Updated on November 9 at 4:48 p.m. GMT+8: Added upcoming characters.

Does Paimon know everyone in Teyvat?

As the miHoYo online RPG gets bigger and better with every new region, bright-eyed travelers might have a hard time remembering all the Genshin Impact characters they meet on their adventures.

Genshin Funko Pops featuring the traveler twins Aether and Lumine and their companion Paimon — Credit: Funko, HoYoverse

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You may know the electrifying presence of Raiden Shogun, but do you still remember the name of the Electro Bow user who carries out her orders? And no, it’s definitely not Fischl.

To help you out, here’s a complete list of Genshin characters, including their element, nation/region, release version, and character event wish.

Full list of released Genshin Impact characters

Genshin Impact, Albedo, Aether, Sucrose, Paimon — Credit: miHoYo

As of version 2.4, developer miHoYo has officially introduced 46 playable characters in-game. The latest characters to join the world of Teyvat were Liyue’s Shenhe, a 5-star Cryo polearm user, and Yun Jin, a 4-star Geo polearm user.

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Here is a complete list of all release characters in Genshin Impact according to their release version:

Characters in Version 1.0

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION
Amber	Pyro	4-star	Bow	Mondstadt
Barbara	Hydro	4-star	Catalyst	Mondstadt
Beidou	Electro	4-star	Claymore	Liyue
Bennett	Pyro	4-star	Sword	Mondstadt
Chongyun	Cryo	4-star	Claymore	Liyue
Diluc	Pyro	5-star	Claymore	Mondstadt
Fischl	Electro	4-star	Bow	Mondstadt
Jean	Anemo	5-star	Sword	Mondstadt
Kaeya	Cryo	4-star	Sword	Mondstadt
Keqing	Electro	5-star	Sword	Liyue
Klee	Pyro	5-star	Catalyst	Mondstadt
Lisa	Electro	4-star	Catalyst	Mondstadt
Mona	Hydro	5-star	Catalyst	Mondstadt
Ningguang	Geo	4-star	Catalyst	Liyue
Noelle	Geo	4-star	Claymore	Mondstadt
Qiqi	Cryo	5-star	Sword	Liyue
Razor	Electro	4-star	Claymore	Mondstadt
Sucrose	Anemo	4-star	Catalyst	Mondstadt
Traveler	Adaptive	5-star	Sword	N/A
Venti	Anemo	5-star	Bow	Mondstadt
Xiangling	Pyro	4-star	Polearm	Liyue
Xingqiu	Hydro	4-star	Sword	Liyue

Characters in Version 1.1

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Diona	Cryo	4-star	Bow	Mondstadt	–
Tartaglia (Childe)	Hydro	5-star	Bow	Snezhnaya (Introduced in Liyue)	Farewell of Snezhnaya
Xinyan	Pyro	4-star	Claymore	Liyue	–
Zhongli	Geo	5-star	Polearm	Liyue	Gentry of Hermitage

Characters in Version 1.2

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Albedo	Geo	5-star	Sword	Mondstadt	Secretum Secretorum
Ganyu	Cryo	5-star	Bow	Liyue	Adrift in The Harbor

Characters in Version 1.3

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Hu Tao	Pyro	5-star	Polearm	Liyue	Moment of Bloom
Xiao	Anemo	5-star	Polearm	Liyue	Invitation to Mundane Life

Characters in Version 1.4

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION
Rosaria	Cryo	4-star	Polearm	Mondstadt

Characters in Version 1.5

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Eula	Cryo	5-star	Claymore	Mondstadt	Born of Ocean Swell
Yanfei	Pyro	4-star	Catalyst	Liyue	–

Characters in Version 1.6

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Kaedehara Kazuha	Anemo	5-star	Sword	Inazuma (Introduced in Liyue)	Leaves in the Wind

Official art of Traveler, Mona, and Fischl in Genshin Impact — Credit: miHoYo

Characters in Version 2.0

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Kamisato Ayaka	Cryo	5-star	Sword	Inazuma	The Heron’s Court
Sayu	Anemo	4-star	Claymore	Inazuma	–
Yoimiya	Pyro	5-star	Bow	Inazuma	Tapestry of Golden Flames

Characters in Version 2.1

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Aloy	Cryo	5-star	Bow	Nora from Horizon Zero Dawn franchise	–
Kujou Sara	Electro	4-star	Bow	Inazuma	–
Raiden Shogun	Electro	5-star	Polearm	Inazuma	Reign of Serenity
Sangonomiya Kokomi	Hydro	5-star	Catalyst	Inazuma	Drifting Luminescence

