As a person who avidly supports Xinyan (To the point that you can even call me a Xinyan simp), this warms my heart deeply to see my rock n roll girl getting the attention she deserves
My personal favorite is Albedo. He just looks so majestic with all of his attacks happening in a single frame. He looks like a flower in bloom, born from calx. I just love it.
The main reason that Sara's wings don't show often in game is because her lore says that her home (on top of a mountain) was invaded, and she fell of the mountain with all the chaos happening around and fainted. She was supposed to die with a drop of that height, but she woke up with an electro vision in her hand. Her wings were broken, though, and she was never able to fly again.
@@damonteago ye :v It just pop up (or glow up if the owner has an empty vision) If you do the sumeru world quest, you will able to "see" how someone got their vision
@@mikofanboy9711 tbh, that makes more sense than archons giving visions out because venti for example has been asleep for years and people from mondstat still got visions and all
The fact that I already knew Kokomi will be first because of your obsession with the “HYDRO” ELEMENT 😭😭 but honestly same- I’m obsessed with the hydro element’s effects
1) Those things circling Beidou are in fact, dragons. 2) For Klee, I feel like that's the point. She is portrayed as a sweet kid that's actually an arsonist. Outside, she's a cute sweet child but really she's a scary arsonist. i think that's what they were portraying with her art. 3) For shenhe, that talisman is supposed to hide the cryo avatar's face. If you look at her held skill, the avatar has a seal covering it's face. 4) I am one of those pyschopath that wants Qiqi. I've wanted her from the start and I still want her to this day. 5) Fun fact: Every Archon's splash art has the terrain from their nations. Venti has a landscape of monstadt, Zhongli looks like Guyun Stone Forest/Somewhere in Jeuyun Karst and Raiden Shogun has the Tenshukaku. 6) Yae Miko's splash art is my favorite. I think it's because I just love pink and purple hues. Maybe that's why I ship EiMiko. 7) Childe's splash art is so big it doesn't even fit the screen lmao
i dont like how yaes art is so big😭😭 i feel like scenery and landscapes should only be reserved for the archons. that way big black blobs will remain iconic
@@MJ-zq9zg to be fair yae is ei’s familiar so i guess best-friend-with-a-god privileges?? she’s also the first playable character who is an archon’s familiar so that might also be why she has a location
this is actually the one tierlist I disagree with a lot but that's because of my own preferences, tastes and biases tbh. for instance some of the newer splash arts I'd put lower down because I'm not a fan of how all these new ones have the character in front of some artsy icon whereas older ones like diluc, jean and childe's have them IN the scene of the art (look how ayato looks almost disconnected from his background whereas you can see childe and diluc standing on the stone and their respective elements swirl around them a bit which gives light effects on their clothes)
I agree entirely, sometimes they don't look as good as the old style but I also think the new style has its winners as well. For instance I love Itto/Kokomi in theirs, I think they look totally natural where they are. Yae on the other hand looks pasted over just a good piece of art and I think they clash ever so slightly.
@@2triedforthis830 frfr and i actually dont think eula has that look of being in front of a picture so maybe thats why but raiden's i think fits cause she looks like she's in front of tenshukaku. she is also one of the winners along with itto and kokomi
That klee edit was actually so cool!! At least 80% of the reason I like getting characters is to look at the splash art I'm more biased towards the pastel colored ones and the ones with little backgrounds:D Edit: namecard ranking next perhaps?
It's a mixed bag for me, since it has its benefits having the pose from the Splash art pre cut out perfectly already. Having two poses was nice as well.
I feel like that's because they don't have the special images of them outside of splash art. Like when they show off a new character, you see them outside of their splash art so much that it feels unnatural when they're put in it.
I love the splash art where it looks like the character themselves are causing it. No part of Yae's skill says she'll conjure up a circle with cherry blossoms in the background so you know it's just her being stuck on top of a background.
@@dr.stabbinfaith8090 That's a good point! The pose that they use for Yae and Ayato's splash art are exactly the same as the concept art in their cards. They weren't drawn specifically for the splash art but rather a background was just put in afterwards. Meanwhile characters like Ganyu, Xiao, and Albedo have two separate poses, one for their concept art and one for their splash. I guess that's why their splash arts look so good and natural.
How DARE you say anything SLIGHTLY negative about my sweet precious goddess Yoimiya and her burst animation. Did you know that her burst animation cured ALL disease and famine on this planet? No, I bet you didn't. My personality and everything I hold dear on this planet can be DEFINED by Yoimiya. There's only one way you could have insulted me and you managed to do it. I wish nothing but the worst upon you for the horrible things you've said. Disliked.
Childe's was the first thing I ever saw of Genshin in general, and it's just been an iconic piece of the game I've always loved. The composition is what really sells it for me, with how it reminds me of the part of the character demo where he skates down a waterfall.
I'm a Yoimiya main and I still think her design is one of the best in the game. However, I gotta agree that her splash art doesn't do her justice. There's not much contrast between her and the background which makes it look messy and unfocused, and she gets lost in it. Also hot take, I do not like her pose at all. At a glance, she looks like she only got 1 leg. Then the way her hair flows makes her kind of unrecognizable. It just doesn't show off how beautiful her design is
Yoimiya is also one of my favorites but objectively compared to the rest her Splash could just be improved so much by minor tweaks. I still like it, I could just like it more. She does great in basically every other aspect.
I'm don't understand why you didn't include the splash arts for the skins(Jean, Barbara, Ningguang, Keqing) we got? Do you like them better than the standard splash art?
