Usually, when talking about the best Genshin characters, players talk about both their combat powers and how popular they are among fans. Hu Tao is one of the strongest DPS characters in the game, especially after 4.0 update when her Pyro elemental abilities deal huge damage to enemies. Players claim that the Elemental Burst of Hu Tao can hit over 200,000 damage in good-committed builds which puts her as top tier for many upper-level domains and Spiral Abyss challenges.
Then there is Zhongli, an all but mandatory Geo support character thanks to the strength of his shields and how useful he can be in many different team compositions. This shield with a maximum amount of up to 100% will tank for you a lot of boss fights, including daily commissions. Between his handy elemental skill and burst (that turns enemies to stone) he is now an important meta and casual character.
Raiden Shogun has also joined the highest rank of the character tier list since being released in Genshin Impact as she can recharge energy well and hit really high burst DMG. According to a survey from GenshinLab, more than 60% of players also used Raiden Shogun in their Spiral Abyss teams as she is vital for energy generation and plays well with other Electro characters. Her Elemental Burst inflicts significant AoE damage and scales off of the cost of energy for other abilities on your team.
The question of who is actually the best Genshin character is pretty subjective, and Ganyu appears in those conversations often. Ganyu — Ranged, specializes in charging her attack to deal Cryo damage (this can exceed 100,000 depending on how you gear her!) As a ranged hero that can permafreeze enemies, she is one of the most consistent DPS options.
Constant new heroes from Genshin Impact developer MiHoYo change the meta consistently, so there's always something to shake up the roster. According to MiHoYo CEO Haoyu Cai, “Our vision is for Genshin Impact to be a long-lasting title that continues to draw new players in while also encouraging existing and returning players to play the game regularly. Because of that, there has been an irregular ever-changing state with different characters and new elemental reactions being added to make sure Xiangling can maintain her status not only as a great support unit but can be seen as part of the top-tier support units for the entire life span of their game.
If you are also looking for the best Genshin characters, then finding the right balance between DPS, support, and utility roles is key. It definitely seems like characters such as Kazuha can provide elemental buffs and crowd control for the top teams that will use them quite often due to how flexible their abilities are. He has very high yield Barrage with his Elemental Skill that also tumbles the enemies and gives Swirl reactions therefore can boost nearly all of the team's elemental damages and is amazing in High-Difficulty Domains.
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