Characters in Version 2.2

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION
Thoma	Pyro	4-star	Polearm	Inazuma

Characters in Version 2.3

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Arataki Itto	Geo	5-star	Claymore	Inazuma	Oni’s Royale
Gorou	Geo	4-star	Bow	Inazuma	–

Characters in Version 2.4

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Shenhe	Cryo	5-star	Polearm	Liyue	The Transcendent One Returns
Yun Jin	Geo	4-star	Polearm	Liyue	–

Characters in Version 2.5

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Yae Miko	Electro	5-star	Catalyst	Inazuma	Everbloom Violet

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Characters in Version 2.6

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Kamisato Ayato	Hydro	5-star	Sword	Inazuma	Azure Excursion

Characters in Version 2.7

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Yelan	Hydro	5-star	Bow	Liyue	Discerner of Enigmas
Kuki Shinobu	Electro	4-star	Sword	Inazuma	–

Character in Version 2.8

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Shikanoin Heizou	Anemo	4-star	Catalyst	Inazuma	–

Characters in Version 3.0

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Collei	Dendro	4-star	Bow	Sumeru	–
Dori	Electro	4-star	Claymore	Sumeru	–
Tighnari	Dendro	5-star	Bow	Sumeru	Viridescent Vigil

Characters in Version 3.1

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Cyno	Electro	5-star	Polearm	Sumeru	Twilight Arbiter
Candace	Hydro	4-star	Polearm	Sumeru	–
Nilou	Hydro	5-star	Sword	Sumeru	Twirling Lotus

Characters in Version 3.2

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Nahida	Dendro	5-star	Catalyst	Sumeru	The Moongrass’ Enlightenment
Layla	Cryo	4-star	Sword	Sumeru	–

Characters in Version 3.3

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Wanderer	Anemo	5-star	Catalyst	Sumeru, Inzauma, Snezhnaya	From Ashes Reborn
Faruzan	Anemo	4-star	Bow	Sumeru	–

Characters in Version 3.4

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Alhaitham	Dendro	5-star	Sword	Sumeru	Caution in Confidence
Yaoyao	Dendro	4-star	Polearm	Liyue	–

Characters in Version 3.5

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Dehya	Pyro	5-star	Claymore	Sumeru	Auric Blaze
Mika	Cryo	4-star	Polearm	Mondstadt	–

Characters in Version 3.6

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Baizhu	Dendro	5-star	Catalyst	Sumeru	Immaculate Pulse
Kaveh	Dendro	4-star	Claymore	Sumeru	–

Characters in Version 3.7

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Kirara	Dendro	4-star	Sword	Sumeru	–

Fontaine characters key visual from Genshin Impact — Credit: HoYoverse

Characters in Version 4.0

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Lyney	Pyro	5-star	Bow	Fontaine	Conjuring Chiaroscuro
Lynette	Anemo	4-star	Sword	Fontaine	–
Freminet	Cryo	4-star	Claymore	Fontaine	–

Characters in Version 4.1

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Neuvillette	Hydro	5-star	Catalyst	Fontaine	Decree of the Deeps
Wriothesly	Cryo	5-star	Catalyst	Fontaine	Tempestuous Destiny

Characters in Version 4.2

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Furina	Hydro	5-star	Sword	Fontaine	Chanson of Many Waters
Charlotte	Cryo	4-star	Catalyst	Fontaine	–

Upcoming characters

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	CHARACTER EVENT WISH (ONLY FOR 5-STARS)
Navia	Geo	TBC	TBC	Fontaine	TBC
Chevreuse	Pyro	TBC	TBC	Fontaine	TBC

Notable non-playable characters in Genshin Impact

Ayato and Ayaka in the Kamisato Estate in a Genshin Impact trailer. — Screenshot by Joseph Asuncion/ONE Esports

Throughout its various Archon and story quests, Genshin Impact teased a few standout characters that could take the main stage in future storylines.

Here’s a quick list of potentially playable characters in Genshin Impact and their first appearances:

NAME	ELEMENT	RARITY	WEAPON	NATION	FIRST APPEARANCE
Dainsleif	TBC	TBC	TBC	Khaenri’ah	Bough Keeper: Dainsleif World Quest

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Full list of Genshin Impact characters: Rarity, element, nation, and release