Best Exploration Character Guide for Genshin Impact 5.3 includes recommended characters for exploring, roles, taxi, mobility, specialty & ore farming, puzzles & gimmicks, & more!
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Best Exploration Team
Best Exploration For Overworld
Substitute & Details| Substitute Characters | |
|---|---|
 Mavuika Kinich WandererMizuki | Main DPS Mavuika's Flamestrider can fly midair, ride across water and climb walls. Kinich's Skill can be used for displacement. Wanderer is also able to fly and has amazing vertical travel. Mizuki flies similarly to Wanderer but at a fixed height. |
| Citlali Kachina | Sub DPS Use a sub-DPS that can complement your DPS. Citlali's second jump and Kachina's Turbo Twirly can be used for climbing walls swiftly. |
| Xilonen Lan Yan | Support Xilonen is a very good support for Elemental DPS and has mobility skill for wall climbing. Lan Yan is another good shield support with displacement ability. |
Chasca Can Fly
Chasca's Skill enables her to fly until her Nightsoul points run out. It does not consume stamina since the Skill uses Nightsoul points instead.
Ororon Can Do A Second Jump
Ororon's second jump can be used for exploration. His synergy with Chasca and Furina allows him to deal powerful Electro DMG off-field. He can also increase gliding speed.
Xianyun For Climbing Slopes
Xianyun excels at climbing slanted areas and slopes because of her elemental Skill. If you do not have Xianyun, you can use Xilonen or Kachina for cliff climbing. She also increases gliding speed of characters.
Furina For Fontaine Exploration & Water Walking
Furina has a 100% up-time of walking to water which is very useful for the exploration of all nations. At Fontaine, she also has both Pneuma and Ousia making many of the puzzles of Fontaine trivial. At overworld, she is also an amazing healer.
Free-To-Play Exploration Team
Substitute & Details| Substitute Characters | |
|---|---|
| RazorShikanoin Heizou Kaeya | Main DPS Their passive can help in conserving stamina while sprinting. |
| Faruzan Diona Fischl | Sub DPS It is good to have at least 1 bow user in the team in case you encountered Bloaty Floaty & floating Anemo Slime. |
| Kachina Rosaria Xiangling Lynette | Support The role of support is to amplify or synergize with the DPS for better damage output. Kachina's Turbo Twirly can be used for mobility and faster wall climbing. Lynette's Skill is also a good way to travel quickly! |
| Dori Noelle | Healer Besides combat, HP can also decrease when falling from certain heights which is why healers are vital when exploring. Also, it is good to have at least 1 claymore user in the team in case you encounter ores. Claymore users can break ores with Normal Attack. |
Lan Yan's E. Skill Is Great For Exploration
Lan Yan's Elemental Skill is a dash that can be aimed when held. As an Anemo catalyst character, she can be used for solving Anemo Elemental Monument puzzles or activating Four-Leaf clovers.
Ororon Can Do A Second Jump
As a member of the Masters of the Night-Wind, Ororon is able to use the tribe's unique ability — a second jump. As an Electro bow character, he has the ability to hit weak points of Ruin enemies and apply Electro from afar for puzzle solving. He can also increase gliding speed.
Mizuki's Skill Alongs Her To Traverse While Hovering
Mizuki's Skill allows her to hover and traverse. At certain heights, she can cross short distances between cliffs, water, and other obstacles!
Barbara Can Decrease Stamina Consumption
Besides restoring HP, Barbara's Skill can decrease the stamina consumption of the active character by 12% throughout the duration. In addition, she can provide a buff to the next character if Thrilling Tales is used.
Best Characters For Underwater Exploration
You Cannot Use Elemental Skill & Burst But Passive Still Activates
When exploring underwater, Elemental Skill and Burst of characters cannot be activated. However, their passives still activates so characters that provide movement speed is very helpful. This applies to characters and weapons.
Useful Characters & Weapons
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Furina | - If you use Elemental Skill outside underwater, it still persist underwater. - The cooldown of underwater abilities is halved. |
| Dehya | - Dehya is able to heal herself once her HP is low. - Movement Speed during the morning also helps. |
| Aquila Favonia | - Huge damage and healing when hit. |
| Baizhu 【C2】 | - At C2, Baizhu provides automatic healing and damage to enemies. |
| Neuvillette | - Increases Underwater Sprint SPD. |
| Freminet | - Decreases Aquatic Stamina consumption. |
| Lynette | - Shows location of recovery orbs underwater in the Mini-Map. |
| Sigewinne | - Emergency healing if active character's HP falls below 50% |
Best Characters For Natlan Exploration
Nightsoul and Phlogiston Mechanic
While exploring Natlan, a new type of puzzle and exploration mechanic will be used through the Phlogistion and Nightsoul mechanic. Natlan characters are able to make use of both mechanics for their skills. Their skills allow them to use an ability similar to the Saurian corresponding to their tribe.
Useful Characters
| Character | Details |
|---|---|
| Mavuika | - Can use her motorcycle to fly, ride above water and climb walls. - Motorcycle has increased speed when traveling on land - Can interact with Molten Fissures. |
| Chasca | - Can interact with - Hold Skill makes her fly in air and gains increased horizontal speed. |
| Mualani | - Can interact with Spiritways. - Skill can be used for increased mobility on land. - Skill has reduced Nightsoul usage if used to surf above water surface. |
| XilonenKachina | - Can interact with Molten Fissures. - Nightsoul Ability can increase mobility speed on land and allows for faster vertical travel on walls. |
| CitlaliOroron | - Holding their Charged Attack allows for interaction with Nightspirit entities. - Can do a second jump - Has a unique Elemental Sight that can be used for certain puzzles. |
| Kinich | - Can interact with Flamegranate and other items that the Yumkasaurus can hook in. - Skill can be used for mid-air mobility through a grappling hook. |
Genshin "Taxi" Characters & Convenient Characters For Exploration
Fast Mobility & Conserves Stamina
| Sprinting | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaeya | Razor | Shikanoin Heizou | Kazuha |
| Chevreuse | - | - | - |
| Gliding | |||
| Amber | Collei | Venti | - |
| Climbing | |||
| Xiao | Candace | - | - |
| Swimming | |||
| Beidou | Kokomi | - | - |
| Move Speed | |||
| Rosaria | Dehya | Gaming | Chiori |
The listed characters are helpful for convenient exploration. Some can conserve stamina while sprinting, gliding, climbing, & swimming while others have fast mobility that does not consume stamina at all.
Fast Mobility
Fast Mobility Without Stamina Consumption
Some characters can briefly boost their movement which is great to use in turns with regular movement that requires stamina.
Fast Mobility On Combat
Abilities with fast mobility are also useful in combat.
Natlan Characters Mobility Skills Are Top-Notch
Certain Natlan characters are able to move quickly in various terrains without using Stamina. Mavuika is able to fly, climb mountain walls, and traverse above water.
Alternate Sprint
Alternate Sprint Versus Regular Sprint
Alternate sprint is faster than a regular sprint. The downside of alternate sprint versus regular sprint is the inability to dash backward and sharp turn; alternate sprint can only do u-turns and curve turns.
Alternate Sprint On Water
Alternate sprint is also useful for traversing bodies of water and the speed is the same as doing it on land.
Useful Abilities For Exploration
| Displacing Ability | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keqing | Kazuha | Xiao | Venti |
| Albedo | Zhongli | Geo Traveler | Lan Yan |
| Chiori | Ororon | Citlali | Kinich |
| Mizuki | - | - | - |
Displacement With Ability
Some characters can displace themselves quickly which is useful for exploration.
Gain Altitude With Ability
Some characters can create Geo construct that can be used as a platform to gain altitude. Geo construct can also be used to some gimmicks & puzzles such as pressure plate.
Crowd Control & AoE Characters
Anemo Crowd Control
| Crowd Control | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anemo Traveler | Sucrose | Venti | Kazuha |
Lure Enemies With Crowd Control
The characters listed above have great crowd control that can compress lightweight enemies altogether.
Gather Drops With Crowd Control
Besides lightweight enemies, some crowd control can also affect the drops from defeated enemies.
Skill & Burst With Wide AOE
| Area of Effect: Circular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganyu | Ayato | Shenhe | Keqing |
| Albedo | Kuki Shinobu | Lisa | Rosaria |
| Layla | Tighnari | Collei | Dendro Traveler |
| Jean | Lan Yan | Citlali | Ororon |
| Kachina | Emilie | Alhaitham | Dehya |
| Neuvillette | Charlotte | - | - |
| Area of Effect: Frontal | |||
| Diluc | Ayaka | Klee | Hydro Traveler |
| Sigewinne | - | - | - |
| Area of Effect: Projectile | |||
| Ningguang | Yae Miko | Fischl | Kinich |
| Mualani | Navia | - | - |
| Area of Effect: Mark | |||
| Nahida | Mona | Childe | Yelan |
| Arlecchino | - | - | - |
| Area of Effect: Self-Buff | |||
| Xiao | Raiden Shogun | Cyno | Noelle |
| Razor | Yanfei | Freminet | Mavuika |
| Xilonen | - | - | - |
| Area of Effect: Around the Character | |||
| Kaeya | Xiangling | Beidou | Pyro Traveler |
The listed characters above are powerful that can damage & clear many enemies at once. Include them in your team if you plan to farm for ascension materials from enemies in the open world.
Ascension Guide Materials & RequirementsResources Characters
Unique Resources Farming
| Unique Resources Farming | ||
|---|---|---|
| Klee Mondstadt | Mika Mondstadt | Qiqi Liyue |
| Yanfei Liyue | Gorou Inazuma | Tighnari Sumeru |
| Sethos Sumeru | Lyney Fontaine | Clorinde Fontaine |
| Kachina Natlan | Kinich Natlan | Mualani Natlan> |
The listed characters are helpful for gathering useful resources in the open world. Include them in your team if you plan to hoard specialties & stockpile resources for cooking & Serenitea Pot.
Ore Farming
Break Many Ores Simultaneously
By holding the Skill of Razor & Zhongli, you can break many ores in an area all at once. Razor can also break ores with Normal Attack since he is a claymore user.
Useful Talent For Farming
| Other Resources Farming | |
|---|---|
| Sayu YaoyaoLan Yan | Crystal Core and other insects |
| Aloy Kirara | Raw Meat, Chilled Meat, & Fowl |
| Thoma | Fish in Inazuma |
| Nahida | Convenience for harvesting materials |
| Itto | Multiplier for gathering wood |
| Baizhu | Heals the team after harvesting items. |
Use Sayu When Farming Crystalflies
Sayu's passive talent enables you to approach crystalflies without startling it. The crystalflies would only fly away the moment you start to gather.
Use Nahida For Convenience
Nahida's Skill enables you to get resources from a distance and you can only get up to 5 resources per Skill cast.
Gimmick & Puzzle Characters
Characters Good For Solving Gimmicks & Puzzles
Use Characters Accordingly
Different characters are useful depending on the gimmicks & puzzles like elemental monuments.
Pile Of Rocks
Use Claymore Or Geo Character
Claymore users & Geo characters can break piles of rocks with ease. Loose rock piles have an orange color when using elemental sight.
Torches & Vines
Use Pyro & Bow
Pyro is needed when encountering it during exploration. It is recommended to use bow users so you can trigger it even from a distance.
Floating Targets
Use Bow Characters
The recommended characters above have a special aim charge which makes it easier to hit a floating target
