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Genshin Impact

New and Upcoming Playable Characters

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◆ New: 6.0 Luna I, 2025 Anniversary, 6.0 Codes
◆ Phase 1: Lauma, Aino, Nahida, 6.0 Chronicled Wish
◆ Nod-Krai: Lunoculus, Nod-Krai Quests
◆ Events: To Temper Thyself, Free 5-Star, Clink Clash
◆ Future: Flins, Yelan, 6.1 Luna II, Nefer, UGC

Genshin Impact - New and Upcoming Playable Characters (Version 5.8)

Check out this guide for a list of new and upcoming Characters in Genshin Impact! We have the current list of characters as of Version 6.0 and list of possible future characters!

List of Contents

New Character Release Updates

Available Characters in Version 6.0 Luna I Update

Character Element Weapon
Flins Flins (5★)
Electro Electro
Polearm Polearm
Lauma Lauma (5★)
Dendro Dendro
Catalyst Catalyst
Nahida Nahida (5★)
Dendro Dendro
Catalyst Catalyst
Yelan Yelan (5★)
Hydro Hydro
Bow Bow

Lauma and Nahida in Phase 1

Phase 1 Banners
Genshin Impact - Moonsong of the Groves GachaMoonsong of the Groves Genshin Impact - The MoongrassThe Moongrass' Enlightenment

Lauma and Nahida's banners are featured in Phase 1 of Version 6.0 Luna I, from September 10, 2025 to September 30, 2025. Both banners feature the 4-stars Kaveh, Kuki Shinobu, and Barbara!

Version 6.0 Release Date and Details

Upcoming Character Releases

Flins and Yelan in Phase 2

Phase 2 Banners
Genshin Impact - The Lone Light Knocks at Night GachaThe Lone Light Knocks at Night Genshin Impact - Discerner of Enigmas GachaDiscerner of Enigmas

Flins and Yelan's banners will be in Phase 2 of Version 6.0 Luna I, running from September 30, 2025 to October 21, 2025! Both banners feature the new 4-star Aino.

Nefer in Version 6.1 Luna II

Genshin - Nefer Drip Marketing.png

Nefer was teased in Genshin Impact's social media on September 12, 2025, meaning they will likely be released in Version 6.1 Luna II which is likely to be on October 22, 2025.

Nefer Release Date and Details

Teased Characters for Nod-Krai

Nod-Krai Teaser Characters
Genshin - Alice Alice Genshin Impact - AinoAino Genshin - DamseletteColumbina Genshin - Durin Durin
Genshin - Flins Flins Genshin Impact - Lauma Icon Lauma Genshin - Jahoda Jahoda Genshin - Nicole Nicole
Genshin - Nefer Nefer Genshin - SandroneSandrone Genshin - Varka Varka

Based on the Moonlit Ballad of the Night Nod-Krai teaser video, eleven characters were revealed and are expected to be the new and upcoming characters.

