Genshin Impact: All Characters, Roles and Building Instructions

Knowing how to build your Genshin Impact team can be difficult with over 70 characters to choose from.

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

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If you’re looking to get started or improve your game, we’ve got everything you need to know.

Here’s our complete guide to every character, role, and build in Genshin Impact.

Genshin Impact: Character Roles and Positions

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

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

Sub DPS characters support your main DPS. These fighters only enter the field for a short time.

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

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

They also offer support through energy regeneration or by assisting with elemental resonance or reactions.

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

Genshin Impact: Full Character Roster and Guides

If you’ve got a new character and you don’t know what to do with it, or you’re unsure if your build is right, we’ve got everything you need to know.

Below is a full list of all Genshin Impact characters and their role, as well as a link to a complete guide to their best weapons, artifacts, and teams.

We’ve separated the characters by their element and star rating so you know the easiest way to build your team.

Here is the full Genshin Impact character list.

anemone

• Five stars -Jean (Support)
• four star – Faruzan (Support)

cryo

• Five stars – Aloy (Main DPS)
  • Ayaka Kamisato (Main DPS)
  • EULA (Main DPS)
  • ganyu (Main DPS)
  • qi qi (Support)
  • Shenhe (Sub DPS)
• four star – Chongyun (Sub DPS)
  • diona (Support)
  • layla (Support)
  • Rosarie (Sub DPS)

dendro

• Five stars – Alhaitham (Main DPS)
• four star – Colleagues (Sub DPS)

electric

• Five stars – Kyno (Main DPS)
• four star – Beidou (Main DPS/Sub DPS)
  • fish (Sub DPS)
  • Lisa (Sub DPS)
  • Yes Miko (Sub DPS)
  • razor (Main DPS)
  • Kujo Sara (Sub DPS/Support)
  • Kuki Shinobu (Sub DPS/Support)
  • Dori (Support)

Geo

• Five stars – Albedo (Sub DPS/Support)
• four star – Gorou (Support)
  • Yun Jin (Support)
  • kaeya (Sub DPS)
  • Ningguang (Main DPS)
  • noella (Main DPS/Support)

hydro

pyro

• Five stars – Dehya (Main DPS/Sub DPS/Support)
• four star – Amber (Sub DPS)
  • bennett (Support)
  • Thomas (Sub DPS)
  • Xiangling (Sub DPS)
  • xinjan (Main DPS)
  • Yanfei (Main DPS)

Genshin Impact: Genius Invocation Guides

Genshin Impact introduced a new trading card game called Genius Invocation to the main game.

You can collect or buy cards from various NPCs around the world and play against your favorite characters.

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

Here are some guides to help you get started with Genius Invocation.

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN.

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