Genshin Impact has a long list of playable characters for players to obtain and recruit. Let's check out all the new and best Genshin Impact playable characters here.

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Genshin Impact All Playable Characters

Like other role-playing games, Genshin Impact has a long list of characters with different abilities, skills, elements, and gameplay. Let's learn all about the character system of this game.

Genshin Impact has a long list of characters.

How many playable characters in Genshin Impact?

There are 34 playable characters in Genshin Impact now. However, it's not a fixed number because the game developers are still continuously introducing many new playable characters. These Genshin Impact characters are associated with 7 elements in the game, including Anemo, Geo, Hydro, Pyro, Electro, Cryo, and Dendro.
The game is continuously introducing many new playable characters.

However, available playable characters are using only 6 out of them. There is not playable Dendro character in this game now. Besides, each character has 6 Constellations, 3 active skills, and 3 passive talents. Their skills and power also increase when these characters level up.

Each character has 6 Constellations, 3 active skills, and 3 passive talents.

Besides, each character has 6 Ascension Phases and 90 levels to reach. You need different materials and a lot of experience books to level up them. Each team includes 4 playable characters. Players can obtain these characters from wish banners.

Genshin Impact unlockable characters

Unlockable characters are also playable characters. You can unlock these characters by using wish banners. Players need to use Acquaint Fate and Intertwined Fate to join these wish events. These fates can be exchanged by using Primogems, Starglitter, Stardust, or get them from mission rewards or Battle Pass for free. You can also use real money to purchase Primogems and buy these fates.

Genshin Impact's characters have interesting stories.

These playable characters are rated by stars. The best characters are rated 5 stars. Besides, 4-star characters are more popular. Therefore, the chance to get 5-star characters from these wish banners is lower than the rate of getting 4-star characters.

The best characters are rated 5 stars.

Genshin Impact unplayable characters

There are some unplayable characters who are still playing the roles of NPCs in this game. The first unplayable character is Traveler. In fact, there are two Travelers in Genshin Impact: a girl and a boy. Players need to choose one of them and his/her element at the beginning of the game when they create the game accounts.

One of the two Travelers is unplayable in this game.

If you choose the boy, you can no longer unlock the girl. In contrast, if you choose the girl Travelers, you cannot obtain the boy character. It's also the only permanently unlockable character. Besides, players in this game cannot unlock NPCs to play because these characters do not have special skills and elements. Many NPCs, such as Sara, Flora, Charles, Paimon, Catherine, etc. are not playable characters.

If you choose the girl Travelers, you cannot obtain the boy character.

Best Playable Characters In Genshin Impact

There are a lot of playable characters in the current version. Here are the best Genshin Impact playable characters up to this update.

#1. Best DPS

Hu Tao and Ganyu are the two best DPS in Genshin Impact up to now. Hu Tao is a Pyro character with very powerful attacks and bursts. She can deal a lot of DMG to enemies, especially at level 90. Ganyu is also the best DPS who uses the Cryo element. Her elemental burst is really insane.

Hu Tao is a Pyro character with very powerful attacks and bursts.

#2. Best Sub-DPS

Albedo, Venti, and Ganyu are the three best characters for the Sub-DPS role in Genshin Impact. Ganyu can also be the best character for the Sub-DPS role. Besides, Venti and Albedo are the two other best sub-DPS characters. Venti is an Anemo character and Albedo is a Geo character. Their elemental skills ad bursts help boost the DMG of the DPS characters a lot.

Venti is an Anemo character and one of the Seven Archons.

#3. Support

Zhongli, Jean, Venti, and Albedo are the four best characters for the support role in your party. Like Albedo, Zhongli is another Geo character. His elemental burst is very useful for the main DPS to defend. Jean is another useful Anemo character like Venti. Her elemental burst will boost the AoE of the Pyro attacks of Hu Tao and other Pyro characters.

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New Genshin Impact Playable Characters

Genshin Impact developers often introduce new playable characters every new update. Here are some upcoming characters in Genshin Impact 1.6 and 1.7 that you should know.

#1. Kazuha

Kazuha is a new playable character in Genshin Impact 1.6. This is a swordsman with an Anemo element. Genshin Impact Kazuha is designed as a Samurai with great sword skills. He will be available to obtain in an upcoming 1.6 character wish banner.

Genshin Impact Kazuha a swordsman with an Anemo element.

#2. Kamisato Ayaka

She is another new character who will use a sword. This new Cryo character also has a high-speed movement ability like Mona. This main character will appear in the story of Inazuma.

Kamisato Ayaka also has a high-speed movement ability like Mona.

#3. Yoimiya

This is a new Pyro character who uses a Bow to fight. She is the owner of Naganohara Fireworks. This pretty girl may come to this game in Genshin Impact patch 1.7.

Yoimiya is a new Pyro character who uses a Bow to fight.

#4. Sayu

Sayu is an adorable character who was confirmed to come to this game. This Shiyuumatsu-Ban's pint-sized Resident Ninja will use the Anemo element. However, the weapon of Sayu is still unknown.

Sayu is an adorable character.

#5. Cyno

Most of the basic information about this new character hasn't been released yet. But he can be a Cryo character who uses a polearm. The most attractive and impressive detail of his banner is the mask.

Cyno can be a Cryo character who uses a polearm.

Those are things you need to know about the character system in Genshin Impact. The article also introduced some new and best Genshin Impact playable characters up to now.

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