Season 1

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The Outlander Who Caught the Wind

Welcome to Teyvat, a world of seven nations and seven elements.

Despite being marketed as an open-world game, Genshin Impact is notoriously easy to get spoiled in. As such, it is recommended that you be mindful of where you explore, and try not to get too far ahead in the guide to avoid any type of spoilers.

Wanderer's Trail

This is the starting sequence of the game.

  • The protagonist will be referred to as “The Traveler”
  • Both siblings are equally canon as the Traveler
  • Official marketing typically shows the male Traveler for consistency purposes
  • For an immersive story experience it’s highly recommended to pick a name that sounds like a name.
  • This is the name the characters will use when referring to you throughout the game.
  • If you don’t have inspiration, here’s some suggestions:
  • Yíng
  • Hotaru
  • Lucciola
  • Lonrú
  • Traveler
  • Kōng
  • Sora
  • Cielo
  • Spéir
  • Traveler

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Character Recommendations

Traveler

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Traveler

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Noelle

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Amber

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Kaeya

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Lisa

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  • These are NOT the strongest/most useful characters available, rather these are characters we recommend for the new player experience.
  • These characters were designed together with the content you’re playing. They are of an appropriate strength and the materials to upgrade them should be available to you now or soon.
  • You can play with whichever characters you want, but be advised that newer characters may require materials from much later in the game.
  • Stronger and newer optimized teams can trivialize content and even skip dialogue during combat.
  • If you want an immersive story experience it’s highly recommended to keep the Traveler on your team during quests.
  • Even if you don’t, it’s recommended to upgrade the Traveler because sometimes the story will force you to use them.

Traveler's Journey I

Prologue: Act I

The Outlander Who Caught the Wind

  • Genshin’s story is presented in a quest format
  • Archon Quests are considered to be the main story of the game
  • There are many NPCs throughout Teyvat, you can learn a lot from talking to them!
  • The worldbuilding in this game is most effective if you come to learn about the lives of normal people in Teyvat
  • Some NPCs give quests or small rewards when you talk to them
  • View the Exploration tab above to see what areas you may explore freely.
  • View the Minor World Quests tab to see the list of World Quest currently available for you to do either during or after this Archon Quest.

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Exploration I

New Areas

  • Galesong Hill
  • Windwail Highland

Places to Avoid

  • Windrest Peak (North-west)

Genshin Impact is an open world RPG, but frequently you’ll find yourself pulled into random quests against your will. For the best experience, it is recommended to unlock more of the map at a very slow pace, generally matching that of the current progression in the story. Sometimes, explorable areas are locked behind Quests.

As the game updates, so does the world map, which unfortunately does not always take into consideration the new player experience. These areas assume the player has gone through more of the story, resulting in spoilers or strange occurences. Early-game areas may border newer areas which new players should avoid.

We will provide a series of maps to help you navigate the game.

  • Cross green borders to enter new areas you may explore. The statues displayed in the guide’s maps will reveal the areas you are now free to explore.
  • DO NOT cross red borders as they represent parts of the map that should be completely avoiding
  • Some quests may take you into unexplored territory, if it’s not in red areas, you are free to follow them.

Traveler

“Don’t lose faith in that which you have lost. In this new world, you will never be alone. Where you leave your footprints, and where you have yet to stride — your new world will unfold before you.”
“Welcome to a new world.”

“The world you once knew is but dust, and the wonders you knew but rubble. Though you should have your own world, and your own people — lamenting what is already lost…”
-K·K

  • Each character’s profile features a whole set of stories that provide extra background information
  • Typically, unlocking these requires leveling up character friendship through daily interactions
    • It is unrealistic to assume players own all characters at maximum friendship, so all character stories will be provided in this guide at the appropriate reading time
  • The Traveler’s stories are different, in that they unlock as you progress through the game’s story
    • This guide will give access to the Traveler’s stories whenever a new one unlocks
  • “Drip Marketing” is a fan-coined gacha term referring to official news about upcoming characters.
  • Drip Marketing teases upcoming characters by revealing their name, design, element, and a short description that often includes a quote by some in-game character
  • This image on the right, shows Drip Marketing for the Traveler, and the text above shows the associated quote for the two of them

Click for the Traveler's Stories

  • Story Quests typically give more depth on the specific characters that they focus on
  • They take place in between parts of the main story, further building up the world

Secret Pirate Treasure

Requirements

  • Complete Prologue: Act I
  • Reach Adventure Rank 5

Recommendations

Complete before reaching Adventure Rank 15

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Wind, Courage and Wings​

Requirements

  • Complete Prologue: Act I
  • Reach Adventure Rank 8

Recommendations

Complete before reaching Adventure Rank 12

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  • World Quests are made for worldbuilding, so you’re likely to come across them all throughout Teyvat
  • Most of these quests are minor or not super relevant to the story, and will be listed in tabs like this
  • Feel free to play these quests whenever you happen to come across them while exploring
  • Major World Quests will get their own separate listings

Character Lore

Kaeya

Amber

"Cryo Chapter" - Cavalry Captain Kaeya

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Character Recommendations

Jean

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Venti

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Sucrose

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Diluc

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Bennett

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Diona

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Rosaria

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Fischl

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Razor

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Mona

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Barbara

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Trailers

Announcement Trailer

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State of Play Trailer

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Be sure to check out trailer’s descriptions too. More often than not they’ll hide some secrets or more interesting text.

