Genshin Impact Comprehensive Beginner's Guide (All You Should Be Aware Of)

Genshin Impact is an open-world RPG featuring an anime aesthetic and an action-oriented combat mechanism. It incorporates a party system that allows players to leverage the unique skills and attacks of various characters.

Genshin incorporates “gacha” mechanics, allowing players to acquire in-game currency (or make purchases) to obtain items such as characters and weapons.

The game is compatible with multiple platforms, including Windows, PS4, PS5, Android, and iOS, allowing for cross-platform play.

Exploration Level

In Genshin Impact, your Adventure Rank (AR) represents the overall level of your account. As you raise your Adventure Rank, you unlock additional features and enhance the rewards you can earn from various in-game activities.

You can earn Adventure EXP through a variety of activities in the game, including completing quests, exploring the vast open world, and much more.

As you progress in your Adventure Rank, you can interact with the Adventurer’s Guild to receive various rewards. Below is a brief overview of the features that will become available to you as you enhance your AR. There’s no need to feel overwhelmed; this article will gradually explain each of these mechanics in detail.

• 8 Ley Line Outcrops of the Blossom of Revelation
• 12 Daily Commissions for Blossom of Wealth Ley Line Outcrops
• 14 Journeys
• 16 Co-Op Mode Areas for Forging (Materials for Weapon Ascension)
• 20 Spiral Abyss Combat Pass
• 22 Realms of Abundance (Artifacts)
• 25 Prestige
• 26 Narrative Elements
• 27 Areas of Expertise (Skill Enhancement Resources)
• 28 Serenitea Pot (Home Decor)
• 45 Enigmatic Gift (Artifact Treasure Chest)

Global Standard

Raising your Adventure Rank (AR) will lead to a rise in the World Level as well. There are eight World Levels in total, and as this level escalates, the difficulty of enemies in the open world, as well as bosses and domains, will also intensify. Consequently, this will enhance the rewards you can earn from defeating these foes. At certain Adventure Rank milestones, the World Level will automatically progress. However, at other milestones, you will be required to complete a specific quest from the Adventurer’s Guild to elevate the World Level.

20: World Level 1 Automatically Advances 25: World Level 2 Complete Ascension Quest 1 30: World Level 3 Automatically Advances 35: World Level 4 Complete Ascension Quest 2 40: World Level 5 Automatically Advances 45: World Level 6 Complete Ascension Quest 3 50: World Level 7 Complete Ascension Quest 4 55: World Level 8 Automatically Advances

Ascension

Ultimately, your Adventure Rank will influence the maximum level your characters and weapons can reach. By raising your Adventure Rank, you’ll unlock the ability to enhance your characters and weapons, boosting their power.

Quests

In Genshin Impact, players can engage in a wide variety of quests. These missions are tied to the storyline and offer valuable rewards, such as Adventure EXP. There are four primary categories of quests available for players to undertake in the game.

Archon Missions

These missions form the central narrative of the game, focusing on the Traveler’s quest to locate their sibling.

Narrative Missions

These missions delve deeply into various playable characters, offering additional insights about them. Initially, many story quests will become available as you raise your Adventure Rank.

Upon attaining Adventure Rank 26, you will gain the ability to acquire Story Keys, which are necessary for unlocking the latest Story Quests.

Hangout Quests represent a more relaxed segment of Story Quests, allowing players to engage in casual interactions with the game’s characters.

Global Missions

These missions serve as side quests within the game. Throughout the world, you’ll encounter numerous NPCs marked with blue exclamation points. These quests can range from brief, straightforward tasks to more complex, multi-layered challenges that offer greater rewards.

Daily Earnings

Upon attaining Adventure Rank 12, you will gain access to Daily Commissions. Each day, you will receive 4 of these brief quests, which you can complete to earn Adventure EXP and Primogems. Finishing all 4 quests and speaking with the Adventurer’s Guild will provide you with additional rewards.

Explorer’s Guidebook

At the beginning of the game, you’ll encounter a quest titled “Welcome to the Adventurer’s Guild.” Completing this quest will grant you access to the Adventurer’s Handbook.

This guide will provide players with a range of rewards for accomplishing certain objectives. Its purpose is to help players explore the numerous aspects of the game. As you progress, make sure to complete these objectives to earn some complimentary rewards.

In the other sections of the Handbook, you can find information about your Daily Commissions, the various enemies you encounter in the open world, as well as details about bosses and domains.

Expeditions

Upon reaching Adventure Rank 14, you will gain access to Expeditions. These are essentially missions for gathering resources that you can assign to your characters. To initiate these, visit the Adventurer’s Guild.

After a designated period, you will be granted rewards depending on the expedition you select, which may include items such as Mora, ores, and various materials.

