Genshin Impact Characters Tier List
The starter cast plus a few early four-stars: a board that is really about investment. Some of these characters are the best value in the game at low investment, others only justify themselves with a specific team and a deep build. Rank the version of the roster you can actually field. Nothing is pre-graded: tiles wait in Unranked until you drag or tap them into S–F. Rows rename in a click and the finished board exports as a PNG.
Amber
Kaeya
Lisa
Barbara
Noelle
Xiangling
Xingqiu
Bennett
Fischl
Diluc
Keqing
Jean0 of 12 items ranked.
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How this board is built: the 12 tiles are an editorial starting set, not an official roster and not a published ranking — every entry waits in Unranked until you place it. Item tiles are original pictograms or two-letter emblems drawn for this site rather than character artwork, film stills or club logos, so nothing here is licensed material reused from a rights holder. Tiers you set are your own judgement.
What's included in this Genshin Impact Characters board
The board arrives with all 12 entries present as tiles and none of them assigned to a tier. That is deliberate: a template that opens with a finished ranking only invites you to agree or disagree with whoever made it, whereas an empty ladder makes you commit to an ordering of your own. Drag a tile onto a row, or on a phone tap the tile and then the tier you want. You can add rows for extra categories, rename the standard ones, and remove any entry you do not recognise — a list you can defend is more useful than a long one you cannot.
How to rank this Genshin Impact Characters board
Rank team role before raw output. A character who fills a slot nobody else fills is more useful than a stronger character competing for a slot you already have covered. Then weigh synergy: which teammates make the kit work, and how many of them you own. Investment is the third pass, and the one that separates a good list from a wishlist — a character that performs at low constellation and cheap artefacts belongs higher than one that needs everything. Playstyle comes last and matters more than players admit; a rotation you find tedious will not survive a month of use. Add a text tile for any character you are evaluating but do not own, clearly marked as theory.
Using the board without over-thinking it
Most people finish a board like this in a couple of minutes and then reorder the middle rows for another ten. That middle is where the honest disagreement lives, so do not rush it: place the obvious top three and the obvious bottom three first, then work inward. If two entries still feel identical, that is a real observation — say so in a row note or a text tile rather than inventing a difference. When the ordering settles, export the PNG so the arrangement is saved somewhere permanent, and copy the share link if you want someone else to argue with it.
Ranking criteria used here
- team role
- synergy
- investment
- playstyle
Before you share it
Put your criterion in the board title, so a reader knows whether they are looking at a favourites list or an analytical one. If the subject changes with patches, seasons or releases, add the date. And remember the share link carries tier names, colours and the tile order — uploaded photos stay on your device, so export a PNG when those matter.
All 12 items in this template
Back to the boardAmberKaeyaLisaBarbaraNoelleXianglingXingqiuBennettFischlDilucKeqingJeanGenshin Impact Characters tier list FAQ
Is this a damage ranking?
No. Damage per screenshot ignores team slots, energy and investment, which is where most of the real difference lives. If you want a damage list, say so in the title and rank only characters you have built.
How should free starters be ranked?
On availability as much as power. A starter everyone owns is worth more to a new account than a stronger limited character, so consider adding an Access row alongside strength.
