Pro Tips To Secure 5-Star Characters In Genshin Impact

While Genshin Impact does have a slate of quite a lot of wonderfully designed characters, there’s no doubt that the game’s most appealing units are locked behind its roster of 5-Star characters. Although the player’s choice of “best” 5-Star likely ties to their choice of gameplay and not just the game’s meta element, the design and the overall nuances attached to 5-Star units make them so coveted among players.

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Such is the rarity of 5-Star characters in Genshin Impact that players often make acquiring them a big deal, especially with how they affect the potential meta and the way their characters work. And while the game does make getting 5-Star characters quite a journey to finish, there are ways to make the Genshin Impact’s gacha element work in the player’s favor.

Updated on June 6, 2024, by Rhenn Taguiam: With Genshin Impact teasing not only the Furina’s gun-toting Champion Duelist bodyguard Clorinde, but also the mysterious region of Natlan that serves as the abode of the Pyro Archon. Of course, with the reveal of a new region comes the reveal of more 5-Star characters, expanding Genshin Impact’s ever-evolving roster of characters in the action-packed gacha experience. For both fans and newcomers to the game, such a prospect of collecting all these units can be a daunting experience - especially with so few means of earning Primogens in the gacha game. However, prospective pullers still have ways of securing their favorite 5-Star characters, especially if they apply certain tips and mindsets to their experience. These include understanding the more intricate mechanics of the Standard Banner, waiting for the new Chronicled Wish, doing their Daily Check-ins in HoYoLAB, as well as choosing to buy Genesis Crystals during resets.

22 Wanderlust Has A Hidden 50/50 Ratio

Every 270 Pulls Should Have A 5-Star Character And Weapon

It’s reasonable for fans to feel frustrated when they get yet another Qiqi or Keqing from their event banners, especially since they’re already present among more “standard” 5-Star Genshin Impact characters in the Wanderlust Invocation. This doesn’t mean they’re any weaker than other more exclusive characters, however, especially when Jean can accommodate different roles while both Tighnari and Keqing can pull off decent DPS stats and off-world duties (Tighnari for tracking, Keqing for the teleport).

On the off-chance that fans want to acquire these Monstadt and Liyue mainstays, there’s a way to do so more efficiently than just randomly pulling in the standard banner. Players have observed that Wanderlust Invocation may force a 50/50 ratio the closer players get to 270 Wishes. This means it’s unlikely for players to get to 270 pulls without getting a 5-Star Character and Weapon, practically becoming a guarantee while players count their 50/50s, lucky pulls, and unlucky Hard Pities.

21 Watch Out For Chronicled Wish

Get A Rerun Character As A Guarantee When Pulling

Fans who wanted to acquire specific Genshin Impact characters usually had to wait for reruns every few months, hoping that a specific 5-Star unit would be included in these new banners. Thankfully, the Chronicled Wish changes the dynamics of these special banners should they be included in a player’s roster of events. This new Wish Type essentially focuses on reruns of 5-Star Characters and Weapons, specifically those that already had at least three reruns.

Similar to the weapon banner’s Epitomized Path, players gunning for Chronicled Wish will first choose a preferred unit via the Chronicled Path system. The game guarantees this 5-Star unit if they fail to acquire them during the first 90-Wish Hard Pity cycle. Unlike other wishes, Chronicled Wish pulls are carried over to the next Chronicled Wish but not to other banners. Players who are looking for a specific older unit should wait for Chronicled Wish for a better roster instead of a traditional banner.

20 Watch Out For Crystal Top-Up Resets

When They Reset, They Provide 2x Genesis Crystals For The Purchase

Being primarily a gacha title, Genshin Impact gameplay does include dedicated purchasing mechanics for its pulling currency. In this case, the game has a Crystal Top-Up shop where players can purchase Genesis Crystals, which are converted into Primogems at a 1:1 ratio, which can then be used to pull for characters. Normally, buying certain amounts of Genesis Crystals will net a small bonus. However, players should wait for Crystal Top-Up resets as they provide twice the Genesis Crystals on a one-off basis.

Resets happen randomly but are usually timed close to major updates once a year. Considering the USD 99.99 tier (6480 Genesis Crystals) nets 12,960 Crystals during the reset, players can get 81 pulls - almost enough to score a guaranteed 5-Star Character. Players who plan on saving up to secure their favorite characters should consider these other numbers in mind:

19 Log In To HoYoLAB Daily Check-In For Rewards

Some Days Reward Primogems

Players who love their Genshin Impact gameplay and lore can check out HoYoLAB, the official community forum for all things MiHoYo. On top of Genshin Impact content, HoYoLAB is a community with dedicated sections for other Hoyoverse IPs - but more importantly, Genshin Impact and all those IPs have special features for players inside HoYoLAB. For instance, Genshin Impact has a dedicated Teyvat Interactive Map, Lineup Simulators for teams, and even a Card Plaza for looking at deck compositions for the in-game Genius Invokation TCG.

