Genshin Impact
List of Support Characters and Rankings
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See the list of Support characters here to know the best support units in Genshin Impact. We also have a breakdown of each character in list!
List of Support Characters
Raiden
Characters that have supportive abilities, or that can be built as a Support are included.
Best Support Characters
Support Characters Ranked
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Best Support Characters in SS Tier
| Character | Strengths |
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 Furina
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・Universal buffing for all team-comps as long as you have a healer. ・HP Drain opens up new playstyles to other characters that don't have HP fluctuations in their kit. ・Healing mode with her Pneuma form is useful for easing overworld exploration. |
 Bennett
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・Elemental Burst provides heals, ATK Buffs, and also Pyro infusion at C6. ・Has a high Elemental Recharge rate as he can spam his skill. |
 Iansan
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・High ATK buffs and healing rivaling that of Bennett, although with the caveat that she required characters who can move a lot to satisfy the conditions of her buffs. ・Buff indicator follows the character and not restricted to position. |
 Lauma
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・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. |
 Citlali
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・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. |
 Xilonen
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・Provides easy to access Resistance Shreds for Pyro, Cryo, Electro, Hydro, and Geo, and can also heal once her conditions are met. ・ Excellent vertical exploration ability on scaling cliffs. |
 Chevreuse
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・Powerful RES Shred debuff, ATK buffs, and healing as the best support for Overloaded team comps at C6. ・Her team comps are inherently niche, and she doesn't necessarily fix the problem of Overloaded knocking enemies away, thus she's only better against bosses than other similar supports. |
 Sucrose
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・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. |
Support Characters in S Tier
| Character | Strengths |
|---|---|
 Escoffier
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・Superb RES shred and healing but otherwise tied to one reaction and related-elements only. ・Elevates current Cryo characters especially for charaters who excel in Freeze. |
 Nahida
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・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. |
 Mona
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・Elemental Burst debuffs enemies to increase the damage dealt by your Main DPS. ・Elemental Burst also provides a small crowd control for smaller enemies. |
 Kazuha
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・Swirling increases your party's Elemental DMG based on the Element Swirled. He can also buff two Elements within a single instance. ・Pull from his Skill is great at crowd controlling enemies. ・Burst increases Elemental Mastery in an area. |
 Ineffa
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・Enough shielding that lasts for the entire duration of her Skill, and scales with the same stat as her offensive stat. ・Can also provide her active character and herself a sizable number of Elemental Mastery based on her ATK. |
 Xianyun
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・Enables plunging playstyle with healing and great buffs for her dedicated teams. |
 Baizhu
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・Great comfort healer for all content. ・Provides decent shielding that can act as an interrupt resistance. ・Applies decent off-field Dendro for reactions. |
 Zhongli
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・Can provide the strongest and most durable shield in the game while also offering free unconditional Elemental RES shred. |
 Shenhe
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・Best buffer for Cryo teams with Elemental Skill, She can also decrease enemies' Physical and Cryo resistance on her Burst. ・Quills are limited unless you have her constellations. |
Support Characters in A Tier
| Character | Strengths |
|---|---|
 Jean
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・Elemental Skill and Charge attack can crowd control enemies. ・Elemental Burst acts as a powerful burst AoE heal for the whole party. Her burst field also creates a field of persistent healing. ・C4 provides Anemo RES shred for Anemo DPS characters. |
 Lan Yan
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・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. |
 Kokomi
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・Has an incredibly strong and reliable healing which can also apply Hydro off-field. ・A staple for Freeze and certain Bloom teams. |
 Faruzan
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・Buffs Anemo DMG and decreases enemy Anemo RES. ・Has an extremely high Energy requirement without her C6 constellation, which makes her a high investement character. |
 Diona
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・Provides shields, heals, and off-field Cryo application. ・Also becomes a buffer for Elemental Mastery at C6. |
 Yaoyao
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・Applies Dendro to enemies and heals while off-field with her Elemental Skill. ・Elemental Burst has strong party healing but Yaoyao has to be on-field to make it work. |
 Charlotte
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・Good panic healing when stuck in a pinch, although the AoE for it is small. ・Constellation improves her efficiency with healing. |
 Layla
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・Provides very strong shields ・Her constant off-field DMG from her Elemental Skill makes it ideal to use the Tenacity of the Millelith Artifact set for a permanent buff. ・Breaking her shield ends her off-field DMG from her Elemental Skill and ends the Artifact buff. |
 Kirara
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・Can shield effectively against Bloom Cores or for other general purposes. |
 Shinobu
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・Elemental Skill heals in intervals, and has a short cooldown, but otherwise only active for your on-field character. |
Support Characters in B Tier
| Character | Strengths |
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 Jahoda
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・Heals at her base kit and buffs Lunar-teams at C6. ・Comparable to Sucrose but loses out on max damage per rotation as her buffs doesn't overtake Sucrose's potential. |
 Yun Jin
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・Boosts normal attack damage with Elemental Burst. ・Normal attack damage buff increases when in party with different elements. ・C6 also gives Normal ATK SPD buffs, which is greatly appreciated for Normal Attack-focused team comps. |
 Sara
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・Increases party members' ATK. ・Becomes the best Electro Support buffer after unlocking C6, but is clunky and energy hungry at low constellations. |
 Gorou
