The Only Characters You Actually Need In Genshin Impact (Updated) 

Zhongli is the "ignore 80% of the boss fight" button. You just stay in the same place and shoot/hit with no need to avoid hits. Raiden's boss fight with and without him is REALLY different.

I got Bennett on my beginner banner and asked my friends if he was good or not. Needless to say, they went crazy hearing I got him that early!

I’ve never regret pulling for Nahida. She is literally the best at dendro application. I run her with Keqing and Fischl, they dealt so much damage and it all thank to the dendro application. Having Nahida is literally the best decisions I’ve ever made

The thing with Nilou is that you don't actually need 5 star units to make her work like the luxury Geo team Itto has. She is way more f2p friendly because she can use Barbara, Collei, and Traveller which you get for free and they are all easy to build. And just like that, you got yourself a team for Floor 12 Abyss easy 9 stars. :)

Zhongli may not be able to help you finish content faster. But having him allows you to build characters faster because of the immortality you obtain by having him on the game. Moreover, having Zhongli lowers stress level and less burn out while playing.

Zhongli changed everything. No doubt. Absolutely worthy. Worthy of my primos, wishes, property and bank account.

To be honest, I only pulled for Zhongli because I really really resonated with his character. Surprisingly, he’s made content so much easier that he hasn’t left my team since :)

Nowadays, bloom and hyperbloom reactions are ruling so hard rn over any other reactions. it seems like it's the most versatile and effective reactions for tackling most of the higher floors in the abyss

I feel like Zhongli adding to your defense is actually good for time-sensitive situations like the abyss because he gives more room for recklessness

For me Zhongli and Kazuha is a luxury, they make the game much easier on their own, together, its a walk in the park.

I started playing a bit later so Kazuha was the first 5-star I pulled on the banner and I had no idea who he was. He's been carrying my team ever since, so when I first saw him in a quest I was like "That's HIM! That's my BOY!" I also got Xinqiu before I saw him in a quest, so when I spotted him standing around that also resulted in a gasp and a "There he is!" XD

I only got better at playing the game when I stopped using Zhongli. He is great to help you tackle tough content when you first hit AR 45+ but as soon as you have built characters I would ditch him from your team and learn to dodge to avoid taking damage. This allows you to have more powerful teams without wasting a slot for comfort. He can be built to do a ton of damage and can still be fun but learn to not rely on his shields as soon as you can.

tbh as someone who struggled a lot with dodging, zhongli was the character that changed the game for me. i could do events faster, clear abyss faster, pretty much do everything faster and easier because i wasn't constantly dying.

As a Xiao main, Kokomi is definitely a character I love. She heals my body and my mind... to much lament is not good for mental health lol

8:57 I absolutely adore Xingqiu!! I got him really early on when I started the Liyue quests and since then he’s been an absolute staple to my team. This week I finally got him to C1 and I’ve never felt happier (on the downside while wishing for Baizhu and Beidou, I got Collei to like C5 in 3 days bc my pity hates me 🥲)

The comfort pick category is the exact reason why I wish they would add some sort of survival oriented game mode to Genshin. It would just be really fun to have a game mode that didn't depend on you maxing your dps.

Tbh Beidou has just always had my heart. Using her parry once you've gotten used to it is just so satisfying and sparks joy. With xinqiu too?? Just really noice 👌

I always get discouraged when watching “characters you ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE” videos because it’s all based on wishing and luck, which I don’t have. But watching this video, I feel so much better. I may not have all of the characters you mentioned, but I do have some! And you mentioned characters that could be bought with star glitter, which makes me feel like I have a higher chance at having great teams! And I’m so glad that you didn’t focus on 5 star weapons either (same luck situation.) Ok! Time to reorganize my teams. THANK YOU!

