Genshin Impact: All characters, roles, and build guides

IT can be hard to know how to build your Genshin Impact team, with over 70 characters you can choose from.

Between seven different elements, the three different positions, and the different star ratings, it can be hard to figure out where to start.

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If you’re starting out, or looking to up your game, then we have everything you need to know.

Here’s our complete guide for each character, role, and build in Genshin Impact.

Genshin Impact: Character roles and positions

There are three main positions, or roles, characters can take, and which one suits them will change how you play.

Main DPS are your big damage dealers. These characters stay on the field for as long as possible and focus their attacks.

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Sub-DPS characters support your Main DPS. These fighters only enter the field for a short amount of time.

The rest of the time they are dealing damage using their off-field effects and abilities.

Finally, Support characters take care of the rest of the team. This can be through healing or shields.

They will also provide support through energy regeneration, or through helping with elemental resonance or reactions.

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Here are some of the best characters for each position depending on the elements you wish to use.

• Best Main DPS characters
• Best Sub-DPS characters
• Best Support characters

Genshin Impact: Full character list and guides

If you have a new character you don’t know what to do with, or you’re not sure your build is right, we have everything you need to know.

Below is a full list of every Genshin Impact character and their role, as well as a link to a full guide for their best weapons, artifacts and teams.

We’ve separated the characters by their element and star-rating, so you know how to most easily build your team.

Here’s Genshin Impact’s full character list.

Anemo

• Five-star – Jean (Support)
  • Kazuha (Sub DPS/Support)
  • Venti (Sub DPS/Support)
  • Wanderer (Main DPS)
  • Xiao (Main DPS)
• Four-star – Faruzan (Support)
  • Heizou (Main DPS)
  • Sayu (Support)
  • Sucrose (Support)

Cryo

• Five-star – Aloy (Main DPS)
  • Ayaka Kamisato (Main DPS)
  • Eula (Main DPS)
  • Ganyu (Main DPS)
  • Qiqi (Support)
  • Shenhe (Sub DPS)
• Four-star – Chongyun (Sub DPS)
  • Diona (Support)
  • Layla (Support)
  • Mika (Support)
  • Rosaria (Sub DPS)

Dendro

• Five-star – Alhaitham (Main DPS)
  • Nahida (Main DPS/Support)
  • Tighnari (Main DPS)
  • Baizhu (Support)
• Four-star – Collei (Sub DPS)
  • Kaveh (Main DPS)
  • Kirara (Support)
  • Yaoyao (Support)

Electro

• Five-star – Cyno (Main DPS)
  • Raiden Shogun (Main DPS/Sub DPS)
  • Keqing (Main DPS)
• Four-star – Beidou (Main DPS/Sub DPS)
  • Fischl (Sub DPS)
  • Lisa (Sub DPS)
  • Yae Miko (Sub DPS)
  • Razor (Main DPS)
  • Kujou Sara (Sub DPS/Support)
  • Kuki Shinobu (Sub DPS/Support)
  • Dori (Support)

Geo

• Five-star – Albedo (Sub DPS/Support)
  • Arataki Itto (Main DPS)
  • Zhongli (Sub DPS/Support)
• Four-star – Gorou (Support)
  • Yun Jin (Support)
  • Kaeya (Sub DPS)
  • Ningguang (Main DPS)
  • Noelle (Main DPS/Support)

Hydro

• Five-star – Ayato Kamisato (Main DPS)
  • Sangonomiya Kokomi (Main DPS/Sub DPS/Support)
  • Mona (Main DPS/Sub DPS/Support)
  • Nilou (Main DPS/Sub DPS)
  • Childe (Main DPS)
  • Yelan (Sub DPS)
• Four-star – Barbara (Support)
  • Candace (Main DPS/Support)
  • Xingqiu (Sub DPS)

Pyro

• Five-star – Dehya (Main DPS/Sub DPS/Support)
  • Diluc (Main DPS)
  • Klee (Main DPS)
  • Hu Tao (Main DPS)
  • Yoimiya (Main DPS)
• Four-star – Amber (Sub DPS)
  • Bennett (Support)
  • Thoma (Sub DPS)
  • Xiangling (Sub DPS)
  • Xinyan (Main DPS)
  • Yanfei (Main DPS)

Genshin Impact: Genius Invokation guides

Genshin Impact introduced a new trading card game into the main game called Genius Invokation.

You can collect or buy cards from different NPCs around the world, and play against your favourite characters.

It has grown into a popular game of its own, and there are even separate tournaments specifically for the TCG.

Here are some guides to get you started with Genius Invokation.

• Genius Invokation tier list
• Best Genius Invokation decks
• Best Genius Invokation support cards
• How to beat Cyno

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