Best Genshin Impact characters

Furina leads the Genshin Impact ranking with 1469 ELO points over 1726 duels, ahead of Arlecchino and Hu Tao.

The podium reveals a tight race at the summit, where Furina edges out Arlecchino by just 3 points despite facing fewer duels. The most pronounced gap appears between ranks 2 and 3, where 84 ELO points separate Arlecchino from Hu Tao, marking the clearest divide in the top tier. Sangonomiya Kokomi follows closely at rank 4 with 1380 points, while Yae Miko rounds out the top 5 at 1361. The closeness at the top suggests sustained competition among the community's most beloved characters, with Furina's 62% win rate giving her the narrow advantage over Arlecchino's 58%.

At the bottom, Mika occupies rank 84 with 961 ELO points, trailing Aloy by 48 points and Sethos by 81. The basement positions reveal characters who struggle to connect with the player base, though each has faced substantial testing through hundreds of duels. This Genshin Impact ranking draws from 59818 duels submitted by 148 players across 84 contenders, reflecting the preferences of an active community. The standings were updated on 12 October 2026. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your own votes and influence the rankings.

Updated on October 12, 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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