Shark has completely saved my account as a new-ish player. Super kind, super helpful, very calming and incredibly knowledgeable. He should win some type of award

For me personally, Bennet, XL and XQ are all "late-game" characters, which I didn't really need at first. And, since they are all available at Paimon's shop, you can simply save some star glitter and buy them, when the time come and you start to feel like you need them. Which is exactly what I did. The bottom line is: never spend your primos to get these 4-stars. Getting a target 4-star is already very risky, but these are double-questionable, because you can get them guaranteed for 34 star glitter. For anyone who want to exchange the star glitter for wishes - guys, are you serious? 34 star glitter, how many wishes is that, 7? You can't even get a 4-star for that. Not to mention this could be a random crap like The Bell. Keep calm and save your star glitter!

There's no such thing as a 'must pull'. The game is manageable with decent understanding of Elemental Gauge Theory, energy management, rotation crafting, and proper application of buffs and debuffs.

Also, Fischl works as a really good physical dps. Her scaling is on par or even better than some 5 stars and her attack speed is really fast.

I don't actually use zhongli in most teams but in certain teams he feels like a must-have. It feels way more comfortable just casually pogo'ing with xiao or releasing consecutive charge shots with tighnari when I have zhongli on the team compared to using other shielders; especially for homa xiao.

For me it's Zhongli and Kazuha. They both changed my gaming experience for realll. Zhongli's shield is no doubt the strongest shield in the game and it really helps when you're not good at dodging like me (I play on mobile and find it sometimes hard to dodge). Kazuha and his EM boosted my team so much and he even helped a lot with exploration. Both of them are so good and they hardly leave my team ever since I got them

I got Xingqiu as my first 4 star (except Kaeya, Amber and Lisa ofc) and I'm still using him in my main team at AR55, with Yoimiya as an on-field DPS, Bennett as a buffer (+ pyro resonance), and Zhongli as a shielder cause I suck at dodging and Yoimiya is very sensitive to interruption. This team has carried me for the longest time :')

Zhongli’s shield also reduces enemy resistance by 20% to all elements and physical damage, so if your team doesn’t have room for both a VV anemo character and a shielder, Zhongli can be a great pick.

I know this is basic but I really suggest Noelle. She can defeat her own ascension boss and can defeat 90% of the enemies in the whole game solo. She is a shielder, she can heal herself and is defense/HP (honestly I forgot) scaling so she basically takes negative damage. Stack HP and DEF on Noelle and you have an unstoppable force.

kirara just came out, and tbh she is an essential on my team, causes damage and applies shield at the same time. burst applies dendro and she's just good

“Xingqiu is the best hydro applicator in the game” Me, a Mona main, with an unused C6 Xingqiu: 👁👄👁

As a f2p I wish I had such a video back when I started playing in 1.0 This is really helpful for building your first team. Do not be too obsessed with meta as you progress further into the game though. It is not pay2win but pay2simp after all so just enjoy playing.

Fantastic list! Been playing since release and seriously these are the characters that will hard carry you in the game. All the characters in this list have been pretty much my go-to characters in game, with Kazuha being my absolute fav. Fell in love with his design when he was released, and have never had so much fun exploring and shredding with him the moment I got my hands on him. Him and Nahida are my only triple-crowned characters. Tbh, no wonder I've skipped so many banners cause I'm already content with these characters, and why I can afford to get some of their constellations and signature/bis weapons lol My absolute fav characters to play and are essentially on permanent rotations are(in no particular order): Yelan/Kokomi/Nahida/Alhaitham/Raiden(C2)/Kazuha(C2)/Zhongli(C2) Bonus: Xiangling, Ayaka, Venti, Ayato, Bennett, Xingqiu depending on the situation and/or if I feel like changing things up Kills everything so fast and so convenient on pretty much everything, battle and adventure/exploration. My goal is to get C1 Yelan cause I absolutely love her skill and getting two in a row is fantastic lol Then also get Focalors too cause Archon collection lol I'm also looking into building Kuki for future usage. Im pretty hyped with Fontaine though so im eager to see who are going to be added to the new list of "metas" lol

I got Mona and Bennett on my first 10 pull, probably a few days into playing the game. I had no idea how lucky I was as a beginner :’)

When you pull Bennett, Xingqiu and Jean in the same pull… >:)

