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Tier List

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Matt Chard

Introduction

This is a Tier list based on having zero Constellations unlocked, with more Constellations that you have, you can greatly change the tier of a character. This list is based on community opinion as well as through our own testing.

A smokey flower background with icons for Diluc, Klee, Keqing, Ganyu, Childe, Ningguang

Main DPS

These are the characters you will spend most of your time in during the battle and are the core of your team and what you should build your party around.

Character Element Single Target DPS Area of Effect Notes
Genshin Impact Screenshot Eula Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot High single target due to her quick Claymore attacks and high AoE damage from her Elemental Burst, on top of that, she has utility by reducing the physical resistance to enemies whilst increasing hers.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Ganyu Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot High single target and high AoE damage with crowd control utility from taunting and freezing.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Diluc Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot High damage in both single target and area of effect with low cooldowns.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Klee Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Similar in power to Diluc but has longer cooldowns and her AoE can be unreliable against fast moving enemies.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Tartaglia Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Single target damage not quite as high as the others but with very strong AoE, provides lots of Energy for the team and has a short cooldown on his Burst.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Ningguang Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot High single target damage due to her short animations and high damage ratios but is let down by her lack of AoE capabilities.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Keqing Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Can fit in with most teams due to her flexibility but she depends on her Stamina to make the most of her highest damaging attacks.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Kaeya Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Outperformed by Ganyu but still a solid part of a permafreeze team.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Bennett Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Good single target damage due to being able to use his Elemental Skill repeatedly whilst in his Burst’s AoE but is let down with his lackluster AoE.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Razor Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Very strong single target damage in his Elemental Burst, almost a S. What lets him down is his subpar AoE and the fact you need to keep him in to produce his high damage which limits you switching to sub DPS.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Xiangling Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Average across the board, decent if you haven’t been blessed with the better characters.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Zhongli Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Similar to Xiangling, his damage is a little on the low side but he has excellent support to make up for it.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Fischl Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot As a Main DPS, she doesn’t output enough damage and she is carried by her pet Oz.

Sub DPS

These are the characters where you’ll switch to them for their Elemental Skills or Bursts before you switch back to your Main DPS.

Character Element Single Target DPS Area of Effect Notes
Genshin Impact Screenshot Venti Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot When you’re looking for a Sub DPS, this is it, high ratios, provides good energy generation to himself and the party with extremely stong AoE.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Ganyu Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot What can’t she do? Great damage, especially when enemies are grouped up.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Albedo Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Although he’s a Geo vision, with the right build he can deal high damage consistently.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Fischl Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Although her AoE is poor for the most part, she can still do high damage consistently without the need of being the one controlled, especially with Oz.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Xingqui Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot He enables the Pyro characters to shine but due to his long cooldowns and needing a lot of energy regeneration his main DPS is blunted.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Mona Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot She has a great skill that can taunt and group up enemies with a very powerful burst on a lowish cooldown.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Xiangling Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Great AoE due to the reach of her Elemental Burst but requires too much investment into energy regeneration.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Tartaglia Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Great damage when triggered with Vaporize and a flexible Elemental Burst on top.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Chongyun Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Enables the Pyro powerhouses to shine due to his ability to leave a field of Cryo on the floor with his Elemental Skill which is on a relatively low cooldown.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Kaeya Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot In the same ballpark as Chongyun but without the ability to enable the Pyro characters, but with the potenial to having a higher Burst and also having better energy regeneration still makes him pretty strong.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Traveler (Geo) Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot With the opportunity to easily upgrade their Constellations for free can’t be overlooked and good damage overall if you can keep up the 10% CRIT from the Elemental Burst.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Beidou Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Not particularly strong with single target damage but can have very strong AoE damage if you can utilize her Elemental Burst.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Zhongli Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Average sustained DPS due to the enemies moving out of range of his Geo Pillar but can still be useful with his potent Shield.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Amber Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Has access to a taunt and her Elemental Bust isn’t bad on an average cooldown but not a particularly great.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Xinyan Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Long cooldowns, low energy generation and subpar DPS makes for a poor character.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Lisa Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Average AoE doesn’t make up for being forced into using her Elemental Skill which ends up in a DPS loss for the party, only use her if you don’t have access to another Electro character.

Support

These are the characters who keep the rest of the team ticking, they should provide either healing, buffs, debuffs, crowd control and ways to negate incoming damage, you’ll probably find yourself switching these characters out depending on what activity you’re doing.

Character Element Healing Support Notes
Genshin Impact Screenshot Venti Genshin Impact Screenshot N/A Genshin Impact Screenshot Probably the strongest support in the game due to reducing the enemies magic resistance which can make a lot of content a breeze, on top of that, he can provide good Element regeneration.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Jean Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot She can Cleanse harmful status effects and she also has a pretty potent Heal which gives you top survivablity.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Diona Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot A very strong support character with the ability to Heal and also offer you Shields to mitigate the damage, she can also generate Element regeneration particles.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Bennett Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot He can keep up a large attack buff for long periods of time and can heal with his Elemental Burst which gives great survivablity.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Sucrose Genshin Impact Screenshot N/A Genshin Impact Screenshot She synergises well with most party setups and also has a Elemental Mastery buff.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Qiqi Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot N/A She provides the highest healing in the game but can’t generate energy particles and has no other support abilities.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Traveler (Anemo) Genshin Impact Screenshot N/A Genshin Impact Screenshot Similar to the other Anemo characters but has a shorter cooldown on their Elemental Skill but can be harder to play correctly.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Zhongli Genshin Impact Screenshot N/A Genshin Impact Screenshot Strong Shields on a short cooldown makes him a decent support but he can lower your overall DPS due to his lack of Energy regeneration.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Barbara Genshin Impact Screenshot Genshin Impact Screenshot N/A Similar to Qiqi but with much longer cooldowns, only use if you don’t have anyone else to Heal.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Beidou Genshin Impact Screenshot N/A Genshin Impact Screenshot Provides some decent damage reduction from her Elemental Burst and she can Parry with her Elemental Skill, OK for support but there are better.
Genshin Impact Screenshot Noelle Genshin Impact Screenshot N/A Genshin Impact Screenshot As this is a zero Constellation tier list, she’s just not very good, if you have her Constellations maxed out, she’d become an S due to her high defense and strong Shields.
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  • Publisher
    miHoYo
  • Platforms,
    Android, iOS, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch
  • Genre
    Action RPG, Adventure
  • Guide Release
    31 October 2020
  • Last Updated
    31 July 2023
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