We all love these new support characters that are getting announced, like Nahida, the Dendro Archon, for example. However, a team made only of supports can’t survive in the harsh world of Teyvat, full of monsters and assassins. You need at least one DPS for sure. You don’t have primogems to get a new one? Don’t worry, in this guide, we’ll show you the best 10 free choices for your DPS.
10. Fischl
Her elemental burst allows you to back off and resets Oz’s countdown. Oz’s purpose is to constantly shoot Electro bullets that create Energy particles and apply Electro to your enemies. Your elemental burst will always be ready and your enemies will be ready as well, to die that is….
What Makes Fischl Great
- High Attack SPD.
- Elemental Skill and Burst persist after swap.
- Provides multiple Electro Energy Particles.
- Consistently applies Electro and triggers Elemental Reactions.
9. Beidou
Her main ability is a shield, which is really helpful for clumsy beginner players. Moreover, that shield can reflect the damage it receives so that you can both protect yourself and attack your enemies… That’s why she can act as a support and as a damage dealer!
What Makes Beidou Great
- Perfect Counters reward players with High Electro DMG.
- Can provide off-field High Electro DMG with Elemental Burst.
- High Physical Damage
8. Heizou
Even as a catalyst user, his battle style is based on martial arts that deal Anemo damage. Not only do they deal tons of damage and cause reactions, but they can also pull enemies together like Venti!
What Makes Heizou Great
- Swirl focused playstyle that synergizes well with Anemo.
- Above average base ATK for a 4-Star character.
- Can quickly create Declension stacks through swirled Normal Attacks, letting him deal max Elemental Skill DMG.
7. Collei
This is amazing for a DPS because right now, Dendro is the best element for elemental reactions, with the addition of even triple reactions. Her skill and burst deal Dendro damage in a wide area, ready for a support that can finish the enemies with a reaction.
What Makes Collei Great
- Elemental Skill can trigger Quicken and Spread reaction on its own.
- Elemental Burst has a wide area of effect.
6. Yanfei
She can be said to be the best 4-star DPS. The overall damage made by her normal and charged attacks is really high. Moreover, all her skills are Pyro-damage-based, so just let her kill everyone with her AoE charged attacks.
What Makes Yanfei Great
- High DMG output, especially with Charged Attacks.
- Normal Attacks are long-ranged and can lock on targets.
- Skill and Burst have short CD and deal AoE DMG.
- Can easily trigger Elemental Reactions with Pyro element.
5. Qiqi
Meanwhile, she can also work as a healer when battling with you. Her powerful healing burst combined with her healing normal attacks (which also deal tons of physical damage) are amazing weapons that give her 5th place.
What Makes Qiqi Great
- Strong Overall Healing
- Elemental Skill provides heals over time and applies Cryo
- Elemental Burst provides great Heals while dealing high Cryo damage
- ATK stat increases with ascension
4. Jean
There she helps the team with dealing damage with her Physical normal attacks, controlling the enemies with her puller elemental skill, allowing for Swirl elemental reactions, and even healing her subordinates!
What Makes Jean Great
- Elemental Skill can function as crowd control.
- Normal Attacks heal the party while dealing high Physical damage.
- Elemental Burst provides AoE Burst Heal and DMG.
3. Keqing
As a pure DPS, Keqing can teleport herself from one place to another while dealing damage in a wide area. Thus, you can also use her in exploration to skip long jumps or climb low mountains. However, beware of her burst, because you won’t be able to escape it.
What Makes Keqing Great
- Elemental Skill can hit weak points and has low CD.
- Can teleport using Elemental Skill.
- Very fast Charge Attack with High multipliers.
2. Diluc
That same Vision allows him to infuse his claymore with the Pyro element constantly and hit with heated rage the enemies of his hometown. Both his elemental skill, which can be used up to 3 times and his burst allow you to deal this Pyro damage.
What Makes Diluc Great
- Can imbue weapons with Pyro for repeat Elemental Reaction triggers.
- Elemental Burst has a large effect area.
- One of few characters whose CRIT Rate increases with Ascension.
1. Tighnari
With a bow as his weapon, he specializes in using charged attacks that divide into various arrows which persecute enemies. Not only does he do amazing damage, but you also don’t even have to aim!
What Makes Tighnari Great
- Strong ranged Charge Attacks.
- Great single-target damage.
- Applies Dendro from multiple sources on his toolkit.
- Strong Elemental Burst with a low Burst cost.
In conclusion, there’s no need to pull for characters that demand primogems, like Kamisato Ayaka or Cyno. Although they are good DPS with powerful abilities, you can put one of these 10 characters in their roles and the damage will be approximately the same. Genshin Impact is also a game for f2p players! Well, most of the time.