As someone who started genshin a few months ago and is still extremely confused on many aspects of the game and is still just now learning how different damages and builds can work, but still feels like I need my friends to explain builds to me like I’m five to understand it because I still just can’t wrap my head around it- this video was very informative, helpful and understandable for a small brain newbie (ar37) player who’s trying to figure out how the heck to build a team lol, I really enjoyed and understood this video and appreciate how well you explained things, you just earned a follow my dude. 💖

I only started playing Genshin Impact a week ago and am hooked! Just started watching your video and already love your voice and way of speaking; very soothing and lovely, if I may say. Thank you!! ♥

Thanks a bunch! And also, you've got a very deep and soothing voice, I love it. You earned yourself a new subscriber 😊

At the first stage of the game Bennett before was a waste to have but later on players realized that he provides a good significant attack boost and heal. I think it was abyss 7 that players started to do nuke damage using childe, sucrose, mona, and benny boi. And for xingqu he was discovered when he was paired with diluc because they were so good at doing vape damage. Until now xingqu is paired with all pyro characters because he provides a good hydro application.

Such a fantastic video! Beautifully laid out and explained, thanks Shark!

To be honest you helped me a lot. You should make a list of the best teams and characters while putting categories for people to easy understand and also know where to put their 5 star characters if they ever get one

Very helpful video. Couldn't decide between Ayaka and Ganyu. so i took them both.

Honestly I think the team Ive had the most fun in Sumeru with has been Lisa, Kazuha, Collei, and Xingqiu. Kinda fun to see how that lines up with what you outlined in this vid. 💜

Exact guide I was looking for! good characters at C0 without needing a signature weapon. Really helpful for a lower level and f2p player like myself.

I got Bennett on my beginner banner and went nuts cause I've been listening to these videos that keep telling me he's like... probably the best 4* ever. I got so lucky my dude 😃 I also got Fishcl on my beginner banner and was shocked to hear such high praise for her. Wasn't expecting much tbh. I also really want Venti or Scara just cause they can levitate from what I gathered. But if it's not meant to be then I'd at least like Kaveh. Not for any skill in particular but just cause he's a sassy Princess that goes around beating monsters with a friggin' suitcase 😂

Started playing Genshin when it came out but stopped. I’m playing Honkai Star Rail and I’m thinking about picking Genshin up again. I would have to start over since I switched to PC, so this video was really helpful. Thank you!

Just want to say that on top of being super helpful as a returning "hardcore casual" from when the game first came out, the editing in this video was absolutely fantastic 🙂

I love this! I super agree with this. I was thinking the same about Zhongli and Kokomi and you gave me the right tier for them. They are not a "MUST" but they make things easy - so that's comfort tier. Cool! Though I was really waiting for XIANGLING, she's basically free and she's a really good unit worth mentioning. Very easy to build not to mention she's the QUEEN OF POLEARMS, like almost every polearms are made for her.

This is great general advice for people who are completely lost on the who/how and why of characters and team-building with characters. However, you can clear almost any challenge/monster/domain with practically anyone as long as you build them properly for a specific role and that role being fulfilled well with OTHER well-built characters in a team that has good synergy. You could get all these recommended characters and STILL be falling off the mark if you don’t build them properly and place them in good teams.

Hey there! I just wanna say that this is gonna help me as I plan to return to Genshin and stream it. I never took the game seriously since I was just obsessed with getting characters but now I know I should be like being like you and creating a team and whatnot

you may wanna consider adding a note to the nahida section that dendro MC and collei are both *free*, and cover the role as well (albeit less effectively) there's also layla for the comfort tier, as she cans serve as a budget zhongli, as well as an off-field cryo application support (such as for freeze/superconduct), kuki shinobu is also in a 'comfy' position as she handles electro application (generally for dendro reactions), energy, and healing

Noelle needed to be on this list. She needs no constellations, can be healer/dps/support/shield, doesn't need other characters, you can craft a best in slot weapon for her, and I'm still using her in a lot of my teams to fill out roles making her very futureproof. I have a friend who just joined Genshin a month or so ago, and I told him to build up Noelle because she would literally carry him through the game. Last night he was talking about how scary Noelle can be.

