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Genshin Impact - List of Bow Characters and Users

Here is the list of characters that use Bows in Genshin Impact, arranged by rarity, element, and region. We also have the rankings for the best Bow characters to get a better idea on their roles and strengths!

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SS Tier
Genshin - Linnea Image
S Tier
Genshin - Fischl Image
A Tier
Genshin - Yelan ImageGenshin - Chasca Image
B Tier
Genshin - Venti ImageGenshin - Diona ImageGenshin - Gorou ImageGenshin - Faruzan ImageGenshin - Ororon Image
C Tier
Genshin - Tartaglia ImageGenshin - Sara ImageGenshin - Lyney ImageGenshin - Collei ImageGenshin - Sigewinne ImageGenshin - Jahoda Image
D Tier
Genshin - Ganyu ImageGenshin - Yoimiya ImageGenshin - Tighnari ImageGenshin - Sethos Image

Characters are shown in no particular order.

SS Tier Bow Characters

Character Roles and Strengths
Genshin - Linnea Linnea As a Sub-DPS
・Lunar-Crystallize Sub-DPS unit similar to Ineffa in both effectiveness and ease of building, and is able to participate in both sustained and burst playstyles.
・Enables Lunar-Crystallize as a teamwide reaction, allowing her to function independently of other Nod-Krai characters so long as Geo and Hydro are present.
As a Support
・Elemental Burst provides healing that can be competitive in endgame scenarios due to DEF-scaling.
・Enables Lunar-Crystallize reactions for the whole team, allowing her to serve in place of someone like Columbina if both are not available.

S Tier Bow Characters

Character Roles and Strengths
Genshin - Fischl Fischl As a Sub-DPS
・Oz stays on the field to deal continuous Electro DMG, but needs full constellations to achieve the optimal level.
・Rotating between Elemental Skill and Burst let's Oz have permanent field time.

A Tier Bow Characters

Character Roles and Strengths
Genshin - Yelan Yelan As a Sub-DPS
・Sub-DPS character with a powerful Elemental Burst that can be used to set up or trigger Hydro Elemental Reactions, while also buffing her active characters' damage.
・Elemental Skill deals competitive damage and gives a lot of energy to funnel for her burst. Moreover, her Elemental Skill can group enemies closer together.
Genshin - Chasca Chasca As a DPS
・Specializes in Rainbow teams where she can convert her damage into other elements that is Pyro, Hydro, Electro, or Cryo, making her versatile in team-building.
・Flying is extremely useful in overworld exploration especially in Natlan.
・Bullets in AoE situations are split between enemies, essentially making her a single-target damage dealer.

B Tier Bow Characters

Character Roles and Strengths
Genshin - Venti Venti As a DPS
・On Hexerei teams, Venti becomes an on-fielder powerhouse for Pure Anemo DMG mixed with Swirl.
As a Sub-DPS
・Powerful crowd control and Swirl damage to one location from Elemental Burst.
・High energy recharge rate.
・Struggles with enemies that are harder to pull-in.
・Constellations reduce enemy elemental resistances.
Genshin - Diona Diona As a Support
・Provides shields, heals, and off-field Cryo application.
・Also becomes a buffer for Elemental Mastery at C6.
Genshin - Gorou Gorou As a Support
・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.
Genshin - Faruzan Faruzan As a Support
・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.
Genshin - Ororon Ororon As a Sub-DPS
・Enables the Electro-Charged niche with his personal damage and the ability to hold the Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City Artifact Set, and a decent battery as long as he's in Electro-Charged.
・Locked in Electro-Charged teams and subpar on any other reactions.

C Tier Bow Characters

Character Roles and Strengths
Genshin - Tartaglia Tartaglia As a DPS
・Riptide applies strong Hydro application especially against multiple opponents.
・Currently the best driver for Vaporize.
Genshin - Sara Sara As a Support
・Increases party members' ATK.
・Becomes the best Electro Support buffer after unlocking C6, but is clunky and energy hungry at low constellations.
Genshin - Lyney Lyney As a DPS
・Passive talent greatly compensates the lack of Elemental Reactions in a Mono-Pyro team.
・High damage on both single target and AoE.
・Susceptible to interruptions.
Genshin - Collei Collei As a Sub-DPS
・Deals off-field Dendro damage, perfect for triggering Elemental Reactions.
・Elemental Burst AoE is small, so enemies can easily get outside of the AoE.
Genshin - Sigewinne Sigewinne As a Support
・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.
Genshin - Jahoda Jahoda As a Sub-DPS
・Applicator of PHEC elements while off-field.
・Long on-field time may be a detriment to team DPS.
As a Support
・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.

