Tier List With Best Genshin Impact Characters

Genshin Impact is a character-based RPG action game that revolves around the unique characters that the players use, each character has its abilities, elemental affinities and the role that it plays within a team, choosing the right character is necessary as the game offers a diverse set of characters to choose from each tied to one of seven elements that are crucial in interacting with both enemies and the environment shaping how they contribute to a team.

Here’s our tier list to help you choose the right Characters that align with your desired playstyle for building your team

How Our Genshin Impact Tier List Works

We’ve ranked the Characters based on their performance as Main DPS, Sub-DPS and Support in a tier list ranking system that shows them ranked from S to F tiers while keeping in touch with the meta and regular updates.

Main DPS Characters Tier List

S-tier Main DPS:

Al Haitham:

Alhaitham is a Dendro DPS character At C0, he requires careful management and Elemental Burst for optimal damage. At C6, he gains multiple abilities making him a top-tier DPS option.

Neuvillette:

Neuvillette relies on charged attacks for high damage output, and C1 significantly boosts his performance by increasing overall damage.

Hu Tao:

Hu Tao excels in single-target damage through charged attacks but requires a healer at most times, a Main DPS.

A-Tier Main DPS:

Lyney

Lyney is a Pyro bow user in Genshin Impact his Elemental Skill deals AoE Pyro damage and his Elemental Burst transforms him into a pop arrow primarily designed as a Main-DPS.

Ayaka

Ayaka is a Cryo sword user in Genshin Impact her Elemental Skill unleashes AoE Cryo damage. Her Elemental Burst deals with continuous Cryo damage, excelling as a Main-DPS.

Navia

Navia is a Geor in Genshin Impact, Elemental skill deals AoE damage, Elemental Burst deals large-scale AoE damage, a Main-DPS.

B-Tier Main DPS

Tartaglia

Tartaglia is a Hydro character in Genshin Impact who, using his Elemental Skill, does range attacks. His Elemental Burst deals AoE damage in melee stance excelling as a Main-DPS.

Xiao

Xiao in Genshin Impact an Anemo Elemental skill dealing ameno damage and his Elemental burst increases his Ameno damage, a Main-DPS.

Clorinde

Clorinde, an Electro in Genshin Impact deals Electro damage and Elemental burst dealing Electro AoE damage, a Main-DPS.

Diluc

Diluc in Genshin Impact a Pyro whose Elemental skill performs slashes and Elemental burst unleashes Pyro damage attack, a Main-DPS.

Ayato

Ayato, a Hydro in Genshin Impact, deals Hydro damage; the Elemental burst continuously deals Hydro damage, a Main-DPS.

Tighnari

Tighnari in Genshin Impact, Dendro with an Elemental skill creating a field and an Elemental burst dealing Dendro damage, a Main-DPS.

Wanderer

Wanderer an Anemo in Genshin Impact is an Elemental skill that deals Anemo damage and Elemental burst deals Anemo AoE, a Main-DPS.

Ganyu

Ganyu a Cryo Genshin Impact has back dash Elemental skill and Elemental burst to deal AoE damage, a Main-DPS.

Raiden Shogun

Raiden Shogun an Electro in Genshin Impact has an Elemental skill that unleashes Electro attack and Elemental burst deals AoE Electro damage, a Main-DPS.

C-Tier Main DPS

Eula

Eula a Genshin Impact Cryo whose Elemental skill deals Cryo damage and Elemental burst also deals Cryo damage, a Main-DPS.

Keqing

Keqing an Electro character in Genshin Impact with Elemental skill lightning and Elemental burst that deals Electro damage, a Main-DPS.

Yoimiya

Yoimiya’s a Pyro in Genshin Impact with an Elemental burst that deals AoE Pyro damage, works as a Main-DPS

Arataki Itto

Arataki Itto a Geo in Genshin Impact with an Elemental skill that draws attacks and Elemental burst deals Geo damage, works as a Main-DPS

Wriothesley

Wriothesley is a Genshin Impact Cryo character with Elemental skill that deals Cryo damage and Elemental burst dealing AoE damage, works as a Main-DPS.

Cyno

Cyno is a swift and aggressive Genshin Impact character with Elemental skill letting him dash forward and Elemental burst greatly enhancing abilities. works as a Main-DPS.

D-Tier Main DPS

Klee

Klee in Genshin Impact has an  Elemental skill throwing bombs and Elemental burst unleashes barrages of explosive sparks, is a Main DPS character.