Brand new player and this helps a lot! I already have Sucrose so that's awesome! Thank you!

I wish this has part 2, cuz Haitham needs to be in here. I use 3star weapon on him with 2 gilded dreams and deepwood artifact (mostly em and energy recharge), and he's the first character that crits and does damage for me. And pair him with xingqiu and kuki, you dont even need the fourth character for this, them 3 is enough.

i have nearly all of these characters (only missing Kazuha and Raiden) and slowly building them up so i have a team properly ready for every scenario :D

This is solid advice. My one suggestion, if you did another edit/update, would be to expand Xinqiu's section kind of like you did for Anemo. I think at this point most people are going to want two off-field hydro units as so many teams require them. It's basically a "Pick two of Xinqiu, Yelan and Kokomi." situation right now.

I'm newbie at grnshin and ur channel really is helping me out a lot ur explaintion is really ez for me to understand thank u so much ❤

The way the music and the flash lined up at 9:21 is so satisfying

This video is awesome, thank you for putting this information out there! It's nice to see characters simplified so that I don't have to get max constellation or worry about certain pairings in order to make one character work.

Sometimes I use Klee to throw the heavier enemies into Venti's swirl it's pretty effective

I was just watching this video on my laptop an liked it so much that ,to like this video i logged into my acc .as a free to play player i constantly wanted 5 star character an neglected many 4 star that are good. but not anymore i will fully build the teams i would like and play the game like i want . thanks for creating this video . P.S this is the first video of your channel that i have seen,but i am subscribing so dont disappoint me

I pair Ayaka with kokomi and I think it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made in the game. Kokomi’s skill with Ayaka’s continuous cryo application literally keeps the enemies frozen so well and it reduces so much of my struggle. I also like to use klee’s skill and alhaitham for burning damage. I’m looking to pull for raiden on her next banner…

I think Kokomi is a must have because she fits so many roles in one team and requires very low investment. She can not only make your gameplay experience feel more comfortable, she can also help save resources and team slots especially in the abyss. When I was a new player, I would struggle with HP in the abyss so I use Bennett in one half and Noelle in the other for healing. But Noelle, being a Geo character, does not have any elemental resonance or reaction with my team, so I'm losing a lot of reactions for the healing. I also had Barbara but her off-field hydro ring requires me to move closer to the enemies which I didn't like. When I got Kokomi, she has been a constant in my abyss teams.

10:29 Hydro that's been literally enabling all the best reaction teams while Anemo is carried by an artifact set and a few specific units' CC abilities: 🗿

as a f2p player that started an account over for the 3.X updates, my team currently is Dendro Traveler with prototype rancour, xiang-li with staff of homa, xinqiu with flute, and beidou with the prototype claymore from the blacksmith. keep in mind i've only reached around ar30. its really nice having this set up and i have fischl, but don't want to set her up for a while. I can't wait to see how newer characters play into the game. And especially can't wait 'till i see what's in the archon quests ahead.

I started Genshin a month ago and already have Xiangling, Nahida, and Fischl from this list. Looking forward to getting myself a Xingqiu, Sucrose and Bennet as soon as possible. This was super helpful, thanks soooo much. i'm AR 35 and currently working on ascending my world lvl to 4 ( but lvling up my charas and doing some world quests first; only my traveler is lvl 65 and everyone else i have is lvl 40-50). 29:05 i do that! i often use nahida, barbara, kuki/keqing and anemo traveler as my team, hahaha. I'm on the 5th floor of the Abyss and while it seems too difficult for me right now, i don't feel as lost anymore. Thank you for the video!🥰

Thanks, your last video helped me not to stress over passing a banner for the next. I no longer suffer from "fear of missing out".

