Character

Characters are obtainable units in Genshin Impact. They come in different qualities, are aligned with an Element, equippable with a specific Weapon, and belong to a Region.

How to Obtain

Characters are primarily obtained by performing Wishes using Intertwined Fates or Acquaint Fates. These Wishing Items can be:

• Purchased with Primogems.
• Earned from Events and Quests.
• Exchanged with Masterless Starglitter ×5 each in the Paimon's Bargains shop.
• Exchanged for a monthly limit with Masterless Stardust ×75 each in the Paimon's Bargains shop.

Other ways to obtain characters include:

• Account Creation
  • The Traveler is the only character at the start of the game, who cannot be obtained elsewhere.
• Archon Quests
  • Amber, Kaeya, and Lisa are obtained during the Archon Quest Prologue: Act I - The Outlander Who Caught the Wind automatically.
• Beginners' Wish
  • Noelle is a guaranteed character in the first 10-wish set.
• Paimon's Bargains
  • Two 4-star characters can be purchased from the monthly Paimon's Bargains shop in exchange for Masterless Starglitter ×34 each.
• Flagship Events
• Permanent Events
  • Barbara is obtained by completing the Archon Quest A Long Shot in Prologue: Act III - Song of the Dragon and Freedom through Baptism of Song in the event menu.
  • Lynette is obtained by reaching Adventure Rank 25 through The Curtain Never Falls on Magic in the event menu.
  • Xiangling is obtained by completing Floor 3, Chamber 3 through People's Choice.
  • Collei is obtained by completing Floor 4, Chamber 3 through Curtain of Leaves.
  • Kachina is obtained by completing step 3 in the Archon Quest Natlan! A New Adventure in Chapter V: Act I - Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn automatically. Requirements can be seen in Turbo Twirly! in the event menu.
  • Aino is obtained by completing step 16 in the Archon Quest Where the Moon Rises in Song of the Welkin Moon: Act I - A Dance of Snowy Tides and Hoarfrost Groves automatically. Requirements can be seen in The Clink Clank Whiz-Kid! in the event menu.
  • Alyosha is obtained by completing step 2 in the Archon Quest Gunfire in the Silent Lands in Chapter VII: Act I - Everwinter Without Mercy automatically. Requirements can be seen in The Hunt Begins! in the event menu.
  • Razor, Fischl, or Sucrose can be obtained after completing the tutorial quest Witch's Homework: Solution, in the event menu through Witch's Homework. Only one of these three characters can be obtained here.
• Miliastra Wonderland
  • The Wonderland Manekins are obtained by unlocking this mode. Both characters are obtained, but one of them must be picked and customized in order to progress, while the other Manekin that wasn't picked can be customized later.
• Aloy was obtained through Mail from September 2021 to November 2021:
  • PlayStation: September 1, 2021 to October 13, 2021
  • PC and Mobile: October 13, 2021 to November 24, 2021

Progression

Leveling

Characters gain Character EXP primarily by using Character EXP Materials, as well as negligible amounts of experience for defeating monsters.

The Archon Quests in the Prologue - Wanderer's Trail, Act I - The Outlander Who Caught the Wind and Act II - For a Tomorrow Without Tears of the Prologue also reward Character EXP.

Ascensions

Characters can be ascended to their next ascension phase once they reach their current max level and the player has the required Adventure Rank. Characters can be ascended up to 8 times (up to Lv. 100).

To ascend a character, go to the character screen and click on the Ascend button at the bottom-right of the Character Menu. A box will appear, showing which Character Level-Up Materials, Character Ascension Materials, Local Specialties, and Character and Weapon Enhancement Materials are needed, and the Mora cost required to ascend the character. If there is an item missing, click on it to see various ways to obtain it. See each character's page for the materials needed for each ascension.

Upon reaching the 1st and 4th ascension, the character unlocks their 1st and 2nd passive combat talents respectively. The 3rd passive utility talent (available to all characters, except the Traveler) is already unlocked without any ascensions.

On the 2nd ascension, the character gains a special flat bonus attribute boost, either for one of their base attributes (e.g., the Traveler gains a bonus to their ATK value) or a special attribute (e.g., Ningguang gains a Geo DMG Bonus while Lisa gains an Elemental Mastery bonus). This bonus further increases upon the 3rd, 5th, and 6th ascension.

Ascending characters to their 1st, 3rd, and 5th phase will reward the player with one Acquaint Fate.

Ascending characters to their 7th and 8th ascensions require one Masterless Stella Fortuna and two Masterless Stella Fortuna respectively. The character's level will instantly increase to the next level cap upon ascension.