Nod-Krai Characters

Character Release Dates

List of Playable Characters

Release Date Character Rarity Element
07/30/2025 Genshin - Ineffa Icon Ineffa ★ 5 Genshin - ElectroElectro
06/18/2025 Genshin - Skirk Icon Skirk ★ 5 Genshin - CryoCryo
06/18/2025 Genshin - Dahlia Icon Dahlia ★ 4 Genshin - HydroHydro
05/07/2025 Genshin - Escoffier Icon Escoffier ★ 5 Genshin - CryoCryo
05/07/2025 Genshin - Ifa Icon Ifa ★ 4 Genshin - AnemoAnemo
03/26/2025 Genshin - Varesa Icon Varesa ★ 5 Genshin - ElectroElectro
03/26/2025 Genshin - Iansan Icon Iansan ★ 4 Genshin - ElectroElectro
02/12/2025 Genshin - Mizuki Icon Mizuki ★ 5 Genshin - AnemoAnemo
01/21/2025 Genshin - Lan Yan Icon Lan Yan ★ 4 Genshin - AnemoAnemo
01/01/2025 Genshin - Traveler (Pyro) Icon Traveler (Pyro) ★ 5 Genshin - PyroPyro
01/01/2025 Genshin - Citlali Icon Citlali ★ 5 Genshin - CryoCryo
01/01/2025 Genshin - Mavuika Icon Mavuika ★ 5 Genshin - PyroPyro
11/20/2024 Genshin - Chasca Icon Chasca ★ 5 Genshin - AnemoAnemo
11/20/2024 Genshin - Ororon Icon Ororon ★ 4 Genshin - ElectroElectro
10/09/2024 Genshin - Xilonen Icon Xilonen ★ 5 Genshin - GeoGeo
09/17/2024 Genshin - Kinich Icon Kinich ★ 5 Genshin - DendroDendro
08/28/2024 Genshin - Mualani Icon Mualani ★ 5 Genshin - HydroHydro
08/28/2024 Genshin - Kachina Icon Kachina ★ 4 Genshin - GeoGeo
08/06/2024 Genshin - Emilie Icon Emilie ★ 5 Genshin - DendroDendro
06/25/2024 Genshin - Sigewinne Icon Sigewinne ★ 5 Genshin - HydroHydro
06/05/2024 Genshin - Clorinde Icon Clorinde ★ 5 Genshin - ElectroElectro
06/05/2024 Genshin - Sethos Icon Sethos ★ 4 Genshin - ElectroElectro
04/24/2024 Genshin - Arlecchino Icon Arlecchino ★ 5 Genshin - PyroPyro
03/13/2024 Genshin - Chiori Icon Chiori ★ 5 Genshin - GeoGeo
01/31/2024 Genshin - Xianyun Icon Xianyun ★ 5 Genshin - AnemoAnemo
01/31/2024 Genshin - Gaming Icon Gaming ★ 4 Genshin - PyroPyro
01/09/2024 Genshin - Chevreuse Icon Chevreuse ★ 4 Genshin - PyroPyro
12/20/2023 Genshin - Navia Icon Navia ★ 5 Genshin - GeoGeo
11/08/2023 Genshin - Furina Icon Furina ★ 5 Genshin - HydroHydro
11/08/2023 Genshin - Charlotte Icon Charlotte ★ 4 Genshin - CryoCryo
10/17/2023 Genshin - Wriothesley Icon Wriothesley ★ 5 Genshin - CryoCryo
09/27/2023 Genshin - Neuvillette Icon Neuvillette ★ 5 Genshin - HydroHydro
09/05/2023 Genshin - Freminet Icon Freminet ★ 4 Genshin - CryoCryo
08/16/2023 Genshin - Traveler (Hydro) Icon Traveler (Hydro) ★ 5 Genshin - HydroHydro
08/16/2023 Genshin - Lynette Icon Lynette ★ 4 Genshin - AnemoAnemo
08/16/2023 Genshin - Lyney Icon Lyney ★ 5 Genshin - PyroPyro
05/24/2023 Genshin - Kirara Icon Kirara ★ 4 Genshin - DendroDendro
05/02/2023 Genshin - Baizhu Icon Baizhu ★ 5 Genshin - DendroDendro
05/02/2023 Genshin - Kaveh Icon Kaveh ★ 4 Genshin - DendroDendro
03/21/2023 Genshin - Mika Icon Mika ★ 4 Genshin - CryoCryo
03/01/2023 Genshin - Dehya Icon Dehya ★ 5 Genshin - PyroPyro
01/18/2023 Genshin - Alhaitham Icon Alhaitham ★ 5 Genshin - DendroDendro