As someone who's been playing for over 2 years, I pretty much entirely agree with these listings. Though Zhongli is a comfort character and not one of the main few in this list, the thing I will mention about him specifically, is that sometimes that kind of luxury of not having to worry about getting hit can lead to someone being reliant on that completely and not learning how to properly dodge attacks. I personally think dodging attacks is a very important thing to do even with a shield character, because sometimes attacks can completely destroy your shield before the cooldown is back up, or even go completely through it such as with the attacks from Rifthounds. I love using Zhongli because he's convenient but I cannot stress enough the importance of dodging sufficiently, because I feel a degree of pain watching people unable to dodge attacks that are surprisingly easy to dodge with practice, only because they've lived in their shields for far too long. Also, even though she's an inferior option to Zhongli, Noelle built will full DEF% can fulfill a relatively similar function even though it's a bit on the weak end, and you can even tank attacks with her when her shield is down if you have to because her defense is so high that some of the big hits from enemies feel like small scratches. tl;dr If you have Zhongli do not neglect learning to dodge.

Dayum Sharky You are slaying in RU-vid as well...keep up the good work mate

5* Kazuha, Yelan, Nahida*, Zhongli and Raiden. 4* Xingqiu, Bennett, Kuki, Xiangling, Diona, Sucrose and Fischl**. *Dendro MC is a decent alternative. **She can feel a little clunk due to the low uptime and Oz small range. She is also being phased out by Kuki with can fulfill 2 roles.

This video is much appreciated Shark! As someone who goes for only archons and fatui in the game and nothing else necesarilly, it's good to set sights on what other characters I'd want to get with the spare primos I'll have at some point ayaya

Thanks for this, I'm a return player and this was very useful to understand some of the new characters that were introduced while I was away.

I’m pretty new to genshin and I got a Bennett but I wanted him just because I liked his character so I’m glad that he’s on this list because that makes me know I made a good choice

Great video!❤ BUT you mentioned to tell us about replcements😅 What do I use instead of Nahida?😢

I agree with everything except Nahida. there is a good unit called dendro traveler and he sure isn't as broken as Nahida, but he has very good dendro application and has free constellations so he defiantly should be mentioned in this video. I know that you can say that you don't need to get him cuz he/she's free but he should be mentioned in this list as an alternative to Nahida. Still a very good Video btw.

Fantastic job on this video! I was extremely lucky to get a lot of super powerful characters early game when I didn't know who was good at the time (Bennet, Xinqiu, Sucrose, Ganyu, Venti... I mean I knew Venti was good at least), but now I can see just how lucky I was. I can also keep saving for the big bucks characters I want now! Also I was saving for Raiden, and this video just told me it was the greatest decision I could've made. Stay awesome ^^

Thank you the video I really needed💜💜 too bad I couldn't have Ganyu, can't wait for her rerun 🥺

I got Bennet C0 all the way to C6 while pulling for Lynney xD I want all the Anemos you listed honestly 😂 Thanks to this i made a list of priority characters. Al Haitham in place of Nahida hopefully

I wanna personally thank you this was such a good help and I would sure as hell be saving for these guys when they come back out... Thank you

I agree with almost everything other than Kokomi just being an "comfort" character. She is also hydro and provides a really good off field AoE hydro application and on top of that providing a massive healing which I guess is necessary for current abyss... because zhongli's shield can be overriden by rifthounds, wolflord boss and even if XQ provides decent healing it is not better than dedicated healers. Also, if you're playing Ganyu on freeze team XQ is incompatible for her.. XQ is really good but I think in some scenarios kokomi can really outshine him And again considering you can only have one XQ just like bennett you might need one more hydro character because it is a really essential element.. Also, even if you say Yelan don't provide defensive compatibility like XQ she is a better damage dealer than him and can be played even on field as well as off field, her skill even provide grouping capability to some extent and you can use her special charged shot in a while to deal an reasonable amount of damage... Just for clarity, I don't hate XQ or like Kokomi and Yelan more than him but we should consider thier benefits too So, I agree Xingqiu is a necessity but getting either Kokomi and Yelan other than him should be a good point to consider too just like Anemo supports

I think you should include a category for adventuring. Let me tell you, adventuring after getting scaramouche has just been super fun. You can just skip almost all the frustrating parts

