New characters & upcoming characters in Genshin Impact! See new characters for version 6.3 updates, names, possible characters, announced characters, their weapon & element.
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| List Of All Characters | Character Tier List |
Upcoming New Characters
2026 Upcoming Character Silhouettes
Version 6.3's Livestream showed a new silhouette reveal for upcoming characters for 2026. While only 5 models are shown, a 6th character appears in the reflections. Varka and Nicole appear as the 2nd and 3rd character in this image.
Possible Upcoming Characters
| Character | Details |
|---|---|
| Lohen | - A notable character that is mentioned by Varka as one of the Knights of the Favonius, and is stationed in the other area of Mondstadt. |
Confirmed Upcoming Characters
| Character | Details |
|---|---|
| Zibai | - Announced as an upcoming new Geo character. |
| Illuga | - One of the Lightkeepers from Nod-Krai. - Flins' colleague. |
Newly Released Playable Characters
6.2 First Phase New Character
| Character | Details |
|---|---|
| Durin | Element: Pyro Weapon: Sword - Durin is a strong Pyro DPS who can function both as a Main or Sub-DPS. His on-field Pyro application is great, but may take a while to get used to as he does have two modes to choose from. |
| Jahoda | Element: Anemo Weapon: Bow - Jahoda is an off-field Anemo Support that can provide both buffs and healing to the team. Since she's a Nod-Krai character, she can increase a party's Moonsign Level by 1. |
Both Durin and Jahoda are featured characters in the current 6.2 Banners (First Phase) from 12/3/2025 - 12/23/2025.
Upcoming New Characters Per Region
Unreleased Characters Per Region
Unreleased Characters from Mondstadt
| Characters | Details |
|---|---|
| Varka | - Shown as a featured character in Nod Krai PV. - The current Grand Master and Knight of Boreas. - Known as one of the strongest in Mondstadt. |
| Alice | - One of the members of Hexenzirkel with a code name of "A". - Mother of the character, Klee. |
| Lohen | - One of the Knights of the Favonius. - Varka mentioned him as strogner than him. |
Unreleased Characters from Liyue
| Characters | Details |
|---|---|
| Zibai | - Also known as the White Horse Adeptus. - Mostly talked about in voicelines and in-game books. |
| Xingqiu's Brother | - Might be a potential upcoming playable character. - Xingqiu frequently mentions his brother in most of his voice lines, thus making him a possible new character. |
| Uncle Tian | - Potential Character - One of the Liyue Qixing |
| Tianji | - Potential Character - One of the Liyue Qixing |
| Kaiyang | - Potential Character - One of the Liyue Qixing |
| Yaiguang | - Potential Character - One of the Liyue Qixing |
Unreleased Character from Inazuma
There are no known current/upcoming characters for Inazuma Region.
Unreleased Character from Sumeru
There are no known current/upcoming characters for Sumeru Region.
Unreleased Character from Fontaine
There are no known current/upcoming characters for Fontaine Region.
Unreleased Character from Natlan
There are no known current/upcoming characters for Natlan Region.
Unreleased Character from Nod-Krai
| Characters | Details |
|---|---|
| Columbina | Voice Actor: ・[EN] Emi Lo ・[JP] Lynn - Known as the 3rd Harbinger, The Damselette - The Moon Maiden. |
| Sandrone | Voice Actor: ・[EN] Deneen Melody ・[JP] Honda Mariko - Known as the 7th Harbinger, the Marionette. - Creator of all the Katherynes around Teyvat. |
| Illuga | Voice Actor: ・[EN] TBA ・[JP] Umeda Shuichiro - Known as Flins' fellow Lightkeeper and a well-known righteous young man. - The youngest squad leader among the Lightkeepers. |
Unreleased Character from Snezhnaya
| Characters | Details |
|---|---|
| Capitano | - Potential upcoming character. - Had a big role in Natlan lore. |
| Dottore | - Might be an upcoming character - Was introduced first in Genshin Impact webtoon. - One of the key characters in Sumeru lore. |
| Pulcinella | - A potential upcoming character. - Was shown in a Fatui Harbinger trailer, which might be a hint that he might be a possible future character in the game. |
| Pantalone | - A potential upcoming character. - Was shown in a Fatui Harbinger trailer, which might be a hint that he might be a possible future character in the game. - He is also the one who manages the Northland Bank in Liyue. |
| Pierro | - A potential upcoming character. - Was shown in a Fatui Harbinger trailer, which might be a hint that he might be a possible future character in the game. |
| Cryo Traveler | Resonated character for the Traveler in Snezhnaya Region |
| Tsaritsa | - Cryo Archon - Leader of Fatui mentioned by Venti, Zhongli and many others |
Other Potential Upcoming New Characters
| Characters | Details |
|---|---|
| Dainsleif | Stats unknown Voice Actor: [JP] Tsuda Kenjiro [EN] Yuri Lowenthal ・Announced at Tokyo Game Show 2020 ・Appeared in official videos |
| Rhinedottir | - Codename "R" of the Hexenzirkel Witches - Creator of Albedo, Durin, and the Bakunawa - Known as Gold, one of the five sinners of Khaenri'ah - Revealed to now be a Shade, the current Ruler of Life, after absorbing Naberius |
| Ronova | - One of the Shades of Heavenly Principles. - Known as The Ruler of Death |
| Istaroth | - One of the Shades of Heavenly Principles. - Known as The Ruler of Time |
| Asmoday | - One of the Shades of Heavenly Principles. - Known as The Ruler of Space |
| Nicole | - One of the members of Hexenzirkel with a code name of "N". - Also known as the "Guide who will never get lost." |
| Barbeloth | - Mona's master - Goddess of Propechy - Known as the B or Lady Megistus |
| Octavia | Voice Actor: TBA - A member of the Hexenzirkel, with a codename of "O". - The creator of Miliastra Wonderland. |
When Will They Go Live?
Added After Version Updates
In every Version Update, there will be at least four 5 star characters that will be released or will have a rerun of. One to two new characters have a chance to be released each patch with one potentially being a 4 star character.
New 4 Star Characters Are Added After Their First Rate Up
Unlike new 5 star characters, new 4 star characters are added in the 4 star character pool after the version where they were released is done.
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Character Tier Lists
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