The Free Characters Tier List ranks free characters in Genshin Impact. Guide includes Genshin Impact free character event, free character list, event & how to unlock characters.
Table of Contents
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 All Character List | Character Tier List | New Characters | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthday List | Voice Actors | Harbingers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Characters By Rarity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Star Character List | 4 Star Character List | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Characters By Element | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Characters By Weapons | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Upcoming Free Characters
Free Characters For 5.3 Update
Get A Free 4-Star During Lantern Rite
According to the 5.3 Livestream you ca get a free 4-star character once again during the Lantern Rite 2025, and this time the new upcoming character Lan Yan will join the Liyue gang.
| Characters You Can Choose | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaming | Yaoyao | Xiangling | Beidou |
| Xingqiu | Ningguang | Chongyun | Xinyan |
| Yun Jin | Yanfei | Lan Yan NEW! | - |
Free Characters For 5.0 Update
Get Your Desired 5-Star Character
As a part of the Genshin Impact anniversary event, players will get a chance to invite their desired 5-star character to their roster via the Wanderlust Invocation.
Free Five Star Event (A Quest To Kindle Ancient Flames)Get A Free Kachina From Archon Quest
| Character | Unlock Conditions |
|---|---|
| Kachina | - Complete the Archon Quest Chapter 5 Act 1 Flower Resplendent On The Sun-Scorched Sojourn |
Current Free Characters
Free Kirara For 4.8 Update
| Character | Unlock Conditions |
|---|---|
| Kirara | - Unlocked by meeting the criteria during the Summertide Scales And Tales Event |
Free Character List & How To Unlock
Free Characters List
| Character | Unlock Conditions |
|---|---|
| Lynette | - Reach AR 25 to invite/obtain her. |
| Collei | ・Clear Spiral Abyss Floor 4 chamber 3 |
Noelle | ・100% chance in the Beginner's Gacha Banner. |
Amber | ・Follow Paimon's instruction to Mondstadt. |
Lisa | ・Follow the story quests to the temple where Lisa is waiting. |
Kaeya | ・Follow the story quests to the temple where Kaeya is waiting. |
Xiangling | ・Finish Spiral Abyss Floor 3 Chamber 3. |
| Traveler (Main Character) | ・Default Character. (Unlock upon starting the game.) |
Past Event Free Characters
| Character | Unlock Conditions |
|---|---|
| Freminet | - Event exclusive. - Complete all the required amount of Thelxie's Badges in order to invite Freminet to your roster. |
| Faruzan | ・Participate and complete the A Parade of Providence event |
| Collei | ・Progress through the Unappreciated Carving event quest |
| Xingqiu | ・Complete the Friendship In Writing Event sub event for Hues Of The Violet Garden: Irodori Festival Event. |
Fischl | ・Complete Prinzessin's Pact of Unreconciled Stars event ・ Complete the requirements during the Summertime Odyssey event |
Barbara | ・Create an account before game version 1.1. ・Increase Adventure Rank to 20. |
Diona | ・Reward for the Energy Amplifier Initiation event. |
Beidou | ・Thunder Sojourn Event |
Xinyan | ・Labyrinth Warriors Event |
Aloy | ・Log in to PS4/PS5 during its duration (Event giveaway is already over) |
Free Character Tier List
Who To Power Up First?
Given the limited nature of experience boosting items and materials used for enhancing weapons, deciding which character to invest in can be difficult. If you're not sure, check out out recommendations below!
Highest Priority
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Lynette | ・Boost the DMG by increasing attack ・ Reduces the elemental res ・Provides significant Anemo DMG |
Dendro Traveler | ・Consistent Dendro application with Elemental Burst ・Elemental Skill has low cooldown and easy to hit targets with |
Fischl | ・Strong Electro support with her Elemental Skill. ・Provide consistent damage no matter what team composition |
Xiangling | ・Great for any Pyro elemental reaction teams ・Burst stays on field, providing continous DPS ・Elemental Skill lessens enemy's Pyro resistance |
Noelle | ・Elemental skill gives a strong geo shield. ・.Valuable team member since she provides shield, damage, and healing ・Often requires a Geo battery due to Skill's long cooldown |
Xingqiu | ・Has one of the best off-field Bursts that applies hydro with every hit ・His Skill provides additional defense while applies Hydro to nearby enemies |
Medium Priority
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Gorou | - One of the best Geo supports - However, since his team comps are very limited, it's only advisable to build him if you plan on running a fully Geo team comp |
Collei | ・Consistent Dendro application with Burst ・Elemental Skill is a hit or miss due to its trajectory |
Kaeya | ・Extremely flexible and can work both as a Physical or Cryo damager ・Elemental Burst stays on field and is great for any Cryo elemental reaction team |
Barbara | ・Provides strong healing. ・All attacks apply Wet status ・Elemental Burst only provides healing. It does not have any damage |
Lisa | ・Strong AoE charge attack. ・Slow Elemental Burst, but will continously apply Electro on field ・Good with the right Elemental Reaction team |
Low Priority
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Freminet | - Great at shatter comps, however, when it comes to damage, he lags behind to other characters with similar strengths |
Anemo Traveler | ・Elemental Burst and Elemental Skill is great for crowd control and continuous Swirl damage |
Geo Traveler | ・Elemental Skill creates an obstacle on field ・Efficient Geo damage |
Electro Traveler | ・Good Electro DPS/Support ・ High Elemental Skill cooldown will require either Electro battery or high energy recharge |
Amber | ・Pyro element arrows are useful for a lot of in-game puzzles. ・Provides ranged damage ・Elemental Skill is hard to hit since detonation is pretty slow |
Character Builds & Related Guides
| Related Guides | |
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| Best Builds For Each Character | All Character Birthday |
| Best Character Tool | |
| Best Girl | Best Boy |
Tier Criteria Explanation
Usefulness In Combat
The overall damage and healing output, as well as the effectiveness of support skills of the character were also given great consideration when putting together this tier list.
Usefulness While Adventuring
This tier list takes into account how useful the free character is in puzzles the player will encounter while adventuring out in the world.
Character Related Articles
Character Tier Lists
All Characters
| Characters By Rarity | |||||||||||
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| ★5 | ★4 | ||||||||||
| Characters By Roles | |||||||||||
| DPS List | Support List | Healer List | |||||||||
| Characters By Element | |||||||||||
| Pyro | Hydro | Anemo | Electro | ||||||||
| Dendro | Cryo | Geo | |||||||||
| Characters By Nation | |||||||||||
| Mondstadt | Liyue | Inazuma | |||||||||
| Sumeru | Fontaine | Natlan | |||||||||
All Playable Characters
The Traveler
| The Traveler & Their Elements | |||||||||||
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| Pyro | Hydro | Anemo | Electro | ||||||||
| Dendro | Cryo | Geo | |||||||||
Unreleased Characters
| Capitano | Columbina | Dainsleif |
| Dottore | Hroptatyr | Iansan |
| Ifa | Nicole | Pantalone |
| Pierro | Pulcinella | Rerir |
| Rhinedottir | Sandrone | Skirk |
| Surtalogi | Tsaritsa | Varka |
| Vedrfolnir | Xbalanque | - |
Story Characters
| Ajaw | Alice | Egeria |
| Guizhong | Kamuna Harunosuke | La Signora |
| Lumine | Teppei | Tomo |
| Varesa | Vennessa | - |