So I did intentionally leave skin splashes out. I did however forget to mention I was doing that. I intended to make a joke at the end about doing a list for them in a few years when there's at least 10 to rank.
Impeccable taste (I am totally not biased)! I love how when Zhongli appears and as it's the silhouette that appears first, there is only T H E V O I D. It's just a big shapeless mass that I can't understand, and then the art appears.
"except to those sociopaths who actually want to lose 50/50 to get Qiqi" me: *crawls out a manhole* henlo jokes aside i'd love to have more of her constellations, I made my pretty undead girl a dps because she deserved it and Mona's splash art with her alternative outfit for me could easily rank above her standard one, her new skin makes her look was, way more beautiful even there
My favourite splash arts have to be from Xiao (perfect mix of blacks and greens gives off a corrupted vibe which is perfect for him), Raiden (gorgeous implementation of so many things from Inazuma), Albedo (best pose out of all splash arts + everything in the art is conjured by him which I love), Kokomi (her Ceremonial Garment blends into the art so well + amazing colours), and Eula (I love how the ice effects look like a cape).
i appreciate the effort you put into these videos they're always fun for me to watch bcs they're not too short but they're also not like 30 minutes long. keep up the good work!
Personally, my favorite splash art is Xiao’s with my least favorite being Zhongli’s (I just hate the big block, I think it looks a whole lot cooler when things are separated and not just a rectangle when unrevealed)
I'm also not a fan of Zhongli's. When you look at it fully revealed it actually looks pretty good, but when you actually wish for him and it shows up on your screen it looks pretty awful
@@Akai93 I agree with you. I think it’d be better if the silhouette of the character appears instead of the splash background. And then character + background is revealed along with the name element and rarity
@@Wonbaeofficial Ah I completely forgot about hers I don’t really care for hers either, but don’t get me wrong, I do like the background. Just not the wish animation
okay I love how you use a combination of your opinion but also elements/principles of art and design to make the list, it makes it seem really objective on something that would be so hard to be objective about.
i want to point out that like venti, zhongli and raiden show locations of liyue and inazuma in their splash (raiden shows the castle thing she stays in and zhongli shows those towers that you just hate getting commissions in because you have to climb and glide for ages)
I have to agree for Kokomi's Splash Art being at the top. The streams of water behind her looks as though it's following the school of fish in front of her legs. Her look of compassion at the aquatic friends of hers, and the gorgeous hues of purple and pink highlights showing only in a few places really make the art stand out. Despite me not really being a huge fan of Kokomi, I have to agree that her art work is the best. If I had to think of anyone that gets close to that, it would probably be someone like Sucrose or Shenhe
Thank-you, I'm glad you like them! Both ar eon the table and I've wanted to do demos for a long time I just didn't know if people would be game for a loooong boi of a video.
i was waiting for kokomi the whole time and i did NOT expect her to be number 1 in your list😭😭 childe and her are also one of the firsts in my list because you gotta agree, they go all out with hydro design and kokomi is just the defination of elegant
The Zhongli splash art is probably my favourite it looks so good And xiao is great since I saved for 5 months to get him and him appearing was the best moment of this game for me so far, aside from maybe the shenhe story or Raiden fighting us and signora
Well, as always great video... Also, your video editing has gotten better and damn those little details you noticed are great. As Kokomi main (And by main i literally did two whole God damn domains soloing kokomi) And Raiden main too... I love the fact those two were top and their burst were also S tier if i recall correctly well, IT WAS the reason i pulled for them and IT IS the reason i use their Burst... Just to see those beautiful eye catching animations..
Thanks! I'm always trying to improve! The theming with Kokomi is just amazing, I may be 100% biased on it but I just love how deep they went into the Ocean theme, she's not just hydro/water like the rest.
@@Ratheil not just you... Actually all the people who own and have built her feel the same... She is just so unbelievably gorgeous that it's practically un describable... I mean, gurgh what am I saying i don't even know myself.
This list is practically gospel for good splash art imo. The only one's I switch is Kokomi and Tartaglia, because while I absolutely love the colors and details of Kokomi's, I think Tartaglia's pose is more dynamic and the curve of the wave complements it perfectly, overall, I think the dynamic shape/pose and the recognizable silhouette puts it above Kokonut, and while I do think Kokomi's more sombre pose lends well to her personality, I just think Tartaglia's is slightly more visually appealing.
Kazuha's ranking surprised me, it's always been one of my fav splashes and I still remember how amazing it was when i first saw it. Maybe I'm biased 'cause I love Japanese art and gravures and loved the references to it, but I don't know, it's still pretty dope
Hey...if yanfei's rabbit thingy gets a b tier, my boy gorou deserves some love(headpats) too because he has the little pupper by his side.....and i am really really biased about dogs.. Also nice tier.... despite loving kazu boi and ayayo their splash art is definitely weird..idk why....maybe because it doesn't work well in 2d Hmmm.....so about venti, i did notice the mond the very first time I saw his art....and idk why but that did made me feel so happy and sort of warm too. And that emotional connect for me is why venti splash has been my top fav despite far more visually stunning art that we have now...😊
Omg it's so rare to find another Bulbasaur fan, it was my first starter plus I love grass types is my favorite favorite type along with steel, the grass/wood/nature element is my favorite element in fiction which is why I'm so excited for dendro and my most anticipated archon
Funny, the "paint a big scene" ones are just pretty good to me, but they're my least favorite when it comes to their silhouette. Y'know that half-second of anticipation when you see the gold shooting star and the silhouette of the character shows up before revealing itself? Other splashes like Chongyun, Venti and Jean's have a really strong silhouette, with the big effects of their artwork highlighted greatly as they stick further out from the center. With Zhongli, Raiden and Yae, it's kind of just an ink blot. And as a result, it takes away from all the stuff that's actually going on in their artwork, as it blends together a bit. There aren't distinct elements; it's just a bunch of contiguous things inside of a blob of color. Hope the future archons' splashes will resemble Venti's more.
