Top 4-star characters to build in Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact boasts a diverse array of unique characters, each with its own elemental type, special abilities, and playstyles. While anyone can be viable in the right hands, some are stronger than others. Most of us dream of getting all five-star characters, but you would be surprised to learn that four-star characters are worth having on your team while waiting to have those five-star characters!

In this article, we’ll be discussing the top 4-star characters in Genshin Impact that you need to have in your team. We’ll examine their strengths, building the right artifact and arming a solid weapon, and how they can be an asset to any team—regardless of whether you’re old or new to the game.

We’ll guide you to make the right decision about investing your resources in these characters!

Character List

Bennet

Pyro Sword User

Do you even wonder why Bennett is in the top tier? He would be an excellent asset that teams will ever wish for. Who would not want a character who can simultaneously buff the entire team’s damage while healing and dealing the maximum damage to enemies? That’s Bennett. No wonder Bennett becomes the highest-pick four-star character in Genshin Impact.

Best Builds:

• Pyro Burst Support

Best Weapon: Mistsplitter Reforged

Replacement Weapons

1. Aquila Favonia
2. The Alley Flash
3. Sacrificial Sword

Best Artifacts: Noblesse Oblige x4

• Healer Build

Best Weapon: Skyward Blade

Replacement Weapons

1. Sacrificial Sword
2. Favonius Sword

Best Artifacts: Noblesse Oblige x4

Rating: 5/5

Razor

Electro Claymore User

Razor is one of the best four-star melee fighters you would want to have on your team if you don’t yet have a 5-star main DPS. His rapid attack is impenetrable despite being armed with Claymore. Not to mention his ability to deal single target AoE damage and his elemental abilities that enhance his melee attacks. 

Best Build:

• Physical Main DPS

Best Weapon: Song of Broken Pines

Replacement Weapons

• Wolf’s Gravestone
• Serpent Spine
• Snow-Tombed Starsilver

Best Artifacts: Pale Flame x4

Rating: 4/5

Xiangling

Pyro Polearm User

Xiangling is one of the best four-star Pyro characters in Genshin Impact. If you’re dealing with mobs or the Spiral Abyss, she will be your team’s most useful DPS dealer. Her elemental skill is impressive; it can drop auto-targeting and deal enormous damage in massive AoE. Xianglingcan carry an entire team alone. She’s definitely a character worth investing into!

Best Builds: 

• Pyro Sub DPS

Best Weapon: Engulfing Lightning

Replacement Weapons

• Staff of Homa
• The Catch
• Wavebreaker’s Fin

Best Artifacts: Emblem of Severed Fate x4

• Burst Sub-DPS

Best Weapon: Engulfing Lightning

Replacement Weapons

• Staff of Homa
• The Catch
• Wavebreaker’s Fin

Best Artifacts: Emblem of Severed Fate x4

Rating: 4/5

Diona

Cryo Bow User

Diona would be the best four-star elemental support for beginner teams. Her Cryo abilities can quickly freeze multiple enemies and help protect her team. Her protective shield is also effective in absorbing damage of charging enemies while healing her crew. She might not be as great as other ranged damage dealers, but no one can question the effectiveness of her consistent damage output in an AoE. Diona is one of the must-have four-star characters if you’re just starting your journey in the land of Teyvat.

Best Builds:

• Buffer Support

Best Weapon: Elegy for the End

Replacement Weapons

• Sacrificial Bow
• Favonius Warbow

Best Artifacts: Noblesse Oblige x4

• Healer Support

Best Weapon: Elegy for the End

Replacement Weapons

• Sacrificial Bow
• Favonius Warbow

Best Artifacts:

• Tenacity of the Millelith x2
• Emblem of Severed Fate x2

Rating: 3/5

Xingqiu

Hydro Sword User

If you have Xingqiu on your team, she would definitely be one of your highest Hydro damage dealers, as she does her job exceptionally well. She deals enormous off-field hydro damage with her elemental burst. Her abilities that possess a heightened reaction to any elemental enemies are impressive, and she can heal. Xingqiu works well with Pyro as she massively increases the damage of all Pyro units if you utilize her correctly. Xingqiu is generally a well-rounded character that is worth to invest.

Best Builds: 

• Hydro Sub DPS

Best Weapon: Sacrificial Sword

Replacement Weapons

• Primordial Jade Cutter
• Mistsplitter Reforged
• Amenoma Kageuchi

Best Artifacts: Emblem of Severed Fate x4

• Healer Support

Best Weapon: Sacrificial Sword

Replacement Weapons

• Skyward Blade
• Favonius Sword
• Festering Desire

Best Artifacts: Noblesse Oblige x4

Rating: 4/5

Fischl

Electro Bow User

Fischl would be one of the four-star Electro damage characters you would want in your crew. Many Genshin Impact players use her as a battery, filling a valuable spot in every team. Fifty percent of Fischl hits with Oz off the field will generate an energy particle that will go back to her or her team., This can be an excellent advantage for your team to use elemental burst as often as you want. Fischl is a powerful, valuable, and super flexible character to invest in.

Best Builds:

• Standard Electro DPS

Best Weapon: Polar Star

Replacement Weapons

• Aqua Simulacra
• Skyward Harp
• The Stringless

Best Artifacts: 

• Gladiator’s Finale x2
• Thundering Fury x2

• Elemental Reaction Sub-DPS

Best Weapon: Polar Star

Replacement Weapons

• Aqua Simulacra
• The Stringless
• Slingshot

Best Artifacts: Gilded Dreams x4

Rating: 5/5

Sucrose

Anemo Catalyst User

Sucrose is used by many top-level teams as she offers so much; Boost party’s Elemental mastery, Elemental Burst group enemies together, and her elemental skill can gain multiple charges. Sucrose is one of the four-star characters who can optimize Viridescent Venerer, which makes enemies lose resistance to any Swirl. Not to mention that her elemental burst can absorb Electro, Hydro, Pyro, and Cryo elements and convert them to extra damage output. And last but not least, Sucrose is a great AoE damage dealer and can work well with other powerful units.

Best Builds: 

• Swirl Sub DPS

Best Weapon: Sacrificial Fragments

Replacement Weapons

• Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers
• Hakushin Ring

Best Artifacts: Viridescent Venerer x4

• Anemo Support

Best Weapon: Sacrificial Fragments

Replacement Weapons

• Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers
• Mappa Mare
• Favonius Codex

Best Artifacts: Viridescent Venerer x4

Rating: 4/5

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