- Europa: Pulse Rifles
- Europa: Rocket Launchers
- Europa: Scout Rifles
- Europa: Shotguns
- Europa: Sidearms
- Europa: Sniper Rifles
- Europa: Solar
- Europa: Submachine Guns
- Europa: Super
- Europa: Swords
- Europa: Trace Rifles
- Europa: Void
