Genshin Impact: Top 8 DPS Teams Ranked by Damage Output

Genshin Impact features an extensive lineup of powerful characters, but which teams reign supreme? Recently, a competition dubbed the Whale DPR Cup, organized by players on the Chinese forum NGA, set out to identify the leading whale teams in the game. Now that the contest has wrapped up, the top eight teams have been unveiled.

Continue reading for further insights into the Whale DPR Cup, including its results and team damage metrics.

The Ultimate Eight: Top Genshin Impact Teams from the Whale DPR Cup

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The recently concluded Whale DPR Cup on the NGA forum has provided a list of the eight most formidable teams in Genshin Impact at the moment.

The competition aimed to determine which teams could eliminate the Automated Supercomputing Field Generator boss (World Level 9) in the shortest time possible. The established guidelines mandated the following:

All characters must be at C6R5
No breaking of the enemy shield
No cheats or modifications allowed
No pre-stacking buffs (such as Arlecchino’s Bond of Life)

By the end of the event, the top eight teams emerged, complete with their completion times and average DPS statistics. The following lists the eight best DPS teams in Genshin Impact, ranked accordingly.

1) Mualani, Furina, Xilonen, Xiangling

Top team: Neighbor, Furina, Xilonen, Xiangling (Image via HoYoverse)

This squad, featuring Mualani as the primary DPS, Furina as sub-DPS, and Xilonen alongside Xiangling as supports, finished their run in just 18 seconds, achieving a staggering 1.14 million True DPS.

This demonstrates that a Mualani Vape DPS composition is currently the most powerful and efficient configuration available.

2) Furina, Xilonen, Xianyun, Xiangling

Second place: Furina, Xilonen, Xianyun, Xiangling (Image via HoYoverse)

In higher constellations, Furina can function effectively as a DPS character, as demonstrated by this team of Furina, Xilonen, Xianyun, and Xiangling.

This configuration completed the run in 28 seconds, achieving a True DPS of 738,000.

3) Neuvillette, Furina, Kazuha, Xilonen

Third place: Neuvillette, Furina, Kazuha, Xilonen (Image via HoYoverse)

Securing third place, Neuvillette’s top team achieved a completion time of exactly 30 seconds with a True DPS of 647,000.

Neuvillette has consistently been one of the game’s strongest characters, maintaining his position even with the introduction of powerful Hydro DPS like Mualani.

4) Arlecchino, Furina, Xilonen, Bennett

Fourth place: Arlecchino, Furina, Xilonen, Bennett (Image via HoYoverse)

This team, combining Arlecchino and Furina as main DPS and sub-DPS respectively, along with Xilonen and Bennett for support, finished the run in 31 seconds, just one second shy of Neuvillette’s crew.

The team posted a True DPS of 667,000.

5) Yelan, Furina, Kazuha, Xilonen

Fifth place: Yelan, Furina, Kazuha, Xilonen (Image via HoYoverse)

Although commonly utilized as a sub-DPS in lower constellations, Yelan proves to be a formidable DPS character at higher levels, as shown by this fifth-place team.

With Furina providing support as sub-DPS and Kazuha and Xilonen rounding out the team, they concluded their run in 34 seconds, with a True DPS of 570,000.

6) Clorinde, Furina, Nahida, Xilonen

Sixth place: Clorinde, Furina, Nahida, Xilonen (Image via HoYoverse)

Teams that incorporate both Electro and Dendro characters demonstrate exceptional strength, with Clorinde performing admirably as DPS.

This team, composed of Clorinde, Furina, Nahida, and Xilonen, completed their run in 39 seconds, achieving a True DPS value of 530,000.

7) Emilie Kinich, Bennett Furina

Seventh place: Kinich, Emilie, Furina, Bennett (Image via HoYoverse)

Kinich and Emilie form a potent duo with strong synergy, particularly when benefitting from higher constellations and weapon refinements.

With Kinich as the primary DPS and Emilie and Furina serving as sub-DPS, Bennett provided support. This team managed to finish their run in precisely 39 seconds, achieving a True DPS of 482,000, placing them just after Clorinde’s team.

8) Lyney, Furina, Xilonen, Bennett

Eighth place: Lyney, Furina, Xilonen, Bennett (Image via HoYoverse)

Often underestimated as a DPS option, Lyney proves to be a strong candidate among the top units in Genshin Impact, especially at higher constellations.

This team, led by Lyney as the DPS, with Furina in the sub-DPS role alongside Xilonen and Bennett providing support, completed their run in 40 seconds. They achieved a True DPS of 517,000, just a second behind Kinich’s team.

Additionally, there were two other notable teams that performed impressively, albeit not in the final rankings: