Which Twin To Choose | Aether Or Lumine is a guide for Genshin Impact. Learn about the differences, which twin is better, damage output, cutscene, animations, names, story, gender, Aether, and Lumine.
Table Of Contents
Choosing Between The Twins
You will pick either of the twins at the very start. The twin that you pick will be the main character that will appear in cutscenes.
The Twins' Default Names
You can change the name of the selected twin. The unselected twin will automatically use the default name.
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Differences Of Aether And Lumine
Charge Attack Stats
In comparison, Lumine has a higher charged attack compared to Aether. This gives Lumine the advantage of dealing more charge attack damage output.
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Cutscene
The twin that you choose will be the twin that will appear in the cutscenes. Regardless of which twin you pick, you will be called "Traveler" in the story.
Twins' Voice-Over
Aether and Lumine have different voice actors and actresses from several countries. You can switch the twins' voice-over into various languages available in the settings.
Voice Actors - English & Japanese Cast ListSprinting
The height of the character has an effect when sprinting. If the character is taller, the character will sprint faster. Aether is taller than Lumine which means that Aether sprints faster than Lumine.
Stamina Increase Guide - How To Upgrade & FoodClimbing
Climbing speed is also affected by the height. Aether is faster at climbing than Lumine. You can decrease stamina usage when climbing with anemo resonance.
Elemental Resonance Chart & GuideSwimming
Similar to sprinting, the height of the character also affects the swimming speed. Given that Aether is taller than Lumine, Aether swims faster than Lumine.
Food Buff For Stamina
Maximize your stamina and traveling time. Cook food under Adventurer's Dish category for restoring stamina and decreasing stamina consumption when sprinting, climbing, and swimming.
Food Recipe Locations 2.5 | Cooking Recipe ListAnimations
Aether and Lumine have different normal attack animations. They also differ in posture when executing elemental skills and bursts of different elements.
| Action | Aether | Lumine |
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Which Twin Is Better: Aether Or Lumine?
There are only small changes between Aether and Lumine and these small changes will not have a significant effect on your gameplay. Feel free to choose on other factors such as voice and design.
Aesthetic And Fashion
As of now, there is no other available character outfit for the twins besides the default outfit. We are hoping to see them in different costume and animation effects in the future.
Character Outfits - Alternate Design
