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List of All Catalyst Characters
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Here is the list of characters that use Catalysts in Genshin Impact, arranged by rarity, element, and region. We also have the rankings for the best Catalyst characters to get a better idea on their roles and strengths!
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List of All Catalyst Users
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All Catalyst Users
| Character | Rarity | Element | Nation |
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 Dendro
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Liyue | ||
 Cryo
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Natlan | ||
 Pyro
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Mondstadt | ||
 Hydro
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Inazuma | ||
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Dendro
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Nod-Krai | ||
 Anemo
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Inazuma | ||
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Hydro
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Mondstadt | ||
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Hydro
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Natlan | ||
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Dendro
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Sumeru | ||
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Dendro
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Nod-Krai | ||
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Hydro
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Fontaine | ||
 Electro
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Natlan | ||
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Anemo
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Sumeru | ||
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Cryo
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Fontaine | ||
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Anemo
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Liyue | ||
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Electro
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Inazuma | ||
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Hydro
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Mondstadt | ||
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Cryo
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Fontaine | ||
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Anemo
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Inazuma | ||
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Anemo
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Natlan | ||
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Anemo
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Liyue | ||
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Electro
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Mondstadt | ||
 Geo
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Liyue | ||
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Anemo
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Mondstadt | ||
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Pyro
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Liyue |
Best Catalyst Characters
Best Catalyst Characters Ranked
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Characters are shown in no particular order.
SS Tier Catalyst Characters
| Character | Roles and Strengths |
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Citlali
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As a Support ・Specialist for Melt or Freeze teams that can also shred Hydro and Pyro RES. ・Shield lasts longer than its cooldown ・Shield character specializing more on offense than defence. |
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Varesa
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As a DPS ・Plunge Attacker who has high base DMG to compensate the fact that she cannot do amplifying reactions unlike Gaming, but still stronger enough especially as she doesn't need that much investment with support of buffers who are relatively easy to access like Iansan or Chevreuse. ・Easy-to-use and smoother than most Plunge Attackers, which means her base potential is easily reached by any casual players. |
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Lauma
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As a Sub-DPS ・Strong personal damage with Lunar Bloom. ・Consistent Dendro application which can also provide support through Bloom CRITS. As a Support ・A new staple support for Dendro teams wherein she elevates the Bloom-related reactions including Nilou Bloom and Hyperbloom. ・Can provide Dendro and Hydro RES shred, with the former being extremely rare. ・Consistent Dendro application with 100% uptime. |
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Nefer
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As a DPS ・Lunar-Bloom DPS that interacts with Bloom in a unique way, providing a consistent way to operate in Lunar-Bloom teams without dedicated Bloom triggers. ・When placed in a team that can activate Ascendant Gleam, gains access to Seeds of Deceit, which are specialized cores that increase Nefer's damage when consumed. ・Her current best teams are locked to Lunar-Bloom teammates like Lauma and Aino. This may be subject to change in the future, but is quite restrictive as of right now. |
S Tier Catalyst Characters
| Character | Roles and Strengths |
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Sucrose
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As a Sub-DPS ・Good driver for Swirling multiple Elements for multiple reactions and deal persistent damage. As a Support ・Elemental Skill and Burst provides crowd control. ・Swirling increases your party's Elemental Mastery by a great deal, which enables your party to have increased reaction damage. |
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Baizhu
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As a Support ・Great comfort healer for all content. ・Provides decent shielding that can act as an interrupt resistance. ・Applies decent off-field Dendro for reactions. |
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Nahida
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As a Sub-DPS ・A must have for any Dendro focused team comps, especially with her C2 constellation. ・Elemental Skill has great off-field damage and can apply Dendro multiple times with a long duration. As a Support ・Can provide up to 250 Elemental Mastery to the character on the field inside her low-energy cost Elemental Burst. ・C2 Unlocks multiple Dendro reaction-based buffs. |
