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Character Tier List 3.2 (December 2022) | Layla Tier

Characters Tier List and Best Character Ranking November 2022 for Genshin Impact 3.2. See strongest characters, latest character tier, Layla, Faruzan & Scaramouche Tier List 3.2!

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Latest Update: October 2022

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Layla

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Rank Change History

Date	Change Details
11/18	Layla added to A.
11/2	Nahida added to SS.
10/14	Nilou added to S. Dori moved to B
9/28	Cyno added to S. Candace added to A.
9/9	Added Dori and revised the whole Tier list to fit the current Meta.
7/13	KukiA → B Heizou Added to S temporarily

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Nahida	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Catalyst
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Amazing Off-Field Dendro. - Great for any Dendro Comps. - Can also buff the Elemental Mastery of the on-field character.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- Constellation of Nahida increases the effects of her Burst, increases personal damage and boost Elemental Mastery making Nahida great at any roles. Notable Constellations: - C2 allows Dendro transformative reactions to CRIT greatly increasing the damage of the team. - C4 greatly increases the Elemental Mastery of Nahida.
Nilou	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Sword
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Powerful and easy to build character. - Very strong character for Blooms. - Needs specific and strict conditions to fully use all of skills.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- The constellation of Nilou allows her to have lower cooldowns and increases the damage of personal damage of Nilou. Notable Constellations: - C2 shreds enemies Dendro and Hydro resistance enabling bigger and more critical damage.t . - C1 basically erases the cooldown of Elemental Skill of Nilou.
Cyno	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Polearm
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Great Electro attacks with fairly wide AoE. - Great when paired with off-field Dendro.. - Requires plenty of Energy to be consistent.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- His constellations are mostly damage increase and energy increase utilities. Notable Constellations: - C4 allows Cyno to recover more energy for a more stable uptime of quest . - C2 is a great damage buff increasing the Electro DMG Bonus of Cyno per Normal attack.
Tighnari	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Bow
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Easy to use Dendro DPS. - Has issues when fighting multiple enemies. - Elemental Skill is amazing at grabbing Aggro.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- His constellations are mostly minor buffs to his damage. Notable Constellations: - C4 has the highest damage increase especially when using a team of off-field dps that reacts with Dendro.
Dendro Traveler	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Sword
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Great Off Field Elemental Burst that improves through infliction of various elements - Has Energy problems which requires investments.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- His constellations are mostly minor buffs to their damage. - All of their constellations are obtainable for free. Notable Constellations: - C1 Allows the traveler to get more energy. - C2 extends the duration of Elemental Burst.
Yelan	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Bow
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Amazing Hydo application that is available off-field. - Powerful skill that can also be used for Traveling. - Can fit into many types of Team Comps. - Increases the damage of the current character when Elemental Burst is on.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- Her Constellations can further increase her HP enabling her to deal more potent damage. Notable Constellations: - C4 has the highest damage increase that can also work as a support for HP scaling characters.
Ayato	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Sword
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Pretty good Hydro enabler due to his overall Kit - Can work as either Main or Sub-DPS - Burst has a long duration with a wide area of effect wherein Hydro will continuously be applied.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- His Constellation solves most of his energy problems and greatly increases his damage capability. Notable Constellations: - C2 has the highest damage increase Ayato to produce more lethal damage.
Yae Miko	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Catalyst
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Can inflict consistent and powerful Electro off-field. - With Dendro, Yae Miko can produce outstanding damage even off-field. - High burst cost which requires Yae Miko to be with a Battery or have high ER. - Small AOE for Burst and slight lag makes it easy to miss.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- Most of Yae Miko's constellations boosts the damage and utility of her Elemental Skills. Notable Constellations: - C1 gives energy to Yae Miko helping with her energy issues - C6 increases the damage of her skill greatly dealing deadly damage even at off field.
Shenhe	SupportAttacker
	Weapon: Polearm
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- Is able to greatly buff Cryo attacks that scales from her Max ATK - Provides descent off field damage and consistent Cryo infliction - Powerful support has a very strict team requirement to maximize her buffs
