Genshin Impact
Tier list: best characters in Genshin Impact (version 7.1)
127 characters placed from T0 to T5 across on-field DPS, damage support and support, at the constellation each placement assumes.
The version 7.1 tier list for Genshin Impact: every playable character on one board, by the role they actually fill. On-field T0 right now: Mavuika, Nefer, Sandrone, Vesna, Wriothesley, Yumemizuki Mizuki, Zibai. One board per Stygian Onslaught boss sits under the switcher below. For the weapons and artifacts behind a placement, open the character’s build guide; for who plays well together, the best teams.
Apex characters
Meta characters
Off-Meta characters
The Forgotten Ones
Apex characters
On-field DPS
Damage support
On-field DPS
Meta characters
Damage support
Support / Sustain
On-field DPS
On-field DPS
Off-Meta characters
Damage support
The Forgotten Ones
How the tier system works
| Tier | Meaning |
|---|---|
| T0 | Defines the current meta. No real weakness in the content that rewards damage; a priority pull for an account built to clear. |
| T0.5 | Excellent almost everywhere. The gap to T0 is small and often a matter of the team around them. |
| T1 | Strong, with a condition attached: a skill ceiling, a specific partner, or a narrower set of content. |
| T1.5 | Solid. Pulls its weight in the right team, but is rarely the reason a run works. |
| T2 | Viable. Clears, but is outclassed where the content is hardest: limited rather than useless. |
| T3 | Niche. A narrow role or a low ceiling; still functions in the team built for it. |
| T4 | Limited. Overtaken by later kits doing the same job better, usually at lower investment. |
| T5 | Outclassed in every role. Kept on the board so the list is complete, not as a recommendation. |
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Expert −2 | Placed for expert play; counts two bands lower without the execution. |
| Expert −1 | Placed for expert play; counts one band lower without the execution. |
| Expert | Placed for expert play; holds the band either way, but the ceiling needs it. |
| New | Released this version; the placement is early. |
| Flexible | Has several strong teams, or supports many different carries; the placement does not hang on one. |
| High app | Applies its element fast and often; the value is in what it enables. |
| Driver | Holds the field so off-field kits can do their work. |
| Reaction | The value is in triggering a reaction, not in the kit’s own numbers. |
| CC | Groups enemies; the value shows in content with several targets. |
| Comfort | Simple to play, with sustain built in or little reliance on the burst. |
| Partner | An on-field DPS that holds its band with one specific support, named on the tile. Swap that support and the team loses a large share of its damage. |
| Watch | Watched: likely to move down once the next content has been played. |
| Up | Moved up a band this version. |
| Watch | Watched: likely to move up once the next content has been played. |
| Down | Moved down a band this version. |
Quick overview
| Tier | Characters |
|---|---|
| T0 | Mavuika, Nefer, Sandrone, Vesna, Wriothesley (C1), Yumemizuki Mizuki (C2), Zibai · Columbina, Ineffa, Linnea, Odette, Yae Miko (C1) · Chevreuse (C6), Iansan (C6), Lauma, Nicole, Sucrose (C6) |
| T0.5 | Cyno (C1), Flins, Skirk, Cryo Traveler (C4), Varka · Durin, Escoffier, Fischl (C6), Cryo Traveler (C4) · Alyosha (C6), Bennett (C6), Citlali, Faruzan (C6), Illuga (C6), Mona (C2), Prune (C6), Vodyanitsa |
| T1 | Arlecchino, Kinich, Klee (C1), Lohen, Mualani, Varesa · Albedo (C1), Emilie (C1), Furina, Mavuika, Ororon (C6) · Aino (C6), Beidou (C6), Nahida, Qiqi (C2), Xilonen |
| T1.5 | Clorinde (C1), Columbina, Gaming (C6), Hu Tao (C1), Lyney (C1), Navia (C1), Neuvillette, Venti · Chiori (C1), Venti, Xiangling (C6), Xingqiu (C6), Yelan · Alyosha (C2), Diona (C6), Gorou (C6), Illuga (C2), Jahoda (C6), Kaedehara Kazuha, Nilou (C1), Prune (C2), Shenhe (C1), Pyro Traveler (C6), Zhongli |
| T2 | Arataki Itto (C1), Chasca, Ifa (C6), Kamisato Ayaka (C1), Noelle (C6), Raiden Shogun, Razor (C6), Wanderer (C1), Xiao (C1) · Kuki Shinobu (C6), Raiden Shogun, Rosaria (C6), Sangonomiya Kokomi (C1) · Charlotte (C6), Jean (C2), Kachina (C6), Kujou Sara (C6), Kuki Shinobu (C6), Lan Yan (C6), Xianyun (C1) |
| T3 | Alhaitham, Diluc (C2), Ganyu (C1), Ningguang (C6), Sethos (C6), Yanfei (C6), Yoimiya (C1) · Barbara (C6), Kaeya (C6), Thoma (C6) · Baizhu (C1), Candace (C6), Chongyun (C6), Collei (C6), Dahlia (C6), Dehya (C2), Kirara (C6), Layla (C6), Lynette (C6), Sangonomiya Kokomi (C1), Sigewinne (C1), Anemo Traveler (C6), Dendro Traveler (C6), Yaoyao (C6) |
| T4 | Dehya (C2), Dori (C6), Eula (C1), Freminet (C6), Kamisato Ayato (C1), Kaveh (C6), Keqing (C2), Lisa (C6), Shikanoin Heizou (C6), Tartaglia (C1), Tighnari (C2) · Amber (C6), Barbara (C6), Lisa (C6), Mika (C6), Sayu (C6), Thoma (C6), Geo Traveler (C6), Yun Jin (C6) |
| T5 | Aloy, Amber (C6), Hydro Traveler (C6), Xinyan (C6) · Electro Traveler (C6) |
Tier list FAQ
3 questionsHow do I read a placement?
Each character sits in one of three columns (on-field DPS, damage support, or support and sustain) at the band their kit earns there. The badge on the tile is the constellation the placement assumes: C0 is quiet, anything higher is lit, and a character at C6 in a band is not a promise about the same character at C0. A character who does two jobs appears in both columns, sometimes in different bands.
Is this a score?
No. The placements are a judgement, reviewed each version against play in the content that rewards damage most; nothing on this page is a survey result and no band is a computed number. The character pages carry the kit data a placement was read from, so a placement can be argued with rather than taken on trust.
What do the tags under a tile mean?
Expert marks a kit that only reaches its band with the execution; the number says how many bands it counts lower without it. Partner names the one support an on-field DPS needs to hold the band. Flexible, Comfort and CC describe the team: several strong teams, easy play with sustain, or crowd control. High app, Driver and Reaction say where the value comes from: fast element application, holding the field for off-field kits, or triggering a reaction. New marks a release from the current version, whose placement is early.