Highlights
- Claymore users like Eula, Arataki Itto, and Beidou are considered the top options in Genshin Impact.
- Xinyan ranks last among Claymore wielders due to her poor Pyro application and lack of damage.
- Noelle is a Jack-of-All-Trades character, but at best, she is average in everything she does.
Claymore was the most favored weapon at the start of Genshin Impact, thanks to Diluc and Razor. However, as the game progresses, other weapons have gotten their chance to shine, increasing the distribution of the most favored option. Now, each weapon has its own star, like Ganyu with her Bow or Hu Tao with her Polearm.
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Meanwhile, when it comes to Claymore users, the top options include characters like Eula, Arataki Itto, and Beidou. However, when they're all compared with each other, which of them is the best Claymore character in Genshin Impact?
Updated on February 2, 2024, by Nahda Nabiilah: As Gaming makes it into the list of Claymore users in Genshin Impact, this piece needs to be updated to include the Sword and Strongbox Transport Guard. Additionally, as the mechanics and meta evolve, it’s necessary to update the ranking of some characters as they rise to become meta or fall to sit next to Dehya. Luckily, Gaming resides at the higher end of the list next to one of the best Claymore characters in Genshin Impact.
15 Xinyan
Split Scaling And Unclear Role
Xinyan is the first character that deals Physical damage with her Elemental Burst in Genshin Impact. Because of this, the Musician shouldn't be built on Pyro damage. In fact, Xinyan’s poor Pyro application is her most significant negative.
As a Support, Xinyan can be a Sub-DPS with some supportive abilities. She only needs to join the field to cast her Skill and Burst, which can deal an acceptable amount of damage. Additionally, Xinyan’s Vision qualifies her to activate the Pyro Resonance if paired with another Pyro character. With the lack of damage and a kit that's all over the place, Xinyan, unfortunately, ranks last among Claymore wielders.
14 Sayu
Just Another Healer But With A Fun Roll
Split-scaling is also one of Sayu's issues. She can heal the active fighter based on her Attack or heal all off-field characters based on her Elemental Mastery (if she triggers Swirl). Although healing is her area of expertise, many characters can perform better in her field. For example, Jean and Noelle can heal and deal damage simultaneously. Meanwhile, Sayu can’t deal enough damage to earn her spot. Despite having fun gameplay, sadly, the Shuumatsuban Ninja has to be placed in the bottom ranks.
13 Dori
Raiden Shogun And Kuki Shinobu Exist
Being a Battery/Healer Support has its benefits, but other than that, Dori doesn’t really offer anything else. If you need an Electro healer, then Kuki is your best choice. If you need an Electro enabler for your Hyperbloom team comp, then Kuki is also your best bet. Both 4-star characters have almost similar purposes and roles, which make Dori an easy-to-let-go unit in Genshin Impact.
12 Kaveh
Overcomplicated Bloom Mechanic
The Renowned Sumeru Architect should play in Bloom teams in Genshin Impact, which limits the number of characters that can be added to his team comps. His playstyle revolves around him exploding Dendro Cores on the field with his Elemental Skill so that players don't have to wait until the Cores explode on their own. This mechanic would have been nice if Nilou didn't already exist with a far simpler Bountiful Cores mechanic.
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In short, Kaveh’s kit isn’t that bad, but the problem is that there are characters that do everything better. Not only Nilou with her powerful Bloom mechanics, but Nahida also makes it hard for any Dendro unit to shine, as she covers everything Dendro-related in team comps.
11 Noelle
Jack-Of-All-Trades But Master-Of-None
Although Noelle can do everything like shielding, healing, and dealing decent damage, she’s at best average in everything she does. This is the same case as Jean, where she's the Jack of All Trades, but the Master of None.
Noelle can shield but her Elemental Skill cooldown is really long; can heal but needs her shield to be active to do it; can deal damage but needs her Elemental Burst to do it, yet has no ability to create Elemental Particles. One saving grace is the fact that Noelle has a unique passive that allows her to emergency shield the active character once they reach 30% HP. It makes up for her Elemental Skill’s high cooldown.
The Favonius Maid is mostly viable after players earn her C6. Even then, she needs fantastic artifacts to be able to stay on the field without causing a DPS loss to her team. Because of this, Noelle can't rank higher on the list.
10 Dehya
Gold-Forged Form Needs A Buff
The Unfettered Desert Mercenary release caused a major disappointment in the Genshin community due to how badly she was performing. Later on, a new set of artifacts was added to improve her performance, but they weren’t enough to save her kit. As a 5-star character in Genshin Impact, Dehya underperforms in every single field she’s supposed to excel in.
Dehya’s Elemental Skill is supposed to protect her team while providing some Pyro applications. Well, that doesn’t work since her Pyro can be triggered once every 2.5 seconds, which is very slow compared to other characters. Even Xiangling, who is a 4-star free character, is leagues better than Dehya, which is disappointing. Meanwhile, the damage mitigation is nice, but she greatly lacks protection from interruptions as her Gold-Forged Form only lasts for a short time.
