Starting Genshin Impact as a new player can be pretty confusing. There are already a lot of regions, characters, materials, quests, and different systems to learn.
The good thing is that beginners do not really need to understand everything right away. Most of the early game is just about following the story, exploring, collecting materials, and slowly making the account stronger.
Here are some of the best things new players should focus on when starting Genshin Impact.
Follow the Archon Quests
The easiest way to progress is by following the Archon Quests.
These quests take players through the main story and slowly introduce new regions, characters, bosses, and game mechanics.
While doing the story, players should also explore the areas they pass through. Activating Statues of The Seven and Teleport Waypoints should be one of the first things to do whenever entering a new location. This makes traveling around the map much easier later when farming materials or doing quests.
Players should also open chests, complete puzzles, collect Oculi, and pick up materials whenever they see them. These rewards slowly add up and can give Primogems, Mora, Adventure EXP, and other useful items.
There is no need to fully explore every region immediately. Just explore naturally while going through the story.
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Focus on a Small Team
One mistake beginners can make is trying to level every character they get. This can quickly drain Mora, EXP books, and Ascension Materials.
It is better to focus on around four characters first and use them as the main team.
Some free characters are also useful for beginners. Kaeya, Barbara, Traveler, Collei, Lynette, and Xiangling can all help during the early game. Xiangling is especially useful because she can still be used in many teams later in the game.
Players do not need to worry too much about having the perfect team early on. As long as the team can clear quests and bosses, it should be good enough.
Use Original Resin
Original Resin is an important resource because it is needed to farm many upgrade materials. Beginners should try not to leave Resin full for too long.
Early on, Resin is better spent on:
- Character Ascension Materials
- Weapon materials
- Talent materials
- Mora
- Character EXP Materials
These upgrades are more useful because they directly make characters stronger.
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Do Not Farm Artifacts Too Early
Artifact farming can wait.
Before Adventure Rank 45, players can simply use Artifacts they get from quests, bosses, and exploration. It is fine to level some early Artifacts if a character needs more damage or HP, but there is no need to spend a lot of Resin farming perfect pieces.
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At AR45, players can unlock the highest-level Artifact Domains, which guarantee at least one 5-star Artifact per clear. That is usually the best time to start farming Artifacts more seriously.
Before that, character levels, weapons, and Talents should be the bigger priority.
Save Primogems and Intertwined Fates
Genshin Impact has Acquaint Fates and Intertwined Fates. Acquaint Fates are mainly used on the Standard Wish and Beginners' Wish, while Intertwined Fates are used for limited Character Event Wishes.
Free Acquaint Fates can usually be used as players get them.
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Primogems and Intertwined Fates should be saved more carefully. Beginners should avoid spending Primogems on the Standard Wish. It is usually better to save them for a limited character they actually want.
There is also no need to pull every new character. Players should check what a character does and whether they already have teammates that can work with them.
Start Building Teams Around AR45
Around AR45, players can start taking team building more seriously. By this point, the account should already have more characters and resources to work with.
The first goal should be building one complete team instead of spreading resources across many characters. Most teams usually need a main damage dealer, some type of support or off-field damage, and a healer or shielder depending on the setup.
Characters like Bennett, Xingqiu, Fischl, Sucrose, Chevreuse, and Iansan can also be useful if they fit the team. Once the first team is working well, players can slowly start building a second one.
Upgrade Guaranteed Stats First
When building a character, it is usually better to work on upgrades that are guaranteed first. A simple priority order is:
- Character level
- Weapon level
- Important Talents
- Artifacts
Players also do not need to max every Talent. For many characters, getting important Talents to around Level 8 or 9 is already enough while the account is still being built.
Artifacts should come after the main upgrades because Artifact stats are based on RNG.
Do Not Chase Perfect Artifacts
Perfect Artifacts are not needed for beginners. At first, players should just look for the correct Artifact set, correct main stats, and a few useful substats.
Once a character is already working properly, it is usually better to move on and build another character instead of spending weeks farming one perfect piece. Artifact min-maxing can come much later.
Prepare for Endgame Slowly
Genshin Impact has several combat modes that need more than one team.
- Spiral Abyss eventually requires two teams.
- Imaginarium Theater needs a bigger roster of characters and also has Element restrictions depending on the season.
- Stygian Onslaught also becomes harder because higher difficulties require several teams for different boss fights.
Having more useful characters will become more important later.
Beginner Mistakes to Avoid
New players should try to avoid these common mistakes:
- Leveling too many characters at once
- Spending Primogems on the Standard Wish
- Farming Artifacts heavily before AR45
- Trying to get perfect Artifact substats too early
- Ignoring weapons and Talents
- Spending Intertwined Fates without planning
- Ignoring events and exploration rewards
There is no need to rush through Genshin Impact. The best way to start is to follow the story, explore while progressing, save resources, and build only a few characters at a time.
Once AR45 is reached, players can start focusing more on Artifacts and proper team building. After that, it is mostly about slowly expanding the account and getting more characters ready for Spiral Abyss, Imaginarium Theater, and other endgame content.
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