It’s true the open-world of Teyvat is indeed stunning, and the battles are amazing as well. However, we shouldn’t fool ourselves. A lot of people play this game because of the beautiful characters MihoYo offers us.
A new banner with 5-star characters gets released every month or so, and people explore the world and complete missions to have enough wishes to get them. In this guide, we'll show you 10 of the best 5-stars currently in-game, so that you know who to save wishes for.
10. Venti
His elemental burst creates a long-lasting vortex that pulls in any type of enemy while also damaging them. And don’t forget the tons of energy he gives the rest of the team!
What Makes This Character Great:
- Amazing crowd control
- Elemental skill is good for exploration
- Fantastic crowd control
9. Hu Tao
What Makes This Character Great:
- Auto healing with elemental burst
- Playstyle based on powerful elemental reactions
- Charged attack burns enemies
8. Xiao
What Makes This Character Great:
- Easy gameplay
- Can be used to fly long distances with elemental skill
- Possible to evade enemy attacks with high jumps
- High DPS
7. Albedo
What Makes This Character Great:
- Easy to build: based on DEF%
- Low cooldown skill that lasts a lot
- Powerful burst
- High off-field AoE damage
6. Zhongli
What Makes This Character Great:
- Only one in-game that can cause petrification
- Best shield of all characters
- Skill can be used for mining large areas of ore
- Nuker meteorite burst
5. Kamisato Ayaka
What Makes This Character Great:
- Alternative sprint can be used for exploring
- Charged attack hits various enemies at once
- Infuses Cryo to deal more damage with just a sprint
- One of the most powerful bursts in-game
4. Raiden Shogun
What Makes This Character Great:
- Electro off-field damage
- Team bursts damage is increased by every team burst used
- The bBest battery in- game
- One of de DPS with the highest damage thanks to her burst
3. Arataki Itto
What Makes This Character Great:
- Easy to build: based on DEF%
- Stacks Super-strength to increase speed and damage
- Elemental burst increases damage based on total DEF
- CC thanks to his elemental skill
2. Kaedehara Kazuha
What Makes This Character Great:
- One of the best batteries in-game
- After the EM buff, he got even stronger
- Off-field damage that lasts a lot and decreases elemental resistance
- CC thanks to both his skill and burst
- Decreases running stamina consumption
1. Ganyu
Having an adepti mother, she inherited her Cryo powers and prowess at archery. She’s the best DPS right now and can be even used as a support if you want. Just one of her charged attacks and boom, no enemies in sight.
What Makes This Character Great:
- High base stats
- Charged attacks hits like other character bursts
- Elemental burst lasts a lot and covers a huge area
- CC thanks to her elemental skill
- Various passives: Cryo damage bonus, critical rate…
As you can see, the world of Teyvat not only contains beautiful paradises and dangerous monsters, its people are both pretty and powerful as well. Now, if you’ve fancied some of these characters, don’t worry. Even if they’ve been already released, the game usually puts up re-run banners so that you can get old characters even if you’re a beginner.