Genshin Impact Best Characters Tier List [August 2025]

Genshin Impact Best Characters Tier List [August 2025]

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Alex Ace
2025/08/13

Welcome to LDShop’s detailed Genshin Impact 5.8 Tier list with Ineffa in S, where we evaluate the top-performing characters to help you tackle the game’s most difficult challenges. Each character is ranked according to their performance in various roles, including Main DPS, Sub DPS and support.

Let’s go ahead and take a closer look at the table below.

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Genshin Impact 5.8 Tier List

Some characters appear more than once on our Tier List, as they are just that versatile! Many support characters can contribute off-field damage or apply elements while staying safely on the sidelines. But to maintain clarity and focus, we have only included multi-role listings when the character demonstrates a strong performance in each role.

 

Main DPS

Sub DPS

Support

S+

Arlecchino

Arlecchino

Mavuika

Mavuika

Neuvillette

Neuvillette

Skirk

Skirk

Escoffier

Escoffier

Furina

Furina

Mavuika

Mavuika

Nahida

Nahida

Xiangling

Xiangling

Xingqiu

Xingqiu

Bennett

Bennett

Citlali

Citlali

Furina

Furina

Nahida

Nahida

Xilonen

Xilonen

Zhongli

Zhongli

S

Varesa

Varesa

Mualani

Mualani

Kinich

Kinich

Chasca

Chasca

Gaming

Gaming

Navia

Navia

Emilie

Emilie

Raiden Shogun

Raiden Shogun

Fischl

Fischl

Chiori

Chiori

Yae Miko

Yae Miko

Ororon

Ororon

Escoffier

Escoffier

Chevreuse

Chevreuse

Raiden Shogun

Raiden Shogun

Xianyun

Xianyun

Baizhu

Baizhu

Mona

Mona

ineffa

Ineffa

A

Cyno

Cyno

Diluc

Diluc

Ganyu

Ganyu

Raiden Shogun

Raiden Shogun

Tartaglia

Tartaglia

Xiao

Xiao

Collei

Collei

Mona

Mona

Rosaria

Rosaria

Sucrose

Sucrose

Venti

Venti

Yae Miko

Yae Miko

Lan Yan

Lan Yan

Yaoyao

Yaoyao

Charlotte

Charlotte

Layla

Layla

Ifa

Ifa

Yun Jin

Yun Jin

B

Keqing

Keqing

Noelle

Noelle

Sethos

Sethos

Wanderer

Wanderer

Yanfei

Yanfei

Yoimiya

Yoimiya

Albedo

Albedo

Kachina

Kachina

Lynette

Lynette

Thoma

Thoma

Traveler (Anemo)

Anemo Traveler

Zhongli

Zhongli

Barbara

Barbara

Kirara

Kirara

Mika

Mika

Sayu

Sayu

Sigewinne

Sigewinne

Thoma

Thoma

C

Freminet

Freminet

Kaveh

Kaveh

Klee

Klee

Ningguang

Ningguang

Shikanoin Heizou

Shikanoin Heizou

Yumemizuki Mizuki

Yumemizuki Mizuki

Beidou

Beidou

Chongyun

Chongyun

Dehya

Dehya

Kachina

Kachina

Kaeya

Kaeya

Lisa

Lisa

Candace

Candace

Dori

Dori

Traveler (Electro)

Electro Traveler

Qiqi

Qiqi

Rosaria

Rosaria

Sigewinne

Sigewinne

Tier lists offer a helpful snapshot of how characters perform relative to others within their roles, but it is important to remember that every Genshin is viable with enough investment regardless their ranking. Chase the character that sparks joy, not just the top tiers—fun lies in what you love! 

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Genshin Impact 5.8 Changes and Additions

Version 5.8 enriches the Genshin Impact experience with captivating new characters like Ineffa, challenging gameplay modes, and impactful system upgrades. Below are the latest changes in patch 5.8, which centers on the release of Ineffa and other key content.