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Come Explore Teyvat with Amber!

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Golden blocks represent Bonus Content. As such, you can choose to skip these as generally they are not part of the story and don’t add much, but they should still be experienced.

The Chinese and Japanese versions are completely different and should both be watched.

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Lore Compendium I

Mondstadt's Novels

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Prologue: Act II

For a Tomorrow Without Tears

Proximity-triggered quest. Avoid gold mark on the map until you’re ready.

  • Complete Prologue: Act I
  • Reach Adventure Rank 10

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Animations

Character Teaser

The Four Winds

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Character Teasers are animated videos that show a part of the backstory of a character.

Character Demo

The Four Winds

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Character Demos are in-engine trailers that showcases the character’s animations.

Miscellany

The Four Winds

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Miscellany are tutorial videos for characters that explain said character’s abilities. These trailers are narrated by ████.

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Lore Compendium II

The Four Winds

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Trulla Chapter: Act I

Mondstadt Gastronomy Trip

Proximity-triggered quest. Avoid gold mark on the map until you’re ready.

  • Complete Prologue: Act I
  • Reach Adventure Rank 12

Xiangling's Stories

Tempus Fugit Chapter: Act I

Troublesome Work

  • Complete Prologue: Act I
  • Reach Adventure Rank 15

Lisa's Stories

Genshin Impact Manga

  • The manga explores another story in Mondstadt
  • This portion of the manga, which is labeled as the “Prologue”, focuses on some ancient history of Teyvat
    • It is recommended to read the rest of the manga at a later time
  • The localization of the manga is frequently different than in-game
Prologue

Prologue: Act III

Song of the Dragon and Freedom

  • Complete Prologue: Act II
  • Reach Adventure Rank 18

A Special Warning

About Pre-unlocked waypoints

Various waypoints will automatically unlock in unexplored areas after the completion of this quest. The purpose of this is to allow new players to ‘skip’ forward. You can visit later regions of the game early to gather materials to upgrade newer characters and explore newer content.

If you want an immersive guided experience we suggest you do NOT do this, as some waypoints could also trigger some unwanted quests.

Where to Explore

You must progress through Act III to access the Statue of the Seven

  • New area:
    • Brightcrown Mountains
  • Warnings:
    • Do not enter the northernmost area (Windrest Peak) until Season 6, Act 3

Warning

Boxes with important information will be in yellow. Reading them when you complete the quest listed just before will help to improve your story experience

  • Completing Prologue: Act III will unlock a few teleport waypoints to faraway locations
  • It is recommended to not use these free waypoints until it is time to visit that area
  • Teleporting to areas early has a high chance of activating quests out of order
  • It is pretty easy to accidentally trigger quests while stumbling around if you aren’t careful
  • A good tip is to place a pin on the map if this guide indicates that you should avoid a quest, and that quest doesn’t have a permanent map marker (like an Archon Quest)

Witch's Homework: Solution

This quest triggers upon entering the Knights of Favonius Headquarters. Read the details before deciding what to do next

  • This brown background indicates that this quest takes place at a later time than where it is placed in the guide
  • The reason that quests are moved early is typically because they are annoying or impossible to avoid
  • It is recommended to always read the extra information provided on these quests
  • A new event and quest called “Witch’s Homework” will appear in your menus upon completing Prologue: Act III
  • This quest does not take place until Season 6, Act 3
  • THIS QUEST IS UNAVOIDABLE, and will trigger the next time you enter the Knights of Favonius Headquarters
  • You can choose to either click through the quest quickly or play it normally for a sneak peek at some future events
  • This guide will provide a video link for this quest when you reach the correct time to play it
  • Complete Prologue: Act III
  • Complete Song of the Welkin Moon: Act VIII (Season 6, Act 2)

Noctua Chapter: Act I

Darknight Hero's Alibi

  • Complete Prologue: Act III

Diluc's Stories

Lupus Minor Chapter: Act I

The Meaning of Lupical

This quest triggers upon approach. Avoid continuing onwards from the waypoint at Wolvendom until you are ready to start

  • Complete Prologue: Act III
  • Complete Lepus Chapter: Act I (Amber’s Story Quest)
  • Reach Adventure Rank 21