Exploration

While you journey through the realm of Teyvat, you will come across a multitude of experiences.

Statues representing the Seven

The prominent markers on the map represent the Statues of the Seven. Engaging with them reveals hidden regions on the map and allows for rapid teleportation across the world. Visiting these statues will also restore the health of your team.

Teleportation Points

Teleport Waypoints allow for fast travel across the map; however, activating them does not reveal any hidden regions.

Anemoculus (Occuli)

While navigating the key areas of Teyvat, you’ll come across Occuli. In Mondstadt, the initial significant region of the game, Anemoculus can be discovered scattered throughout the landscape. You can gather these items and present them at the statue of the Seven.

This is crucial in the beginning since it will boost your overall stamina. Enhanced stamina is beneficial for quicker exploration and also aids in battles.

Every significant region will possess its own Occuli that can be presented to the corresponding Statue of the Seven. In the initial two regions, Mondstadt and Liyue, you will receive an increase in maximum stamina in return for the Anemoculus and Geoculus, respectively.

Materials

As you venture through the environment, you will come across a variety of resources scattered on the ground, nestled in trees, or located in other areas. These resources can be utilized for enhancing characters, preparing dishes, and other purposes. Make sure to collect as much as you can to ensure you are well-prepared.

Map Pins

Finally, the game provides the option to annotate your map with symbols, with a maximum of 150 markers available. Players often choose to mark the map each time they discover an Occuli. This method makes it convenient to track your progress, allowing you to easily recall which ones you have already located if you decide to consult a guide or map to find the rest.

Dynamic Map

If you prefer to experience the game at your own speed and discover everything on your own, this resource won’t be necessary for you.

For gamers looking to get up to speed and discover all the hidden treasures, utilizing an interactive map can help locate and highlight all the essential resources scattered throughout the game world.

Wishes

Wishes serve as the gacha mechanism in Genshin Impact, allowing players to acquire characters and weapons. By using Fates or Primogems, you can try your luck to obtain the desired character or weapon.

The permanent “standard banner” features characters and weapons that were accessible from the game’s launch and have remained unchanged ever since.

A “limited banner” will be available, offering players a chance to obtain exclusive characters or weapons for a limited period. These special characters and weapons can only be acquired during their specific banner, and it may take a considerable amount of time for them to return in a rerun.

Currencies

Mora

This is the fundamental currency used within the game, similar to gold found in other titles. You can earn Mora through various activities, such as opening treasure chests, completing quests, and more.

You will utilize Mora for various purposes, such as enhancing and promoting characters or weapons, and it can also be spent to purchase essential items from in-game merchants.

Primogems

Primogems serve as the premium currency within the game. You will utilize them to make wishes for exclusive characters and weapons. Additionally, you can earn Primogems through various activities in the game, although the amounts will be relatively small.

Fates

Fates serve as an additional form of premium currency within the game, allowing players to make direct wishes for characters and weapons. When you spend Primogems to obtain characters or weapons, you essentially transform your Primogems into Fates. Alternatively, you can utilize Fates that you have earned directly.

There are two categories of Fates.

Intertwined Fates are utilized to make wishes for exclusive characters and weapons, whereas Acquaint Fates are meant for wishes related to characters and weapons in the “standard banner,” which remains consistently accessible to players and has not altered since the game’s launch.

You can acquire Fates by engaging in different in-game activities, such as leveling up your Adventure Rank, advancing in the Battle Pass, participating in events, and other opportunities.

Sigils

Similar to the Occuli, every area will feature Sigils that you can collect through exploration, chest openings, quest completions, and more. These Sigils can be exchanged at the local vendor in each region for items such as resources, Mora, or crafting materials.

Celestial Sparkle and Cosmic Dust

When you request characters and weapons, it’s common to receive duplicates of items you already possess. Each time this occurs, you will accumulate Starglitter and Stardust. These currencies can be utilized in the Shop Menu and in the section labeled “Paimon’s Bargains.”

It is advisable to purchase the Fates each month using Stardust, as there is a maximum limit of 5 available per month.

Genesis Crystals

Finally, this currency can only be acquired by spending real money within the game. It can be exchanged for primogems, which can be used for making wishes. Additionally, Genesis Crystals are the currency required for purchasing character skins.

Elements

Elements serve as the core of the combat mechanics in Genshin Impact. Every character possesses a vision that allows them to harness a particular element. (As you advance in the main storyline, the Traveler will unlock the ability to access each element).

At present, the game features a total of 7 Elements.

Elements play a crucial role in various aspects, such as tackling puzzles in the open world, managing enemy interactions, and enhancing the strength of your team.

Reactions of Elements

Reactions play a crucial role in battles, as they enhance your team’s damage output significantly. While a single character has limited potential, a group of four can leverage reactions to exponentially increase their damage.