Ascension Phase	Max Char. Level	Required Adventure Rank	Cost	Unlocks
None ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦	Lv. 20	—	—	—
1st ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦	Lv. 40	AR 15	Mora ×20,000	1st Ascension Passive Talent Acquaint Fate ×1
2nd ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦	Lv. 50	AR 25	Mora ×40,000	Combat Talent Leveling up to Lv. 2 Character Bonus Attribute
3rd ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦	Lv. 60	AR 30	Mora ×60,000	Combat Talent Leveling up to Lv. 4 Character Bonus Attribute Increase Acquaint Fate ×1
4th ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦	Lv. 70	AR 35	Mora ×80,000	4th Ascension Passive Talent Combat Talent Leveling up to Lv. 6
5th ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦	Lv. 80	AR 40	Mora ×100,000	Combat Talent Leveling up to Lv. 8 Character Bonus Attribute Increase Acquaint Fate ×1
6th ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦	Lv. 90	AR 50	Mora ×120,000	Combat Talent Leveling up to Lv. 10 Character Bonus Attribute Increase
	Lv. 95		Masterless Stella Fortuna ×1	—
	Lv. 100		Masterless Stella Fortuna ×2	—

Talents

Most characters have a total of 3 Combat Talents and 3 Passive Talents. Combat Talents, which include Normal Attack, Elemental Skill, and Elemental Burst, and can be leveled from Lv. 1 to Lv. 10, while Passive Talents, which include 1st Ascension Passive, 4th Ascension Passive, Utility Passive, cannot be leveled. Increasing the level can increase the scaling and effects of Combat Talents.

Constellations

Each character has a total of 6 Constellations, which are similar to their Passive Talents and increase the effectiveness of the character or add new capabilities.

In order to unlock each Constellation of a character, a player must use a Stella Fortuna for that specific character. Players can obtain a character's Stella Fortuna by wishing a duplicate of the character in Wishes or buying the character from Paimon's Bargains. The Traveler's Constellations are unique in that they are unlocked not through the above systems, but through Archon Quests, Adventure Rank Rewards (Anemo only), by offering Oculi to Statue of The Seven (Electro, Dendro, Hydro) and Souvenir Shops instead.

When receiving a Stella Fortuna for a 5-Star character already at their maximum Constellation level, a Masterless Stella Fortuna is given instead which can be used to ascend any character to their 7th and 8th ascensions.

Total Materials Required

The total amount of materials required to level a character from Level 1 to 100 is:

• 2,092,000 Mora (1,672,000 for leveling up and 420,000 for Ascension)
• 8,362,650 Character EXP (415× Hero's Wit, 11× Adventurer's Experience, 12× Wanderer's Advice)
• 432× Character and Weapon Enhancement Materials (18× , 30× , 36× )
• 168× Local Specialties
• 46× Normal Boss Materials
• 271× Ascension Gems (1× , 9× , 9× , 6× )
• 3× Masterless Stella Fortuna (Level 90-100 only)

The total amount of materials required to level all three Combat Talents from Talent Level 1 to 10 is:

• 4,956,000 Mora
• 1,053× Character and Weapon Enhancement Materials (18× , 66× , 93× )
• 1,224× Talent Books (9× , 63× , 114× )
• 18× Weekly Boss Materials
• 3× Crowns of Insight

The grand total is:

• 7,048,000 Mora
• 8,362,650 Character EXP (415× Hero's Wit, 11× Adventurer's Experience, 12× Wanderer's Advice)
• 1,485× Character and Weapon Enhancement Materials (36× , 96× , 129× )
• 168× Local Specialties
• 46× Normal Boss Materials
• 271× Ascension Gems (1× , 9× , 9× , 6× )
• 1,224× Talent Books (9× , 63× , 114× )
• 18× Weekly Boss Materials
• 3× Crowns of Insight
• 3× Masterless Stella Fortuna

Playable Characters

There are 120 playable characters:

Icon	Name	Quality	Element	Weapon	Region	Model Type
	Aino		Hydro	Claymore	Nod-Krai	Short Female
	Albedo		Geo	Sword	Mondstadt	Medium Male
	Alhaitham		Dendro	Sword	Sumeru	Tall Male
	Aloy		Cryo	Bow	None	Medium Female
	Alyosha		Electro	Polearm	Snezhnaya	Medium Male
	Amber		Pyro	Bow	Mondstadt	Medium Female
	Arataki Itto		Geo	Claymore	Inazuma	Tall Male
	Arlecchino		Pyro	Polearm	Snezhnaya	Tall Female
	Baizhu		Dendro	Catalyst	Liyue	Tall Male
	Barbara		Hydro	Catalyst	Mondstadt	Medium Female
	Beidou		Electro	Claymore	Liyue	Tall Female
	Bennett		Pyro	Sword	Mondstadt	Medium Male
	Candace		Hydro	Polearm	Sumeru	Tall Female
	Charlotte		Cryo	Catalyst	Fontaine	Medium Female
	Chasca		Anemo	Bow	Natlan	Tall Female
	Chevreuse		Pyro	Polearm	Fontaine	Medium Female
	Chiori		Geo	Sword	Inazuma	Medium Female
	Chongyun		Cryo	Claymore	Liyue	Medium Male
	Citlali		Cryo	Catalyst	Natlan	Medium Female
	Clorinde		Electro	Sword	Fontaine	Tall Female
	Collei		Dendro	Bow	Sumeru	Medium Female
	Columbina		Hydro	Catalyst	Nod-Krai	Medium Female
	Cyno		Electro	Polearm	Sumeru	Medium Male
	Dahlia		Hydro	Sword	Mondstadt	Medium Male
	Dehya		Pyro	Claymore	Sumeru	Tall Female
	Diluc		Pyro	Claymore	Mondstadt	Tall Male
	Diona		Cryo	Bow	Mondstadt	Short Female
	Dori		Electro	Claymore	Sumeru	Short Female
	Durin		Pyro	Sword	Mondstadt	Medium Male
	Emilie		Dendro	Polearm	Fontaine	Medium Female
	Escoffier		Cryo	Polearm	Fontaine	Medium Female
	Eula		Cryo	Claymore	Mondstadt	Tall Female
	Faruzan		Anemo	Bow	Sumeru	Medium Female
	Fischl		Electro	Bow	Mondstadt	Medium Female
	Flins		Electro	Polearm	Nod-Krai	Tall Male
	Freminet		Cryo	Claymore	Fontaine	Medium Male
	Furina		Hydro	Sword	Fontaine	Medium Female
	Gaming		Pyro	Claymore	Liyue	Medium Male
	Ganyu		Cryo	Bow	Liyue	Medium Female
	Gorou		Geo	Bow	Inazuma	Medium Male
	Hu Tao		Pyro	Polearm	Liyue	Medium Female
	Iansan		Electro	Polearm	Natlan	Short Female
	Ifa		Anemo	Catalyst	Natlan	Tall Male
	Illuga		Geo	Polearm	Nod-Krai	Medium Male
	Ineffa		Electro	Polearm	Nod-Krai	Medium Female
	Jahoda		Anemo	Bow	Nod-Krai	Medium Female
	Jean		Anemo	Sword	Mondstadt	Tall Female
	Kachina		Geo	Polearm	Natlan	Short Female
	Kaedehara Kazuha		Anemo	Sword	Inazuma	Medium Male
	Kaeya		Cryo	Sword	Mondstadt	Tall Male
	Kamisato Ayaka		Cryo	Sword	Inazuma	Medium Female
	Kamisato Ayato		Hydro	Sword	Inazuma	Tall Male
	Kaveh		Dendro	Claymore	Sumeru	Tall Male
	Keqing		Electro	Sword	Liyue	Medium Female
	Kinich		Dendro	Claymore	Natlan	Medium Male
	Kirara		Dendro	Sword	Inazuma	Medium Female
	Klee		Pyro	Catalyst	Mondstadt	Short Female
	Kujou Sara		Electro	Bow	Inazuma	Tall Female
	Kuki Shinobu		Electro	Sword	Inazuma	Medium Female
	Lan Yan		Anemo	Catalyst	Liyue	Medium Female
	Lauma		Dendro	Catalyst	Nod-Krai	Tall Female
	Layla		Cryo	Sword	Sumeru	Medium Female
	Linnea		Geo	Bow	Nod-Krai	Medium Female
	Lisa		Electro	Catalyst	Mondstadt	Tall Female
	Lohen		Cryo	Polearm	Mondstadt	Medium Male
	Lynette		Anemo	Sword	Fontaine	Medium Female
	Lyney		Pyro	Bow	Fontaine	Medium Male
	Mavuika		Pyro	Claymore	Natlan	Tall Female
	Mika		Cryo	Polearm	Mondstadt	Medium Male
	Mona		Hydro	Catalyst	Mondstadt	Medium Female
	Mualani		Hydro	Catalyst	Natlan	Medium Female
	Nahida		Dendro	Catalyst	Sumeru	Short Female
	Navia		Geo	Claymore	Fontaine	Tall Female
	Nefer		Dendro	Catalyst	Nod-Krai	Tall Female
	Neuvillette		Hydro	Catalyst	Fontaine	Tall Male
	Nicole		Pyro	Catalyst	None	Tall Female
	Nilou		Hydro	Sword	Sumeru	Medium Female
	Ningguang		Geo	Catalyst	Liyue	Tall Female
	Noelle		Geo	Claymore	Mondstadt	Medium Female
	Odette		Cryo	Sword	Snezhnaya	Medium Female
	Ororon		Electro	Bow	Natlan	Tall Male
	Prune		Anemo	Catalyst	Mondstadt	Short Female
	Qiqi		Cryo	Sword	Liyue	Short Female
	Raiden Shogun		Electro	Polearm	Inazuma	Tall Female
	Razor		Electro	Claymore	Mondstadt	Medium Male
	Rosaria		Cryo	Polearm	Mondstadt	Tall Female
	Sandrone		Cryo	Claymore	Snezhnaya	Medium Female
	Sangonomiya Kokomi		Hydro	Catalyst	Inazuma	Medium Female
	Sayu		Anemo	Claymore	Inazuma	Short Female
	Sethos		Electro	Bow	Sumeru	Medium Male
	Shenhe		Cryo	Polearm	Liyue	Tall Female
	Shikanoin Heizou		Anemo	Catalyst	Inazuma	Medium Male
	Sigewinne		Hydro	Bow	Fontaine	Short Female
	Skirk		Cryo	Sword	None	Medium Female
	Sucrose		Anemo	Catalyst	Mondstadt	Medium Female
	Tartaglia		Hydro	Bow	Snezhnaya	Tall Male
	Thoma		Pyro	Polearm	Inazuma	Tall Male
	Tighnari		Dendro	Bow	Sumeru	Medium Male
	Traveler		Adaptive	Sword	None	Aether: Medium Male Lumine: Medium Female
	Varesa		Electro	Catalyst	Natlan	Medium Female
	Varka		Anemo	Claymore	Mondstadt	Tall Male
	Venti		Anemo	Bow	Mondstadt	Medium Male
	Wanderer		Anemo	Catalyst	Sumeru	Medium Male
	Wonderland Manekin		Adaptive	Sword	None	Manekin: Medium Male Manekina: Medium Female
	Wriothesley		Cryo	Catalyst	Fontaine	Tall Male
	Xiangling		Pyro	Polearm	Liyue	Medium Female
	Xianyun		Anemo	Catalyst	Liyue	Tall Female
	Xiao		Anemo	Polearm	Liyue	Medium Male
	Xilonen		Geo	Sword	Natlan	Tall Female
	Xingqiu		Hydro	Sword	Liyue	Medium Male
	Xinyan		Pyro	Claymore	Liyue	Medium Female
	Yae Miko		Electro	Catalyst	Inazuma	Tall Female
	Yanfei		Pyro	Catalyst	Liyue	Medium Female
	Yaoyao		Dendro	Polearm	Liyue	Short Female
	Yelan		Hydro	Bow	Liyue	Tall Female
	Yoimiya		Pyro	Bow	Inazuma	Medium Female
	Yumemizuki Mizuki		Anemo	Catalyst	Inazuma	Medium Female
	Yun Jin		Geo	Polearm	Liyue	Medium Female
	Zhongli		Geo	Polearm	Liyue	Tall Male
	Zibai		Geo	Sword	Liyue	Tall Female