Razor's Stories

Story Teaser: We Will Be Reunited

  • Red blocks serve as an indication of major out-of-game content
  • They are very important for understanding certain aspects of the game, and should not be ignored
  • This video serves as a sneak peek for the future, and builds dramatic irony that isn’t yet present in-game
  • Now is a good time to watch it, but you can also save it for after completing Chapter 5
    • There will not be another entry for this video at that point
  • IMPORTANT: There is only one version of this video
    • If you chose Aether, the male Traveler, as your MC, watch the video as is
    • If you chose Lumine, the female Traveler, as your MC, then while watching the video you will need to swap the roles of the two in your interpretation of the events
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Genshin Impact Manga

  • As we saw before, the manga explores another story in Mondstadt
    • Prologue – ancient history of Mondstadt
    • Chapters 1-16 – modern-day Mondstadt, not long before the in-game events
  • The localization of the manga is frequently different than in-game
  • The manga was only officially translated up to Chapter 13, so fan translations have been provided for the last three chapters
Chapters 0-13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Act 2

Farewell, Archaic Lord

The Traveler and Venti successfully purified Dvalin. Venti suggests that the Traveler head to Liyue for the Rite of Descension and a chance to meet the Geo Archon.

Where to Explore

  • New areas:
    • Bishui Plains
    • Qiongji Estuary
    • Sea of Clouds
    • Lisha
    • Minlin
  • Warnings:
    • Do not enter the area to the northwest (Chenyu Vale) until Season 4, Act 4
    • Entering early will immediately trigger a quest that is best played later

Tumult Subduer

This quest triggers upon approach. Avoid approaching the designated area until you are ready to start

  • This quest appears in your quest menu after completing Prologue: Act III and reaching Adventure Rank 20
  • This quest does not take place until Season 2, Act 8
  • This quest will trigger when you approach it
  • This quest is located towards the north of the Qiongji Estuary in Liyue, if you want to experience this quest at the right time, try to AVOID THIS AREA when you arrive in that location
  • Complete Prologue: Act III
  • Reach Adventure Rank 20
  • Complete Fleeting Colors in Flight (Season 2, Act 5)
  • Complete Interlude Chapter: Act II (Season 2, Act 6)
  • Complete Hidden Strife (Season 2, Act 8)

Chapter I: Act I

Of the Land Amidst Monoliths

This quest triggers upon approach. Avoid the gold marker on the map until you are ready to start

  • Complete Prologue: Act III
  • Reach Adventure Rank 23

Chapter I: Act II

Farewell, Archaic Lord

  • Complete Chapter I: Act I
  • Reach Adventure Rank 25
  • Reach Adventure Rank 28
  • It is recommended to continue to Act III immediately after completing Act II as they are basically one continuous story
  • A quest will unlock at Adventure Rank 26 at Wanwen Bookhouse (immediately west and up the stairs of the northern waypoint in Liyue Harbor)
  • Try to avoid starting it for now, if you do then just complete it now

Qiqi's Stories

Chapter I: Act III

A New Star Approaches

This quest triggers upon approach. Avoid the gold marker on the map until you are ready to start

  • Complete Chapter I: Act II
  • Reach Adventure Rank 28

Ningguang's Stories

Warning

  • Completing Chapter I: Act III causes a bunch of Archon Quests to appear in your quest log
  • Some are not accessible at this current time, but the others need to be avoided for now
  • Interlude: Act I
    • Triggers when approaching Yujing Terrace (where the Rite of Descension occurred)
    • Takes place during Season 2, Act 5, but is recommended to be played during Season 1, Act 6
    • AVOID YUJING TERRACE FOR NOW
  • Chapter I: Act IV Prelude
    • Triggers when talking to Katheryne in Mondstadt
    • ONLY CLAIM COMMISSIONS IN LIYUE UNTIL YOU START THIS QUEST
    • This quest is marked as a World Quest, but the game treats it as an Archon Quest
  • From now on, newly released Archon Quests will appear in your Events menu
  • These quests typically come with an option to “Quick Start” them, DO NOT EVER QUICK START A QUEST
  • Quick starting skips quest progression, and there also exists a decent chance for quest conflicts to arise due to quick starts
  • Around this time, you will likely be reaching Adventure Rank 30
  • From here on out, STAY FAR AWAY FROM THE MONDSTADT CRAFTING BENCH
  • Approaching it will trigger a World Quest that takes place later, which will be mentioned in Act 4
  • If you accidentally start it, STOP PLAYING ONCE IT GIVES YOU CONTROL AGAIN

The Many Matters Learned in One's Travels

This quest triggers upon selecting a dialogue option. Read the details before interacting with Katheryne