Kokomi

Kokomi wields a catalyst and has an Elemental skill that heals allies nearby; her Elemental burst boosts attacks can be used as Main DPS

Shikanoin Heizou

Shikanoin Heizou is a Genshin Impact character with having Elemental skill that deals with charged strikes and  Elemental bursts attacks and works as a Main DPS.

Yanfei

Yanfei is a Pyro character is Genshin Impact, an Elemental skill that deals AoE damage and an Elemental burst that deals continuous damage, works as a Main DPS

Sethos

Sethos in Genshin Impact is an Electro character that has an Elemental skill that deals Electro damage and an Elemental burst that deals AoE damage is a Main DPS character.

Noelle

Noelle’s a Genshin Impact Geo character having Geo shield Elemental skill and has Geo AoE damage Elemental burst,  is an all-rounder DPS character.

F-Tier Main DPS

Xinyan

Xinyan is a Genshin Impact character Pyro user that has an Elemental skill creating a shield and Elemental burst dealing AoE Pyro damage, works as a Main DPS.

Razor

Razor in Genshin Impact is an Electro character that has an Elemental skill, doing strikes and Elemental bursts dealing electro damage, used in Main-DPS.

Ningguang

Ningguang in Genshin Impact is a Geo Character creating a shield as her Elemental skill and Elemental burst deals Geo damage, a Main-DPS.

Dehya

Dehya, a Pyro character in Genshin Impact, has an Elemental skill that releases fire attack and Elemental burst dealing Pyro damage, good at Main DPS

Aloy

In Genshin Impac Aloy is a Cryo character with an AoE Cryo damage Elemental skill and Elemental burst that does the same, performs well in Main DPS

Freminet

Freminet, a Cryo Claymore character in Genshin Impact, has Elemental skill that does Cryo damage, Elemental burst that increases, is a Main DPS.

Kaveh

Kaveh in Genshin Impact is a Dendro character possessing an Elemental skill releasing bursts of Dendro energy and Elemental bursts with massive damage, Main DPS character.

Sub-DPS Characters Tier List

S-Tier Sub-DPS:

Yelan

Yelan in Genshin Impact is a Hydro character whose Elemental skill deals Hydro damage and Elemental burst that deals Hydro damage, works as a Sub-DPS.

Raiden Shogun

Raiden Shogun is an Electro Genshin Impact character that has an Elemental skill that unleashes a quick strike her Elemental burst that deals AoE Electro damage functions primarily as a Sub-DPS.

Kazuha

Kazuha in Genshin Impact is an Anemo user who has an Elemental skill performing an upward slash, his Elemental burst allows him to deal AoE Anemo damage, best as Sub-DPS.

Nahida

Nahida in Genshin Impact is a Dendro character that has an Elemental skill dealing AoE damage and Elemental burst provides Element-based advantages, as Sub-DPS.

Furina

Furina in Genshin Impact, a Hydro character whose Elemental skill deals hydro damage and Elemental burst giving damage increase, works best as a Sub-DPS.

A-Tier Sub-DPS:

Xiangling

Xiangling in Genshin Impact, a Pyro character having Elemental skill that breathes fire and Elemental burst that deals Pyro AoE damage,  excels at being a Sub-DPS character.

Kuki Shinobu

Kuki Shinobu in Genshin Impact is an Electro character having Electro energy as an Elemental skill and Elemental burst that deals AoE electro damage, a Sub-DPS.

Navia

Navia is a character with Geo vision, her Elemental skill performs a series of claymore attacks and her Elemental burst deals AoE damage, a Sub-DPS.

Xingqui

Xingqui in Genshin Impact is a Hydro character performing strikes as Elemental skill and sword rain for Elemental burst, a Sub-DPS.

Yae Miko

Yae Miko is an Electro character in Genshin Impact attacks as an Elemental skill and dealing AoE electro damage as Elemental burst,  a Sub-DPS.

Nilou

Nilou is a Hydro character in Genshin Impact using Elemental skill that heals and an Elemental burst that deals AoE Hydro damage,  excels at being a Sub-DPS character.

B-Tier Sub-DPS

Fischl

Fischl in Genshin Impact is an Electro character her Elemental skill summons Oz and Elemental burst allowing Electro damage, a Sub-DPS.

Beidou

Beidou is a Genshin Impact Electro character that deals Electro damage Elemental skill and a shield with an Elemental burst,  a Sub-DPS.

Rosaria

Rosaria is a Cryo character in Genshin Impact that deals AoE Cryo damage with Elemental burst, a Sub-DPS.

