With twenty-three characters currently unlockable and obtainable in Genshin Impact, there are tons of ways to create a great party. However, some characters are simply better than others, which is why so many people have begun making tier lists to rank them all. It can be overwhelming, and a lot to sort through, but understanding character rankings in Genshin Impact is actually simpler than it initially seems.
The first thing to understand is that tier lists are completely subjective. Character preferences can totally differ between players. However, based on a lot of the lists floating around, there are clearly some characters in Genshin Impact that just rank higher than others. The reasons for this are typically based on a character's base stats, how well they improve over time, and how well they can be used for exploration and in boss fights.
For anyone unfamiliar with tier lists, characters are usually ranked in descending order: S, A, B, C, D, and sometimes E or even lower. Most of the tier-lists for Genshin Impact stop around D. As expected, most of the low-tier characters (C & D) are the starters players obtain from the main story: Amber, Kaeya, and Lisa. These starting characters in Genshin Impact are still great for getting through content, but optional characters obtained through the game's gacha pulls can offer more. Other low-ranking characters are typically Noelle, Sucrose, Beidou, and sometimes Ningguang.
Who The Best Genshin Impact Characters Are
Despite having co-op multiplayer, Genshin Impact still gives people a vast number of playable characters to use instead. Because there are so many playable characters in Genshin Impact, the mid-tier rankings make up most of the game's characters. These mid-level tiers comprise characters like the Traveler (the player), Razor, Klee, Xingqui, Bennett, and Chongyun.
This is where things can get more debatable, and definitely comes down to player preferences. Characters like Barbara, Jean, Xiao, Mona, Keqing, and Xiangling are sometimes listed as mid-tier characters. However, Barbara, Jean, and Xiangling also get listed on quite a few lists as S-tier. Ultimately, players will have to decide which characters work best for their playstyles, assuming they roll some of these rarer characters through Genshin Impact's gacha pulls.
While Barbara, Jean, and Xiangling may be considered S-tier, everyone seems to agree that these final four characters are the best of the best. Diluc, Venti, Qiqi, and Fischl all have great base stats that improve through Ascension and level gains. All four of them frequently top most Genshin Impact tier lists, meaning they're widely considered to be the best characters in the game.
Because of the huge cast of playable characters in Genshin Impact, it may be overwhelming to try to obtain the best ones - especially initially. However, the starting characters are perfectly fine for getting anyone through the main story. Tier lists are completely subjective, but based on how many people put Venti, Qiqi, Fischl, and Diluc at the top, it's safe to assume they're the best.
