Each character’s utility can change with game updates, balance changes, or new content that might favor different skills or elements. This makes "Genshin Impact" dynamic, as players adapt by switching characters or strategies based on the current demands of the game environment.
How Characters are Utilized in Genshin Impact
Combat
•Elemental Abilities and Bursts: Each character has an Elemental Skill and an Elemental Burst. Skills can be used frequently with a cooldown, while Bursts require energy to unleash powerful attacks or effects.
•Elemental Reactions: Combining different elements from characters can trigger reactions like Overload, Electro-Charged, Superconduct, Vaporize, Melt, etc., which can significantly increase damage output or provide strategic advantages.
Exploration
•Elemental Sight: Some characters can use Elemental Sight to detect nearby resources or clues.
•Unique Abilities: Certain characters have abilities that aid in exploration:
•Venti can create a wind current to lift you upward.
•Kaeya can create ice bridges over water with his skill.
•Amber can light torches or solve puzzles involving fire.
•Zhongli can create geo constructs that can be climbed or used to block attacks.
Puzzle Solving
•Many puzzles in the game require specific elemental interactions or abilities to solve, which can only be done with the appropriate characters.
Story Progression
•Main Quests: The Traveler (main character) interacts with other characters during the main storyline, which unfolds through quests involving these characters.
•Character Quests: Each character has their own story quest that players can unlock at certain adventure ranks or by using story keys, providing deeper insight into their backgrounds and personalities.
Resource Gathering
•Certain characters make gathering specific resources easier. For example: Diluc or Klee can mine ores quickly with their Pyro attacks breaking mineral deposits faster.
Team Building
•Synergy: Players build teams of four characters where synergy between their abilities can lead to more effective combat strategies.
•Role Assignment: Characters are often used in specific roles such as DPS (damage per second), support, healer, or sub-DPS based on their skills and stats.
Events and Domains
•Some events or domains may require or give bonuses to teams with certain characters or elements, encouraging players to use a diverse roster.
Aesthetic and Personal Preference
•Players often choose characters based on design, voice, backstory, or simply personal attachment, influencing team composition outside of strategic considerations.
Ascension and Leveling
•Characters need to be leveled up and ascended using materials, which can involve using them in combat to gain character EXP or exploring to find ascension materials.
Co-op Mode
•In multiplayer, players can bring one character each to join forces, utilizing different characters' abilities to tackle challenges together.
List of Main Characters in Genshin Impact |
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The protagonist of the story, whom the player can choose as either Aether (male) or Lumine (female). They are from another world and are searching for their lost sibling. They can switch between different elements once they resonate with the Statues of The Seven across Teyvat. |
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The (unplayable) Traveler's companion and guide. Often referred to as the "emergency food" by the community, Paimon acts as the comic relief and the player's guide through the world of Teyvat. She speaks on behalf of the Traveler in many interactions. |
A bard from Mondstadt with the appearance of a youthful boy. Venti is actually Barbatos, the Anemo (wind) Archon. He's carefree, loves to play music, and has a penchant for apple cider. His abilities involve wind-based attacks and crowd control. |
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Initially introduced as a knowledgeable consultant for the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Zhongli is later revealed to be Rex Lapis (Morax), the Geo Archon. He has a deep appreciation for human traditions, contracts, and possesses immense power over earth and stone. |
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The Cavalry Captain of the Knights of Favonius in Mondstadt. Kaeya is a smooth talker with a mysterious background. He uses Cryo vision, and his abilities are useful for exploration and combat with ice-based attacks. |
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The owner of the Dawn Winery and a former Knight of Favonius, Diluc has a Pyro vision. He's somewhat of a vigilante in Mondstadt at night, protecting the city from threats in his own way. He's known for his strong sense of justice and his fiery combat style. |
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The Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius. Jean is dedicated, hardworking, and uses Anemo powers. She's often overwhelmed by her duties but strives to protect Mondstadt with all her might. |
A pivotal figure in Liyue, Keqing has an Electro vision. She believes in human capability over divine intervention, challenging traditional views about the Geo Archon's rule. She's very hands-on in managing Liyue's affairs. |
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A half-qilin Adeptus under contract with the Geo Archon, working as a secretary for the Liyue Qixing. Ganyu has a Cryo vision, and she's known for her diligence, often overworking herself. |
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Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius, with a Geo vision. Albedo is deeply interested in the art of alchemy, particularly in the study of lifeforms and Khaenri'ah's secrets. |
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