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I should point out though that Bailu isn't outperformed by any other permanent character, only limited sustains. So she can still be a very good pickup early on and carry you pretty hard. Same for Gepard.

But Bronya is probably the best pick long term. Clara, Himeko, and Welt are also quite good, though (but I wouldn't pick Welt because as Not_an_Owl said, his best teams really require specific setup you won't have access to- if you do happen to get him early though from rolling, he's good to have and build).

Yeah avoid Yanqing though. I'm not sure I'd even recommend building him if he's your first 5 star and only option lol... he just doesn't perform on almost any level.