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・Best Geo Support for DEF-focused Geo teams who can provide Geo DMG and DEFbuffs, and interruption resistance. ・Turns into a well-rounded offensive support and healer with C4, and a top-tier support at his niche at C6. |
 Mizuki
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・Buffs Swirl Damage dealt to opponents and also sustain characters, although the restriction cripples her supportive capabilities. |
 Sigewinne
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・Comfortable healing in the overworld. ・Low uptime on her heals and Elemental Skill ticks. ・ Low uptime on her buffs for off-field Elemental Skills. ・ No useful utility on Elemental Burst or Special Charged Attacks. |
 Thoma
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・Decent Pyro shields that refreshes everytime your active character uses their Normal Attacks. ・Becomes a proper offensive support at C6, which boosts Normal, Charged, and Plunged Attack damage when shielded with his Elemental Skill. |
 Dehya
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・Provides strong interruption resistance and damage mitigation with her pseudo-shield, with decent Pyro application. |
Support Characters in C Tier
| Character | Strengths |
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 Mika
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・Decent Physical DMG or ATK Speed Buffer, but only a few character can reliably exploit his buffs. ・Provides good burst healing for the entire party but slow sustained healing for the active character. |
 Sayu
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・Off-field healing that has wide coverage, especially at C2. Her initial trigger for her Elemental Burst also has strong party-wide healing. ・The amount of HP recovered can be increased with Elemental Mastery. ・Elemental Burst healing is improved by her constellations. |
 Dahlia
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・Decent Hydro shielder but with no off-field application, which is needed for most Hydro units. ・Decent ATK SPD Buffs but not entirely required on his best teams. ・Best teams in Freeze but does not necessarily require his assistance. |
 Qiqi
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・Her healing is extremely potent to keep your party alive, although her cooldowns are very high. ・She cannot regenerate enough energy on her own to keep her Elemental Burst up. |
 Barbara
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・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. |
 Traveler (Electro)
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・Elemental Skill helps in filling up the active character's energy and increases their Energy Recharge. ・Electro Traveler's usage is highly situational. Moreoever, other characters that fulfill the same niche has more utility. |
 Rosaria
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・Her Burst increases CRIT Rate for all party members by 15% of Rosaria's CRIT Rate. ・Aim to make Rosaria's CRIT Rate 100%. ・At C6, she decreases enemy Physical RES by -20%, a very strong debuffer for Physical DMG mains! |
 Candace
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・Increases Elemental Normal Attack damage. ・Infuses Sword, Claymore, and Polearms with Hydro that enable characters to trigger Hydro reactions on their own, but highly situational. |
 Dori
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・Provides flat Energy Recharge for any character. ・Okay single-target healing but is only limited to her burst. ・Can apply Electro if tether is placed nearby enemies, letting you setup reactions should you need an Electro applicator. |
Support Characters in D Tier
| Character | Strengths |
|---|---|
 Noelle
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・Can heal with her Normal and Charged Attacks, but she has to be on-field and her shield active to activate. ・Elemental Skill has a high cooldown. |
 Chongyun
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・Elemental Skill increases ATK Speed and provides Cryo DMG infusion for melee characters. ・High Recharge Rate makes Elemental Skill application constant. |
 Lisa
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・Lowers enemy DEF by 15% from passive talent. |
 Xinyan
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・Can provide a decent shield that scales with the amount of enemies hit. |
What is a Support in Genshin Impact?
Support characters are off-field supporters that assists the party with heals, shields, buffs, and debuffs, which enables the party to survive and defeat the enemies as fast as possible. By providing aid to their Main DPS and Sub-DPS, the party can perform their empowered attacks and Elemental abilities safely.
Genshin Impact Related Guides
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List of All Characters
| Characters by Element | |||
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 Dendro |
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Playable Characters
Chasca
Heizou
Ifa
Lynette
Traveler (Anemo)
Venti
Wanderer
Xiao
Aloy
Ayaka
Eula
Freminet
Ganyu
Kaeya
Skirk
Wriothesley
Alhaitham
Collei
Emilie
Kaveh
Kinich
Nefer
Tighnari
Traveler (Dendro)
Beidou
Clorinde
Cyno
Fischl
Flins
Keqing
Ororon
Razor
Sethos
Varesa
Yae Miko
Albedo
Chiori
Itto
Kachina
Navia
Ningguang
Traveler (Geo)
Aino
Ayato
Mualani
Neuvillette
Nilou
Tartaglia
Traveler (Hydro)
Xingqiu
Yelan
Amber
Arlecchino
Diluc
Durin
Gaming
Hu Tao
Klee
Lyney
Mavuika
Traveler (Pyro)
Xiangling
Yanfei
YoimiyaUpcoming Characters
| All Upcoming Characters |
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 Capitano
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 Columbina
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 Dainsleif
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 Dottore
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 Illuga
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 Linnea
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 Nicole
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 Pantalone
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 Pierro
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 Pulcinella
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 Rerir
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 Sandrone
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Tsaritsa
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 Varka
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 Zibai
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| Free Characters | |
| Characters by Weapon Used | |
| Sword Users | Claymore Users |
| Polearm Users | Bow Users |
| Catalyst Users | |
| Characters by Role | |
| Main DPS Characters | Sub DPS Characters |
| Support Characters | Healers |
| Shield Characters | Buff Providers |
| Best for Exploration | Local Specialty Passives |
| Double Reward Passives | |
| Characters by Gender | |
| Male Characters | Female Characters |
| Short Male Characters | Short Female Characters |
| Medium Male Characters | Medium Female Characters |
| Tall Male Characters | Tall Female Characters |
| Characters by Height | |
| Short Characters | Medium Characters |
| Tall Characters | |
| Characters by Region | |
| Mondstadt Characters | Liyue Characters |
| Inazuma Characters | Sumeru Characters |
| Fontaine Characters | Natlan Characters |
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