Electro has had quite a rollercoaster of a journey ever since the launch ofGenshin Impact. At first, it wasn’t the best element since most of its reactions weren’t as meaningful. However, that drastically changed with the release of Dendro and the introduction of Quicken, Aggravate, and Spread.
With Electro containing a group of some of the coolest characters in the game, it’s normal to look at their ranking. It’s arguably one of the most pleasing elements of the game, but you have to build the right characters if you want to witness the electric greatness.
Updated on Jun 02, 2025, by Sanyam Jain:With the Version 5.5 update, one of the most fun Electro characters was released to the game in the form of Varesa. She also brings the element back into the meta by constantly jumping down on enemies and dealing massive damage.
We’ve also updated the article to make it easier for you to find out thebest builds for each Electro character that you’d like to build!
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If there is one character you’re familiar with, it is the Traveler of Genshin Impact, and you know that they can be customized to use any element, including Electro. As an Electro character, the Traveler can deal Electro damage to enemies and has access to various not-so-powerful Electro abilities.
Their Skill and Burst can both regenerate Energy in some way, however,the amount generated is not nearly enough to negate the low damage. The Burst is decent at Electro application, but you’ll find various characters that are much better at it.
Doriis a versatile character in Genshin Impact who wields a claymore and possesses an Electro Vision. Although she has a reputation for charging high prices for her services as a resourceful merchant, Dori doesn’t let the negative chatter bother her.
In combat,Dori plays the role of a sub-DPS, healer, and batteryfor Electro characters, thanks to her Spirit-Warding Lamp: Troubleshooter Cannon Elemental Skill and Alcazarzaray’s Exactitude Elemental Burst. Unfortunately, none of these play styles are outstanding, especially when you put her in harder content like the Spiral Abyss.
The first Electro character you acquired in Genshin Impact, Lisa is a librarian in Mondstadt and has been one of the fan-favorite characters ever since the start. She can apply a special effect on the enemies with her Elemental Skill’s press stance and the Charged Attack,which lets her deal more damage to these enemies.
Her Elemental Burst also applies a ton of Electro and reduces the DEF of all nearby enemies. The only problem with this character is that herSkill promotes her to be an on-field DPS while the Burst incentivizes her to be an off-field support. Regardless, if you invest enough inLisa, she’s quite a delight to play.
Being the favorite wolf boy of Genshin Impact,Razorhas been featured in the story and Mondstadt events a ton of times. He’s one of the most innocent characters you’ll find in the game. He is aDPS character who deals massive amounts of Electro damage to enemies.
Both his Elemental Skill and Burst can deal a ton of Electro damage to the surrounding enemies, making him one of the best choices for your main DPS during the early game. However, he quickly climbs down the list as you get more characters because of his overall clunkiness and the lack of good Claymores.
Introduced at the start of Inazuma,Kujou Sarais an important character in the main story, which makes italmost surprising that she’s a four-star. Her abilities allow her to dish out consistent damage andmake her an excellent support character in any team.
Her Elemental burst, Subjugation: Koukou Sendou, is mighty, as it deals massive Electro damage to enemies and increases your Attack. However, she can only be a support for other Electro characters and requires a few constellations to be viable, which earns her a low spot on the overall list.
Beidou is the captain of the Crux Fleet, a group of sailors and pirates based in Liyue. Her Elemental Skill, Tidecaller,allows her to counter enemy attacks with an Electro-infused parry, while her Elemental Burst, Stormbreaker, summons a lightning strike that deals massive damage.
The parry mechanic is arguably what makes this character quite fun, but the shield from her Burst can also be used to protect your characters a bit. However, it has very low hit points, so don’t expect her to be the main sustainer on your team.
Kuki Shinobuis a four-star sword user and the Deputy Leader of the Arataki Gang. Her Electro abilities allow her todeal with wide AoE ranges, making her a versatile character in any team. Her kit is quite unique since she’s mainly a healer but also a character that thrives when she’s below 50 percent HP herself.
Kuki’s Elemental Skill can constantlyheal your active characterand also has a 100 percent uptime with the second constellation. Moreover, if you’re planning to use Electro reactions, there are high chances of you getting damaged by some of them, which makes it great to have a healer from the element.
Sethoswas an Electro four-star unit released alongside Clorinde, but thankfully, hewasn’t given the four-star treatment of being an inevitable supportfor his five-star counterpart. Sethos is a sub-DPS that deals damage from two main methods, both considered as Charged Attacks.
You can either simply charge his attacks faster by consuming your Energy or trigger your Elemental Burst,which makes all his attacks be considered as Charged Attacksas he uses piercing shots to hit multiple enemies. If you can position yourself properly, Sethos can be quite a phenomenal sub-DPS on the team.
Genshin Impact has been releasing various characters to buff specific elemental reactions, and Electro has been getting this treatment quite a lot. Ororon is one such character, but instead of buffing the reaction itself,he can deal a decent bit of sub-DPS when you constantly trigger Electro-Chargedon the enemies.
Unfortunately, even after getting some constellations that buff his damage, he doesn’t compete well with other sub-DPS units in the game. Moreover, thelack of RES shred that you can commonly see in other charactersthat buff certain reactions make him not the best unit.
Keqingis the Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing, one of the fiercest of the seven leaders who govern the city, and it’s also thanks to her that you can counter the chaos in Liyue. However, she’s not quite as arrogant as you might think once you get close to her. Both Keqing’sSkill and Burst can deal massive Electro damage to opponents.
She was one of the most sought-after characters at the start of the game, but her position slowly dwindled with the Electro element. However, she came right back into the meta with the Aggravate reaction and became one of the best DPS characters to use against formidable foes.