01/18/2023 Genshin - Yaoyao Icon Yaoyao ★ 4 Genshin - DendroDendro
12/07/2022 Genshin - Wanderer Icon Wanderer ★ 5 Genshin - AnemoAnemo
12/07/2022 Genshin - Faruzan Icon Faruzan ★ 4 Genshin - AnemoAnemo
11/18/2022 Genshin - Layla Icon Layla ★ 4 Genshin - CryoCryo
11/02/2022 Genshin - Nahida Icon Nahida ★ 5 Genshin - DendroDendro
10/14/2022 Genshin - Nilou Icon Nilou ★ 5 Genshin - HydroHydro
09/28/2022 Genshin - Candace Icon Candace ★ 4 Genshin - HydroHydro
09/28/2022 Genshin - Cyno Icon Cyno ★ 5 Genshin - ElectroElectro
09/09/2022 Genshin - Dori Icon Dori ★ 4 Genshin - ElectroElectro
08/24/2022 Genshin - Traveler (Dendro) Icon Traveler (Dendro) ★ 5 Genshin - DendroDendro
08/24/2022 Genshin - Tighnari Icon Tighnari ★ 5 Genshin - DendroDendro
08/24/2022 Genshin - Collei Icon Collei ★ 4 Genshin - DendroDendro
07/13/2022 Genshin - Heizou Icon Heizou ★ 4 Genshin - AnemoAnemo
06/21/2022 Genshin - Shinobu Icon Shinobu ★ 4 Genshin - ElectroElectro
05/31/2022 Genshin - Yelan Icon Yelan ★ 5 Genshin - HydroHydro
03/30/2022 Genshin - Ayato Icon Ayato ★ 5 Genshin - HydroHydro
02/16/2022 Genshin - Yae Miko Icon Yae Miko ★ 5 Genshin - ElectroElectro
01/05/2022 Genshin - Yun Jin Icon Yun Jin ★ 4 Genshin - GeoGeo
01/05/2022 Genshin - Shenhe Icon Shenhe ★ 5 Genshin - CryoCryo
12/14/2021 Genshin - Gorou Icon Gorou ★ 4 Genshin - GeoGeo
12/14/2021 Genshin - Itto Icon Itto ★ 5 Genshin - GeoGeo
11/02/2021 Genshin - Thoma Icon Thoma ★ 4 Genshin - PyroPyro
09/21/2021 Genshin - Kokomi Icon Kokomi ★ 5 Genshin - HydroHydro
09/01/2021 (PlayStation)
10/13/2021 (All)		 Genshin - Aloy Icon Aloy ★ 5 Genshin - CryoCryo
09/01/2021 Genshin - Raiden Icon Raiden ★ 5 Genshin - ElectroElectro
09/01/2021 Genshin - Sara Icon Sara ★ 4 Genshin - ElectroElectro
08/10/2021 Genshin - Yoimiya Icon Yoimiya ★ 5 Genshin - PyroPyro
08/10/2021 Genshin - Sayu Icon Sayu ★ 4 Genshin - AnemoAnemo
07/01/2021 Genshin - Traveler (Electro) Icon Traveler (Electro) ★ 5 Genshin - ElectroElectro
07/01/2021 Genshin - Ayaka Icon Ayaka ★ 5 Genshin - CryoCryo
6/29/2021 Genshin - Kazuha Icon Kazuha ★ 5 Genshin - AnemoAnemo
5/18/2021 Genshin - Eula Icon Eula ★ 5 Genshin - CryoCryo
4/28/2021 Genshin - Yanfei Icon Yanfei ★ 4 Genshin - PyroPyro
4/7/2021 Genshin - Rosaria Icon Rosaria ★ 4 Genshin - CryoCryo
3/2/2021 Genshin - Hu Tao Icon Hu Tao ★ 5 Genshin - PyroPyro
2/3/2021 Genshin - Xiao Icon Xiao ★ 5 Genshin - AnemoAnemo
1/12/2021 Genshin - Ganyu Icon Ganyu ★ 5 Genshin - CryoCryo
12/23/2020 Genshin - Albedo Icon Albedo ★ 5 Genshin - GeoGeo
12/01/2020 Genshin - Zhongli Icon Zhongli ★ 5 Genshin - GeoGeo
12/01/2020 Genshin - Xinyan Icon Xinyan ★ 4 Genshin - PyroPyro
11/11/2020 Genshin - Tartaglia Icon Tartaglia ★ 5 Genshin - HydroHydro
11/11/2020 Genshin - Diona Icon Diona ★ 4 Genshin - CryoCryo
10/20/2020 Genshin - Klee Icon Klee ★ 5 Genshin - PyroPyro
9/27/2020 Genshin - Venti Icon Venti ★ 5 Genshin - AnemoAnemo

