How to unlock new characters in Genshin Impact
HoYoverse’s Genshin Impact, one ofAndroid’s best gamesand highly engrossingAndroid gacha, provides a polished open-world experience on multiple platforms. And with the game’s exceptionally high budget for its gameplay and graphics, Genshin Impact is also the go-to performance test for mosttop-of-the-line Android gaming phones.
Today, Genshin Impact remains afloat thanks to the game’s consistent schedule release forregional expansions. These expansions drop Archon quests that continue the ongoing storyline and provide crucial world-building lore. In addition to these expansion drops, almost every six-week update adds toGenshin Impact’s growing cast of charactersyou’ll meet and potentially acquire. But with the many characters currently in the game, how do we recruit units without breaking the bank? To help alleviate the gacha pressure, we’ve compiled a free character recruitment guide to assist in building out your team. That way, you will have more than just Paimon to bring on your journey through Teyvat!
How to recruit the starters
As you work through the first Archon quest (main story), you’ll automatically recruit characters. See our checklist below.
Recruiting the extras
These characters are considered part of the starting cast, but you’ll acquire them later than the four characters listed above.
The Traveller
Don’t forget that your main character can wear many hats; as you travel to a new region, the Traveller can interact with the Statue of the Seven to swap elements. So if you find your team lacking in an element for resonance or utility, use the Traveller to fill the remaining gaps!
Buying characters using Masterless Starglitter
You can buy characters from Paimon’s shop, which will cost you Masterless Starglitter. Masterless Starglitter is only accumulated when you’ve obtained duplicates of characters and any weapon (four and five-star rarity only). See the conversion rates below for an idea.
To access the shop, tap on the Paimon icon >Shop>Paimon’s Bargains>Starglitter Exchange.
Note: Purchasable characters reset monthly, and you’re able to only buy one copy.
Participating in events
Events are limited-time quests. You’ll often require fulfilling pre-requisites before taking them on, such as being a specific Adventure Rank, finishing some world quests, and completing certain acts in the Archon quest. Playing through events may lead to claiming a weapon (and refinements) or a character copy.
Using the gacha system
The bread and butter system for how to acquire more characters. Wishing is another word for pulling or summoning, which uses Fates. You may obtain Fates by in-game methods such as Adventure Rank rewards, leveling up the Sacred Sakura tree at the Grand Narukami Shrine, or purchasing with other currency (e.g., Primogems).
Standard Wish banner
Also known as the permanent banner. Unlike the Limited time banner(s), you could wish on the standard banner anytime. You’ll acquire a five-star guaranteed at 90 wishes, but it is 50/50 on whether you get a character or a weapon; you are guaranteed to get a five-star character or a five-star weapon in 270 pulls if you have not received either in your previous wishes. You’re also guaranteed to receive a weapon in 10 wishes. To wish on the standard banner, you’ll need Acquaint Fates.
Limited time banner(s)
New units and re-runs of previous character event banners only show up for a limited time. It requires Intertwined Fates to summon on the character event banners. Multiple banners may appear, but the pity system (how you’ll reach a guarantee) becomes shared between these banner types. For example, if you perform 20 pulls (placed 20 wishes or used 20 Intertwined Fates) on character banner 1, your pity (20/90) is carried over to character banner 2. You won’t get punished if you change your mind about the featured five-star midway through.
How wishing works on a limited character event banner
You are guaranteed a character at 90 pulls (note that probability ramps up passed 74 pulls); acquiring a character at 90 pulls is called hard pity, while getting a character after the 74th pull and before the 90th is considered soft pity. But reaching your first pity is still a 50/50 toss-up whether you receive a character from the standard banner or if it’s the featured character. The pity counter resets once you win a character, but if you didn’t earn the featured character, you are guaranteed to receive the limited-run character in your next pity.
Four-star characters also have a rate up on these banners; you will gain a four-star weapon/character every 10 wishes, and if you don’t get one of the rate-ups in the first 10, it is guaranteed on the second set of 10 pulls. Unfortunately, it is impossible to ensure a specific 4-star, given that every banner always has three rated up 4-stars for each banner.
Note: Your built-up pity is carried over to any limited time character event banner, even if the current ones expire.
The more, the merrier
HoYoverse does an excellent job of creating vibrant and attractive characters in the world of Teyvat. The best part is that you don’t have to break the bank to grab some of these units while building your team. But it does require careful planning to ensure you don’t get too caught up with the gacha system. And withthe number of Genshin Impact charactersin the game, you are bound to find some favorites. So, if you haven’t dipped into Genshin Impact’s expansive world yet and enjoy team building and open-world exploration, consider grabbing the download below.
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