I may be biased because he’s my first 5* but childe’s is so cool. I also really love albedo’s, Jean’s, Diluc’s, Zhongli’s and raiden’s. They’re all so cool (especially zhongli but shhh). Also big agree on xinyan, hers is the best 4* splash
Ah yes, to see someone appreciate fandom's most hated hydro characters (kokomi and childe) splash art. Can't lie that I got Childe (got spooked in kokomi's banner lol) purely for his splash art. Kokomi's and Childe's splash art feels like a limited five star character. If only Kokomi is not hold back by the art used for profile outside gacha as well it could be even more and more majestic
I love childes he’s are amzing and so is kokomis but chidles is just so cool especially in the wish animation the excitement and everything. Also I how come chidles hated? I personally love him!
@@2triedforthis830 It’s the characterization I dislike about him in the story being your rival and the designs he has. He’s depicted as some person having to battle and whatever for the sake of his family and while I think it’s sustainable for him to work like that for the Tsarita, it’s not ethical because it is straight up war. While there are ceremonial battles done for sport, Childe is claiming to love fighting when he’s in the middle of a huge conquest, exaggerating his views. On the other hand about his design, it’s a bit boring for a guy who wears a mask and fights like a madman. He does positively inspire the protagonist of a series I am writing especially with the double life, but with that double life, he has to be careful with what he does. P.S. I kinda wish more characters had a riptide effect, especially for Keqing and her bad damage output as her main.
Do you mean the character demo when they showcase their kits with cinematics and the one not dainsleif talking? That would be tricky since not all of the characters have a demo. (Mainly the og characters like bennett, razor, sucrose and such but I could be mistaken)
I dont have any particular favorite splash art in Genshin however I always prefer the 5 star ones. What I love about the splash art is that you will know which of the characters is the archon cuz they make sure to show the overall representation of the region in the background of their splash art. Edit: Also the most unique one is Tartaglia in terms of silhouette.
Splash art tierlists are most likely the tierlist of your favorite color scheme and element. For example, I like pink and purple but dislike brown themed colors. Thus, even if I really like zhongli's splash art it would still be lower than yae and raiden. While I am quite surprised that venti wasn't in S tier even with the background splash art that only 4 characters in the game have. For me, yae's is the best because I've seen raiden in that pose for so long. Every time I use her burst, I get reminded of that splash art pose. lol And I also like the reflection of her personality in the splash art.
Only reason Venti isn't in S is because I tried to keep S more exclusive this time around and balance the list more, which is also why I ordered it as well this time around.
Shenhe having a talisman on the spirit is problem because of our Chinese culture part like qiqi design cause by putting talisman on the dead or spirit forehead they will not be able to move But ofcourse the talisman could just be the one that summon the spirit
Totally not biased but I agree with all your S rankings. Great video and editing skills (especially on Mona's art) Mayyyyybe chara trailers ranking next? (if its not taking too much time for you sgsbhxjajs)
Thanks for the kind words! I would love to do a demo ranking, I considered it before I ever made my first list, I'm just concerned for the viewers time rather than my own. Even if I trim them down it'd probably be a 30 minute plus video easily unless I rate them without showing them.
Heck yeah go for it man! Tho some might prefer shorter videos but there are also people who enjoy long and detailed analysis video (its me I'm people who enjoy long and detailed analysis video)
As soon as i saw albedos i pulled him. His splash art imo is just a masterpiece. Personally i like yellow themes, flowers, sparkles and his eyes are a lovely contrast of blue-green. His hair being very curly also just brought the whole thing together and its one of the, if not, the best looking splashes to me.
this made me think about all the splash arts i've seen from pulling and the most memorable of them for me is definitely zhongli's despite not having been very interested in him as a character at the time when i pulled him by accident (it was 8 pulls after childe) i was so fucking hyped seeing it just cause it was so cool looking jsjdjdj the silhouette is super memorable too i recognized it the second i saw it
Honestly I kinda feel like you should’ve separated the 4* character splash arts and the 5* ones because the 5* ones obviously get special treatment because more budget and profit from banner sales.
i kinda want hoyoverse to release characters with two visions. imagine the potential for a hydro character with water effects combined with icy frost from a cryo character! plus, we already know that dual visions is possible due to that one inazuma cutscene where kazuha activated his friends electro vision as well as his own anemo. Altho, a dual vision character would ruin meta as they would be able to cause elemental reactions without using other characters
I use and main Qiqi, because of her lines, very heart touching, and my first favorite character and first dream character, she will always be in my heart. I love you Qiqi
Beidous one is kinda funny to me I was confused for a while why she didn't have a shield and sometimes I saw her with a shield in gameplay and that's because you need her C1
The travelers do actually have splash art. It was removed in 1.1 but it does exist. Apparently at some point they decided to not have the traveler constellations in the banners (thank goodness).