Character

Explanation

Ineffa

Ineffa

● Ineffa deals high personal damage via Lunar-Charged, similar to Emilie with Burning.
● Ineffa's off-field summon and shield have 100% uptime, extendable via Burst for steady performance.
● Ineffa needs a Hydro ally but pairs well with reliable Hydro/Electro appliers and crit dealers.
● As a support, Ineffa offers a steady ATK-scaling shield with full uptime.

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Electro Sub-DPS & Support: Ineffa

Ineffa can convert Electro-Charged into Lunar-Charged Reactions, breaking the damage ceiling of traditional Electro-Charged. This reaction can crit, and its damage scales with stats of all party members involved in the reaction. The damage is calculated as “100% of the highest-damage character + 50% of the second-highest + 1/12 each from the third and fourth”. It excels in both single-target bursts and AoE clearing.
With shields and Elemental Mastery buffs, she strengthens Electro-based reaction teams, addressing the single-target weakness of traditional Electro-Charged comps. She acts as a damage amplifier and survival pillar for Electro-centric lineups.
Here is the list of Ineffa’s skills:
Elemental Burst:
Ineffa’s Elemental Burst is key: it boosts team Elemental Mastery, enables Lunar-Charged reactions, provides shields, and deals AoE Electro damage. Upgrading it strengthens shields and damage significantly.
Elemental Skill:
This skill summons Birgitta to apply Electro off-field, aids energy generation, and sets up C6 effects. It’s vital for sustained reactions but secondary to Burst in priority.
Normal Attack:
Ineffa focuses on off-field support, so these attacks rarely need upgrading—only if used as an on-field driver.
Ineffa's Elemental Burst is the core hub for buffs and reaction triggers, her Elemental Skill is key for off-field Electro application and auxiliary cycling, while her Normal Attack takes the lowest priority due to her off-field focus—together forming a skill system where Burst leads, Skill supports, and Normal Attack is secondary.

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Conclusion

While tier lists offer a general guide to each character’s performance in various roles, remember that every unit can shine with the right investment and team synergy. Use this list as a reference, not a restriction.

Regarding Ineffa. She is worth pulling as a core character for Lunar-Charged reactions, integrating damage, shielding, and support capabilities with solid performance even at C0, showing great potential in future related team setups, ideal for players seeking new gameplay or lacking Electro sub-DPS/shield supports.  Eyeing Ineffa? Head to LDShop for your Genshin top-up—snag her smoothly! 

The List Overview Criteria

S+

Characters that stand out as top performers within their ideal team compositions, with the added advantage of long-term meta relevance. These units consistently dominate endgame content when placed in their best setups.

S

Characters that achieve near-maximum performance with standard amount of investment. While there's limited room for improvement, they are more than capable of clearing all content with ease.

A

Characters who require full investment- including artifacts, weapons, team comps and constellations- to reach performance comparable to top-tier units. This level of commitment marks the threshold for the strongest in their respective roles.

B

Characters who perform reliably in their designated roles and excel within particular team setups, though their impact is limited when used solo.

C

Characters who fulfill their role adequately but are easily outclassed because of underwhelming talent scaling stats, or limitations from long cooldowns and high energy costs.

Role Breakdown

Main DPS

  • A character who spends most of the battle actively on-field, delivering significant damage.
  • They serve as the team’s primary damage dealer -- often acting as the hypercarry, main driver, or elemental reaction initiator.
  • Their damage output mainly comes from prolonged on-field presence, typically appearing as the last unit in team’s rotation.

 

Sub DPS

  • Characters who are good at applying elements to trigger powerful reactions or deal significant off-field damage.
  • The provide valuable utility by supporting the Main DPS with elemental setups while contributing their own damage.
  • This includes units whose talents remain active after they switch out and those designed for quick-swap team compositions.

Support

  • Healers, Shielders and buffers who primarily provide supportive utility to the team.
  • They may deal some off-field damage, their main role is to offer buffs, shields, healing or crowd control through their Elemental Skills, Bursts or passive talents.
  • These characters are typically played off-field and can apply elemental effects, though not primarily for damage.

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