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- Shenhe becomes incredibly stronger as a support with her C2 since it adds a Cryo Crit DMG buff to her Burst Notable Constellations: - C1 adds another charge to Shenhe's skill allowing you to activate 2 buffs from elemental skill and charge your Burst faster. - C2 adds a 15% Cryo Crit DMG to Shenhe's Burst. On top of the Cryo DMG increase and Phys & Cryo Res debuff, this makes her Burst an even stronger support skill
Itto	Attacker
	Weapon: Claymore
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Has a powerful Burst that buffs his ATK and increases ATK SPD. - Can easily chain combos with his normal and charged attacks - Does not rely on reactions to deal high damage. - Provides crowd control and powerful damage with Elemental Skill. - Can have difficulty breaking Elemental Shields.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- Any of Itto's constellations is good to have. Even at C1, itto's damage potential goes higher and it continues to rise the more constellation you get Notable Constellations: - C1: Itto gains Superlative Superstrength after using his Burst. This will ensure you can spam his Charged Attack for higher damage - C2 will decrease Itto's Burst's cooldown and give him energy with every Geo character on his team - C4 gives a 20% DEF and ATK to the whole party after Itto uses his Burst - C6 gives 70% Crit DMG increase to Itto's charged attack and practically make it deal infinite swings.
Kokomi	AttackerSupportHealer
	Weapon: Catalyst
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Very versatile character since she can deal damage, provide support, and heal - Powers up attack with Elemental Burst which makes her a viable DPS. - Great at enabling Hydro reactions because of its low internal cooldown. ・Kokomi's inability to crit makes her damage sub-par compared to other characters but still able to provide consistent dmg.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- Kokomi's constellation balance between increasing her damage and healing. Higher constellations make her a better healer, but not so much as a DPS Notable Constellations: - C1 adds a flying fish to the end of Kokomi's normal attack string, dealing 30% of her max HP as hydro damage - C2 adds a healing bonus to both her Burst & Skill for character below 50% health, making her a great clutch healer for her allies - C6 gives Kokomi a 40% Hydro DMG Bonus when her Normal or Charged Attack heals another character above 80% health
Raiden Shogun	SupportAttacker
	Weapon: Polearm
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Powerful Elemental Burst that recovers the energy for the whole team. - Can spread Electro with little to no down time. - Greatly buffs the power of Elemental Burst of the team.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
・Raiden Shogun's constellation ultimately focuses on increasing her overall damage. Though at C6, she will get a support ability with her Burst Notable Constellations: - C1 increases Raiden Shogun resolve gained when an Electro character in her party uses their Burst. This will make charging her resolves faster with another Electro on her team - C2: Raiden Shogun's Burst will ignore 60% of an enemy's DEF - C4 gives a 30% ATK bonus after Raiden Shogun's burst - C6: When Raiden Shogun is attacking with her Burst, the cooldown of all party members' Burst will decrease by 1s for up to 5 times. This on top of the energy recharge she does during her Burst makes it so her allies have a better up time for their Bursts
Yoimiya	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Bow
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Skill applies Pyro infusion making her normal attacks even stronger - Burst is only good for its ATK buff and Pyro explosion when hit by a teammate.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- Yoimiya's constellations focus on either increasing her damage. If looking to increase her constellation, aim for C2 since those really increase her damage potential Notable Constellations: - C1 increases the duration of the Ryuukin Saxifrage from her Burst. Additionally, Yoimiya gets a 20% ATK increase when enemies with this mark are defeated. ・C2 gives a 25% Pyro DMG Bonus whenever Yoimiya's Pyro attack Crits
Ayaka	Attacker
	Weapon: Sword
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Thanks to her dash's Cryo Infusion, Ayaka has a high uptime for her Cryo attacks - AOE Skill that deals large amount of damage and spreads Cryo ・Burst has a wide range and deals continuous Cryo damage, while also pushing back enemies caught in it. ・Elemental Burst can be difficult
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- Ayaka's constellation peaks at her C4 because it adds a DEF debuff to her Burst. This works well with her C2 that slightly increases the size of her Burst, allowing you to hit more enemies Notable Constellations: ・C2 adds 2 smaller Frostflake Seki no To to Ayaka's Burst, widening it's range further ・C4 adds a 40% DEF Debuff to enemies hit by Ayaka's Burst
Kazuha	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Sword
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- One of the best support in-game because of ability to increase Elemental DMG Bonus and reduce resistance of enemies with Viridescent Venerer. - Can provide quick crowd control thanks to Skill - Elemental Burst can also increase the infliction of the absorbed element while dealing powerful damage. - Split scaling from Support and Damage makes him fairly difficult to build.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- Your goal for Kazuha's constellation is his C2 because of its EM increase to Kazuha or any character in that field. Notable Constellations: - C1 resets Kazuha's skill after using his Burst, increasing overall DPS and instantly getting energy after burst. ・C2 adds a 200 EM buff to Kazuha and to any character within his Burst's AoE, increasing Kazuha's overall Swirl damage and his team's elemental reactions - C6 adds an Anemo Infusion after he uses his Skill or Burst. He also gets an ATK increase to his Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks based on his EM. This enables Kazuha to be a main carry and also fixes his split scaling.