I appreciate the info in this video. I am a free-to-play players so I'm just now getting into the high-level stuff. But since I am free to play, Barbara is literally the only hydro character I have. And I just hit adventure rank 53 lol

This vid really helps since I'm FTP so I have to really think about who I want to wish for on these banners. I'm currently around AR 53 but I only recently started to care deeply about what to build my characters with since I didn't know it had so much impact. I used to just play the story, explore the world, and try to get the characters I liked whenever they were on banners. I got lucky with Xingqiu, Bennet, Ayaka and Fischl now I'm really waiting for my next chance at Sucrose. Raiden's banner is up right now and I have about 80 pity with a lost 50/50 on Yoimiya (made me so mad I quit the game for months). I main Keqing and have more than enough electro characters including Beidou and Kujou Sara so I'm unsure if I should still roll for Raiden or wait for Hu Tao's possible rerun in 3.4. Anyways, thank you for the guidance in this great quality video, my man. Subbing for sure!

Great to hear Bennett is a good character! I got him a bit back randomly and I didn’t know what to think about him. But know I use him on my main team :)

This Will help, thanks!

As a player starting Genshin in 2023 (thanks Star Rail), I appreciate all of your content. Have been watching all of your vids these past few days and will continue! I've watched a lot of 'beginner' vids, and yours are easily the best.

Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️ your vids a d guides always make me feel ok when I don't have expensive units. This is a great current vid for new players also ❤️ I agree that just having a 5 star doesn't mean you will enjoy it. I have Ganyu but don't enjoy her. I love my Xiangling ❤️ she carried me to inazuma. Every element helped :) I will focus on sucrose as Venti cant help in open world. And I love my fiscal :) I saved for Nahida and happy i did. Though I am a year behind the game with this guide i believe I can work hard to make it to sumeru :) thank you for all your guides ❤️❤️

Nilou is good enough with dendro traveler, collei, barbara. It's very easy to use and it doesn't require good artifact too. It's not a must pull but for people who is having trouble with abyss, this is your best option.

I feel like most people talk about his shield being good, which is great for people getting in, but I feel like more should talk about how he can lower enemy defenses by 20% as well as having a pretty high scaling ult. He also works well with so many characters due to the fact that geo doesn’t really get in the way of the other elements if I’m correct. I do agree he’s a luxury and not needed, but definitely one to consider. I’d argue it is best to get him a little later so his shield doesn’t affect you learning the game with stuff like learning how to dodge and dealing with enemies.

OH WOW THANK YOU for mentioning Bennett comes in the starglitter shop in May/Nov! It's just turned April now, so I'll keep all my starglitter for Bennett next month. :D

This is awesome! I highly agree with everything here, but i would also include Yelan in the list. Even if she is a 5 star Xingqiu she's still good, you can build both. Hutao team for example needs both, Kokomi is a little far from Confort tier because she can apply Hydro off field very well, different from Zhongli that will apply Geo, but the list is perfect!

Zhongli was my first 5 star and one thing you didn't mention is what his comfort offers. Because of Zhongli I was able to survive domains like Noblesse as a low-AR player and do them solo. Within a month I could do that domain in under a minute routinely, and it's extremely hard to survive that domain if you're new. He basically enabled me through his safety. Love him.

I feel like Sara would pair well with raiden teams aswell. I use her on my Ayaka Bennett xianling and she fairs very well and boost damage quite nicely. Would be even better with a electro dps

Thank you so much for this update, we hope to see update of every charachter build video too, just the new charachters and changed builds in the old ones, and thanks again for your dedication and for making amazing videos 😁👍

