5.5 Genshin Impact Tier List and Best Character Rankings
Welcome to our comprehensive Genshin Impact Tier List, where we break down the best characters to help you conquer Teyvat's toughest challenges. Whether you're assembling a powerful team for Spiral Abyss or just exploring the world, this guide will rank each character based on their performance in various roles, including Main DPS, Sub DPS and support.
Genshin Impact 5.5 Tier List
Our Tier List for Genshin Impact organises characters into 3 roles. A Main DPS, Sub DPS and Support. Click their icons to open a characters build guide!
Some characters rank in our Tier List multiple times where they can fit multiple roles, for example Raiden Shogun who can be a Main DPS, Sub DPS and Support. Many support characters do have the ability to provide off-field damage or apply an element however if there is a significant difference then they have been omitted.
| Main DPS | Sub DPS | Support | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S+ | Arlecchino Mavuika Neuvillette | Furina Mavuika Nahida Raiden Shogun Xiangling Xingqiu Yelan | Bennett Citlali Furina Kaedehara Kazuha Nahida Xilonen Zhongli |
| S | Alhaitham Chasca Clorinde Gaming Hu Tao Kamisato Ayaka Kinich Lyney Mualani Navia Raiden Shogun Varesa | Chiori Emilie Fischl Nilou | Baizhu Chevreuse Faruzan Iansan Jean Kuki Shinobu Lan Yan Mona Raiden Shogun Sangonomiya Kokomi Xianyun |
| A | Cyno Diluc Ganyu Kamisato Ayato Tartaglia Wanderer Wriothesley Xiao | Dendro Traveler Ororon Rosaria Venti Yae Miko | Charlotte Kujou Sara Layla Shenhe Sucrose Yaoyao Yun Jin |
| B | Arataki Itto Eula Keqing Noelle Sethos Tighnari Yanfei Yoimiya Yumemizuki Mizuki | Albedo Collei Kachina Lynette Pyro Traveler | Barbara Diona Gorou Kirara Mika Sayu Thoma |
| C | Freminet Kaveh Klee Ningguang Shikanoin Heizou | Beidou Chongyun Kaeya Lisa | Candace Dehya Dori Electro Traveler Noelle Qiqi Sigewinne |
| D | Aloy Razor Xinyan | Amber Anemo Traveler Geo Traveler Hydro Traveler | Xinyan |
Tier lists can be great for showing a rough estimate of a character's performance relative to other characters in their role. Please know that every character in Genshin Impact is viable regardless of their ranking and can clear all content with enough investment. Make sure to pick the character you like and want over the character that performs better!
Genshin Impact 5.5 Tier List Changes and Additions
Below are the most recent changes to our tier list which is the changes in patch 5.5 which focuses on the release of Varesa, Iansan and also the new Artifact sets added.
| Character | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Varesa | Varesa is an amazing DPS character able to deal high damage numbers with a fun and engaging gameplay style. She does suffer from 2 problems however. The first being that there simply is not enough support for the Plunge playstyle with Varesa being the first plunge DPS added in a very long time. The second is that her best teams feature Mavuika and without her there is a significant damage loss. This is a problem because Mavuika's best team will not feature Varesa, especially after the release of Iansan which only raised the ceiling higher for Mavuika's Main DPS teams. |
| Iansan | Iansan is a powerful Support able to provide a pretty significant range of buffs alongside healing. This may make you want to compare her to Bennett and rightfully so. That being said, Iansan is a lot more restricted in who she suits. Time is needed to know if she is powerful enough to be on the same level as Bennett. |
| Patch 5.5 General | Patch 5.5 provides a new artifact set in the form of Long Night's Oath which is great for Plunge DPS such as Gaming and Xiao alongside other DPS with an alternative playstyle. We already consider Gaming an S-Tier character however and this set does not push him higher. For Xiao on the other hand, this set continues the trend where he gets another artifact set that is a small DPS upgrade. |
Tier List Explanations and Ranking Criteria
Our Tier List for Genshin Impact groups characters as either a Main DPS, Sub DPS or a support.
- Main DPS: A character who spends the majority of their time on-field in the team to deal massive damage.
- Sub DPS: Characters that have good elemental application to create Elemental Reactions for the team or deal high amounts of damage while off-field.
- Support: Healers, Shielders and buffers. These characters may also deal some damage while off-field but their value lies in the supportive utility they give the party.
Characters are then ranked in their respective role based on D to S+ rankings based on their damage, ease of play, elemental application, buffs they provide to the team and how widely used they are.
Characters in the same tier are simply in alphabetical order and generally speaking it is pointless to compare characters in the same tier due to them rarely overlapping directly in roles and having different elements that allow them to be more or less suitable based on the fight.
Changelog
- 25 Mar. 2025: Updated for 5.5
- 12 Feb. 2025: Updated for 5.4.
- 02 Jan. 2025: Updated for 5.3.
- 12 Dec. 2024: Added Tier List.
This guide has been written by Shikhu (Discord - Shikhu), an avid Genshin Impact player who has been exploring Teyvat since the game has launched. He has experienced all the game has to offer from building his favorite characters, exploring the world to clearing Spiral Abyss each rotation. His favorite character being his C6 Furina.