PS5 #25 · 2020 · T

Genshin Impact

An open-world action RPG about a traveler searching the nations of Teyvat for a lost twin.

HoYoverse · 100+ hrs

Difficulty

An open-world gacha action RPG where elemental reactions, not the 5-star portrait, clear domains. Adventure Rank 45 is when artifacts become worth Fragile Resin; the weapon banner is a trap until you can afford both destinies.

Tips

Start here
Don't spend Fragile Resin before AR 45
Adventure Rank 45 is when 5-star artifacts drop at a rate that isn't a joke. Amber and the free 4-stars will clear the story. Stamina food is for climbing, not for a domain you should be walking to.
Start here
Pity is 90, soft pity around 75
Character banner 50/50 at 90 pulls, with rates rising near 75. Don't pull the weapon banner unless you can afford the fate points to guarantee. The monthly shop starglitter is a 4-star you should actually buy.
Advanced
Vaporize and Melt are the multipliers
Pyro on hydro is 2x Vaporize; the reverse is 1.5x. Melt is the same idea with cryo. Hyperbloom (dendro + hydro + electro on a driver) is the overworld and abyss workhorse if you don't have a 5-star carry.
Advanced
Talents before a fifth artifact set
Level the talent on the skill you press, then the weapon, then a 4-piece set. A rainbow 5-star set with the right main stats beats a 4-piece you farmed for three weeks with flat HP rolls.
Secrets
Oculi, seelie, and time gates
Statue of the Seven levels are oculi. Seelie and the time-gated chests (the ones that need night, or a second player) are easy to leave behind in a region you 'finished'. The Serenitea Pot and The Catch (fished polearm) are free upgrades.
Builds
A team is a reaction, not four carries
One on-fielder, two reaction slaves, one flex. National-team style (Xiangling, Xingqiu, Bennett plus a driver) still clears. Don't build four main DPS characters who all want the same field time.
Multiplayer
Domains are a support job
In co-op domains, bring a healer or a battery, not a fourth copy of the host's carry. Don't steal the statue. Bosses in co-op have more HP; a Bennett burst still does more than a random fifth damage talent.

Walkthrough

Walkthroughs that already exist

Written guides and videos are listed separately. The first time a game is opened, the web is searched once. Later visits reuse that result. Six of each show here.

The first visit searches the web. Rate a result from 1 to 5 so the next person can skip the wait.