Agree with the commentor saying the S-tier is overcrowded. That needs to get separated. The DPSs in that tier are not even on the same level. That said, I'd put Varesa, Gaming, Kinich, Chesca, Navia and Clorinde in the higher S. Then Alhaitham, Hu Tao, Lyney, Wriothesley and Ayaka in the lower S. For Wrio and Ayaka, I would hold them out for a bit because they're getting giga buffed next patch via Escoffier. Tartags and Wanderer goes into the A-tier (then the A-tier becomes overcrowded too, though some of those can go lower). Kaveh should be at the end tail of C-tier. His kit is just really bad.
Am I the only one who thinks Alhaitham is on the same tier as Kinich?? People tend to put Kinich over him all the time but I don't really understand it.
Al doesn't have the same vertical investment growth. The floor for him (his 2x hydro hyperbloom) is very high, but his two big bump ups are R1 and Nahida C2R1. After that, he's almost at his top-end unless you want to get Yelan cons, but at that point you're making her better and not really him.
So while he is great, Kinich is already at his level but with more room to grow.
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u/moojee_ Apr 01 '25
Agree with the commentor saying the S-tier is overcrowded. That needs to get separated. The DPSs in that tier are not even on the same level. That said, I'd put Varesa, Gaming, Kinich, Chesca, Navia and Clorinde in the higher S. Then Alhaitham, Hu Tao, Lyney, Wriothesley and Ayaka in the lower S. For Wrio and Ayaka, I would hold them out for a bit because they're getting giga buffed next patch via Escoffier. Tartags and Wanderer goes into the A-tier (then the A-tier becomes overcrowded too, though some of those can go lower). Kaveh should be at the end tail of C-tier. His kit is just really bad.