I've got one for you, unless you already did it. Voiceline tier list 😂. Might be easier to just do this for each dub/original tho lol. Prolly more specific could be combat lines and idle lines
for me xinyan would be on the last bottom spot just because the white whing thing on her electric guittar just make her look like she's using a diaper and once you see that, you can't unsee
This has to be one of the lists that I've disagreed the most with, but it all comes to personal preference so it's normal and was a really interesting list to watch. My favorite for as long the game exists and after will be Mona's. And really close to her Ayaka, Yelan and Raiden. I was surprised even tho I know you like playing with Childe, i think his splash art looks like the cover of a Colgate mouthwash XD
Partially did it in my list where I ranked all characters from favorite to least favorite. I ranked them based on how much I like their design/personality/gameplay and based it off a combination of those scores.
I personally love love zhongli and ventis maybe I like ventis a lot cuz it showed up the first time I wished for him and it just looks dope and zhongli I mean who doesn’t love it
Some things i disagree some things i agree, but one thing i 100% feel you on is kokomis splash art, i even contemplated pulling for her just to see that gorgeous splash art my god I unfortunately couldn’t reach pity on her banner but ill 100% get her on her next banner
Yk genshin doesn't have any content when the players are making videos talking about the splash arts and I'm sitting here watching all of them because I'm starved for genshin content 😭
Come at me, Bulbasaur doubters.
squirtle supremacy. your opinion is WRONG.
No, Bulbasaur is too adorable
Bulbasaur is adorable, but not Mudkip adorable😤
bulbasaur >
I dont watch pokemon and the only pokemon I know is Pikachu
Even if xinyan is a bad character to play with, almost everyone can admit she has the best visual affects in the 4 stars
As a person who avidly supports Xinyan (To the point that you can even call me a Xinyan simp), this warms my heart deeply to see my rock n roll girl getting the attention she deserves
M-mm top tier mwa mwa mwa
there are no bad characters, only incapable players.
@@Rivwe dude as an ex-xinyan main, her scaling is shit 💀
Okay but like that's arguable, have you seen barbara?
My personal favorite is Albedo. He just looks so majestic with all of his attacks happening in a single frame. He looks like a flower in bloom, born from calx. I just love it.
HES IS SO COOL
The main reason that Sara's wings don't show often in game is because her lore says that her home (on top of a mountain) was invaded, and she fell of the mountain with all the chaos happening around and fainted. She was supposed to die with a drop of that height, but she woke up with an electro vision in her hand. Her wings were broken, though, and she was never able to fly again.
Poor sara
and the worst part is she thinks ei saved her life but the archons dont give out visions
that's why she's so loyal
@@muffinman_4 i'm kinda confused. do visions materialize on someone's person because of their ambition?
@@damonteago ye :v
It just pop up (or glow up if the owner has an empty vision)
If you do the sumeru world quest, you will able to "see" how someone got their vision
@@mikofanboy9711 tbh, that makes more sense than archons giving visions out because venti for example has been asleep for years and people from mondstat still got visions and all
Personally, I'm a huge fan of the way they styled kazuha
chongyun's and xinyan's splash art is most definitely the best out of the 4 stars. even in game their bursts are so bad ass. I main both of em.
I think you spelt rosaria wrong
@@andresprior9474 nah. I spelt chongyun and xinyan right.
The fact that I already knew Kokomi will be first because of your obsession with the “HYDRO” ELEMENT 😭😭
but honestly same- I’m obsessed with the hydro element’s effects
I mean it's satisfying, and pair it with lisa it will just be a 👨🍳😘
SAMEEEEEE,, the hydro characters r so cool. Kokomi’s my fav tbh
Hi cosmic
I have a thirst for the Hydro that can never be quenched 💦
Hydro is amazing. No questions.
1) Those things circling Beidou are in fact, dragons.
2) For Klee, I feel like that's the point. She is portrayed as a sweet kid that's actually an arsonist. Outside, she's a cute sweet child but really she's a scary arsonist. i think that's what they were portraying with her art.
3) For shenhe, that talisman is supposed to hide the cryo avatar's face. If you look at her held skill, the avatar has a seal covering it's face.
4) I am one of those pyschopath that wants Qiqi. I've wanted her from the start and I still want her to this day.
5) Fun fact: Every Archon's splash art has the terrain from their nations. Venti has a landscape of monstadt, Zhongli looks like Guyun Stone Forest/Somewhere in Jeuyun Karst and Raiden Shogun has the Tenshukaku.
6) Yae Miko's splash art is my favorite. I think it's because I just love pink and purple hues. Maybe that's why I ship EiMiko.
7) Childe's splash art is so big it doesn't even fit the screen lmao
Since Kokomi has an underwater terrain does that mean she's an archon?
To be specific, Venti is on Starsnatch cliff where all Cecilia's are located
@@Vizible21
It's just underwater; no specific place, so no
i dont like how yaes art is so big😭😭 i feel like scenery and landscapes should only be reserved for the archons. that way big black blobs will remain iconic
@@MJ-zq9zg to be fair yae is ei’s familiar so i guess best-friend-with-a-god privileges?? she’s also the first playable character who is an archon’s familiar so that might also be why she has a location
this is actually the one tierlist I disagree with a lot but that's because of my own preferences, tastes and biases tbh. for instance some of the newer splash arts I'd put lower down because I'm not a fan of how all these new ones have the character in front of some artsy icon whereas older ones like diluc, jean and childe's have them IN the scene of the art (look how ayato looks almost disconnected from his background whereas you can see childe and diluc standing on the stone and their respective elements swirl around them a bit which gives light effects on their clothes)
I agree entirely, sometimes they don't look as good as the old style but I also think the new style has its winners as well. For instance I love Itto/Kokomi in theirs, I think they look totally natural where they are. Yae on the other hand looks pasted over just a good piece of art and I think they clash ever so slightly.
