New characters & upcoming characters in Genshin Impact! See new characters for version 5.5 updates, names, possible characters, announced characters, their weapon & element.
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| Character Related Articles | |
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| List Of All Characters | Character Tier List |
Upcoming New Characters
Other Characters To Be Released Soon
During the 5.3 Livestream, a set of silhouette characters are shown, and according to the developers, these characters will be revealed gradually.
| Other Character Prediction | |
|---|---|
| Dahlia (2nd) | - Recently appeared in the 5.6 Livestream - The character is often mentioned in Rosaria's Character Story and Barbara's lines as one of the members of Church of Favonius. - From the character's cape, you can assume that the character is a member of the Church of Favonius. |
| Skirk (4th?) | - The Master of Tartaglia the traveler met during the battle against the gigantic Whale. |
Newly Released Playable Characters
Upcoming 5.6 Update New Characters
| Confirmed Upcoming Characters | |
|---|---|
| Escoffier | - A Cryo character and chef from Fontaine and was revealed in the voicelines of Varesa and appeared on a character PV. |
| Ifa | - Ifa is a character that is mentioned a lot by other characters. A drawing of him was also shown! It's not confirmed, but with the hat and what looks like a bird, the 3rd character could be Ifa. |
5.5 Update New Playable Characters
| Confirmed Upcoming Characters | |
|---|---|
| Iansan | - An Electro Natlan character. - An ATK Support for characters who moves alot. |
| Varesa | - An Electro Plunge Attacker. |
Upcoming New Characters Per Region
Unreleased Character Per Region
Mondstadt
| Characters | Details |
|---|---|
| Dahlia | - A potential upcoming playable character. - According to one of Barbara's voice lines, Dahlia is said to be a member of the Church of Favonius. |
| Varka | - Might be a potential upcoming playable character. - The current Grand Master and Knight of Boreas. - Known as one of the strongest in Mondstadt. |
Liyue
| Characters | Details |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Sumeru
There are no current/upcoming characters for Sumeru Region.
Fontaine
| Characters | Details |
|---|---|
| Escoffier Silhouette No. 7 | - A new upcoming playable from Fontaine. |
Natlan
| Characters | Details |
|---|---|
| Ifa | - An upcoming Natlan character. - Was mentioned during Chapter 5 Act 4 Archon Quest: The Rainbow Destined To Burn, where he is said to be a very well known Natlan veterinarian. |
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. |
| Columbina | - A potential upcoming character. - Was shown in a Fatui Harbinger trailer, which might be a hint that she 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. |
| Sandrone | - A potential upcoming character. - Was shown in a Fatui Harbinger trailer, 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 |
|---|---|
| Skirk | - Potential upcoming character. - She appeared in Fontaine Archon Quest and was often mentioned by Childe. |
| Dainsleif | Stats unknown Voice Actor: [JP] Tsuda Kenjiro [EN] Yuri Lowenthal ・Announced at Tokyo Game Show 2020 ・Appeared in official videos |
| Rhinedottir | - Mentioned by Albedo at Act 5 of Chalk Prince & The Dragon |
| Alice | - Klee's mother. |
| Nicole | - Mentioned by Alice during the Windblume's Breath Act 3: Fortune Hiding Upon Clouds |
| Barbeloth | - Mona's master - Goddess of Propechy - Known as the B or Lady Megistus |
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
All Characters
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| 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 | Ifa |
| Nicole | Pantalone | Pierro |
| Pulcinella | Rerir | Rhinedottir |
| Sandrone | Skirk | Surtalogi |
| Tsaritsa | Varka | Vedrfolnir |
| Xbalanque | - | - |
Story Characters
| Ajaw | Alice | Egeria |
| Escoffier | Guizhong | Kamuna Harunosuke |
| La Signora | Lumine | N/A |
| Teppei | Tomo | - |