Announced Upcoming Characters

The following character(s) have been announced as upcoming playable characters by HoYoverse at some point in time. There are 3 upcoming characters:

Icon	Name	Quality	Element	Weapon	Region
	Dainsleif				Khaenri'ah
	Vesna		Anemo		Snezhnaya
	Vodyanitsa		Hydro		Snezhnaya

Notes

• Dainsleif was announced on September 27, 2020.^{[Note 1]} Release TBA.

Non-Playable Characters

For a full list of non-playable characters, see NPC/List. Starting from the Archon Quest A Divergence Leading to Oneself in Song of the Welkin Moon: Act IX - As All Falls to Emptiness and onwards, noteworthy NPCs are recorded in the Guiding Notes.

Character Introductions

The following non-playable characters have been teased with a Character Introduction card.

Dainsleif ()

Rerir

The following non-playable character was teased in the video trailer Song of the Welkin Moon Teaser: Moonlit Ballad of the Night alongside characters now playable.

Alice (Pyro)

The following non-playable characters have been teased in the video trailer Transcendence Trailer - "Sudden Snow" and are expected to play a role in the upcoming Archon Quest storyline in Snezhnaya.

Anastasya Feodorovna Snezhnaya (Cryo)

"The Rooster" Pulcinella (Hydro)

"Regrator" Pantalone

Danica (Electro)

Noy

Mitya (Electro)

Valeriy (Electro)

Vesna (Anemo)

Vodyanitsa (Hydro)

Trivia

• Characters say their related voice lines based on the weather and time of day in the open world. (e.g., When It Rains)
• Characters say their "More About" Voice-Overs when their Friendship Level increases.
• Characters are healed to their Max HP after their level is increased or they are ascended. This can occur even when in combat.
• Every other Flagship Event gives the player a free 4-star Character and resets at the start of each new Version. Version 1 was an exception as Version 1.0 did not have a Flagship Event.
• Version 3.8 marks the first time a new Version did not add any new Character.

Notes

Change History

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