Chiori

Chiori in Genshin Impact, a Dendro character doing continuous Dendro damage using Elemental skill and AoE Dendro damage using Elemental burst, a Sub-DPS.

Venti

Venti in Genshin Impact Anemo character summons as Elemental skill and storm for an Elemental burst, a Sub-DPS

Mona

Mona in Genshin Impact is a Hydro that deals Hydro damage as Elemental skill and AoE Hydro damage as Elemental burst, a Sub-DPS

Ganyu

Ganyu is a Cryo character in Genshin Impact that has dashed backward elemental skill and AoE Cryo zone Elemental burst working as Sub-DPS.

C-Tier Sub-DPS

Thoma

Thoma in Genshin Impact has a Pyro damage absorbing Elemental skill and Elemental burst dealing AoE damage,  as Sub-DPS.

Albedo

Albedo is a Geo character in Genshin Impact with Elemental skill that deals AoE Geo damage as a Sub-DPS.

Lynette

Lynette is an Anemo Genshin Impact character dealing Anemo damage with Elemental skill and AoE damage with Elemental burst a Sub-DPS

Kokomi

Kokomi in Genshin Impact a Hydro healer healing teammates with Elemental skill and the same with Elemental burst a Sub-DPS

Zhongli

Zhongli is a Geo character in Genshin Impact that shields as Elemental skill and meteor strike with Elemental burst a Sub-DPS.

Dendro Traveler

Dendro Traveler is a Dendro Genshin Impact protagonist healing with Elemental skill and deals AoE Dendro damage with an Elemental burst a Sub-DPS.

Collei

Collei is a Dendro in Genshin Impact that throws a Dendro bomb and has an Elemental burst that deals continuous damage,  a Sub-DPS.

Ayato

Ayato is a Hydro in Genshin Impact dealing Hydro attacks as Elemental skill and AoE Hydro damage as Elemental burst a Sub-DPS.

Sucrose

Sucrose in Genshin Impact is an that deal AoE Anemo damage and Elemental burst that deals AoE Anemo damage a Sub-DPS.

D-Tier Sub-DPS:

Kaeya

Kaeya is a Cryo in Genshin Impact doing Cryo damage as an Elemental skill and AoE Cryo damage, a Sub-DPS.

Sayu

Sayu is an Anemo in Genshin Impact rolling like a ball as an Elemental skill and healing as an Elemental burst a Sub-DPS

Chongyun

Chongyun deals Cryo damage using Elemental skill and deals AoE Cryo damage with Elemental burst, a Sub-DPS

Dehya

Dehya in Genshin Impact is a Pyro character having an Elemental skill attack and Elemental burst dealing Pyro damage, a Sub-DPS.

Lisa

In Genshin Impact Lisa is an Electro who deals Electro damage with Elemental skill and deals AoE Electro damage using Elemental burst a Sub-DPS.

F-Tier Sub-DPS:

Geo Traveller

Geo Traveller in Genshin Impact deals AoE Geo damage using Elemental skill and Continuous AoE Geo damage using Elemental burst a Sub-DPS.

Xinyan

Xinyan is a character in Genshin Impact creating a shield with Elemental skill and  Elemental burst that deals AoE Pyro damage, a Sub-DPS.

Anemo Traveller

Genshin Impact character Anemo Traveller deals Anemo damage with Elemental skill and deals continuous AoE Anemo damage from Elemental burst, a Sub-DPS

Amber

Amber in Genshin Impact, a Pyro versed in dealing Pyro damage with Elemental skill and deals AoE damage with Elemental bursts,  a Sub-DPS.

Support Characters Tier List:

S-Tier Support

Bennett

Bennett in Genshin Impact deals a Pyro attack with Elemental skill and healing with Elemental burst, a support DPS.

Baizhu

Baizhu in Genshin Impact Dendro deploying shield with Elemental skill and healing shield with Elemental burst Support DPS.

Kazuha

Kazuha in Genshin Impact Anemo dealing Anemo with Elemental skill and AoE damage with Elemental burst, Support DPS.

Nahida

Nahida is a Dendro character in Genshin Impact dealing Dendro damage with Elemental skill and continuous Dendro damage with Elemental burst at Support.

Furina

Furina in Genshin Impact is a Hydro character whose Elemental skill enhances damage and Elemental burst that deals Hydro damage, a Support DPS.

Zhongli

Zhongli in Genshin Impact is a Geo AoE damage dealer, and a Support DPS.