Eula	Attacker
	Weapon: Claymore
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Physical Damage-focused character - Physical Damage scaling across Burst, Skill, and normal attack makes her easy to build. - Does not rely on reactions to deal high damage - She also has a powerful one shot for spike of DPS.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- Eula at C0 is already strong, but with her constellations, she gets a huge jump in her DPS. Notable Constellations: - C1 gives a 30% Physical DMG increases when she uses her Skill. - C6: Lightfall Swords from Eula's Burst will immediately have 5 stacks of energy, allowing for faster charging of her Lightfall Sword to full damage.
Hu Tao	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Polearm
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Skill provides Pyro Infusion and Attack Boost that scales from her HP. - Speedy and very powerful charge attack. - Can easily spread Pyro and increases CRIT rate of team with Burst making her an excellent Sub-DPS as well. - May be difficult for beginners to use but very powerful in end-game
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- Hu Tao even without her constellation is already strong, but this is amped up further with some of her cons because of convinience it brings. ・Aim for at least C1 to remove Stamina consumption from her Charged Attack, allowing you to spam with it Notable Constellations: - C1 removes Stamina use of Hu Tao's charged attack, allowing players to spam her strongest source of damage. - C2 adds a damage increase to Blood Blossom equal to 10% of Hu Tao's health - C4: When an enemy is affected by Blood Blossom, other characters in the party will receive a 12% Crit Rate increase ・C6 will prevent Hu Tao from dying from a fall or from an enemy damage. She'll get a 200% Elemental & Physical Res buff and 100% Crit Rate buff
Xiao	Attacker
	Weapon: Polearm
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Provides powerful AoE Damage through plunged attacks. - High DPS potential, but requires a fairly high amount of investment. - Powerful but characters that can support Xiao is limited.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- None of Xiao's constellation increases or supports the damage for his Burst - He doesn't really need his constellations, but they do provide quality of life changes. - At C6, the playstyle of Xiao completely changes. Notable Constellations: - C2 increases Xiao's Energy Recharge by 25% when he's not on the field. - C6 changes the main source of damage of Xiao from Plunge attack to Elemental Skill.
Ganyu	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Bow
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- A flexible DPS and Support that can damage enemies even at great distance.e - Charged Attack does 2 instances of damage. Great against singular or multiple enemies - Easy to build thanks to Crit DMG ascension scaling and easy Crit Rate passive (Talent & Elemental Resonance) - Elemental Burst has very low cost, deal strong damage and boost CRYO DMG that has 0 down time. - Elemental Skill is great for grabbing aggro from enemies.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- Ganyu doesn't really need her constellations, but they do increase her already high damage potential - Her C1 is great since the Cryo Res is applied every time an enemy is hit Notable Constellations: - C1 increases energy recharge for Ganyu & adds a 15% Cryo Res debuff to hit enemies - C4 increases the damage enemies take in Ganyu's Burst the longer they stay within its range. - C6 enables quick charge of her Aimed Shot.
Albedo	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Sword
Rank w/out Constellation: S
・- Provides fast and continues AOE Geo Damage to enemies with his Skill. - Burst increases Elemental Mastery of the team. ・Unfortunately, many places and bosses easily destroy flowers from his Skill.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- Albedo's cons includes direct buffs to skills and some support buffs to his party members - Will shine the best at C2, but it's not necessary Notable Constellations: - C2 adds Fatal Reckoning to his Skill, which will increase DMG to the burst & his blossoms based on 30% of his DEF. This will somehow negate the problem of his Burst scaling off ATK instead of DEF like his skill - C4 increases Plunging DMG by 30% inside his Skill's range. Great buff, but only limited characters can take advantage of it. - C6 increases the DMG of characters within the Skill's range when they have a shield created by Crystallize. Pretty easy way to get an ATK buff since Albedo's Skill cause Crystalize frequently
Zhongli	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Polearm
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- One of the best support characters in the game. The shield Zhongli creates is one of the strongest with a pretty long duration. - Also has good damage potential, capable of being a Main DPS if needed to. - Shield provides universal debuff to enemies around it. - Long Elemental Burst animation, aesthetically great, but can be a DPS loss especially at time-restricted contents.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- Zhongli's Cons do not directly increase his damage, but they add QoL changes that supports him to deal more damage ・His C6 actually makes him a viable healer Notable Constellations: - C2 gives a shield to nearby characters. This also makes the Burst more valuable and not just a DPS loss. - C6 converts 40% of the incoming damage to the shield to HP. This makes Zhongli an actual viable healer, but at the cost of getting C6
Childe	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Bow
