Genshin Impact 4.2 Tier List | 2023 Best Characters and Team Builds

Genshin Impact recently got its latest 4.2 global update and changes to its character’s powers and tire list. The game now has 49 total playable characters, so selecting characters is not easy. With a huge pool of points, features, and fighting tactics, choosing the best player for your gameplay is difficult. So here is the Genshin Impact 4.2 Tier List for May 2023, which will help you reference each player’s strong points to make a good choice.

When it comes to tier lists, these only give you a picture of what the characters are capable of and their relative strength and weaknesses. We will also add details for the 2023 Best Characters and Team Builds. So you may reference these to build your team as real results will come only if you play with utmost precision and good technique.

Genshin Impact 4.2 Tier List for January 2023

For this tire list, the characters are mostly divided into three types category Main DPS, Sub DPS, and Support. Because all of the characters fall into one category or more categories.

S: Characters with high performance in their respective roles, but don’t push the limits in terms of Talents and Constellations.

A: Characters with a solid performance in their respective roles.

B: Functional characters that will be quickly replaced due to their talents, stats, etc.

Genshin Impact 4.2 Main-DPS Characters Tier List

This tabular tier list consists of characters who carry DP and deal the most damage compared to other team members. These specialize in giving the highest field time, except for some situations.

TIER	NAME	ELEMENT	DPS-TYPE
S	Raiden Shogun	Electro	Elemental Damage
S	Hu Tao	Pyro	Elemental Damage
S	Alhaitham	Dendro	Sword Damage
S	Ganyu	Cryo	Elemental Damage
S	Ayaka	Cryo	Elemental Damage
S	Eula	Cryo	Physical Damage
S	Xiao	Anemo	Elemental Damage
S	Itto	Geo	Elemental Damage
S	Childe	Hydro	Elemental Damage
A	Diluc	Pyro	Elemental Damage
A	Klee	Pyro	Elemental Damage
A	Yoimiya	Pyro	Elemental Damage
A	Keqing	Electro	Elemental Damage / Physical Damage
A	Yanfei	Pyro	Elemental Damage
A	Ninguang	Geo	Elemental Damage
A	Mona	Hydro	Elemental Damage
A	Fischl	Electro	Physical Damage
A	Noelle	Geo	Elemental Damage
A	Razor	Electro	Physical Damage
A	Jean	Anemo	Physical Damage
B	Traveller	Geo	Elemental Damage
B	Sucrose	Anemo	Elemental Damage
B	Lisa	Electro	Elemental Damage
B	Kaeya	Cryo	Elemental Damage/ Physical Damage
B	Rosaria	Cryo	Elemental Damage

Best Main-DPS Characters

Raiden Shogun: Raiden can deal with massive damage through her power bursts. For almost 7 seconds after the initial burst strike, she can deal with rights damage possible as compared to any other game character.

Ganyu: Ganyu’s skill multiplier feature allows her to deal with massive damage. In addition to this, she is also capable of making charged attacks that can be further amplified with her skills.

Genshin Impact 4.2 Sub-DPS Characters Tier List

This tabular tier list consists of characters that deal with passive damage or have expertise in single hit massive damage. These characters can be counted as the main damage dealer of the party.

TIER	NAME	ELEMENT	ROLE
S	Raiden Shogun	Electro	Burst-DPS Overtime
S	Furina	Hydro	Sword
S	Yae Miko	Electro	Elemental Burst
S	Xingqiu	Hydro	Burst-DPS Overtime
S	Xiangling	Pyro	Burst-DPS Overtime
A	Mona	Hydro	Burst-DPS Single
A	Fischl	Electro	Burst-DPS Overtime
A	Shenhe	Cryo	Burst-DPS Overtime
A	Beidou	Electro	Burst-DPS Overtime
A	Ganyu	Cryo	Burst-DPS Overtime
A	Ayaka	Cryo	Burst-DPS Overtime
A	Venti	Anemo	Burst-DPS Overtime
A	Kazuha	Anemo	Burst-DPS Overtime
A	Albedo	Geo	Burst-DPS Single
A	Childe	Hydro	Burst-DPS Single
A	Zhongli	Geo	Burst-DPS Single
A	Jean	Anemo	Burst-DPS Overtime
A	Charlotte	Cryo	Catalyst
A	Kokomi	Hydro	Burst-DPS Overtime
A	Sara	Electro	Burst-DPS
B	Chongyun	Cryo	Burst-DPS
B	Lisa	Electro	Burst-DPS Overtime
B	Yanfei	Pyro	Burst-DPS Single
B	Rosaria	Cryo	Burst-DPS Overtime
B	Alloy	Cryo	Burst-DPS
B	Kaeya	Cryo	Burst-DPS Overtime
B	Traveller	Geo	Burst-DPS Overtime

Best Sub-DPS Characters

Xiangling: Most of this character damage comes from the elemental burst with a long duration.