Kokomi

Kokomi in Genshin Impact is a Hydro that deals AoE Hydro damage with Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

A-Tier Support:

Mona

Mona in Genshin Impact is a Hydro dealing Hydro damage as her Elemental skill and AoE Hydro damage as Elemental burst, a Support DPS

Jean

Jean in Genshin Impact is an Anemo dealing Anemo damage with Elemental skill and AoE healing allies as Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

Raiden Shogun

Raiden Shogun is an Electro Genshin Impact character with an Elemental skill strike and Elemental burst that deals AoE Electro damage, a Support DPS.

Xianyan

Xianyan in Genshin Impact deals Pyro damage with Elemental skill and AoE Pyro damage with Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

Shenhe

Shenhe in Genshin Impact deals AoE Cryo damage with Elemental skill and increases Cryo damage with Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

B-Tier Support

Yaoyao

Yaoyao in Genshin Impact is a Dendro damage dealer using Elemental skill continuous AoE Dendro damage using Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

Sucrose

Sucrose is an Anemo in Genshin Impact AoE attacks using Elemental skill and AoE Anemo damage using Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

Kuki Shinobu

Kuki Shinobu in Genshin Impact is an Electro healer  Elemental skill dealing AoE Electro-damage with Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

Venti

Venti in Genshin Impact is an Aneno that deals AoE Anemo and continuous AoE damage with Elemental burst, a Support DPS

C-Tier Support

Kirara

Kirara is a Dendro in Genshin Impact absorbing damage dealing AoE Dendro,  Elemental burst that buffs allies temporarily, a Support DPS

Yun Jin

Yun Jin in Genshin Impact, a Geo damage absorber with Elemental skill and AoE damage with Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

Diona

Diona in Genshin Impact, Cryo damage with Elemental skill and Elemental burst  dealing AoE damage, a Support DPS

Layla

Layla a Cryo in Genshin Impact has shield Elemental skill and deals AoE damage with Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

Sigewinne

Sigewinne in Genshin Impact a Pyro dealing damage using her Elemental skill and AoE Pyro damage with Elemental burst,  a Support DPS.

Faruzan

Faruzan is an Anemo who deals AoE damage using Elemental skill and Elemental burst that deals continuous Anemo AoE damage, a Support DPS.

Mika

Mika a Cryo in Genshin Impact that deals Cryo damage using Elemental skill and AoE Cryo damage using Elemental burst, a  Support DPS.

Charlotte

Charlotte, an Anemo in Genshin Impact generates a shield with Elemental skill her Elemental burst deals AoE damage, a Support DPS

Kujou Sara

Kujou Sara in Genshin Impact an Electro AoE damage dealer Elemental skill and buffs to allies with Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

Gorou

Gorou in Genshin Impact is a Geo AoE damage dealer with Elemental skill and Elemental burst that enhances stats, a Support DPS.

D-Tier Support

Thoma

Thoma in Genshin Impact is a Pyro that generates shields with Elemental skill and AoE Pyro damage with Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

Barbara

Barbara in Genshin Impact a Hydro healer Elemental skill and restores HP of allies, a Support DPS

Rosaria

Rosaria in Genshin Impact a Cryo, Elemental skill to deal Cryo damage and continuous Cryo damage with Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

Qiqi

Quqi in Genshin Impact a Cryo damage Elemental skill and AoE Cryo damage with Elemental burst a Supporter DPS.

Candace

Candace in Genshin Impact a Hydro damage dealer Elemental skill and AoE Hydro damage with Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

Sayu

Sayu in Genshin Impact is an Anemo that deals Anemo damage, and Elemental burst healing allies,  a Support DPS.

Dehya

Dehya in Genshin Impact a Pyro damage Elemental skill and Elemental burst that deals continuous Pyro damage, a Support DPS.

F-Tier Support:

Chongyun

Chongyun in Genshin Impact, a Cryo that creates damage fields with Elemental skill and deals AoE damage with his Elemental burst, as Support DPS.

Dori

Dori in Genshin Impact is an Electro damage dealer with Elemental skill and Elemental burst provides healing,  a Support DPS.

Lisa

Lisa in Genshin Impact, an Electro with Elemental burst that deals AoE Electro damage, a Support DPS.

Noelle

Noelle, a Geo in Genshin Impact, creates a shield with Elemental skill and deals AoE Geo damage with Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

Xinyan

Xinyan in Genshin Impact a Pyro that deals AoE Pyro damage and deals Pyro damage, a Support DPS.

Electro Traveller

Electro Traveller in Genshin Impact,an Electro that deals Electro damage with Elemental skill and AoE Electro damage with Elemental burst, a Support DPS.