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Strong both in close and range combat. - Applies Riptide that explodes dealing hydro damage to inflicted enemies when attacked with charged attack or crit. - Riptide mechanic gives him quadratic scaling making Childe amazing at battle agains multiple enemies. - Requires meticulous cooldown management with his Skill - Requires a huge amount of investment because he does not have innate CRIT Substats.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- Childe's Constellations are mostly focused on decreasing the cooldown of his Skill Notable Constellations: - C1 decreases Childe's Skill cooldown by 20%. This will somehow mitigate the problem with Childe's skill somehow low cooldown. - C6 resets Childe's Skill after his Burst is used, allowing for continuous damage and basically increasing the uptime of his Skill
Klee	Attacker
	Weapon: Catalyst
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- Can easily inflict Pyro reactions. - Powerful charge attack with descent AOE. - Burst has uncontrollable aspects and disappears when switching. - Long battle animations making her a bit clunky to play.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- The constellations do not directly increase Klee's damage, but it does add new buffs and debuffs to support her damage - She gains a support effect to her burst at C6 Notable Constellations: - C2 will add a 23% DEF debuff to characters hit by Klee's skill - C6: While Klee's Burst is active, she will regenerate 3 energy for the whole party and upon it's end, all party members will receive 10% Pyro DMG Bonus
Venti	SupportAttacker
	Weapon: Bow
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Elemental Burst gathers enemies in one location while dealing constant damage through Swirl. - Elemental Burst and Skill has short cooldown and can be activated continuously -Elemental skill can launch players in the air which is useful in exploring ・Elemental Mastery buff further increased the damage Venti can dish
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- At higher constellations, Venti becomes better at shredding through enemies thanks to the constellations RES debuffs Notable Constellations: - C2 adds a 12% Anemo and Phys RES debuff to Venti's Skill - C4 gives Venti a 25% Anemo DMG Bonus when he picks up particles ・C6: Enemies will get either a 20% Anemo RES debuff or a res debuff to the element Venti's burst absorbs.
Keqing	Attacker
	Weapon: Sword
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Skill allows Keqing to teleport and gain Electro Infliction. - Elemental Burst deals a series of Electro Hits at a wide AoE. - Became more powerful because of Dendro for Keqing can easily trigger Aggrevate.
Rank w/ Constellation: A
- Unfortunately, Keqing's constellations does not help much at increasing her damage. Notable Constellations: ・C4 adds a 25% ATK buff to Keqing after she triggers any Electro-related Elemental Reaction
Mona	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Catalyst
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Elemental Skill attracts the Aggro of enemies. - Elemental Burst increases the damage against enemies. - Works well in Freeze teams because the Debuff from Elemental Burst does not dissapear quickly when the enemies are frozen.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- Mona's constellations makes her Omen even more powerful. It becomes a viable support ability that can help the whole team to dish damage Notable Constellations: - C1 increases Hydro-related Elemental Reaction damage to enemies affected by Omen, further increasing the Damage characters can do with Mona - C4 gives party members a 15% Crit Rate when they attack an enemy affected by Omen - C6: Mona gains a 60% DMG increase for using her shift. It can increase to 180% the longer she stays in her shift, making it a good buff before unleashing damage with Mona
Qiqi	AttackerSupportHealer
	Weapon: Sword
Rank w/out Constellation: B
- Can easily heal the team with Elemental Skill and Burst. - Skill and Burst offer healing and elemental support which is great when playing both Solo and Co-op - Unfortunately, Qiqi has poor support capabilities and damage
Rank w/ Constellation: B
Qiqi's constellations are not that good and doesn't really support her as a healer or increase her DMG enough to be a better DPS Notable Constellations: - C6 will revive all fallen party members when Qiqi uses her Burst. A great skill to have when doing Domains wherein you cannot use food to revive.
Diluc	Attacker
	Weapon: Claymore
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Elemental Skill is spammable making it great for Crimson Witch Of Flames Artifact. - Powerful burst but makes enemies unreachable afterwards. - Has Crit Rate ascension making him easy to build..
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- Diluc's constellations are great quality of life changes for him, but they don't increase his damage so much that they are a requirement for him Notable Constellations: - C1 increases the DMG Diluc does to enemies with more than 50% of their health - C2 gives Diluc an ATK and ATK SPD buff when he gets hit
Jean	AttackerSupportHealer
	Weapon: Sword
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Powerful Elemental Burst for healing and Elemental Cleansing. - Burst offers a partywide heal which is great when playing both Solo and Co-op - Can easily trigger swirl making her a great Viridescent Support. - Skill can crowd control enemies.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
-Jean's constellations are more quality of life changes rather than increasing the effectivity of her skills - Of note, C4 makes her a stronger Anemo support because of the Anemo RES Debuff Notable Constellations: - C4 adds a 40% Anemo RES debuff to enemies within Jean's burst, increasing DMG from Jean and other Anemo characters while it's active.

