Overview
| PVE | PVP | Fiend Hunt/Guild Raid |
| S | S | S |
| Last Night | Tower of Pride | Tower of Salvation |
| B | S | S |
＋ A top tier wind attacker, great value in all game modes
＋ A menace in PVP, especially when paired with B.Helena
＋ One of the few costumes with 50% M.RES shred
＋ One of the best wind attackers for Tower of Pride
＋ Pairs excellently with Wind Dancer Venaka
－ Single hit skill is vulnerable to evasion in PVP
－ Needs investment in Wind Dancer to reach full power
Venaka for PVE
Venaka has great offensive stats, with 363 base M.ATK. This is not quite as high as Schera (385 M.ATK), but better than Eclipse (308 M.ATK) and Dalvi (352 M.ATK). Coupled with her high damage multiplier, her skill really packs a punch. She also has great range that is versatile for dealing with different mob formations.
At +5 full potential, Venaka deals 700% damage in a single hit. This is considered to be on the high side for an AOE attack, though it's far from being the highest (some magic attackers like Michaela can deal 1000%+). What really makes Venaka strong for PVE is the fact that she also has the Wind Dancer costume, which applies a debuff to enemies that increases their wind damage taken by 150%. When Wind Dancer Venaka is used in combination with DJ Venaka, the total damage becomes extremely high.
Another unique feature of DJ Venaka is her M.RES shred. The only other 2 units with 50% M.RES shred are Lovely Lady Elise and Kind Liberator Samary (4-star). Of those units, Venaka's range and damage is by far the best. Note that M.RES shred applies before her attack.
In story mode and normal PVE battles, Venaka serves as an excellent main wind DPS that can carry you far throughout the game. In fiend hunts and guild raids, Venaka is the best wind magic attacker (whereas Nebris is the best wind physical attacker).
A properly geared DJ Venaka will also easily net you max score clears in Tower of Pride Lv 5.
Some bonus content: Here's how DJ Venaka looked in Brown Dust 1:
Venaka for PVP
Venaka is currently considered a top tier choice for PVP and is often seen in high-ranking teams. DJ Venaka's M.RES shred, high base damage and long range makes her an extremely effective attacker, and arguably the best value 3 SP costume. When paired with B.Helena, she is near unstoppable.
Her release is one of the major reasons that Nightmare Bunny Eclipse (who has a similar AOE, but only 20% M.RES reduction) has dropped in popularity. When Venaka was first released, I said that Venaka would overtake Eclipse once she got a second costume, and that has definitely turned out to be true.
It's also worth noting that in the current meta, wind-type is also a favorable typing. Morphea and Glacia (two of the most popular tanks with high M.RES) are water-type and vulnerable to Venaka's attacks. Fire-types are not very popular right now in PVP, and the only fire-type tank that sees competitive play is Liberta.
Venaka's exclusive gear
Since Venaka is a top tier attacker who is used in a lot of game modes, getting her exclusive gear is good value as it improves her offensive power.
Like all exclusive gear though, it is a relatively small power boost compared to normal UR IV weapons, so pulling for the exclusive gear is considered a luxury. Costume levels are always more important.
Conclusion
DJ Venaka is a very very good costume and is great for almost all game modes. For non-spenders, it will definitely be a tempting choice between pulling on Venaka or waiting on the new summer costumes to be released.
If you do pull on Venaka, for end-game/competitive PVP play, full investment to +5 is recommended (e.g. pull to +3 and get the rest from the powder and thread shop) and potential upgrades are highly recommended (the range upgrade is essential).