Good video! But I disagree with a few points: 1. Venti I often use him but since Inazuma he really does fall behind Kazuha and Sucrose. He is still very strong but he is not so future proof and versatile as the other too as he is more focused around dealing damage himself rather then buffing your team and that he can't stagger/pull very large enemies and bosses is a huge dent in his kit. Sucrose has Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayer and Sac, Teaser comp is where she shines the most and all around I would say she is easily the strongest of the three. Kazuha is more like a comfort pick for Sucrose, he is not as strong as her as his buffs are around as good as Sucrose but his choice of weapon is bad. Anemo Catalyst just really shows the strength of VV Artifact. 2. Ayaka She is almost locked behind freeze wich depends on hydro character and a specified playstyle. Yes freeze is strong but it is more of a comfort team comb than anything. Especially when fighting enemies that can't be frozen (as example bosses) the problem with building around blizzard strayer becomes apparent that really holds true as the situation to use Ayaka is (depending on the vid) against around 1 or 2 enemies. Ganyu for example can constantly apply cryo off field and has the flower thingy as defense so her offense crit shots can be shot at a save distance. When you want to use Ayaka the same way you almost need a suck like Venti wich also solves the problem with freezing. So you can choose: Ayaka is either dependent on a anemo support or not versatile (and almost ever dependent on hydro). 3. Collei and Dendro Traveller vs Nahida My reasoning here is simply the cost. When you need fast Dendro application yes Nahida is great but Collei is better. Simply put sac on her and she becomes a monster even better then Nahida but even without sac she is still just as good as Nahida for that Job. If you need long time Dendro application again: Nahida is ok but Dendro Traveller is just better by a mile. You get both a copy of Collei and Dendro Traveller (him with cons) almost for free just by playing the game (like Xiangling and the other Traveller Variations). And if you want to use a electro dendro team comp then it is better to let your electro character be the damage source as the dendro element is not yet fully explored with characters and kits. And as Alheithem came out dps Nahida yes is still viable but again Alheithem is just better. The only reason you could say Nahida is a better pick kit wise then Collei and Traveller is the buffs from her burst. And that's why I think either mention all three or none. 4. Actual Fish Kokomi Her healing is insane yes but that is not why I would recommend her. The Hydro element is. Her off field application with the jelly is just very versatile in a specific area but is not locked behind normal attacks (seems small but for quick burst or plunge/charged attack or any other non NA team it is devastating). She is one of the easiest character to build, has access to Thrilling Tale of Dragon Slayer and fills the healer role with literally the strongest element in the dendro meta.

Glad I watched this. I'm four days in on Genshin and have pulled both Bennett (who I at first thought was throwaway) and Keqing. Now I know to utilize Bennett more!

Bro, this video was amazing! It confirmed all the character's I was going for are really worth it, as well as explained great combos for once I get them. While I plan on getting almost all of them as apposed to just one or the other, this still helped confirm my idea choices (Raiden, Ayaka, Kazuha, and Kokomi) weren't completely irrational. Thank you!

I really love playing Kuki Shinobu. She's an amazing healer, has a good off-field Electro application (for hyperbloom/aggravate teams). She's strong as a hyperbloom bot or a healer in any Electro-based team. And she's cheap to itemize too : just focus on HP% - ER & EM substats, HP% Sands/Goblet/Circlet for max healing or EM/EM/EM for max reactions and you're good to go ! So if you need a support or a good electro-applier, maybe you should consider the Arataki Gang deputy leader. :)

Kazuha was my first 5 star ever, and he's just amazing. I got him at AR 35, he carried me through the ascending thing while my other characters were lvl 40, is able to one-shot slimes and hillichurls with his E and is just super fun to play. Ik that he's supposed to be used as a support and I've seen a lot of people say that DPS/CRIT Kazuha is trash, but it rly isn't. Just stack EM and try to maintain a decent Crit ratio, put him in any team that applys an element (pyro, cryo, hydro, electro) and watch the pretty colored numbers dance. He might not be as powerful, but he's fun AF.

Thank you so much for this video! I need to build up my Xingqiu now 😊

thanks! if have both ganyu and Ayaka and they do super well! I like ganyu more since she suits my playstyle a lot more. I run melt ganyu since i hate the blizard strayer doimain, though im probally going to start farming it again.

Nice vid. The best part of this is that i already have most of this characters. I don't have Kazuha tho. You think he is replaceable by Xiao on the pyro team with Bennet and Xianling?