Ur absolutely right the only new one I like now is just Eula’s and raidens just they look dope
@@2triedforthis830 frfr and i actually dont think eula has that look of being in front of a picture so maybe thats why but raiden's i think fits cause she looks like she's in front of tenshukaku. she is also one of the winners along with itto and kokomi
That klee edit was actually so cool!!
At least 80% of the reason I like getting characters is to look at the splash art
I'm more biased towards the pastel colored ones and the ones with little backgrounds:D
Edit: namecard ranking next perhaps?
namecard ranking please i need it
AND IF YOIMIYAS ISNT IN SS TIER IM MURDERING EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM (totally unbiased and not a simp)
@@Hikikomoriiiii yes!! And Diana's better be at LEAST an A or an S
Speaking of yoimiya's namecard, I just got it yesterday 😂 what a coincidence
@@TheSilverHermitMage"dianas better be at LEAST an A or S" Literally spells diona wrong
I really miss the dynamic poses from before like Ganyu's and Albedo's. Now it jus t looks like the characters are tacked on a background.
It's a mixed bag for me, since it has its benefits having the pose from the Splash art pre cut out perfectly already. Having two poses was nice as well.
Agreed, theres smth so off about ayato and yae's splashes to me. They dont blend in with the rest of the background
I feel like that's because they don't have the special images of them outside of splash art. Like when they show off a new character, you see them outside of their splash art so much that it feels unnatural when they're put in it.
I love the splash art where it looks like the character themselves are causing it. No part of Yae's skill says she'll conjure up a circle with cherry blossoms in the background so you know it's just her being stuck on top of a background.
@@dr.stabbinfaith8090 That's a good point! The pose that they use for Yae and Ayato's splash art are exactly the same as the concept art in their cards. They weren't drawn specifically for the splash art but rather a background was just put in afterwards. Meanwhile characters like Ganyu, Xiao, and Albedo have two separate poses, one for their concept art and one for their splash. I guess that's why their splash arts look so good and natural.
Kokomi!! Also agreed Albedo's splash art is INCREDIBLE. Everything just comes together on that one
How DARE you say anything SLIGHTLY negative about my sweet precious goddess Yoimiya and her burst animation. Did you know that her burst animation cured ALL disease and famine on this planet? No, I bet you didn't. My personality and everything I hold dear on this planet can be DEFINED by Yoimiya. There's only one way you could have insulted me and you managed to do it. I wish nothing but the worst upon you for the horrible things you've said. Disliked.
IN ALL SERIOUSNESS that edit u made of klee was so cool and it really fit her i wish they’d went all out on her splash art
The simplicity of Klee's is also good buuuuuuut. Kinda want some destruction for the memes.
tell me if this a sarcasm, cause it is his opinion so..??
but i also agree with the klee part. they need to add more explosions thing
@@jshwhd9676 dw i’m just joking around, the copypaste is in his video
@@stellunacos OH LMAO im sorry for beeing misunderstood
Fun fact:
The music notes in the ring around Barbara, when played, is her idle animation song
Childe's was the first thing I ever saw of Genshin in general, and it's just been an iconic piece of the game I've always loved. The composition is what really sells it for me, with how it reminds me of the part of the character demo where he skates down a waterfall.
He was my first 5* and thus i was sold by default. :D
(He could shut up about his fellow Fatui members once in a while though...)
Absolutely agree on the zhongli, shogun and kokomi's splash art being top tier.
Howbout yae and childe
I'm a Yoimiya main and I still think her design is one of the best in the game. However, I gotta agree that her splash art doesn't do her justice. There's not much contrast between her and the background which makes it look messy and unfocused, and she gets lost in it. Also hot take, I do not like her pose at all. At a glance, she looks like she only got 1 leg. Then the way her hair flows makes her kind of unrecognizable. It just doesn't show off how beautiful her design is
Yoimiya is also one of my favorites but objectively compared to the rest her Splash could just be improved so much by minor tweaks. I still like it, I could just like it more. She does great in basically every other aspect.
I'm don't understand why you didn't include the splash arts for the skins(Jean, Barbara, Ningguang, Keqing) we got? Do you like them better than the standard splash art?
i think he did the gacha ones...consideing the effects
I think he wants to save them for a different video
@@jakeee7608 there is only 4 tho?
So I did intentionally leave skin splashes out. I did however forget to mention I was doing that. I intended to make a joke at the end about doing a list for them in a few years when there's at least 10 to rank.
@@Ratheillol
Impeccable taste (I am totally not biased)!
I love how when Zhongli appears and as it's the silhouette that appears first, there is only T H E V O I D. It's just a big shapeless mass that I can't understand, and then the art appears.