D Tier Bow Characters

Character Roles and Strengths
Genshin - Ganyu Ganyu As a DPS
・Level 2 Charged Shot is great vs mobs of enemies, with high damage potential with Melt. However, it takes a long time to charge, and she's susceptible to interruptions.
・Elemental Burst, in-combination with ally pull-in effects, can quadratically target and attack enemies in one location.
As a Sub-DPS
・Elemental Burst can easily set up Cryo reactions, especially Freeze.
・Her Burst can be used off-cooldown, provided you have enough Energy Recharge with another Cryo character.
Genshin - Yoimiya Yoimiya As a DPS
・Elemental Skill infuses Normal Attacks with Pyro, which has a high base scaling.
・Supports that can improve her resistance to interruption and ATK SPD are needed to improve her overall performance.
Genshin - Tighnari Tighnari As a DPS
・Damage primarily comes from Charged Attacks and Elemental Bursts
・Deals big damage by using the Spread Dendro Elemental Reaction.
・Can distract most enemies with his taunt.
Genshin - Sethos Sethos As a DPS
・Versatile playstyles as he can choose either Charged Attack spamming, or Normal Attack spamming through his Elemental Burst, depending on his current Energy.
・Charged Attack form makes him stationary and susceptible to interruptions.
・Stats is inherintly on the low-side due to him being a 4-star.

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Chasca Chasca Faruzan Faruzan Heizou Heizou Ifa Ifa
Jahoda Jahoda Jean Jean Kazuha Kazuha Lan Yan Lan Yan
Lynette Lynette Mizuki Mizuki Prune Prune Sayu Sayu
Sucrose Sucrose Traveler (Anemo) Traveler (Anemo) Varka Varka Venti Venti
Wanderer Wanderer Xianyun Xianyun Xiao Xiao Aloy Aloy
Ayaka Ayaka Charlotte Charlotte Chongyun Chongyun Citlali Citlali
Diona Diona Escoffier Escoffier Eula Eula Freminet Freminet
Ganyu Ganyu Kaeya Kaeya Layla Layla Lohen Lohen
Mika Mika Odette Odette Qiqi Qiqi Rosaria Rosaria
Sandrone Sandrone Shenhe Shenhe Skirk Skirk Traveler (Cryo) Traveler (Cryo)
Wriothesley Wriothesley Alhaitham Alhaitham Baizhu Baizhu Collei Collei
Emilie Emilie Kaveh Kaveh Kinich Kinich Kirara Kirara
Lauma Lauma Nahida Nahida Nefer Nefer Tighnari Tighnari
Traveler (Dendro) Traveler (Dendro) Yaoyao Yaoyao Alyosha Alyosha Beidou Beidou
Clorinde Clorinde Cyno Cyno Dori Dori Fischl Fischl
Flins Flins Iansan Iansan Ineffa Ineffa Keqing Keqing
Lisa Lisa Ororon Ororon Raiden Raiden Razor Razor
Sara Sara Sethos Sethos Shinobu Shinobu Traveler (Electro) Traveler (Electro)
Varesa Varesa Yae Miko Yae Miko Albedo Albedo Chiori Chiori
Gorou Gorou Illuga Illuga Itto Itto Kachina Kachina
Linnea Linnea Navia Navia Ningguang Ningguang Noelle Noelle
Traveler (Geo) Traveler (Geo) Xilonen Xilonen Yun Jin Yun Jin Zhongli Zhongli
Zibai Zibai Aino Aino Ayato Ayato Barbara Barbara
Candace Candace Columbina Columbina Dahlia Dahlia Furina Furina
Kokomi Kokomi Mona Mona Mualani Mualani Neuvillette Neuvillette
Nilou Nilou Sigewinne Sigewinne Tartaglia Tartaglia Traveler (Hydro) Traveler (Hydro)
Xingqiu Xingqiu Yelan Yelan Amber Amber Arlecchino Arlecchino
Bennett Bennett Chevreuse Chevreuse Dehya Dehya Diluc Diluc
Durin Durin Gaming Gaming Hu Tao Hu Tao Klee Klee
Lyney Lyney Mavuika Mavuika Nicole Nicole Thoma Thoma
Traveler (Pyro) Traveler (Pyro) Xiangling Xiangling Xinyan Xinyan Yanfei Yanfei
Yoimiya Yoimiya

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Alice Alice Capitano Capitano Dainsleif Dainsleif Danica Danica
Dottore Dottore Mitya Mitya Noy Noy Pantalone Pantalone
Pierro Pierro Pulcinella Pulcinella Rerir Rerir Tsaritsa Tsaritsa
Valeriy Valeriy Vesna Vesna Vodyanitsa Vodyanitsa

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