Choosing Your Ideal Four-Star in Genshin Impact's Lantern Rite Event
The Lantern Rite event presents a valuable opportunity to acquire a coveted four-star character or boost an existing one's constellations. If you're aiming to strengthen a favorite character, the decision is simple. But if not, let's explore some top recommendations.
The standout choice this year is the newly introduced four-star, Lan Yan. This Anemo shielder enhances survivability for teams needing defensive capabilities without relying on healing, making her ideal for characters like Hu Tao and Arlecchino. Her Anemo application also synergizes well with the Viridescent Venerer artifact set, boosting damage output. Given her recent release, most players will likely lack her, making her a highly desirable addition. Acquiring her second constellation further enhances her capabilities, enabling shield regeneration through normal attacks.
If you're actively pursuing Arlecchino or Clorinde, you'll have additional chances to obtain Lan Yan while wishing on those banners.
Beyond Lan Yan, other excellent four-star options include Xingqiu, Xiangling, and Yaoyao. Yaoyao, a powerful Dendro healer, effectively maintains team health. While her skill primarily heals the active character, it also deals damage to enemies. Her burst provides team-wide healing. She's exceptionally versatile in various team compositions (Bloom, Hyperbloom, Aggravate, Spread, Burning), and remarkably effective even at Constellation Zero, eliminating the need for additional copies.
The veteran favorites, Xingqiu and Xiangling, remain among Genshin Impact's best four-star units. If you lack either, they are highly recommended. Xingqiu, a superb sub-DPS, inflicts substantial Hydro damage, proving invaluable in Freeze and Vaporize teams. He also offers damage reduction and minor healing. His final constellation significantly amplifies his power.
Xiangling, another exceptional sub-DPS (Pyro), unleashes a devastating Pyronado, inflicting significant Pyro damage for potent reactions. Many players already possess at least one Xiangling (from Spiral Abyss floor 5), but her constellations drastically improve her capabilities. Constellation four, in particular, extends her burst duration by 40%, transforming her from strong to exceptionally powerful.
If you already own all these characters, focus on obtaining constellations for any remaining four-star characters offered in the event. This ensures you maximize the value of this free character acquisition opportunity.
Genshin Impact is available now.
