This is a tier list of all Genshin Impact characters (a.k.a. units) that are periodically featured on banners. The placement of each unit is based on their relative effectiveness and ease of use in typical endgame content – see the brief explanations of each tier and character below the tier list. 5-stars are assumed to be C0, while 4-stars are assumed to be C6.
Tier list
Dominant tier
These units are the foundation of most strong teams.
Bennett: staple buffer and healer for most ATK-based carries.
Chevreuse: cornerstone support for Overload teams.
Citlali: cornerstone Cryo support for Forward Melt teams – also a good option for Neuvillette.
Faruzan: cornerstone buffer for Anemo carries at C6.
Furina: staple 5-star buffer and Hydro sub-dps.
Mavuika: best dps. Her Melt teams are theoretically the best in the game.
Nahida: cornerstone Dendro applier for teams that use Dendro cores, like Hyperbloom.
Neuvillette: best carry to not rely on specific supports
Xilonen: staple generic support.
Yelan: staple Hydro sub-dps for teams with a driver or carry who performs normal attacks.
Competitive tier
These units are versatile and reasonably competitive in the current meta.
Arlecchino: risky but strong carry, weaker than Mavuika but less reliant on Natlan supports.
Clorinde, Varesa: best Electro carries. Varesa is a bit stronger in their best team archetype, Overload.
Emilie, Kinich: great Dendro dps units for teams with Pyro application.
Fischl: excellent off-field Electro dps, especially for Aggravate teams.
Gaming: best 4-star carry at C6 when given a Melt team.
Iansan: Cinder City holder and ATK buffer for mobile carries.
Kazuha: best grouper, excellent Anemo support.
Kuki: off-field healer and Hyperbloom trigger.
Lan Yan: excellent shielder, can also deal good damage in Faruzan teams.
Lyney: high-damage but high-effort Pyro archer.
Mualani: Hydro Vape carry who is difficult to play but has a high damage cieling.
Navia: best Geo carry.
Raiden: best off-field Hyperbloom trigger for teams that don't need Kuki's healing.
Sucrose: excellent Anemo support/driver.
Wanderer, Xiao: best Anemo-damage carries.
Wriothesly: best Cryo dps/driver.
Xiangling: fastest off-field Pyro applier.
Xianyun: supports plunge teams well and enables plunge-attacking with most units.
Xingqiu: fastest off-field Hydro applier, provides defensive utility.
Situational tier
These units can be strong in the right team and situation.
Alhaitham: can replace the 2nd Hydro in Hyperbloom vs. multiple targets or Hydro-immune enemies.
Ayaka, Shenhe: good against Freezeable enemies.
Beidou: good off-field Electro dps against pairs of enemies, provides defensive utility.
Charlotte: good Cryo healer to pair with Furina and make Freeze teams.
Chasca: excellent multi-element carry for single-target situations.
Dehya, Thoma: niche defensive Pyro units.
Kirara: Dendro shielder for Aggravate or Nilou teams.
Kokomi: Hydro driver/healer for Nilou, Mono-Hydro, or Ayaka-Shenhe teams.
Kujou Sara: Electro buffer for Clorinde (or C2 Raiden).
Mika: good Cryo support for Wanderer.
Mona: provides a strong but brief DMG buff, good for Vape teams.
Nilou, Collei, Kokomi: Nilou's best team with Nahida, Collei, and Kokomi is strong in most AoE situations.
Noelle: comfortable unit to play with Furina. See my guide for Noelle.
Ororon: strong in teams with Electro and Hydro or Natlan units.
Venti: strongest off-field grouper.
Yao Yao: good Dendro healer for Aggravate or Nilou Bloom.
Zhongli: strong shielder, great counter to enemy Geo shields.
Alternative tier
These 4-star and standard-banner units are decent alternatives to premium units.
Barbara: free substitute for Kokomi.
Candace: 4-star Hydro option for Nilou, Mualani*, and Arlecchino.
Chongyun, Diona, Rosaria: 4-star off-field Cryo options for Melt teams.
Diluc: best used with Xianyun and C6 Bennett, as an alternative to C6 Gaming.
Dori: decent Hyperbloom trigger and healer at C6, particularly in a Quickbloom team with Furina.
Heizou, C6 Lynette: 4-star alternatives to Xiao for Faruzan+Xianyun+Furina.
Jean: accessible Anemo healer to pair with Furina.
Kachina: free Natlan Geo unit who can use the Cinder City artifact set.
Keqing, Sethos: acceptable drivers for Aggravate or Electro-charged teams.
Ningguang: alternative to Navia with Xilonen+Furina+Bennett.
Sayu: decent driver/healer for Furina National (Furina+Bennett+Xiangling).
Tighnari: accessible Dendro archer.
Yun Jin: 4-star option for carries that use normal attacks.
*only if Candace is below C6
Obsolete tier
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