Elemental Harmony

Elemental Resonance provides an additional advantage for your team, influenced by the elements represented among your characters. While it may not hold the same significance as Elemental Reactions, it’s still a valuable consideration when forming your team.

In the Party Setup Menu, you can check the bonuses for Elemental Resonance.

Character Summary

The characters serve as the primary draw of Genshin Impact. Each character’s unique playstyle and identity are the key features that make the game appealing.

Character Battle

Each character possesses a standard attack, a charged attack, a plunging attack, an elemental ability, and an elemental ultimate.

Regular attacks can be executed at any moment and inflict damage determined by the character’s weapon category and elemental affinity.

Charged attacks involve pressing and holding the attack button, consuming stamina to unleash a more powerful strike.

Plunging attacks occur when a character strikes while airborne or gliding through the air.

An Elemental Skill is a distinctive ability specific to each character, which can be activated once the cooldown period has elapsed.

An Elemental Burst is a stronger skill available to every character. To activate this Burst, energy is needed, which characters can accumulate by vanquishing foes and landing hits with their attacks or elemental abilities.

Character Progression and Ascension

Characters can gain levels by vanquishing foes in the open world, but the process is incredibly time-consuming. It’s best not to rely on this method for earning experience.

While progressing in the game, you’ll acquire Character Experience Books. These books can be obtained by opening chests, finishing quests, and engaging in various activities throughout the game. They will serve as your primary means to enhance your characters’ levels.

When your character hits the maximum level, you can promote them. This process necessitates character-specific materials along with a certain amount of Mora. Ascending your character will raise their level cap and enhance various stats.

Talents

Talents indicate the proficiency of your character’s skills and attacks. You can enhance the level of these talents and make them more powerful by utilizing Talent Books.

Here is where you can view the passive skills of every character.

Constellations

Constellations serve as the game’s way of rewarding players who acquire duplicate characters. When you collect duplicates of a character, you can unlock a constellation, enhancing the character’s abilities.

Every character possesses 6 constellations, which means you must acquire them 7 times through the wishing system to completely enhance any character.

You will gradually acquire constellations for certain 4-star characters, whereas obtaining constellations for 5-star characters is quite challenging.

Fundamentals of Combat

In addition to the characters’ attacks and skills, there are several other mechanics to consider during combat.

Stamina

Stamina is represented by the yellow bar adjacent to your character, which decreases when you sprint or perform charged attacks. It plays a crucial role in evading enemy strikes, and certain characters rely on charged attacks to maximize their damage output.

Avoiding / Inline Frame

To initiate running, you can press and hold the run button, but you also have the option to quickly tap it to perform a dash or sprint for a brief period. During this dash, your character gains a brief period of invulnerability. If you execute this maneuver at the right moment, you can evade specific enemy attacks by timing your dash to coincide with the moment of impact.

Roles of Characters

Generally, the characters in the game fall into three primary categories. Certain characters are capable of taking on various roles within a team, or they may embody a combination of two distinct roles.

Primary Damage Dealer

This pertains to the character who will be on the battlefield the longest within your group. This individual is expected to perform the majority of basic attacks and will also be the most heavily invested member of your team.

Secondary Damage Dealer

These units are frequently employed for their capabilities that remain effective even when they are not on the battlefield. Additionally, they can contribute specific elements to your team, enabling the rest of your members to trigger elemental reactions.

Support

Supports are characters utilized for purposes beyond dealing damage. They may include healers, characters that offer shielding, or those that enhance overall gameplay experience. Often, many support characters blend elements of Sub DPS with their support roles.

Team Structure

Teams typically include one primary damage dealer along with a combination of three support characters and secondary damage dealers.

A team requires just one primary damage dealer since only one character can be active on the battlefield at any given moment.

The additional units are designed to enhance and provide assistance to your primary character.

For the best optimization of your team composition, make sure to check out our tier list of Genshin characters.

Sample Squad

Here is an illustration of a team structure.

Kamisato Ayaka serves as the primary damage dealer for the team and is classified as a Cryo character. Venti acts as a secondary damage dealer and support, offering crowd control for lighter foes and contributing to damage output through his elemental burst. Kaeya also plays a support and secondary damage dealer role. As a Cryo user, his abilities generate energy, which can be directed to Ayaka, allowing her to quickly recharge her burst. Mona, a Hydro support, focuses on freezing opponents by combining Cryo and Hydro elements.

Gear

In Genshin, your character can utilize two types of gear or equipment: Weapons and Artifacts.

Weapons

In Genshin, players can choose from five distinct types of weapons: Bow, One-Handed Sword, Two-Handed Claymore, Polearm, and Catalyst. Each character is designed to wield a particular type of weapon.