4 Star Character Ranking Explanations

Layla	SupportAttacker
	Weapon: Sword
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- Powerful shields with great up-time. - Amazing Off-field character that can deal Cryo DMG through Skill and Burst. - Damage and Shields both scales from HP making it easy to build.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- Constellations increases the personal DPS of Layla & give HP scaling buff for the team. Notable Constellations: - C2 provides more energy for Layla making Energy Recharge not very relevant to Layla. - C4 gives Normal Attack and Charged ATK buff that scales on Layla's Max HP allowing Layla to be an amazing buffer for many characters.
Candace	SupportAttacker
	Weapon: Polearm
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- Easy to build because leveling talents are optional. (The Talents does not increase the buff.) - Work with multiple teams. - Can be a DPS if built correctly. - Provides less buff than its competitors.
Rank w/ Constellation: A
- Constellations increases the personal DPS of Candace & Give additional Support Notable Constellations: - C2 increases the HP of Candace for a bigger buff.
Dori	SupportHealer
	Weapon: Bow
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- Great Battery especially at Superconduct or Dendro teams. - Can heal and spread Electro enabling her to take on 2 roles.
Rank w/ Constellation: A
- Constellations increases the healing capabilities. Not necessary for Dori. Notable Constellations: - C4 increases the Energy Recharge and Healing under certain conditions..
Collei	Support
	Weapon: Bow
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- Simple and easy to use Skill and Elemental Burst - Great character for learning Dendro Reactions - Does not provide additional buff for the team and can be unreliable source of Dendro.
Rank w/ Constellation: A
- Constellations gives Collei more utility and buffs that will help her contribute to the team more. Notable Constellations: - C4 increases the Elemental Mastery of the team.
Shikanoin Heizou	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Catalyst
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Powerful Elemental Skill and Burst for quick increase in DPS. - Normal attacks are fairly weak but with swirl, reactions with other characters boost his damage making him great when teamed with off-field characters.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- Heizou's Energy Build up, Crowd Control and Personal DPS increases through constellations making him a top class DPS. Notable Constellations: - C2 lengthens the crowd control duration - C6 greatly increases the personal anemo damage of Heizou.
Kuki Shinobu	SupportHealerAttacker
	Weapon: Polearm
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- A great support at Electro Reaction teams since it is able to take 2 roles at once. - The Electro is always around you making her great for Dendro comps and reaction teams. - Has a below average personal damage without reactions.
Rank w/ Constellation: A
- Kuki Shinobu's Electro Infliction becomes a better with more constellations especially at C4. Notable Constellations: - C2 lengthens the Elemental Skill duration - C6: inflicts another electro to opponents that syncs with the Normal, Plunge and Charged attack of the present character.
Yun Jin	SupportAttacker
	Weapon: Polearm
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- A good support even for non-Geo focused group since she can buff the Normal Attack of her teammates - Doesn't really require any constellations and is quite easy to build since she scales off DEF. - Requires quite a lot of Energy Recharge because of her high Burst Cost.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- Yun Jin becomes a better support with more constellations, but it's not necessary to have them Notable Constellations: - C2 gives an additional 15% increase in Normal Attack DMG on top of the buff she already gives with her Burst - C6: Characters under the effects of Yun Jin's burst will get a 12% ATK SPD increase
Gorou	AttackerSupportHealer
	Weapon: Bow
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- Can provide Defensive and Geo Buffs for the whole party. - While the buff he can provide is very powerful, he can only be used at a certain niche and has very limited team comp.
Rank w/ Constellation: A
・With constellations, Gorou really becomes an amazing Geo support at C6. At C6 he gets additional healing, CRIT DMG buffs, and more to support the team! Notable Constellations - C4 adds healing to Gorou's Skill by 50% of Gorou's DEF. This along with the ATK buff makes this a stronger support ability - C6 increases the Crit DMG of Geo party members
Thoma	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Polearm
Rank w/out Constellation: B
- Has strong shields and off-field Pyro. - Needs Energy Recharge to be able to have consistent shielding. - Requires a balance of HP and Energy Recharge to be effective. - Damage and Shield is also split scaling so you must choose the purpose of your build.
Rank w/ Constellation: B
- Thoma's constellation helps to fix the problem with his energy recharge, increasing his Burst and Skill uptime ・None of his constellations help with increasing Thoma's overall DPS Notable Constellations: - C1: When another character is shielded by Thoma's Skill shield is attacked, the CD of both his Skill and Burst is decreased. - C6 gives a 15% Normal, Charged, and Plunge Attack increase when Thoma's Skill shield is refreshed
Kujou Sara	SupportAttacker
	Weapon: Bow
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- Can buff the team in a short duration. - Powerful Electro character support at high constellations. - Relies on Constellation for easier use of Buff. - Buff duration is pretty short making it difficult to use.
Rank w/ Constellation: A
- Kujou Sara really shines at higher constellations since her cons increase both her damage, support capabilities and ease of use of her Support skills. Notable Constellations: - C2: A Crowfeather will be left in Kujou Sara's original position upon using her skill. This makes it easier to apply buffs to her and her character since you don't have to use charged attacks anymore. - C4 increases the number of lightning strikes during Kujou Sara's Burst, increasing its overall DPS ・C6: Electro Characters get a 60% Crit DMG increase when affected by Kujou Sara's Crowfeather. This makes her an even stronger Electro support character
Sayu	SupportHealer
	Weapon: Claymore
Rank w/out Constellation: B
- On-field Burst heals allies and applies Anemo to enemies near it. - Skill can be used to reposition since it's quick. It also deals a decent amount of damage when used. - Good for exploring and item gathering since her passive prevents small animals and creatures from initially running away
Rank w/ Constellation: B
