{"id":1039202,"date":"2026-01-16T15:57:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/genshin-impact-guides\/82442\/unlock-characters-free-kaeya-lisa-xiangling-amber-collei"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:57:23","slug":"how-to-unlock-free-characters-in-genshin-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-unlock-free-characters-in-genshin-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"How to unlock free characters in Genshin Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Mihoyo via Polygon\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/how-to-unlock-free-characters-in-genshin-impact.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/genshin-impact\/40711\">Genshin Impact<\/a><\/em>, you\u2019ll start out with just a single character, the Traveler. But over time, you\u2019ll work to build out your roster with more characters, each with their own unique abilities. You usually do this by making Wishes on the gacha banners, but if you want to Wish a lot, you\u2019ll need to spend money. Luckily, there are a few <strong>free characters<\/strong> you can get to help kickstart your team\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Notably, three of the characters listed below (Amber, Kaeya, and Lisa) are all characters that are rarely featured in the gacha Wish banners. Getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/guides\/2020\/10\/9\/21508409\/genshin-impact-constellations-upgrade-memories-stellar-fortunas-guide\">constellations<\/a> for these characters is extremely rare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Our <em>Genshin Impact<\/em> guide covers the <strong>free characters<\/strong> you can get, including some details about how to get them and how they play.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kUZ5X4\">The Traveler (Aether\/Lumine) \u2014 Anemo, Geo, Electro, Dendro, or Hydro sword-user<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/how-to-unlock-free-characters-in-genshin-impact.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you first start <em>Genshin Impact<\/em>, you\u2019ll get to choose between the male character (Aether) or the female character (Lumine). This character is commonly referred to as \u201cthe Traveler\u201d and they are the protagonist of the game. You do not have to actively use them in your party, but they will star in most of the subsequent cutscenes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The Traveler starts as an Anemo character, but once you arrive in different regions, you\u2019ll be able to unlock the respective elements for that region. Going to Liyue will unlock Geo abilities. going to Inazuma will unlock Electro abilities, going to Sumeru will unlock Dendro abilities, and going to Fontaine will unlock Hydro abilities. You can change the character\u2019s element by visiting a Statue of the Seven in the respective region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Note that as of writing this, the Traveler has no Pyro abilities, even though we have access to Natlan. The Traveler\u2019s Pyro form is likely coming in a later patch.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3RDtC8\">Amber \u2014 Pyro bow-user<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/how-to-unlock-free-characters-in-genshin-impact-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Amber is the second character you\u2019ll come across. Once you meet Paimon, follow the opening quest and you\u2019ll bump into Amber very quickly. You can\u2019t really progress and explore without picking up Amber, so just follow the main story quests until you recruit her.<\/p>\n<p>Amber is known for being one of the weakest characters in the game, but her ability to fire off Pyro-infused arrows will help you solve tons of puzzles around Teyvat.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a3kGS2\">Kaeya \u2014 Cryo sword-user<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/how-to-unlock-free-characters-in-genshin-impact-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kaeya is the third character you\u2019ll pick up. Shortly after you encounter Amber and enter Mondstadt, you\u2019ll get a handful of quests. One of those quests, <strong>Crash Course<\/strong>, talks about meeting Kaeya at a temple. Follow the objective marker and meet him at the dungeon. After a short tutorial on how Kaeya and Cryo characters work, you\u2019ll finish the quest and recruit Kaeya to your party.<\/p>\n<p>Just like Amber, Kaeya is not particularly strong, but his Cryo abilities will help you solve early puzzles. Additionally, his Glacial Waltz ability does have its uses in niche team compositions.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"HDQdQg\">Lisa \u2014 Electro catalyst-user<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/how-to-unlock-free-characters-in-genshin-impact-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lisa\u2019s acquisition method is very similar to Kaeya. Once you visit Mondstadt, you\u2019ll get a quest called <strong>Sparks Amongst the Pages<\/strong>. Follow the quest marker to another temple, and go through it. As is the case in Crash Course, you\u2019ll get a tutorial for Lisa, and then add her to your party once you\u2019re done.<\/p>\n<p>Just like the other two, Lisa is far from the best Electro character you\u2019ll get, but you\u2019ll definitely want her around to solve any Electro puzzles you see in the early game.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Y1NmWr\">Xiangling \u2014 Pyro polearm-user<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/how-to-unlock-free-characters-in-genshin-impact-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you hit Adventure Rank 20, you\u2019ll unlock the Spiral Abyss. This is a kind of floor-based dungeon where you\u2019ll take your squad through progressively harder floors, gaining some bonuses as you go. If you manage to clear Floor 3, Chamber 3 of the Spiral Abyss, you\u2019ll get Xiangling for free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Xiangling is the best of the free characters, and she remains extremely relevant to the meta, as her Pyronado ability allows her to consistently keep up damage, even when she\u2019s not on the field. Alongside Bennett, another four-star character, she remains a staple in a ton of teams.