"except to those sociopaths who actually want to lose 50/50 to get Qiqi"
me: *crawls out a manhole* henlo
jokes aside i'd love to have more of her constellations, I made my pretty undead girl a dps because she deserved it
and Mona's splash art with her alternative outfit for me could easily rank above her standard one, her new skin makes her look was, way more beautiful even there
The new art really grew on me after they released it. I kinda wish the Splash was done with it as well.
same, qiqi main here
@@Ratheil you can actually see the new version of their art with their new skin in the character archives
Qiqi is loved in aesthetic, style, looks, lore.. except gameplay
Xinyan: °0°
i may not agree with some of the takes, but seeing tartaglia and kokomi in the top 2 is just great to see
ready to see all the 4 stars on the bottom tiers
edit: i may have underestimated your love for xinyans aesthetic and the colour blue
My favourite splash arts have to be from Xiao (perfect mix of blacks and greens gives off a corrupted vibe which is perfect for him), Raiden (gorgeous implementation of so many things from Inazuma), Albedo (best pose out of all splash arts + everything in the art is conjured by him which I love), Kokomi (her Ceremonial Garment blends into the art so well + amazing colours), and Eula (I love how the ice effects look like a cape).
i appreciate the effort you put into these videos they're always fun for me to watch bcs they're not too short but they're also not like 30 minutes long. keep up the good work!
Thanks I'm glad you like them! I try to keep'em short when/if I can.
Personally, my favorite splash art is Xiao’s with my least favorite being Zhongli’s (I just hate the big block, I think it looks a whole lot cooler when things are separated and not just a rectangle when unrevealed)
I'm also not a fan of Zhongli's. When you look at it fully revealed it actually looks pretty good, but when you actually wish for him and it shows up on your screen it looks pretty awful
@@Akai93 I agree with you. I think it’d be better if the silhouette of the character appears instead of the splash background. And then character + background is revealed along with the name element and rarity
Do you also dislike miko’s circle splash art then??
@@Wonbaeofficial Ah I completely forgot about hers
I don’t really care for hers either, but don’t get me wrong, I do like the background. Just not the wish animation
@@indighost747 ahh I see. I was just wondering since her wish animation is just a huge circle too at first.
okay I love how you use a combination of your opinion but also elements/principles of art and design to make the list, it makes it seem really objective on something that would be so hard to be objective about.
i want to point out that like venti, zhongli and raiden show locations of liyue and inazuma in their splash (raiden shows the castle thing she stays in and zhongli shows those towers that you just hate getting commissions in because you have to climb and glide for ages)
I have to agree for Kokomi's Splash Art being at the top. The streams of water behind her looks as though it's following the school of fish in front of her legs. Her look of compassion at the aquatic friends of hers, and the gorgeous hues of purple and pink highlights showing only in a few places really make the art stand out.
Despite me not really being a huge fan of Kokomi, I have to agree that her art work is the best. If I had to think of anyone that gets close to that, it would probably be someone like Sucrose or Shenhe
Yanfei and Layla are two of my favorite characters, and i LOVE their splash art ^^
they're also my two dps's
Really like that the Archons thus far have landscapes of their nations in their splashes.
Idle animations next? Or character demos? I like your rankings hahaha
Thank-you, I'm glad you like them! Both ar eon the table and I've wanted to do demos for a long time I just didn't know if people would be game for a loooong boi of a video.
When he said he liked Barbara’s colour scheme, I knew that he’d rate Kokomi as top tier lol 😂
i was waiting for kokomi the whole time and i did NOT expect her to be number 1 in your list😭😭 childe and her are also one of the firsts in my list because you gotta agree, they go all out with hydro design and kokomi is just the defination of elegant
Offtopic: I didn't know you played the original ragnarok online and hearing those bgm you put in the vid made me so nostalgic
I was hardcore into RO/MapleStory as a kid, RO wasn't quite as steady as Maple due to private servers but I still played it a ton.
This is my first video of yours, but as a Hydro lover I subscribed immeadiately after seeing Childe and Kokomi at the top! Good taste!!
Helllll yeah!
Anemo holds a special place in my heart. However my favorite splash arts are those of Venti’s, Yae Miko’s, Hu Tao’s, Jean’s, and Mona’s.
fun fact: the notes on barbara's splash art correspond with the little tune she sings while idle
literally just in love with the ones that look so flashy and bursty
I wanted to pull Albedo because of his visuals in every part
I personally would put Zhongli on top.
After that Raiden and Yae followed by the likes of Diluc, Jean, Mona, and Tartaglia.
“I like water” pretty sure I know who’s gona be number one lol
The Zhongli splash art is probably my favourite it looks so good
And xiao is great since I saved for 5 months to get him and him appearing was the best moment of this game for me so far, aside from maybe the shenhe story or Raiden fighting us and signora
Well, as always great video...
Also, your video editing has gotten better and damn those little details you noticed are great.
As Kokomi main (And by main i literally did two whole God damn domains soloing kokomi)
And Raiden main too...
I love the fact those two were top and their burst were also S tier if i recall correctly well, IT WAS the reason i pulled for them and IT IS the reason i use their Burst...
Just to see those beautiful eye catching animations..
Thanks! I'm always trying to improve!
The theming with Kokomi is just amazing, I may be 100% biased on it but I just love how deep they went into the Ocean theme, she's not just hydro/water like the rest.
@@Ratheil not just you...
Actually all the people who own and have built her feel the same...
She is just so unbelievably gorgeous that it's practically un describable...
I mean, gurgh what am I saying i don't even know myself.
This list is practically gospel for good splash art imo. The only one's I switch is Kokomi and Tartaglia, because while I absolutely love the colors and details of Kokomi's, I think Tartaglia's pose is more dynamic and the curve of the wave complements it perfectly, overall, I think the dynamic shape/pose and the recognizable silhouette puts it above Kokonut, and while I do think Kokomi's more sombre pose lends well to her personality, I just think Tartaglia's is slightly more visually appealing.