- Sayu's constellation unfortunately do not make her a better healer and whatever buffs they include to her damage is not enough compete against its counterparts. Notable Constellations: - C1 will allow Sayu to heal and attack at the same time with her Burst. It also removes HP restrictions of Elemental Burst.
Yanfei	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Catalyst
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- All her attacks apply Pyro making it easy to trigger reactions. - Strong charge attack that can hit multiple enemies. - Mechanics that can reduce Stamina of Charged Attack.
Rank w/ Constellation: A
- Besides her C1 and C2, Yanfei's constellations are not quite as good. They do give additional quality of life changes, but they don't really make her a better DPS but they enable Yanfei to perform other roles. Notable Constellations: - C1 reduces the Stamina cost of Yanfei's Charged Attack by 10% of each Scarlet Seal she had. This is great to help in making it easier to spam her charged attack - C2 increases Yanfei's Charge Attack Crit Rate by 20% against enemies below 50% HP. - C4 creates a shield when using Elemental Burst enabling Yanfei to be a Shield support.
Rosaria	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Polearm
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- Provides stable Cryo damage thanks to her short-duration Skill and her Burst - Although a Cryo user, she's also a strong Physical DMG user
Rank w/ Constellation: A
- Rosaria's Constellations do not benefit her as a Cryo DMG user since they add more damage to her Physical DMG instead. Notable Constellations: - C1 increases his ATK SPD by 10% and Normal ATK DMG by 10%, making her a faster and stronger Auto-Attacker. - C2 increases the duration of her Burst by 4s - C6 lowers the Physical RES of enemies within Rosaria's Burst by 20%, furthering increasing her Normal Attack DMG potential and giving her Physical Damage Support.
Xinyan	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Claymore
Rank w/out Constellation: C
- Can deal huge Physical Damage to enemies using Elemental Burst.. - Split-scaling from shields and damage. - Needs multiple enemies to maximize shields. - Difficult to build because it needs various stats to fully use. - Element and its kit does not suit each other much.
Rank w/ Constellation: B
・Xinyan becomes a better support character at higher constellations. It also provides better unity in her kit. Notable Constellations: - C2 increases the Crit Rate of Xinyan's Burst by 100% and gives her a Shield Level 3 enabling a stable shield. - C4 adds a 15% Physical RES debuff to enemies hit by Xinyan's Skill. This makes her a viable support for Physical DMG-focused characters.
Diona	SupportHealer
	Weapon: Bow
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Versatile character that provides shield, healing, and stable Cryo damage. - Healing and Shield scales to HP so she's pretty easy to build for support - May need plenty of Energy Recharge or a Sacrificial Bow to be stable shield provider.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- Diona is already a good support even without her constellations since she can shield and heal just as well. She really becomes an great Support when she gets to C6 since it gives her the ability to increase the EM of her party. Notable Constellations: ・C6: Increases Diona's Burst healing by 30% if the character is equal or below 50%, while it gives 200 EM to characters with their HP above 50%. This makes her a viable offensive support character on top of her healing capabilities
Sucrose	Support
	Weapon: Catalyst
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Easily increases the damage of team because of her ability to transfer Elemental Mastery. - Elemental Burst can gather enemies. - Needs plenty of Energy Recharge to be stable.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- Sucrose is already a strong support even at C0. Her constellation just makes her an even better support thanks to some quality of life changes that benefit her kit Notable Constellations: - C4 reduces the CD of Sucrose's Burst with every normal or charged attack - C6: When Sucrose's Burst absorbs an element, all party members will receive an Elemental DMG increase with the Elemental that was absorbed
Chongyun	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Claymore
Rank w/out Constellation: B
- Skill Cryo infuses all sword, polearm, and claymore characters that enter its field. Can disturb comps. - High damage Elemental Burst great with low Energy Cost. - Slow and weak normal attack.
Rank w/ Constellation: B
- Chongyun increases his Support Potential and damage. Notable Constellations: ・C1 will add 3 ice blades to Chongyun's final attack in his normal attack string, increasing his damage potential. - C2 decreases the cooldown of the Skills casted within the scope of his Elemental Skill.
Noelle	AttackerSupportHealer
	Weapon: Claymore
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- Can provide shield and healing though pretty inconsistent without Constellation. - When under the effect of her Burst, her attacks will have a Geo effect making it easier to cause Crystallization and deal damage. - Can heal while dealing damage making her ideal as a Sub-DPS or main DPS
Rank w/ Constellation: A
- Noelle becomes a better main DPS with her Constellations. Aim to get C6 since she's at the strongest there. Notable Constellations: - C1 ensures a 100% healing from Noelle's Skill - C2 increases Noelle's Charged Attack DMG by 15% and decreases its Stamina Consumption by 20%, allowing her to spam her charged attack more and do more damage with it - C6 adds additional damage to her burst based on 50% of Noelle's DEF, increasing its damage and makes it easier to build her.
Bennett	AttackerSupportHealer
	Weapon: Sword
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Extremely flexible and can fit any team comp easily - High-value, on-field Burst continuously heals and buffs attack of character in it - Easily build Burst since there is no RNG aspect needed to maximize his buff. - Has HP restriction without constellation.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- It's a necessity to get at least C1 with Bennett since that removes a restriction to his buffs. With that, you get one of the best Supports in the game. Notable Constellations: - C1 removes the HP restriction of Bennett's Burst, allowing for any character to get the ATK increase and the healing - C6 is a bit controversial since it adds Pyro infusion to characters within Bennett's Burst. Good for Pyro-focused team, but it limits Bennett to these types teams unlike how he could join any team before this constellation.
Fischl	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Bow
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Since Skill stays on-field even when switched out, it can continuously deal Electro damage to support team. Especially great at Dendro Teams. - Can easily become an Energy Battery for the team especially for Electro Characters. - Can Support any type of team because of her Skill and Burst's flexibility