9 Chongyun
No ICD No Problem
Chongyun is mainly a Sub-DPS that relies on his Elemental Burst to deal most of his damage. The low scaling on his Normal and Charged Attacks prevents the Exorcist from carrying the role of main DPS.
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However, despite being a Sub-DPS, Chongyun cannot fit in well with other characters due to his Elemental Skill's Frost Field. Characters in his field will have their weapon infused with Cryo, which is fine for Cryo users like Ayaka, but a nightmare for other melee characters like Keqing and Razor. All these contradictions affect Chongyun's performance in team comps, resulting in him being at the current rank.
8 Freminet
Like Eula Without Her Elemental Burst
Freminet comes off as a surprise when it comes to his damage dealing ability. With Pers' assistance, Freminet can deal great Physical damage with some Cryo hits on the way. After the diver casts his Elemental Burst, he can use his Skill more often, thus allowing Pers to continuously deal damage.
Of course, Freminet's damage is nowhere near Eula's, but Freminet's entire kit can fare well with Eula who's only using Normal Attack, which isn't a bad feat for a 4-star unit, especially considering how often Eula misses her Elemental Burst anyway.
7 Razor
Thank You Dendro
Before Eula, Razor was considered the best Physical DPS. Their Vision, Cryo, and Electro are the best for Physical characters, as it's easy for them to trigger Superconduct. However, unlike the Favonius Knight, Razor is far more selfish as a DPS.
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The Wolf Boy's Elemental Burst took his damage to another level, where he gains an attack speed buff and continuous Electro damage. However, once swapped out, Razor loses all the buffs. Considering his selfishness, players have to compose a team around Razor.
Thanks to Dendro, Razor is now more viable in a team that revolves around Dendro Elemental Reactions.
6 Gaming
Didn't Give Diluc A Chance To Enjoy Plunging
As a Claymore user, it’s so satisfying to see Gaming Plunge attacking his way into every combat. That big weapon was made to terrify enemies with attacks like these. What makes Gaming different and unique from other Plunge attackers like Xiao and Xianyun is his ability to trigger Pyro reaction and multiply his Plunge attacks into enormous numbers. Once Gaming takes the field and triggers Vaporize or Melt, his Plunge attacks will showcase why he ranked so high as one of the best Claymore characters in Genshin Impact.
5 Diluc
Still Not Batman
Diluc was one of the best Claymore users on Genshin Impact until he started collecting dust in most players’ collections. Diluc’s Elemental Skill can be used up to three times and has a low cooldown. His Burst has a low energy requirement and infuses his weapon with Pyro. All his kit grants him the ability to inflict Pyro damage continuously.
Diluc was and still is an excellent DPS that wields the most vital element in the game. He can trigger Melt and Vaporize reactions, and he is one of the few characters that can stay on the field dealing decent damage non-stop. Now with Xianyun, Diluc is set to be a Plunge attack monster with his high scaling and Pyro infusion. She allows him to jump higher and Swirl enemies around him to shred their Pyro resistance. With the right team, every Diluc Plunge can trigger Melt or Vaporize and deal tons of damage.
4 Eula
Physical Queen
The Lawrence descendant originally caused a small outrage among the fanbase. However, players learned to quickly love this misunderstood character. Eula’s Physical damage is incomparable to any other character in Genshin Impact.
Her whole kit is working together in harmony to create this outstanding dancer. Eula's Cryo Vision grants her easy access to Superconduct, and her low Skill cooldown makes her the perfect wielder for the Pale Flame artifact. For her remarkable damage, she deserves the crown. A fitting queen on the throne of Physical damage dealers, and one of the best Claymore users in Genshin Impact.
3 Beidou
Uncrowned Lord of the Ocean
The Crux Fleet Captain has always been a decent damage dealer, even when other Elements outshined Electro. However, with the buff to Elemental Mastery and the arrival of Dendro Reactions in Genshin Impact, Beidou became an outstanding DPS. The best way to play Beidou is as an off-field Sub-DPS. Her Elemental Burst has a huge amount of damage that can also help trigger more Electro Reactions in Genshin Impact.
2 Arataki Itto
The One And Oni Arataki Itto
The First and Greatest Head of the Arataki Gang is not only one of the best Claymore or Geo DPS, but he’s simply one of the best overall DPS in Genshin Impact. Depending on his DEF stats, Arataki Itto can wreak havoc with his Geo-infused Claymore by hitting some major AoE shots with his Normal and Charged attacks.
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The only reason Itto didn’t make it to the absolute top is that his team isn't universally useful. For instance, Itto's best teammate, Gorou, is specifically made for Geo characters that play around DEF, which really limits the General's usefulness.
1 Navia
From Rosula With Style
With her damage being so close to Itto, Navia is an amazing Geo DPS indeed. Having her depend on ATK and Crystallized Reactions to deal damage allowed her to team with top-tier characters who could take her damage to the next level. Characters like Xiangling, Bennett, Furina, and Zhongli are all effective in making the Commander-in-Chief of the Spina di Rosula shine.
While Navia made it to the top rank, she still can’t outperform Itto against multiple enemies, especially if her Elemental Skill missed; he definitely takes the crown in that situation.
