Genshin Tier List 7.2 (November 2026): 4 Lists Compared

In the Genshin tier list for version 7.2, seven characters are in the top tier of all four lists we counted (Game8, genshin.gg, Pocket Tactics and GameWith): Mavuika, Sandrone, Wriothesley, Flins, Columbina, Ineffa and Nicole. Twelve more get 3 votes, counting Vesna, whom one list doesn't rank. This is not our ranking: we didn't try any character in game content, so we counted what four tier lists labeled version 7.2 say. Last checked: November 12, 2026.

"Votes" below means how many lists put the character in their own top tier. The tiers are not LevelRig's. Each one comes from the lists linked in "How We Built This."

Best Genshin Impact Characters in 7.2: Consensus Top Tier by Role

Roles follow genshin.gg's labels, the only list that gives one role per character. Game8 places some characters in more than one role, and Pocket Tactics gives no role column. Votes are out of 4 unless noted. genshin.gg's top tier is called S; on Game8, Pocket Tactics and GameWith it is SS. Find your role, then check the Votes column first.

Main DPS

Sub-DPS

Support

Role notes: genshin.gg labels Flins only "DPS." Game8 also lists Mitya as a Support (SS), and lists Ineffa, Lauma and Furina in more than one role. Pocket Tactics doesn't list Vesna, so her count is out of 3.

How We Built This

The four lists use different tier names (SS down to D, six tiers, on three of them; S down to D, five tiers, on genshin.gg), so we matched by position, not by letter: a list's highest tier is its "top tier." Game8 ranks each role separately, so each character gets their best Game8 tier. A character is on the consensus list when at least 3 of the lists that rank them put them in the top tier. A 2-2 split, or 2 of 3, goes in the next section, and we didn't average tiers, because averaging five-tier and six-tier lists would invent precision they don't have. Top tiers also differ in size: 17 characters on Pocket Tactics, 22 distinct characters on Game8 across its role views, 23 on genshin.gg and 31 on GameWith, by our count.

Version 7.2 launched on November 4, 2026, per the version 7.2 press release on GamesPress and Siliconera We found no source for a later version. We also read lists that we didn't count: Axeetech averages Game8 with Mobalytics, so it isn't a separate vote, and Destructoid's list was last updated March 4, 2025, for version 5.4.

Split Verdicts: Two Votes, Not Enough

Seven characters split 2-2. An eighth, Vodyanitsa, is top tier on 2 of the 3 lists that rank her, which misses our 3-vote bar. We don't call any of them consensus.

Biggest Disagreements

These are five characters we picked to show how far the lists can split. We didn't search for the widest gaps, and each has only 1 top-tier vote of 4:

Baizhu, in the split table above, is the same story: Pocket Tactics and GameWith put him in their top tier, Game8 has him at A and genshin.gg at C.

None of these pages explains the gaps in the text we read. One likely factor is that genshin.gg ranks by usage rates, which tell you what players run, not how strong a character is. That is our reading, not something genshin.gg says. Game8 also offers C0 and C6 views, and we used its Main Tier List.

What the Lists Say About 4-Star Characters

For a new or low-spend account, we found one source that ranks 4-stars as a group. Axeetech's section on "cheap 4-star characters worth building" names four and says they "are easy to get and still fit many top teams." That's its claim. Here is how the four lists we counted rank them:

Sucrose and Bennett rate high with Axeetech and with the votes we counted. Axeetech averages in Game8, so this isn't a fully independent second opinion. Chevreuse and Fischl are the more mixed picks.

On free characters, the version 7.2 press release says a limited-time event, unlocked through the 7.2 Archon Quest or Quick Start, lets you invite a 4-star character of your choice to your party once you complete its objectives. It gives no start or end dates, and we couldn't find which 4-stars it offers, so don't assume the ones above are on the list. We found no tier list page that ranks free characters as a separate group. For more freebies, the free Primogems from currently active Genshin redeem codes are worth redeeming first.

Check the Banner First

Do this first: check whether the character you want is on a banner now, or ever returns. This is the step people skip. The press release says Mitya debuts in the first phase of 7.2 with a Furina rerun, and the second phase brings back Zibai and Linnea. HoYoverse's wish rules don't depend on a character's tier ranking, and Genshin is free to play with in-game purchases, so set a spending limit before you pull. More on how they work is in our Genshin PC guide, which also explains how the wish odds work.

Playing This on PC?

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What We Couldn't Verify

• The rankings aren't ours. We didn't try any character in game content. Every tier here is a number we counted from the four pages above.
• The lists measure different things. genshin.gg says it uses usage rates. The others don't state a mode, and we can't tell whether they weigh Spiral Abyss, Stygian Onslaught or general play.
• Unreadable pages. Mobalytics and Dotesports returned HTTP 403, so they aren't counted. GenshinBuilds' 7.2 page was cut off, and its groupings looked the same as Game8's, so we didn't count it as a separate list.
• Partial pages. Game8's page text was long, and we read its Main Tier List only. GameWith's was cut off in tier A, so only its top two tiers are used.
• Pocket Tactics and Vesna. Pocket Tactics doesn't rank Vesna or Vodyanitsa on the page we read, so their counts are out of 3.
• Version and banners. We read 7.2 from a press release and news coverage, not an official HoYoverse page. Banner dates are not in the sources we read, and reruns can change.
• Our method, not theirs. The 3-vote bar and "top tier = highest tier" are our choices. Top tiers range from 17 to 31 characters, so a vote doesn't mean the same thing on each list.
• Roles. They are genshin.gg's labels. It labels Flins only "DPS," and we placed him under Main DPS.
• Version churn. These lists were updated between Nov 4 and Nov 11, and the next version will move them. genshin.gg shows no date at all.
• The 7.2 free 4-star event. We found no dates or list of choices.

We recheck this page every 14 days and when a new version lands.

FAQ

Who is the best character in Genshin Impact right now?

No single name. The four lists we counted agree on seven top-tier characters: Mavuika, Sandrone, Wriothesley, Flins, Columbina, Ineffa and Nicole. Pick by role. Mavuika, Sandrone, Wriothesley and Flins are Main DPS, Columbina and Ineffa are Sub-DPS, and Nicole is a Support. Twelve more get 3 votes, counting Vesna at 3 of 3.

Who are the best free characters in Genshin?

We didn't find a tier list that ranks free characters separately. The 7.2 press release describes a limited-time event that lets you invite a 4-star character of your choice, without dates or a list of choices. For 4-stars you can build early, Axeetech (which also draws on Game8) names Sucrose, Bennett, Chevreuse and Fischl, and Sucrose and Bennett each got 3 of 4 top-tier votes in the lists we counted.

How often do Genshin tier lists change?

On the lists we read, the updates cluster around the 7.2 launch. Game8 (revised Nov 4, updated Nov 6) and Pocket Tactics (Nov 4) were updated around the day 7.2 launched, and GameWith on Nov 11. Some pages go stale: Destructoid's list was last updated in March 2025, for version 5.4. Check the date and version at the top of any list.

What do SS and S mean on a Genshin tier list?

They are the top tier, named differently by list. On Game8, Pocket Tactics and GameWith the highest tier is SS. On genshin.gg it is S. We matched lists by position, so a "vote" means a character is in a list's highest tier, whatever its letter.

Is Genshin Impact worth playing on PC?

It's free to play with in-game purchases, so set a spending limit before you wish. HoYoverse's requirements page (updated July 22, 2026) lists 110 GB of storage for PC, so check your disk first. Our PC guide covers the account step that keeps your phone progress.