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Neuvillette
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As a DPS ・Outstanding and constant damage on his Charged Attack damage. ・Self-sufficiency lets him be a one-man army. ・C1 constellation removes his major weaknesses. |
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Xianyun
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As a Support ・Enables plunging playstyle with healing and great buffs for her dedicated teams. |
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Mualani
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As a DPS ・Frontloaded damage which is good on both single target and AoE, but will need proper setup. ・Playstyle performs best in Vaporize, with extremely good exploration abilities. ・Sharky's Bite can miss. |
A Tier Catalyst Characters
| Character | Roles and Strengths |
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Mona
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As a Sub-DPS ・Elemental Skill applies Hydro off-field but only to a limited area. ・Elemental Burst massively amplifies reaction DMG. As a Support ・Elemental Burst debuffs enemies to increase the damage dealt by your Main DPS. ・Elemental Burst also provides a small crowd control for smaller enemies. |
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Yae Miko
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As a Sub-DPS ・Elemental Skill is easy to use, has a short cooldown, and does a lot of damage, but needs lengthy setup. ・Damage is competitive when run with a Dendro team comp for Aggravate. |
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Kokomi
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As a Sub-DPS ・Has a persistent off-field Hydro application with her Elemental Skill that can be refreshed with her Elemental Burst. ・When using the Clam artifact, her heals would also deal good off-field damage. As a Support ・Has an incredibly strong and reliable healing which can also apply Hydro off-field. ・A staple for Freeze and certain Bloom teams. |
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Charlotte
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As a Support ・Good panic healing when stuck in a pinch, although the AoE for it is small. ・Constellation improves her efficiency with healing. |
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Wriothesley
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As a DPS ・Good single-target focused Main DPS who specializes in triggering melt or freeze reactions in close-combat. ・Kit is incomplete without his C1. This constellation also fixes his anti-synergy with certain healers. ・Struggles against spread-out packs of mobs. |
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Lan Yan
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As a Support ・Provides a sturdy shield which can adapt in contact to Swirlable elements, and can also wield the Viridescent Venerer artifact to give Elemental RES shred. ・No off-field Anemo application and her shield duration is short. ・C2 refreshes her already good shields via the use of Normal Attacks. |
B Tier Catalyst Characters
| Character | Roles and Strengths |
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Lisa
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As a Sub-DPS ・Elemental Burst provides good off-field Electro application in an AoE. ・C2 provides DEF buff and makes her debuff easier to apply. As a Support ・Lowers enemy DEF by 15% from passive talent. |
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Wanderer
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As a DPS ・Normal Attacks have a wide AoE and can home in on enemies. ・Requires proper dedicated supports to perform well at low constellations. ・Elemental Skill allows him to float mid-air, making exploration easy. |
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Ifa
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As a DPS ・Comparable to Sucrose and C2 Mizuki as an on-field Swirl Driver but focuses more on Electro-Charged, but he can heal and also use normal attack. ・Tied to a specific character and archetype but otherwise free-to-play friendly. |
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Mizuki
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As a DPS ・On-field Anemo driver for Swirl comps, who also buffs Swirl Damage dealt to opponents and can also sustain characters. ・Some off-field presence albeit limiting due to her Elemental Burst limitations. ・Cannot use her Normal Attacks while on her Elemental Skill. ・Great constellations as a Standard Character. As a Support ・Buffs Swirl Damage dealt to opponents and also sustain characters, although the restriction cripples her supportive capabilities. |
C Tier Catalyst Characters
| Character | Roles and Strengths |
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Barbara
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As a Support ・Has burst healing and aura to sustain the party. Although her Elemental Skill cooldown and Burst cost is high. ・At Constellation Level 6, gains the ability to revive downed teammates to 100% health. |
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Klee
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As a DPS ・Attacks primarily with Normal and Charged Attacks, cleaning up swaths of foes. ・Her clunky playstyle isn't for everyone and requires min-maxing her rotations to play optimally. |
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Yanfei
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As a DPS ・Good Pyro Normal and Charged attacks user, but scaling for damage is to be expected for a regular 4-star character like her. ・Stamina consumption is big but made easier with C1. |
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Heizou
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As a DPS ・Focuses on Swirl DMG or CRIT to do DPS. Can be used as either a driver for Viridescent Venerer, or as a quick-swap burst damage dealer. ・Elemental Skill can easily deal max DMG easily with Swirls as a Catalyst user, although his other damage sources aren't up to par. |
D Tier Catalyst Characters
| Character | Roles and Strengths |
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Ningguang
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As a DPS ・Decent Geo DPS damage with a combination of her Normal and Charged Attacks. ・Requires high investment on her constellations to play optimally. |
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| Mondstadt Characters | Liyue Characters |
| Inazuma Characters | Sumeru Characters |
| Fontaine Characters | Natlan Characters |
| Nod-Krai Characters | |
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im baffled that sucrose would be above wanderer T-T