Best 4-star Genshin Impact characters

26 ELO points separate Yanfei from Chongyun at the top of the Genshin Impact 4-star character ranking, after 22802 duels.

The podium clusters tightly, with Chongyun at 1272 ELO and Beidou at 1265 ELO trailing Yanfei by narrow margins. The sharpest divide appears between ranks 3 and 4, where 26 ELO points push Beidou ahead of Noelle despite Noelle absorbing more duels at 280. Yanfei's lead reflects steady preference rather than dominance, her 55% win rate and 271 duels suggesting competitive rather than overwhelming appeal. Chongyun follows closely with 54% across 259 duels, while Beidou posts a stronger 57% win rate over 277 encounters yet still trails in overall ELO. Xingqiu rounds out the top five at 1238 ELO, practically tied with Noelle. At the bottom, Diona sits at 1021 ELO, a gap that underscores how polarizing certain kits become when utility clashes with playstyle taste. Xinyan and Rosaria hover just above her at 1134 and 1137 ELO respectively, completing a lower tier the community treats with marked skepticism.

The ranking draws from 22802 duels across 434 players, who weighed 18 contenders against one another. Updated on 10 October 2026, these standings capture shifting sentiment within a roster where rarity alone guarantees neither favor nor scorn. Head over to VAINKEURZ to cast your own vote and tilt the balance between characters still fighting for recognition.

Updated on October 10, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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