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- Fischl's constellations focus on increasing her damage, but it's really her C6 that benefits her regardless of her role in a party Notable Constellations: - C6 extends Oz's duration on the field. It also makes Oz to deal joint attacks with the active character, dealing 30% of Fischl's ATK as Electro DMG
Ningguang	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Catalyst
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- Can deal powerful charged attacks and does not rely on skills to deal powerful DMG. - Skill increases Geo damage when passed through. It also blocks some enemy projectiles - Shows the ores in map which is useful when exploring.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- Ningguang's Constellations focus on increasing her damage, making her a stronger Attacker the higher her constellations are. Notable Constellations: - C1 adds AoE damage to Ningguang's Normal Attacks - C2 resets the cooldown of Ningguang's Skill when it is destroyed, allowing for her to continuously get its buff and the additional Jades it releases with her Burst - C6 gives Ningguang 7 Star Jades after she uses her Burst. Unleash with her Charged Attack for more damage
Xingqiu	SupportAttacker
	Weapon: Sword
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Elemental Burst is one of the best on-field Bursts for applying Hydro. ^ Each Needle deals individual damage and can each Crit - Skill provides additional defense and applies Hydro to nearby enemies and heals. - Needs high amount of Energy Recharge to be stable.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- Xingqiu even at C0 is a strong support character and can deal a ton of DMG already. With the increase of his constellation, his damage becomes even stronger Notable Constellations: - C1 adds an additional Rain Sword to Xingqiu's Burst, increasing his DPS during the duration of his Burst - C2 extends the duration of Xingqiu's Skill and adds a 15% Hydro RES debuffs to enemies hit by the Rain Swords. - C4 increases the damage of Xingqiu's Skill by 50% during the duration of his Burst - C6: Activating 2 of the Rain Swords increases the damage of the 3rd one, increasing the damage Xingqiu's Burst can do.
Beidou	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Claymore
Rank w/out Constellation: S
- Skill can null a certain amount of damage - Elemental Burst is great at spreading Electro. -Has a fairly high Burst Cost which requires Beidou to have a huge amount of Energy Recharge.
Rank w/ Constellation: S
- Beidou's a good Sub-DPS at C0 and becomes stronger the higher her constellations go. Notable Constellations: - C2: Beidou's Burst can jump to 2 additional targets increasing the damage she can do and spreading Electro to more enemies. - C6 lowers the Electro RES of surrounding enemies by 15%.
Xiangling	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Polearm
Rank w/out Constellation: SS
- Xiangling is a staple at Vaporize teams because of her amazing off-field Elemental Burst. - Elemental Burst also deals significant damage and buffs applied to it on the start stays the whole uptime of Burst. - Is not picky with weapons but requires a lot of Energy Recharge making her suit Emblem Of Severed Fate.
Rank w/ Constellation: SS
- One of the best Sub-DPS in the game, Xiangling becomes even stronger with more constellations. Her constellations support her kit and even provide buffs not just to her, but to her whole team. Notable Constellations: - C4 increases the duration of Xiangling's Burst by 40% - C6 adds a 15% Pyro DMG Bonus to all party members during Xiangling's Burst
Razor	Attacker
	Weapon: Claymore
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- DPS that focuses on Physical DMG. - Great for Beginners because of its powerful normal attacks. - Easily triggers Superconduct because his amazing Elemental Burst. ・His talent lessens the consumed stamina when sprinting which is useful when traveling.
Rank w/ Constellation: B
- Although Razor's Constellation works well with his kit, it doesn't not compete well with other characters. Notable Constellations: ・C4 lowers the DEF of enemies hit by Razor's Skill by 15%
Barbara	SupportHealer
	Weapon: Catalysts
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- Powerful heals and spreads Hydro fairly well. - Does not produce much damage from her Skills.. - Skill stays even after switching characters making it easy to cause Hydro reactions
Rank w/ Constellation: B
- Barbara's Constellations focuses on the uptime of her Burst, which isn't really needed as much - Her C6 does add a revive but it's only for one character and it's only once per 15 minutes Notable Constellations: ・C2 gives the active character during Barbara's Skill a 15% Hydro DMG Bonus. - C6 adds a revive that will resurrect a fallen character once every 15 minutes
Lisa	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Catalyst
Rank w/out Constellation: B
- While her Skill requires time to be activated, it has a wide range and decent damage - Burst remains on field even after switching making it a good support ability - Powerful Charge Attack but takes a lot of time to charge.
Rank w/ Constellation: B
- Lisa's constellation are great at increasing damage from her Elemental Burst and her resistance to damage helping with her be a more viable DPS and support. Notable Constellations: ・C4 increases the lightning bolts of Lisa's Burst by 1-3.
Kaeya	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Sword
Rank w/out Constellation: A
- Skill is easy to use and has a short cooldown - Burst is on-field and is a reliable way of continuously applying Cryo. - Energy Recharge ascension enabling him to easily gain energy easily.
Rank w/ Constellation: A
- Kaeya's sub-DPS potential increases further with his constellations Notable Constellations: - C1 increased the Normal & Charge Attack Crit Rate of Kaeya by 15% against enemies affected by Cryo - C2 increases the duration of the Kaeya's Burst by 2.5s with every enemy defeated by the Burst - C6 adds another Icicle to Kaeya's Burst, making it easier to attack enemies and apply Cryo to them
Amber	AttackerSupport
	Weapon: Bow
Rank w/out Constellation: C
- Elemental Skill summons a doll that grabs the Agro of enemies. - The doll can be used as substitute to another player in Gimmicks that require two people. - Elemental Burst can inflict several instance of Pyro making it great for reactions.
Rank w/ Constellation: C
- Amber's Constellation focus on increasing the effectivity of her skill, which is not very good. Only her C6 truly focuses on her Burst Notable Constellations: - C6 adds a 15% Movement SPD increase and 15% ATK to all party members after using Amber's Fiery Rain.