Kazuha's ranking surprised me, it's always been one of my fav splashes and I still remember how amazing it was when i first saw it. Maybe I'm biased 'cause I love Japanese art and gravures and loved the references to it, but I don't know, it's still pretty dope
I thought it was only me when it came razor's wolf hand. Glad to see someone else has seen it too
Hey...if yanfei's rabbit thingy gets a b tier, my boy gorou deserves some love(headpats) too because he has the little pupper by his side.....and i am really really biased about dogs..
Also nice tier.... despite loving kazu boi and ayayo their splash art is definitely weird..idk why....maybe because it doesn't work well in 2d
Hmmm.....so about venti, i did notice the mond the very first time I saw his art....and idk why but that did made me feel so happy and sort of warm too. And that emotional connect for me is why venti splash has been my top fav despite far more visually stunning art that we have now...😊
I really appreciate you putting Diluc and Qiqi so high. Thank you :3 that made me happy to see.
Awesome! My team now is 2, 3, 4, and 5 because of bursts and ATK power.
Omg it's so rare to find another Bulbasaur fan, it was my first starter plus I love grass types is my favorite favorite type along with steel, the grass/wood/nature element is my favorite element in fiction which is why I'm so excited for dendro and my most anticipated archon
Funny, the "paint a big scene" ones are just pretty good to me, but they're my least favorite when it comes to their silhouette. Y'know that half-second of anticipation when you see the gold shooting star and the silhouette of the character shows up before revealing itself? Other splashes like Chongyun, Venti and Jean's have a really strong silhouette, with the big effects of their artwork highlighted greatly as they stick further out from the center. With Zhongli, Raiden and Yae, it's kind of just an ink blot. And as a result, it takes away from all the stuff that's actually going on in their artwork, as it blends together a bit. There aren't distinct elements; it's just a bunch of contiguous things inside of a blob of color. Hope the future archons' splashes will resemble Venti's more.
Next tierlist idea: character namecard tierlist
I may be biased because he’s my first 5* but childe’s is so cool. I also really love albedo’s, Jean’s, Diluc’s, Zhongli’s and raiden’s. They’re all so cool (especially zhongli but shhh). Also big agree on xinyan, hers is the best 4* splash
Ah yes, to see someone appreciate fandom's most hated hydro characters (kokomi and childe) splash art. Can't lie that I got Childe (got spooked in kokomi's banner lol) purely for his splash art. Kokomi's and Childe's splash art feels like a limited five star character. If only Kokomi is not hold back by the art used for profile outside gacha as well it could be even more and more majestic
I love childes he’s are amzing and so is kokomis but chidles is just so cool especially in the wish animation the excitement and everything. Also I how come chidles hated? I personally love him!
@@2triedforthis830 It’s the characterization I dislike about him in the story being your rival and the designs he has. He’s depicted as some person having to battle and whatever for the sake of his family and while I think it’s sustainable for him to work like that for the Tsarita, it’s not ethical because it is straight up war. While there are ceremonial battles done for sport, Childe is claiming to love fighting when he’s in the middle of a huge conquest, exaggerating his views. On the other hand about his design, it’s a bit boring for a guy who wears a mask and fights like a madman. He does positively inspire the protagonist of a series I am writing especially with the double life, but with that double life, he has to be careful with what he does.
P.S. I kinda wish more characters had a riptide effect, especially for Keqing and her bad damage output as her main.
In what world are Childe and Kokomi the most hated characters? Maybe at release Koko was hated but nowadays they're both considered great.
@@kirin1230childe is hated cuz he is an antagonist
Can you do one for the demos
I'd actually love to do this if there was interest since it could be a loooooong video even if I shorten them down to highlights.
Do you mean the character demo when they showcase their kits with cinematics and the one not dainsleif talking? That would be tricky since not all of the characters have a demo. (Mainly the og characters like bennett, razor, sucrose and such but I could be mistaken)
i would definitely be interested in seeing that
@@Ratheil how about you only do event banner 5 stars for that it might be shorter
“they both have something in common” yeah, they can’t crit
I dont have any particular favorite splash art in Genshin however I always prefer the 5 star ones.
What I love about the splash art is that you will know which of the characters is the archon cuz they make sure to show the overall representation of the region in the background of their splash art.
Edit: Also the most unique one is Tartaglia in terms of silhouette.
Splash art tierlists are most likely the tierlist of your favorite color scheme and element. For example, I like pink and purple but dislike brown themed colors. Thus, even if I really like zhongli's splash art it would still be lower than yae and raiden. While I am quite surprised that venti wasn't in S tier even with the background splash art that only 4 characters in the game have. For me, yae's is the best because I've seen raiden in that pose for so long. Every time I use her burst, I get reminded of that splash art pose. lol And I also like the reflection of her personality in the splash art.
Only reason Venti isn't in S is because I tried to keep S more exclusive this time around and balance the list more, which is also why I ordered it as well this time around.
This was fun. Yeah sure if I did that I'd put them in different order but that's not the point. I like how you presented it, too.