  • After completing Chapter I: Act III, Katheryne will have a new dialogue option
  • CLICKING “Any News?” WILL AUTOMATICALLY START THIS QUEST
  • This quest unlocks an anecdote system, and does not take place until Season 5, Act 3
  • The anecdotes usually auto-trigger on approach, and can potentially result in spoilers via dialogue or meeting characters too early
  • Activating this system will also cause a quest conflict in an Archon Quest during Season 2, Act 1
  • You can simply never click this dialogue option until Season 5, Act 3 if you do not want to have these anecdotes pop up yet
  • Complete Chapter I: Act III
  • Reach Adventure Rank 28
  • Complete Chapter V: Act V (Season 5, Act 2)
  • Complete Enchanted Tales of the Mikawa Festival (Season 5, Act 3)
  • Meet every character introduced before Season 5, Act 3

Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview: Travail

  • This video was released at the same time as Genshin’s official release
  • It functions as an outline for overarching story of Teyvat
  • There are no explicit spoilers (except for Liyue, which is why this video is after Liyue), only vague hints towards what the future holds
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Fabulae Textile Chapter: Act I

Bookworm Swordsman

This quest triggers upon approach. Avoid heading up to Wanwen Bookhouse until you are ready to start

  • Complete Tempus Fugit Chapter: Act I (Lisa’s Story Quest)
  • Reach Adventure Rank 26

Xingqiu's Stories

A Teapot to Call Home

This quest triggers upon approach. Avoid approaching Madame Ping until you are ready to start

  • World Quests describe basically any quest that isn’t an Archon or Story Quest
  • Although most of them are minor, there are quite a few that are lore relevant, or even voiced (like this one)
  • Any that are important to do will be listed in this guide in their own box
  • Complete Chapter I: Act III

Yanfei's Stories

Act 3

Unreconciled Stars

Ningguang sacrificed the Jade Chamber to defeat Osial and prove to the adepti that the Qixing are competent enough to defend Liyue. Zhongli tells the Traveler about Inazuma and the Vision Hunt Decree, but there is much left to be done before the Traveler continues their journey.

Hangout - Bennett: Act I

Fantastic Voyage

  • Hangouts are a special format of Story Quests, typically focusing much more heavily on certain special quirks about a character
  • They are styled like choose-your-own-adventure quests, and have 5-6 different endings
  • Unlocking hangouts requires story keys, of which are rewarded based on completing daily commissions
  • Unlocking one hangout takes four days minimum, so they are typically skippable if you cannot unlock them when you reach them in the quest
  • Keep an eye out for quest recommendations in this guide to ensure you’ve completed hangouts on time
  • Complete Prologue: Act III
  • Reach Adventure Rank 26

Bennett's Stories

Trifolium Chapter: Act I

True Treasure

  • Previous Story Quests were automatically added to your quest log
  • From now on, you have to manually accept the Story Quest for it to begin, which can be done through the quest overview tab in the quest log
  • As a rule of thumb, never accept a quest until you are ready to play through it
  • Complete Noctua Chapter: Act I (Diluc’s Story Quest)
  • Complete Lupus Minor Chapter: Act I (Razor’s Story Quest)
  • Reach Adventure Rank 32

Klee's Stories

Hangout - Noelle: Act I

Chivalric Training

  • Complete Prologue: Act III
  • Reach Adventure Rank 26

Noelle's Stories

Leo Minor Chapter: Act I

Master's Day Off

  • Complete Trifolium Chapter: Act I (Klee’s Story Quest)
  • Reach Adventure Rank 34

Jean's Stories

Hangout - Diona: Act I

The Cat and the Cocktail

  • Complete Prologue: Act III
  • Reach Adventure Rank 26

Diona's Stories

Carmen Dei Chapter: Act I

Should You Be Trapped in a Windless Land

  • Complete Trifolium Chapter: Act I (Klee’s Story Quest)
  • Reach Adventure Rank 36

Venti's Stories

Astrolabos Chapter: Act I

Beyond This World's Stars

  • Complete Noctua Chapter: Act I (Diluc’s Story Quest)
  • Complete Trifolium Chapter: Act I (Klee’s Story Quest)
  • Reach Adventure Rank 38

Mona's Stories

Version 1.1 Flagship Event

Unreconciled Stars

  • Events are limited-time, and therefore no longer accessible to new players
  • Many events came with stories, often containing lore and/or important character development
  • There are two types of events
    • Flagship Events – occurs once per version and almost always comes with an important, voiced story
    • Minor Events – typically just consist of small minigames with insignificant stories, but there are some exceptions which will be in this guide
  • Some quests have modified dialogue if you played a certain event, but you will not be able to experience this dialogue (it is typically due to a first-time meeting being in an event)
  • Original Requirements
    • Reach Adventure Rank 20
  • Recommendations
    • Complete Chapter I: Act III
    • Complete Astrolabos Chapter: Act I (Mona’s Story Quest)
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Fischl's Stories
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