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I like Yanfei a lot more than Xiangling. You just can't use Yanfei as an off-field support. Don't bring up Tankfei. I actually played Yanfei briefly earlier today because I needed a torch lighter and just kept her out. She's IMO the most fluid catalyst user and has a smooth playstyle...albeit she runs out of stamina quickly.

But she's also pre-Inazuma. All the Inazuma and Sumeru characters have been either very specific use cases or they've been simply not that good.

Diona - Is good
Xinyan - splitscalinglol
Rosaria - Is good
Yanfei - Is decent, but then everything after sucks...
Sayu - nobody uses Sayu (except as movement tech)
Sara - very seldom used, even in electro teams. Absolute garbage without C2.
Thoma - is seeing some use in Burgeon, ironically, on account of how poor his pyro application is
Gorou - is strictly for geo teams, which are not popular
Yun Jin - almost exclusively used with Yoimiya
Kuki - was considered garbage until dendro; now she's the most used on this list
Heizou - the first 4-star DPS since Yanfei. Possibly a fun character, but not a superior choice on any team.
Collei - is literally dendro Amber. In terms of playability, she might be worse.
Dori - Who?
Candace - Won't have a place unless hydro infusion is somehow ever relevant, and hers is pretty short.
Layla - I don't see what she brings that justifies her over Diona (defense) or Kaeya/Rosaria (cryo application).
Faruzan - literally requires C6 to not be terrible, and is only used for anemo damage dealers, which are about as popular as geo teams.

We have Yaoyao next, and I actually have a little optimism simply because she's a dendro healer and we really need one of those. She'll at least find a home on aggravate teams, but depending on her application, she could also help bloom teams that forego Nahida.

Now, with that screed out of the way, I can think of some silly things I'd like to do if I ever level some of these, like make a triple counterattack team with Beidou, Yun Jin and Candace...not that it's even remotely practical. But I bet it'd be hilarious.