Thanks! :)
childe’s is just so cool i spent several hours editing him out of it for a meme and i’m still not tired of the pretty blues 👌👌
I loove that u use maple music! Gives me so many good memories
Shenhe having a talisman on the spirit is problem because of our Chinese culture part like qiqi design cause by putting talisman on the dead or spirit forehead they will not be able to move
But ofcourse the talisman could just be the one that summon the spirit
Now we need an updated list where you put the new diluc skin at the top of S
Totally not biased but I agree with all your S rankings. Great video and editing skills (especially on Mona's art)
Mayyyyybe chara trailers ranking next? (if its not taking too much time for you sgsbhxjajs)
Thanks for the kind words! I would love to do a demo ranking, I considered it before I ever made my first list, I'm just concerned for the viewers time rather than my own. Even if I trim them down it'd probably be a 30 minute plus video easily unless I rate them without showing them.
Heck yeah go for it man! Tho some might prefer shorter videos but there are also people who enjoy long and detailed analysis video (its me I'm people who enjoy long and detailed analysis video)
As an artist, this video brings me so much pain lol.
Anyways cool video lol
Whooo Kokomi and Zhongli on top!! Great taste great taste 👏👏
Also, I appreciate that you ranked Aloy pretty high, higher than I thought.
I'm not always the kindest to Aloy in these lists but I'm at least honest!
As soon as i saw albedos i pulled him. His splash art imo is just a masterpiece. Personally i like yellow themes, flowers, sparkles and his eyes are a lovely contrast of blue-green. His hair being very curly also just brought the whole thing together and its one of the, if not, the best looking splashes to me.
this made me think about all the splash arts i've seen from pulling and the most memorable of them for me is definitely zhongli's
despite not having been very interested in him as a character at the time when i pulled him by accident (it was 8 pulls after childe) i was so fucking hyped seeing it just cause it was so cool looking jsjdjdj
the silhouette is super memorable too i recognized it the second i saw it
My friend gets Yae Miko
screen: --blob--
I’m so happy there is another water design enthusiast
Honestly I kinda feel like you should’ve separated the 4* character splash arts and the 5* ones because the 5* ones obviously get special treatment because more budget and profit from banner sales.
i kinda want hoyoverse to release characters with two visions. imagine the potential for a hydro character with water effects combined with icy frost from a cryo character! plus, we already know that dual visions is possible due to that one inazuma cutscene where kazuha activated his friends electro vision as well as his own anemo. Altho, a dual vision character would ruin meta as they would be able to cause elemental reactions without using other characters
I definitely would've put kazuha, Yoimiya and Albedo a Lot Higher
i see childe on top i like. i absolutely adore everything about him
Mans skills keep getting better keep it going hommie,
also...
Idle animation tier list next? maybe?
What I like abt dilucs splash art is the ground terrain the bricks looks nice on em
LETSSSS GOOOOO!!! W vid bro
pulling Zhongli makes you think you pulled the entire map of Teyvat
I use and main Qiqi, because of her lines, very heart touching, and my first favorite character and first dream character, she will always be in my heart. I love you Qiqi
Beidous one is kinda funny to me I was confused for a while why she didn't have a shield and sometimes I saw her with a shield in gameplay and that's because you need her C1
i def think you should rank burst voicelines 👀
The travelers do actually have splash art. It was removed in 1.1 but it does exist. Apparently at some point they decided to not have the traveler constellations in the banners (thank goodness).
How about doing a backstory ranking? Probably would take a bunch of research though
Maybe... I am faaaaaaar from qualified for that at the moment xD
I can only imagine how fake-cancelled that'll get me, sounds pretty spicy.
Zonglin's splash looks like he is in a throne
Where is Yelan? She was released like 2 months before this vid came out
I've got one for you, unless you already did it. Voiceline tier list 😂. Might be easier to just do this for each dub/original tho lol. Prolly more specific could be combat lines and idle lines
I love kokomis splash too, just wish she’d stand out more against her background
as a tart main, thank you so much for being nice to my boy and not treating him like a demon
for me xinyan would be on the last bottom spot just because the white whing thing on her electric guittar just make her look like she's using a diaper and once you see that, you can't unsee
This has to be one of the lists that I've disagreed the most with, but it all comes to personal preference so it's normal and was a really interesting list to watch. My favorite for as long the game exists and after will be Mona's. And really close to her Ayaka, Yelan and Raiden.
I was surprised even tho I know you like playing with Childe, i think his splash art looks like the cover of a Colgate mouthwash XD
i'm not sure if you did this already, but you should rank all the characters' design/drip
Partially did it in my list where I ranked all characters from favorite to least favorite. I ranked them based on how much I like their design/personality/gameplay and based it off a combination of those scores.
I personally love love zhongli and ventis maybe I like ventis a lot cuz it showed up the first time I wished for him and it just looks dope and zhongli I mean who doesn’t love it
Some things i disagree some things i agree, but one thing i 100% feel you on is kokomis splash art, i even contemplated pulling for her just to see that gorgeous splash art my god
I unfortunately couldn’t reach pity on her banner but ill 100% get her on her next banner
Aww well I hope you have better luck for the Kokonut next time, and that next time isn't too far away!
@@Ratheil tysm !! it means alot, good luck on your future pulls
@@DhrithionVocals I'm certainly gonna need it for Yelan and her weapon!
I love your Videos they are really entertaining!
Yk genshin doesn't have any content when the players are making videos talking about the splash arts and I'm sitting here watching all of them because I'm starved for genshin content 😭
...In my defense, I still don't have QiQi on my main account :( I lost all my 50/50s to Mona except the last one, that went to diluc
Nah the polygonal claw look is nice man
Yasss our girl Xinyan getting the recognition she deserves
this rank list is secretly just a top 10 count down