You can obtain these weapons via the game’s wish system, and there are also exclusive weapons available on banners. These weapons typically complement and enhance the abilities of the character featured on the limited banner.

Weapons can be upgraded and enhanced in a manner similar to characters, and they will need specific resources and materials for this process.

Artifacts

Artifacts function similarly to the gear that a character can don. Each character has the ability to equip up to 5 Artifacts, which are categorized into 5 distinct slots: Flower, Plume (or Feather), Sands, Goblet, and Circlet.

Artifacts can be enhanced to provide additional bonus statistics, and you can upgrade them by using other artifacts as resources. These artifacts are significantly potent, as they can greatly boost your character’s attributes, but acquiring high-quality artifacts can be quite challenging.

Artifact Statistics

Primary Stat – Every Artifact features a primary stat that enhances with each level increase. For instance, the Plume, also known as the Feather, consistently possesses ATK as its primary stat. In contrast, other items such as the Circlet or Goblet may exhibit a variety of primary stats.

Artifacts can possess up to four substats at most. Each time you level up the artifact in increments of four, one random substat will be enhanced. If the artifact has fewer than four substats, leveling up at these intervals will grant an additional substat rather than boosting an existing one.

Set Bonuses – Artifacts belong to specific sets. When you equip several artifacts from the same set, your character receives a bonus. Currently, the majority of artifacts offer a bonus for having 2 or 4 pieces equipped. These bonuses typically grant significant advantages to your character.

Resin

In the game, resin serves as a resource that accumulates gradually. You can hold a maximum of 160 resin at any given moment. Certain game activities necessitate the use of resin to obtain rewards.

Using your Resin will provide Adventure EXP and is a crucial resource to utilize promptly if you aim to advance swiftly in the game.

Domains

Domains resemble miniature dungeons that you can explore to gather resources and various items. There are three categories of Domains:

Domain of Forgery: These areas provide materials necessary for weapon ascension. Domain of Blessing: These locations offer artifacts. Domain of Mastery: These domains yield materials for leveling up talents.

Domains play a crucial role in enhancing your characters and weapons. As you progress in your Adventure Rank and elevate your World Level, you will unlock more valuable rewards from Domains.

Please be aware that the Domains of Forgery and Mastery are not accessible on a daily basis. Each domain is available on designated days, so be sure to verify which ones are necessary for enhancing your characters or weapons.

Global Bosses

World Bosses are locations throughout the game where players can engage in battles against powerful bosses. These bosses have a relatively fast respawn rate and are primarily targeted for acquiring Character Ascension Materials. In addition to these materials, they also yield various Artifacts and other rewards, but the main focus of these encounters is to collect Ascension Materials.

Similar to Domains, World Bosses will become more challenging as you raise the World Level, but they will also yield more valuable rewards.

Ley Line Exposures

Outcrops are minor skirmishes you can engage in to earn various rewards. They will show up on your map as a vibrant mist that you can interact with.

Blue Outcrops provide Level-Up Materials for characters, whereas Yellow Outcrops yield Mora.

As is typically the case, raising your World Level will enhance the rewards obtained from these Outcrops.

Please be aware that you can still engage in the Outcrops without using your Resin; however, you won’t receive any rewards in that case.

Weekly Boss Encounters / Trounce Domains

As you advance in the primary storyline (Archon Quests), you will come across and gain access to Trounce Domains, which serve as Weekly Boss encounters. These Bosses can be challenged once a week, providing players with rewards such as Experience, Artifacts, Ascension Materials, and materials for leveling up Talents.

Creation and Resources

After you gain access to weapon crafting, you can create a limited selection of 4-star weapons. While these weapons may not be the top-tier options available, they can be quite effective for a variety of characters. To craft them, you will require materials such as Ores, Mora, and a Billet.

Billets are specialized crafting materials that can be obtained by completing quests, purchasing from merchants, or receiving them as drops from Weekly Bosses.

Food

In the game, the food system enables players to prepare recipes to create consumable items. These culinary creations offer a range of benefits, such as healing characters, reviving them, restoring stamina, boosting attributes, and much more.

To prepare a meal, all you need to do is locate a suitable spot that permits cooking. This can be a campfire or a local restaurant in your area.

Combat Pass

After activating the Battle Pass, you’ll gain access to missions that reward you with Battle Pass points. Similar to numerous games featuring Battle Pass systems, advancing through it will allow you to earn various rewards.

You have the option to buy a premium battle pass, known as the Gnostic Hymn, which will provide you with enhanced rewards as you advance.

The battle pass offers a variety of rewards, including Mora, Character Experience, Resin, Fates, materials for weapon upgrades, weapons, and additional items.

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