More importantly, active pullers should consider the Daily Check-In for various rewards every month. HoYoLAB usually gives away 20 Primogems every 4th, 11th, and 18th day of the month. While the additional 60 Primogems won’t do much in terms of Wishes, it’s another source of consistent Primogems that could be integrated into a player’s Wish-hunting setup.

18 Watch Out For Free Primos During Update Livestreams

Primos Are Up For Grabs With Special Codes

One of the easiest ways players can earn Primogems for Wishes in Genshin Impact is through watching its livestream events. These always happen before updates are released and are avenues used to tease new characters and features.

In these events, hosts often reveal codes that can be plugged into the Hoyoverse website, which then sends rewards to the player's email. Three codes are almost always released in these livestream videos, netting players up to 300 Primogems in just a single viewing.

17 Skip Out On Weapon Banners

Weapon Banners Are Not Visually-Appealing Expenditures

Powerful 5-Star characters in Genshin Impact often have dedicated weapons that are built specifically to maximize their potential builds. Thankfully, weaker 4-Star characters can settle for forgeable weapons and rollable armaments to bolster their combat potential. While it's tempting for players to Wish in the Epitome Invocation to get their 5-Star's recommended weapon, players may want to skip this opportunity to save up Wishes.

At first glance, it's much more worthwhile looking at an entirely new character to control instead of just decorating an existing character with a new weapon. Moreover, failing in the Weapon Banner has a higher chance of getting an undesired Weapon and a lower chance of getting a Standard Banner 5-Star Character. This is more worthwhile in the Character Banners that have the opposite effect, where an undesired 5-Star Weapon only has a lower chance of appearing among Standard Banner 5-Star Characters.

16 Save Primos By Skipping On Constellations

Skip Same Character Acquisitions To Maximize Wishes

Being a gacha title, Genshin Impact also has systems in check to make sure that getting the same character is worthwhile for players who make Wishes. Such is the case with Constellations or a special ability tree per character that provides special bonuses only when players acquire copies of the same character.

For powerful DPS characters like Nahida or support characters like Bennett, leveling up their Constellations can be a surefire way of creating a solid party. However, players who want to maximize character acquisitions may want to skip out on building their Constellations and instead save Wishes for banners of characters they have yet to acquire.

15 The 50-50 System Is Merciless

Characters Are Obtained At Early Pity Every Other Rotation

Similar to other gacha titles, Genshin Impact also has a Pity System that is usually capped at 90 Wishes for a guaranteed 5-Star in the banner. However, players who are gunning for specific 5-Star characters need to take note that the game does have a 50-50 System for its character acquisitions.

At its core, this means that players can only have a guaranteed chance of getting the featured 5-Star character every other rotation. Once players get the guaranteed 5-Star, the next rotation that grants them the 5-Star only has a 50% chance of having the featured character. If this 50% chance results in a non-featured 5-Star, then the next rotation is the banner's 5-Star, and so on.

14 Complete Statues Of The Seven For Rewards

Find Oculi For Primogem Rewards

When players explore Teyvat in Genshin Impact, they will likely encounter the Seven Statues. Bearing a statue of the Archon worshipped in the region, Statues of the Seven reveal parts of the immediate map and provide free heals and revives for the party. However, what’s more important in a player’s quest to get 5 Star Characters is gathering Oculi or floating elemental crystals to offer to these Statues.

Each region has a different number of Oculi, but every Statue of the Seven needs offerings of 5 (for the first three levels) and 10 to 15 (for the fourth level and beyond) Oculi to level up these structures. Leveling up Statues not only increases the player’s Stamina, but they also provide 10 Primogems. Each set of Statues can be leveled 10 times, giving players up to 90 Primogems per region they unlocked.

13 Mind The Adventure Rank

Delay Advancing Adventure Rank For Easier Progress

Players have their best shot at acquiring Genshin Impact’s best characters through spamming Wishes, which they can only do with enough Fates or enough Primogems to convert into their desired Fates. On top of in-game events, doing Archon Quests and World Quests can net some of the best Primogems for sustainable Wishing. However, players can hit a stump should they level up their Adventure Rank too early, significantly since raising this Rank also raises their World Level, which increases the difficulty of all opponents in the area.

Granted, hitting World Levels 7 and 8 gives players access to guaranteed 5-Star Artifacts and Character Talent Materials to ascend characters fully. However, players who come to these World Levels unprepared can find it much harder to accomplish otherwise easy Quests and even Dailies, which can unnecessarily delay Primogen acquisition.