Xingqiu: Xingqiu can do vapor damage and also do rain swords.

Genshin Impact 4.2 Support Characters Tier List

This tabular tier list consists of characters that come with supporting utility which can range from healing, shielding, or buffing.

TIER	NAME	ELEMENT	SUPPORT TYPE
S	Raiden Shogun	Electro	Elemental Aura / Energy Generation
S	Furina	Hydro	Sword
S	Bennett	Pyro	Buffer / Healer
S	Kazuha	Anemo	Buffer / VV Shred/ Crowd Control
S	Zhongli	Geo	Shield
A	Shenhe	Cryo	Buffer
A	Jean	Anemo	Healer / Buffer / Crowd Control
A	Yun Jin	Geo	Buffer
A	Charlotte	Cryo	Catalyst
A	Kirara	Dendro	Sword Damage
A	Gorou	Geo	Buffer
A	Sucrose	Anemo	Buffer / VV Shred/ Crowd Control
A	Kokomi	Hydro	Healer
A	Diona	Cryo	Healer / Shield
A	Sara	Electro	Buffer
A	Mona	Hydro	Buffer
A	Venti	Anemo	VV Shred / Crowd Control
A	Xingqiu	Hydro	Elemental Aura
A	Xiangling	Pyro	Elemental Aura
A	Qiqi	Cryo	Healer
B	Beidou	Electro	Elemental Aura
B	Thoma	Pyro	Shield
B	Noelle	Geo	Healer / Shield
B	Sayu	Anmeo	Healer / VV Shred
B	Traveller	Geo	Crowd Control / Buffer
B	Rosaria	Cryo	Elemental Aura / Buffer

Best Support Characters

Kazuha: Khazua has the best damage increasing utility in the game. Her elemental burst gives a good amount of elemental damage and affects all the active characters on the field.

Bennett: Bennett is one of the strongest support characters in the game as of now. Her support kit can provide ATK% buff, and AOE heals. Her character can even full fill the role of pyro battery.

Genshin Impact Character Best Team Builds 2023

If you wish to play with any character in the game, it’s important for you to know the best team guide for the same. Here is the best teams list you can refer to build your strategy and gameplay. Always remember to use them as a reference and make your own team to match your playstyle.

For the best team build, we will look at only the best characters from the game. This will help you to make your game strategy better and easy to adapt.

Characters List	Character Type	Best Teams build
Raiden Shogun Best Team Build	Main-DPS Character	Xiangling, Xingqiu, Bennett, Raiden Eula, Raiden, Rosaria, Zhongli Raiden, Sara, Bennett, Kazuha
Ganyu Best Team Build	Main-DPS Character	Ganyu, Xiangling, Bennett, Zhongli Ganyu, Venti, Mona, Diona Ganyu, Kazuha, Bennett, Zhongli
Xiangling Best Team Build	Sub-DPS Character	Xiangling, Xingqiu, Bennett, Raiden Tartaglia, Xiangling, Bennett, Kazuha Ganyu, Xiangling, Bennett, Zhongli
Xingqiu Best Team Build	Sub-DPS Character	Xiangling, Xingqiu, Bennett, Raiden Hu Tao, Xingqiu, Albedo, Zhongli Diluc, Xingqiu, Bennett, Venti
Kazuha Best Team Build	Best Support Character	Tartaglia, Xiangling, Bennett, Kazuha Xiangling, Venti, Bennett, Kazuha Ayaka, Mona, Diona, Kazuha
Bennett Best Team Build	Best Support Character	Xiangling, Xingquiu, Bennett, Raiden Tartaglia, Xiangling, Bennet, Kazuha Xiangling, Venti, Bennett, Kazuha

Upcoming Genshin Impact Characters List

The game developers have confirmed the following characters to be included in future updates. Once they arrive, we will be doing a thorough analysis of the characters as well. The new characters list are:

Scaramouche
Dainsleif
Yaoyao
Cyno
Iansan
Lynette
Lyney
Pulcinella

Conclusion

Genshin Impact is a game that requires a lot of strategy and the right moves to play. The above tier list and character best teams build will help you to choose the character properly based on their skillsets. Feel free to build your characters as long as they fit your playstyle to where you enjoy playing the game.