Spoilt for choice with 5 stars characters and wondering who the top Genshin Impact 5-stars characters are? The content of Genshin Impact is ever-increasing. With each update, we see a lot of new characters in the game. Right now, there are more than 45 playable characters, and each of them has its own unique story and a way of fighting the enemies.
In this article, we are presenting the top 5 5-stars characters with an honorable mention.
Raiden Shogun
Weapon
Raiden Shogun’s weapon is a Polearm.
Elemental Skill
Raiden Shogun strikes the enemy with a shard of her Euthymia, which deals Electro damage to them. With her elemental skill, she also grants the part member “Eye of the stormy judgment,” which buffs their Elemental Burst Damage and deals additional AoE Electro damage with each attack.
Elemental Burst
In her elemental burst, Raiden unleashes “Musou no Hitotachi” on her enemies and deals AoE Electro damage to them using her sword “Musou Isshin.” When using Musou Isshin, each attack is infused with Electro damage, and if an attack hits the enemy, she generates some energy particles for the nearby party members.
Constellations
Talents
Recommended Artifacts Set
Emblem of Severed Fate
Kaedahara Kazuha
Weapon
Kaedahara Kazuha’s weapon is a Sword.
Elemental Skill
With his elemental skill, Kazuha pulls enemies and objects to his central position dealing Anemo damage in the way. Then Kazuha can perform a powerful plunging attack as the wind lifts him in the air.
Elemental Burst
Kazuha performs a single powerful strike from his blade, which deals AoE Anemo damage to the enemies. Afterward, this strike creates a field “Autumn Whirlwind,” which deals periodical Anemo damage to the enemies in its domain and some extra damage by elemental reaction with the first element it comes in contact with.
Constellations
Talents
Recommended Artifacts Set
Viridescent Venerer
Zhongli
Weapon
Zhongli’s weapon is a Polearm.
Elemental Skill
Zhongli summons a stone stele, which can be considered a geo construct. The stone stele can resonate with other geo structures and deal AoE Geo damage. With hold, Zhongli summons a shield that can absorb incoming damage based on Zhongli’s Max HP.
Elemental Burst
Zhongli summons a meteor to the arena, which deals a huge Geo damage to the enemies. After the meteor falls, enemies are petrified for some duration, making them unable to move.
Constellations
Talents
Recommended Artifacts Set
Tenacity of the Millelith
Hu Tao
Weapon
Hu Tao’s weapon is a Polearm.
Elemental Skill
Hu Tao enters the state of “Paramita Papilio” by consuming some of her HP. In this state, she gains some attack buffs, which can increase her attack damage to 40% of her max HP and her normal attack is infused with Pyro and thus deals Pyro damage to the enemies.
Elemental Burst
Hu Tao summons a blazing spirit that deals AoE Pyro damage to the nearby enemies. It regenerates some HP for Hu Tao after getting a successful hit. The max limit of stacking this effect is 5 times. If Hu Tao’s HP is less than half of her Max HP, the effect of her elemental burst is further increased.
Constellations
Talents
Recommended Artifacts Set
Crimson Witch of Flames
Ganyu
Weapon
Ganyu’s weapon is a Catalyst
Elemental Skill
Ganyu swiftly moves back, leaving “Ice Lotus” in her original position. Ice Lotus confuses nearby enemies to attack it and thus acts like a distraction for the enemies. After taking a certain amount of damage, it bursts to deal AoE Cryo damage to nearby enemies.
Elemental Burst
Ganyu summons a sacred Cryo Pearl that continuously rains down shards of ice on enemies dealing AoE Cryo damage over some time.
Constellations
Talents
Recommended Artifacts Set
Blizzard Strayer
Honorable Mention – Kamisato Ayato
Weapon
Kamisato Ayato’s weapon is a Sword.
Elemental Skill
With the help of Kyouka, Ayato creates a water illusion and enters a unique state, “Takimeguri Kanka.” In this state, he attacks enemies at a blindingly fast speed, converting his regular attacks to AoE Hydro attacks. When this skill ends, his water illusion bursts and deals AoE Hydro damage.
Elemental Burst
Ayato creates a circular domain that continuously gives Hydro damage to enemies within its area. This field also increases the normal attack damage of active characters.
Constellations
Talents
Recommended Artifacts Set
Gladiator’s Nostalgia
Final Words on Top Genshin Impact 5 Stars Characters
Opinions may vary since every player has their own way of enjoying the game. So our picks for the top Genshin Impact 5-stars characters are not absolute, but are based on our experiences while playing Genshin Impact!
If you want to check out the top Genshin Impact 4-stars characters (because not everyone is lucky enough to get so many 5-stars characters), check out our guide on the same!
