Genshin Impact: Best 4-Star Characters Tier List for Endgame

Why 4-Star Characters Still Rule Teyvat

While 5-star characters often steal the spotlight in Genshin Impact, the right 4-star characters can carry your team through the toughest content in the game—including Spiral Abyss Floor 12. With the right constellations, artifacts, and team compositions, many 4-stars outshine their 5-star counterparts in specific niches. This tier list ranks the best 4-star units based on their endgame performance, versatility, and synergy with popular 5-star carries.

Remember: constellations matter. A C6 4-star can dramatically outperform a C0 5-star in some cases, but even at C0, top-tier supports like Bennett and Xingqiu are invaluable. In this guide, we'll break down the meta, why these characters shine, and how to build them for maximum impact.

S-Tier – The Irreplaceable Backbone

These characters are nearly mandatory in top-tier abyss teams. They provide unmatched utility, elemental application, or healing that can elevate any team.

Bennett – The Pyro Bringer of Buffs

Bennett is the undisputed king of supports. His Elemental Burst, Fantastic Voyage, creates a field that heals and grants an attack buff based on his base ATK. He slots into almost any team that scales with attack—which is most teams. At C1, his buff no longer has an HP restriction, making him even more consistent.

Build tip: Give him high base ATK swords like Aquila Favonia or Prototype Rancour, HP sands, and Energy Recharge. All he needs is Er, Pyro damage, and HP.

Xingqiu – The Hydro Swordsman

Xingqiu provides constant Hydro application and damage reduction through his Rain Swords. He enables vaporize and freeze teams, and his off-field burst deals incredible single-target damage. With Sacrificial Sword, he becomes a self-sufficient energy generator.

Pair him with Hu Tao, Raiden, Diluc, or Lyney for monstrous reactions. His C6 is a major power spike.

Fischl – The Electro Bird Dealer

Oz, Fischl's beloved raven, is one of the best off-field elemental application tools in the game. Fischl excels in Aggravate teams, Superconduct teams, and any composition that wants constant Electro damage. Her A4 passive triggers additional Electro damage from reactions, making her a staple in dendro comps.

Build her with Thundering Fury or 2-piece ATK sets; aim for CRate/CDmg with ATK/Electro/Crit.

A-Tier – Excellent Specialists

These characters are very strong in the right team or situation, and can often replace 5-stars for specific roles.

Xiangling – The Pyro Damage Engine

Xiangling's Pyronado is a massive damaging burst that snapshots buffs. She works incredibly well in National-style teams, reacting with Xingqiu's Hydro for constant vaporizes. With the Catch polearm or Prototype Starglitter, she's a free-to-play star.

Use her with Bennett, Xingqiu, and a flex slot for one of the strongest budget teams in the game.

Sucrose – The Swirl Support

Sucrose offers an Elemental Mastery buff to her team, reduces enemy resistance with Viridescent Venerer, and can group enemies with her skill. She's an excellent universal support for any reaction-based team, especially taser or melt/vaporize comps.

Pair her with Sacrificial Fragments, stack EM, and she will make your damage numbers soar.

Beidou – The Counter Tank

Beidou provides a powerful off-field damage burst and a shield that can absorb incredible hits. Her counter mechanic is fun to play and her burst delivers strong AOE Electro. She's a great support for taser or aggravate teams.

Build her with ER/ATK/Crit and her constellations are all valuable.

B-Tier – Solid But Situational

These characters work well in certain comps but lack the universal utility of higher tiers.

Rosaria – The Cryo Crit Buffer

Rosaria offers off-field Cryo application, crit rate sharing for the team, and can battery other Cryo characters. She's a good addition to freeze teams or physical carries like Eula.

With Favonius Lance and 4-piece Emblem of Severed Fate, she generates energy and keeps your rotations flowing.

Xinyan – Physical Claymore

Xinyan can provide physical damage buffs and a shield, but her utility is overshadowed by other supports. However, in a physical comp, she can shine, especially at C2 with her burst's guaranteed crit.

Use her as a niche support, not a primary carry.

Diona – The Cryo Cat Healer

Diona heals, shields, and debuffs enemies with Cryo. She's a reliable support for freeze teams and can battery Ganyu or Ayaka. While not as powerful as Bennett, her shield and heal combo keeps your team alive in hard content.

Give her Sacrificial Bow and HP% stats.

C-Tier – Niche or Outclassed

The characters in this tier are usable but often have a clear 5-star or 4-star alternative that does their job better.

Thoma – The Shield Support

Thoma's shield is stackable but requires normal attacks to refresh, making him clunky in many teams. He works best in burgeon teams or with pyro carries who attack fast.

If you lack Zhongli, he can substitute, but his energy requirements are heavy.

Sayu – The Rolling Healer

Sayu offers healing and anemo application, and her roll is fun for exploration. In combat, she's outclassed by Sucrose and Venti for most roles.

She's a great unit to have in the overworld, but not ideal for abyss.

Kujou Sara – The Electro Buffer

Sara provides an ATK buff for Electro characters, but it's not as easy to apply as Bennett's. She's only truly powerful at C6, where her electro damage bonuses skyrocket. Without constellations, she feels clunky.

If you main Raiden Shogun and have C6 Sara, she's A-tier, but otherwise she lands here.

How to Build Your 4-Star Team

When assembling a team with these characters, prioritize energy recharge on supports to keep bursts up. Also, don't underestimate the value of flexibility—a well-built 4-star that fits the team will always outperform a 5-star that doesn't. Keep these units in your roster, level their talents, and they will reward you with countless abyss stars.