5.6 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 5.6 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 Kamisato Ayaka Mavuika Neuvillette | Escoffier Furina Mavuika Nahida Raiden Shogun Xiangling Xingqiu Yelan | Bennett Citlali Furina Kaedehara Kazuha Nahida Xilonen Zhongli |
| S | Alhaitham Chasca Clorinde Gaming Hu Tao Kinich Lyney Mualani Navia Raiden Shogun Varesa | Chiori Emilie Fischl Nilou | Baizhu Chevreuse Faruzan Iansan Jean Kuki Shinobu Raiden Shogun Sangonomiya Kokomi Shenhe Xianyun |
| A | Cyno Diluc Ganyu Kamisato Ayato Tartaglia Wanderer Wriothesley Xiao | Dendro Traveler Ororon Rosaria Venti Yae Miko | Charlotte Ifa Kujou Sara Layla Lan Yan Mona Sucrose Yaoyao Yun Jin |
| B | Arataki Itto Eula Keqing Noelle Sethos Tighnari Yanfei Yoimiya | Albedo Collei Kachina Lynette Pyro Traveler | Barbara Diona Gorou Kirara Mika Sayu Thoma |
| C | Freminet Kaveh Klee Ningguang Shikanoin Heizou Yumemizuki Mizuki | 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 5.6 Tier List Changes and Additions
Below are the most recent changes to our tier list which is the changes in patch 5.6 which focuses on the release of Escoffier and Ifa.
| Character | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Escoffier | We have tentatively placed Escoffier in
the "Sub DPS" tier given she can do both great healing as well as
off-field damage. Escoffier has amazing role compression bringing healing,
the most powerful RES Shred in the game (for Hydro and Cryo units)
and really good damage too. |
| Ifa | Ifa is a decent Anemo healer, but at the same time is another VV holder with a slight difference. This time however, being centered around electro-charged which just recently had an Anemo catalyst holder. While Ifa is better than Yumemizuki Mizuki, his healing at times can cause you to struggle in some situations and electro-charged remains to be a weaker reaction anyway. |
| Kamisato Ayaka | Ayaka is a great DPS and with the addition of Escoffier should now shine. Escoffier is a huge increase to Ayaka's DPS allowing her to compete with other recent releases and has currently been raised to S+ tier on our Tier List. |
| Patch 5.6 General | A range of adjustments to our Genshin Tier List in patch 5.6, these are:
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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
- 07 May 2025: Updated for 5.6.
- 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.