Tier List Based On Roles

Main Attacker

Main attacker deals the most damage in the party. They are the characters that you will control the most in battles. Characters that gives a lot of damage using their Normal and Charge attacks are positively rated in this tier.

Sub-DPS Tier List

Sub-DPS in this Tier are characters who mainly deal damage using their Elemental Burst and Skill. One of the main factor here is their damage output using Elements. Characters that easily produce elemental reactions are rated greatly in this Tier List.

Support / Enabler Tier List

Supports are characters who excels at boosting the party with buffs. Characters who gives debuffs and has an ability to crowd control are also taken into consideration. Characters who has multiple skills that help the characters and does not disappear after switching are rated highly in this tier list.

Healer Tier List

Healers are characters who are able to recover the Health points of the team. This tier list focuses on the speed and additional effects of the heals of the character rather than the potency of the healing itself. A more flexible healer is rated higher.

Basis For Tier Ranking

Character's Versatility

This Tier list focuses on character versatility. Characters who work well with different kinds of parties are rated higher than those whose use is overly specific and niche. Added consideration is also placed on the way a character might affect your overall mobility.

Elemental Skill and Burst Ease of Use

Characters with elemental skills that persist even after switching out, or skills that have great combo potential and are able to deal huge damage using elemental reactions are given a higher rating in this Tier List.

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Tier Lists
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All Characters

Characters By Rarity
★5						★4
Characters By Roles
DPS List				Support List				Healer List
Characters By Element
Pyro			Hydro			Anemo			Electro
Dendro				Cryo				Geo

All Playable Characters

★5 Star Characters
Albedo	Aloy	Anemo Traveler	Ayaka
Ayato	Childe	Cyno	Dendro Traveler
Diluc	Electro Traveler	Eula	Ganyu
Geo Traveler	Hu Tao	Itto	Jean
Kazuha	Keqing	Klee	Kokomi
Mona	Nahida	Nilou	Qiqi
Raiden Shogun	Shenhe	Tighnari	Venti
Xiao	Yae Miko	Yelan	Yoimiya
Zhongli	-	-	-
★4 Star Characters
Amber	Barbara	Beidou	Bennett
Candace	Chongyun	Collei	Diona
Dori	Fischl	Gorou	Kaeya
Kujou Sara	Kuki Shinobu	Layla	Lisa
Ningguang	Noelle	Razor	Rosaria
Sayu	Shikanoin Heizou	Sucrose	Thoma
Xiangling	Xingqiu	Xinyan	Yanfei
Yun Jin	-	-	-

The Traveler

The Traveler & Their Elements
Pyro			Hydro			Anemo			Electro
Dendro				Cryo				Geo

Unreleased Characters

Alhaitham	Arlecchino	Baizhu
Capitano	Columbina	Dainsleif
Dehya	Dottore	Faruzan
Focalors	Iansan	Kaveh
Lynette	Lyney	Mika
Pantalone	Pierro	Pulcinella
Rhinedottir	Sandrone	Skirk
Tsaritsa	Varka	-

Story Characters

Alice	Guizhong	Kamuna Harunosuke
Kusanali	La Signora	Lumine
Scaramouche	Teppei	Tomo
Vennessa	-	-