So, I think the Skolas loot drop rates are way too low. It appears to be about a 15-20% chance of getting a primary weapon with elemental damage from killing Skolas.
I propose having Variks sell these primary weapons with elemental damage for a combination of Etheric Light and Weapon Cores. They are just piling up anyway.
Let's say Variks randomly gets one weapon with a random damage type for sale each week for 10 Etheric Light and 10 Weapon Cores. This way you could only buy one if you had already done a lot of Prison of Elders level 34 or higher and had also done a lot of other endgame activities.
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All of your ideas are bad. 1 light and 1 of each core is plenty