9 Best Characters For Exploration in Genshin Impact

The world of Genshin Impact is massive, already featuring several different countries and regions with many more yet to come. Players will be climbing mountains, running through large fields, and swimming through bodies of water while also having to do activities such as farming ore or solving Elemental puzzles. This might seem slow and arduous at first, but there are many characters who will make your travels much easier. 

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In this list, we will be looking at 9 of the best characters to add to your overworld exploration team in Genshin Impact.

Genshin Impact Best Characters For Exploration: Resource Marker Characters 9/9

This title is for characters with unique resource marking passives. Resource marking is invaluable when you are out exploring the world. Some characters have passives that will highlight local specialties and ore veins on your map in real-time as you explore.

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This allows you to easily find obscurely placed ascension materials such as plants and ore veins. Different characters provide this benefit for their specific regions. The list goes as such:

• Klee (Shows nearest Mondstadt specialty)
• Qiqi (Shows nearest Liyue specialty)
• Ninguang (Shows nearest Liyue ore vein)
• Tighnari (Shows nearest Sumeru specialty)
• Gorou (Shows nearest Inazuma specialty)

Make sure to use these characters when looking for certain region specialties. For example, Klee is excellent for spotting Windwheel Aster in Mondstadt, whereas Tighnari is useful for spotting Kalpalata Lotus in Sumeru and so on.

Genshin Impact Best Characters For Exploration: The Traveler 8/9

If you do not have too many good options for certain elements, the Traveler will suffice for most of your exploration needs. So far in the game, the Traveler has learned and mastered the 4 elements of Anemo, Geo, Electro, and Dendro. This makes the Traveler very flexible when dealing with Elemental puzzles, granted you may have to swap the element at a Statue of the Seven.

Note that Geo traveler is especially useful when your goal is to break ore veins with the Elemental Skill. The Elemental Skill also produces a decently sized Geo structure that can be used for some platforming hijinks.

If this is not impressive enough, then keep in mind that the Traveler still has many regions to explore and many Elements yet to master. We can only wait to see what other skills will be added to their kit and how useful they will be for exploration.

Genshin Impact Best Characters For Exploration: Kamisato Ayaka 7/9

Ayaka is one of the two characters in the game with a unique sprint that is faster than most other characters. She is a 5-star Cryo sword user from Inazuma who can turn into a stream of ice when she sprints.

Ayaka is able to easily traverse large bodies of water due to her unique ability, which is great because swimming is a bit of a hassle. Not only this, but even if her stamina runs out, she will create an ice platform to regain your stamina, so you don’t have to worry about drowning.

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You can also build ice bridges or solve Cryo puzzles with her Elemental Burst, Elemental Skill, and even her Normal or Charged attacks. She is the best boat-style character to have in your party for water traversal. 

Genshin Impact Best Characters For Exploration: Sayu 6/9

This small ninja from Inazuma has many tricks under her sleeve. Many players overlook Sayu, but she has some of the best exploration utility in the game. Sayu is a 4-star Anemo claymore user from Inazuma. Her main appeal is her Elemental Skill, which turns her into a small ball that rolls around at enemies. The movement speed from this skill can be used outside of combat to move around quickly, and it has a fairly low cooldown too.

Not just that, the skill is able to absorb different elements it comes into contact with. This is very useful when players are trying to solve Elemental puzzles in the overworld.

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For example, getting Geo absorption will let you break ore veins immediately, making farming upgrade materials much easier. She is also able to approach and collect Crystalflies without startling them to aid in all your Condensed Resin crafting needs.

Genshin Impact Best Characters For Exploration: Xiao 5/9

Xiao is a great character to have for beginners who are struggling with climbing due to a small stamina bar. First of all, his passive talent reduces climbing Stamina consumption by 20% for your party, which is a really handy buff. This will alleviate a lot of the climbing frustration that many players who fail before reaching the top face.

His Elemental Skill is also a really useful dash ability that can be used twice, even mid-air, to allow you to move horizontally quickly without consuming any stamina. This is great for covering gaps when you do not have enough verticality. Not to mention, it is also pretty useful when solving Anemo puzzles.  

Genshin Impact Best Characters For Exploration: Zhongli 4/9

Zhongli is the Geo Archon and is responsible for creating entire islands and mountain ranges. While he can’t do that in the game, he can still create one rock pillar, which is quite handy when exploring.

The rock pillar can help you gain some stable on-demand verticality and even a horizontal platform to catch a breather when climbing some cliffs. Creative players will find the pillar way more flexible than it appears, especially at Constellation 2, where you can make 2 of them.

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Not to mention, when you hold Zhongli’s Elemental Skill, the resulting pillar burst will immediately break all the ore in the vicinity. This is perfect for collecting upgrade materials such as Cor Lapis and other ore veins, saving you a lot of time. It’s also great for solving Geo puzzles. His Elemental Skill’s powerful shield will also protect you from most environmental hazards.

Genshin Impact Best Characters For Exploration: Kaedehara Kazuha 3/9

Not only is Kaedehara Kazuha a very powerful character, but he is also suited to all your exploration needs. The wandering samurai has excellent aerial mobility. His elemental skill has a low cooldown and launches him upwards fairly high for some quick mobility. When gliding, you can even use this skill mid-air for a quick boost similar to a double jump. It is quite a useful ability if you miss your gliding target by a few meters.

His passive ability also reduces sprinting Stamina consumption for your team by 20%, allowing you to cover long distances faster.

Genshin Impact Best Characters For Exploration: Venti 2/9

Venti is the Anemo Archon, and true to his role, his abilities produce gusts of wind to aid your exploration. Holding down Venti’s Elemental Skill creates a lasting pillar of wind that you can glide on for several seconds. This verticality is very handy when trying to climb hard-to-reach places.

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Moreover, since Venti is an Anemo bow user, he is ideal for solving Anemo puzzles. He also has a talent that reduces consumed gliding stamina by 20%, making him great for long glides and traversal. 

Genshin Impact Best Characters For Exploration: Wanderer 1/9

The Wanderer, previously known as Scaramouche, is the latest addition to Genshin Impact. Like the other Anemo boys, he brings some very impressive mobility in his kit. He is the only character in the game who can fly freely across distances, and his movement speed in his flying state rivals even some of the fastest characters in the game.

His flying state depends on his Elemental Skill, with the best part being that it has an extremely low cooldown and does not consume your Stamina at all.

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You can cover various vertical or horizontal distances and then rely on your regular Stamina until the cooldown is finished. This makes him the most mobile unit in the game and makes traveling long distances a cakewalk(or flight if you use his skill).

Final Thoughts

This concludes our list of the 9 best characters for exploration in Genshin Impact. The game’s exploration is one of its most appealing aspects, and characters with uniquely designed kits only make it more fun. Players who have these characters will find their convenience very helpful, as it is a very satisfying way to use their respective kits.