Future Characters

Characters That Appear in the Story

Release Date Character Rarity Element
TBA Genshin - Dainsleif Icon Dainsleif TBA TBA
TBA Genshin - Durin Icon Durin TBA Genshin - PyroPyro
TBA Genshin - Alice Icon Alice TBA Genshin - PyroPyro
TBA Genshin - Varka Icon Varka TBA Genshin - AnemoAnemo
TBA Genshin - Nicole Icon Nicole TBA TBA
TBA Genshin - Dottore Icon Dottore TBA TBA

Characters from Official Channels

These characters have been shown in different media such as either YouTube, Twitter, or HoYoVerse's official website.

Release Date Character Rarity Element
TBA Genshin - Nefer Icon Nefer TBA Genshin - DendroDendro
TBA Genshin - Jahoda Icon Jahoda TBA TBA
TBA Genshin - Columbina Icon Columbina TBA TBA
TBA Genshin - Sandrone Icon Sandrone TBA TBA
TBA Genshin - Pantalone Icon Pantalone TBA TBA
TBA Genshin - Pulcinella Icon Pulcinella TBA TBA
TBA Genshin - Pierro Icon Pierro TBA TBA

Characters Mentioned In-Game

Release Date Character Rarity Element
TBA Tsaritsa TBA Genshin - CryoCryo

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Varka 389
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Durin 12
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Pierro 36
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Columbina 451
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Pulcinella 32
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Pantalone 123
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Dottore 202
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Sandrone 64
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Capitano 250
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Alice 14
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Nicole 7
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Jahoda 3
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Nefer 4
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Flins 39
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Chasca Chasca Faruzan Faruzan Heizou Heizou Ifa Ifa
Jean Jean Kazuha Kazuha Lan Yan Lan Yan Lynette Lynette
Mizuki Mizuki Sayu Sayu Sucrose Sucrose Traveler (Anemo) Traveler (Anemo)
Venti Venti Wanderer Wanderer Xianyun Xianyun Xiao Xiao
Aloy Aloy Ayaka Ayaka Charlotte Charlotte Chongyun Chongyun
Citlali Citlali Diona Diona Escoffier Escoffier Eula Eula
Freminet Freminet Ganyu Ganyu Kaeya Kaeya Layla Layla
Mika Mika Qiqi Qiqi Rosaria Rosaria Shenhe Shenhe
Skirk Skirk Wriothesley Wriothesley Alhaitham Alhaitham Baizhu Baizhu
Collei Collei Emilie Emilie Kaveh Kaveh Kinich Kinich
Kirara Kirara Lauma Lauma Nahida Nahida Tighnari Tighnari
Traveler (Dendro) Traveler (Dendro) Yaoyao Yaoyao Beidou Beidou Clorinde Clorinde
Cyno Cyno Dori Dori Fischl Fischl Iansan Iansan
Ineffa Ineffa Keqing Keqing Lisa Lisa Ororon Ororon
Raiden Raiden Razor Razor Sara Sara Sethos Sethos
Shinobu Shinobu Traveler (Electro) Traveler (Electro) Varesa Varesa Yae Miko Yae Miko
Albedo Albedo Chiori Chiori Gorou Gorou Itto Itto
Kachina Kachina Navia Navia Ningguang Ningguang Noelle Noelle
Traveler (Geo) Traveler (Geo) Xilonen Xilonen Yun Jin Yun Jin Zhongli Zhongli
Aino Aino Ayato Ayato Barbara Barbara Candace Candace
Dahlia Dahlia Furina Furina Kokomi Kokomi Mona Mona
Mualani Mualani Neuvillette Neuvillette Nilou Nilou Sigewinne Sigewinne
Tartaglia Tartaglia Traveler (Hydro) Traveler (Hydro) Xingqiu Xingqiu Yelan Yelan
Amber Amber Arlecchino Arlecchino Bennett Bennett Chevreuse Chevreuse
Dehya Dehya Diluc Diluc Gaming Gaming Hu Tao Hu Tao
Klee Klee Lyney Lyney Mavuika Mavuika Thoma Thoma
Traveler (Pyro) Traveler (Pyro) Xiangling Xiangling Xinyan Xinyan Yanfei Yanfei
Yoimiya Yoimiya

Upcoming Characters

All Upcoming Characters
Alice Alice Capitano Capitano Columbina Columbina Dainsleif Dainsleif
Dottore Dottore Durin Durin Flins Flins Jahoda Jahoda
Linnea Linnea Nefer Nefer Nicole Nicole Pantalone Pantalone
Pierro Pierro Pulcinella Pulcinella Sandrone Sandrone Tsaritsa Tsaritsa
Varka Varka

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31 Anonymous7 months

seems like we will have 2 male characters for 5.0 beside kinich, most are electro and anemo and 1 cryo, waiting for skirk which will be rerun with citlali

30 Anonymous8 months

Capitano is dead guys. He won't be playable. Move on.

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