Detailed Analysis of S-Tier Characters

Main DPS

Alhaitham

Alhaitham a Dendro DPS focused on elemental reactions, At C0  he requires careful management of Chisel-Light Mirrors and precise timing of Elemental Burst for optimal damage. At C6, he gains enhanced damage and survivability making him a top-tier DPS, having the following Strengths, Weaknesses and Optimal Team Compositions.

Strengths

• High Dendro Damage Output
• Flexible Mirror Management
• Versatile Playstyle
• Strong in Dendro Teams

Weaknesses

• Mirror Management Complexity
• Energy Requirements
• Vulnerability During Skill Downtime
• Limited Crown Control

Optimal Team Compositions

• Aggravate/Quicken Team
• Hyperbloom Team.
• Spread Team
• Mono-Dendro Team

Neuvillette

Neuvillette relies on charged attacks for high damage output having strong solo potential, C1 significantly boosts his performance by adding an extra Hydro beam and increasing overall damage, having the following Strengths, Weaknesses and Optimal Team Compositions.

Strengths

• High Burst Damage
• Hydro Application
• Self-Sustain
• Constellation 1 (C1) Impact

Weaknesses

• Charged Attack Dependency
• Stamina Management
• Vulnerability to Interruption
• Energy Requirements

Optimal Team Compositions

• Vaporise Team
• Freeze Team
• Electro Charged Team
• Hyperbloom Team

Hu Tao

Hu Tao in Genshin Impact is a Pyro single-target damage dealer; she has the following Strengths, Weaknesses and Optimal Team Compositions.

Strengths

• High Burst Damage
• Vaporise and Melt Synergy
• Self Sustain
• Constellation 1 (C1)

Weaknesses

• High-Risk Playstyle
• Stamina Management
• Single-Target Focus
• Dependency on Supports

Optimal Team Compositions

• Vaporise Team
• Double Geo Team
• Melt Team
• Mono-Pyro Team

Sub-DPS

Raiden Shogun

Raiden Shogun an Electro Genshin Impact character that has an Elemental skill that unleashes a quick strike and Elemental burst that summons Musou no Hitotachi that deals AoE Electro damage, functioning primarily as a sub-DPS, dealing burst damage significantly, has the following Strengths, Weaknesses and Optimal Team Compositions.

Strengths

• Energy Generation
• High Burst Damage
• Consistent Electro Application
• Versatility

Weaknesses

• Energy Recharge Dependency
• Team Dependency
• Long Cooldowns
• Initial Setup Time

Optimal Team Compositions

• National Team
• Hypercarry Team
• Electro Charged Team
• Mono-Electeo Team

Yelan

Yelan in Genshin Impact is a Hydro box user who has the following Strengths, Weaknesses and Optimal Team Compositions

Strengths

• Off-Field Hydro Application
• Damage Boosting
• Mobility
• Scalability

Weaknesses

• Energy Requirements
• HP Dependency
• Squishiness
• Burst Downtime

Optimal Team Compositions

• Vaporise Team
• Electro-Charged Team
• Freeze Team
• Mono-Hydro Team

Nahida

Nahida is a Dendro character in Genshin Impact that has the following Strengths, Weaknesses and Optimal Team Compositions.

Strengths

• Dendro Application
• Elemental Mastery Boost
• Versatility
• Off-Field Dendro Application

Weaknesses

• Squishiness
• Energy Dependency
• Team Synergy
• Limited Damage Potential

Optimal Team Compositions

• Bloom Team
• Hyperbloom Team
• Quicken Team
• Dendro-Geo Team.

Detailed Analysis of S-Tier Characters

Comprehensive list of the best characters across all roles:

• Alhaitham(Main DPS)
• Neuvillette(Main DPS)
• Yelan(Sub-DPS)
• Raiden Shogun(Sub-DPS)
• Kazuha(Support)
• Furina(Support)

These recommendations are alike for all new players and veterans.

Conclusion

Choosing a suitable character in Genshin Impact is crucial because every character brings its abilities, elemental affinities and synergies that can affect your gameplay so it is important to choose the right characters for a team.

Experimentation is key in Genshin Impact allowing you to experiment with new strategies, combinations and playstyle according to you.

As for the current meta of Genshin Impact, it constantly revolves around introducing new characters, balancing changes and content updates and anticipation for future updates keeps the game exciting the introduction of the new characters and mechanics often shake up the meta, which offers fresh opportunities to experiment and refine your strategies, look forward to what future updates will bring! Also, if you’re looking for a mythic heroes tier list, or star rail tier list, remember to explore our blog section!