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\" id=\"noelle-geo-claymore-user\">Noelle \u2014 Geo claymore-user<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/how-to-unlock-free-characters-in-genshin-impact-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Noelle is \u201cfree\u201d in a technicality, as she\u2019s guaranteed from the beginner\u2019s gacha wish banner. You could avoid wishing on that banner and not get the guaranteed Noelle from it, if you really wanted to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">There are only five permanently-available Geo characters in the game outside of the Traveler, so Noelle is a good get, especially if you need to solve Geo based puzzles. You can also build her to swing big and hard if you wanted to.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1qAFrf\">Collei \u2014 Dendro bow-user<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/how-to-unlock-free-characters-in-genshin-impact-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just like Xiangling, you\u2019ll unlock Collei for free from just doing Spiral Abyss. You\u2019ll need to clear Floor 4, Chamber 3, so you\u2019ll need to clear more than you needed to for Xiangling.<\/p>\n<p>Collei is a fine Dendro support, as she can apply Dendro well and help you solve Dendro puzzles in a pinch (especially if you don\u2019t have your Traveler attuned to the right element).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"q5dlu5\">Lynette \u2014 Anemo sword-user<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/how-to-unlock-free-characters-in-genshin-impact-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lynette unlocks for free once you reach Adventure Rank 25 or higher, and she can be claimed from the usual event screen.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s a great Anemo support who can be used the same way Kazuha or Sucrose can be; place her skills on the field to add big zones of area-of-effect swirl damage when combined with other elements.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"xLdjH3\"><strong>Other free characters through events<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On occasion, some limited-time events will reward free characters (or Constellations, if you already have the character). So far, the flagship events have only rewarded four-star characters, but this can be useful if you\u2019re missing important, powerful characters like Xingqiu or Bennett.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The characters available through these events normally reflect the region where the event is taking place. For example, a big event in Mondstadt may reward Barbara or Noelle, but an event in Liyue may reward Ningguang or Beidou. Either way, it\u2019s worth paying attention to events to score some freebie characters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">During the fourth anniversary event for the game, players were able to select a standard five-star character (Dehya, Keqing, Mona, Qiqi, Jean, Tighnari, or Diluc) for free. This is the only time the game has given away a five-star character, but we can likely expect something similar for future anniversary events.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">If you\u2019re looking for more to do in <em>Genshin Impact<\/em>, we have tons of guides to get you started. Our early <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/genshin-impact-guides\"><em>Genshin Impact<\/em> guides<\/a> will list out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/genshin-impact-guides\/23063935\/beginners-guide-tips-tricks-quests-unlocks-seelies\">beginner\u2019s tips<\/a> to get your started, how the characters\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/genshin-impact-guides\/23298594\/elemental-reactions-resonance-pyro-cryo-dendro-anemo-geo-electro-hydro\">elemental reactions<\/a> work, and explain the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/genshin-impact-guides\/23071442\/battle-pass-weapons-rewards-top-up-buy-best-weapon-weekly-limit-value\">battle pass<\/a> to you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">We have expansive guides on pesky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/genshin-impact-guides\/23330948\/list-hidden-sumeru-world-quests-rare-bird-foolish-fatuus-price-static-views\">Sumeru<\/a> side content, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/genshin-impact-guides\/23681677\/udumbara-pistil-locations\">Udumbara Pistil locations<\/a> and where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/genshin-impact-guides\/23341267\/aranyaka-mysterious-clipboard-buried-chest-locations-maps\">Aranyaka Mysterious Clipboard buried chests<\/a> are. We have content for Natlan, too, explaining how to unlock the various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/genshin-impact-guides\/446629\/natlan-world-quest-locations-hidden-reputation\">Natlan world quests<\/a> and how to make the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/genshin-impact-guides\/446462\/natlan-weapon-blueprints-locations-how-to-get\">Natlan craftable weapons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/genshin-impact-guides\/23065767\/unlock-characters-free-kaeya-lisa-xiangling-amber-collei\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Genshin Impact, you\u2019ll start out with just a single character, the Traveler. But over time, you\u2019ll work to build out your roster with more characters, each with their own unique abilities. You usually do this by making Wishes on the gacha banners, but if you want to Wish a lot, you\u2019ll need to spend money. Luckily, there are a few free characters you can get to help kickstart your team\u2019s growth. Notably, three of the characters listed below (Amber, Kaeya, and Lisa) are all characters that are rarely featured in the gacha Wish banners. Getting constellations for these characters is extremely rare. 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