70 Fun Facts About Genshin Impact

Which studio developed and published Genshin Impact?

The Shanghai studio now brands itself HoYoverse outside China; the game's Chinese title, Yuanshen, means 'Primordial God'.

In what year was Genshin Impact released?

It launched on 28 September 2020 for Android, iOS, PlayStation 4 and Windows, with only two of its seven nations available.

What is the name of the fantasy world in which Genshin Impact takes place?

Teyvat is made up of seven major nations, each ruled by a god known as an Archon.

How many playable elements are there in Genshin Impact?

Anemo, Geo, Pyro, Hydro, Cryo, Electro and Dendro; each nation and its Archon is tied to one of them.

Which element in Genshin Impact governs plants?

Dendro reactions such as Bloom and Quicken only became fully playable with the release of Sumeru in version 3.0.

What is the name of the Traveler's tiny floating companion and guide?

A running gag has the Traveler threatening to eat her as 'emergency food', which annoys her no end.

What are the names of the two Travelers a player can choose between?

Whichever twin you do not pick becomes the lost sibling, who has already joined the enemy.

What is the being who separated the Traveler from their sibling at the start of the game called?

She appears in the opening cutscene as the Unknown God and seals both twins before the story begins.

Unlike almost every other character, the Traveler can wield elements without needing what item?

Instead they gain each element by resonating with a Statue of the Seven in a new nation.

Which real-world culture is Mondstadt's design based on?

Its Dragonspine mountain is modelled on the Matterhorn, and its Archon's ideal is Freedom.

The Dragonspine mountain in Mondstadt was inspired by which real peak?

Dragonspine arrived in version 1.2 with a Sheer Cold mechanic that slowly freezes any character who lingers.

Liyue, the nation of Contracts, is based on which country?

Its Jueyun Karst is modelled on the pillars of Zhangjiajie, and its harbour is ruled by the Liyue Qixing.

Inazuma's culture is modelled on which period of Japanese history?

Its Archon locked the islands down with the Sakoku Decree, echoing the real Edo policy of isolation.

Sumeru's Akademiya, rainforest and desert draw on ancient India, Egypt and which other civilisation?

Its forest spirits, the Aranara, star in one of the longest world-quest chains in the game.

Fontaine, the nation of Justice, is based on Western Europe, chiefly France and which other country?

It is set in an Industrial Revolution era, complete with a mecha-run underwater prison, the Fortress of Meropide.

Natlan, the nation of War, draws on Pre-Columbian America, Oceania and which other region?

Its tribes ride Saurians and use the Nightsoul's Blessing mechanic introduced in version 5.0.

Snezhnaya, home of the Fatui, is inspired by which real country?

Its ruler, the Tsaritsa, is the Cryo Archon and the one collecting the other Archons' Gnoses.

Which nation was destroyed 500 years before the game and never had an Archon?

Its survivors were cursed with immortality or turned into monsters, and its remnants form the Abyss Order.

What is the floating island above the world, home of the Heavenly Principles, called?

It is described as home to the gods and to mortals who have ascended to godhood.

Venti, the bard of Mondstadt, is secretly which Archon?

He is fond of drinking and took the form of a dead friend after a rebellion more than 2,600 years ago.

Which Fatui Harbinger stole Venti's Gnosis in the Mondstadt story?

The theft happens right after the Stormterror crisis with the dragon Dvalin is resolved.

Despite his elegance and knowledge, what does Zhongli famously never carry, leaving others the bill?

He works as a consultant at a funeral parlor and lets the Traveler or Childe pick up every tab.

What is the name of the Geo Archon whose vessel is Zhongli?

He faked his own death at the Rite of Descension to hand rule of Liyue to its people, having already surrendered his Gnosis.

Zhongli was first released in version 1.1 and was so weak that the developer did what?

After the outcry, changes in versions 1.3 and 1.5 turned his shield into one of the strongest supports in the game.

Hu Tao is the 77th Director of what?

She never misses a chance to sell a coffin, and her banner earned $12.9 million on its first day.

How much revenue did Hu Tao's first banner reportedly bring in on launch day?

Her trailer had already passed a million YouTube views within seven hours of release.

The Shogun who rules Inazuma is actually a puppet created by whom?

Ei's twin sister Makoto was the previous Electro Archon and died 500 years earlier.

The Shogun of Inazuma's guiding ideal, which drives the whole Inazuma storyline, is what?

In pursuit of it she ordered every Vision in Inazuma confiscated under the Vision Hunt Decree.

Nahida, the Archon of Sumeru, is known to her people by which title?

The Akademiya sages kept her locked in the Sanctuary of Surasthana to run the Akasha system.

Furina, who acted as Fontaine's Hydro Archon for 500 years, turned out to be what?

The true Archon Focalors split off her humanity centuries earlier and cursed Furina to stay forever young while she lived.

According to the prophecy hanging over Fontaine, how was the nation supposed to be destroyed?

The flood would revert Fontaine's people to their original oceanid state.

Neuvillette, the Chief Justice of Fontaine, is secretly the reincarnation of what?

His grief has meteorological consequences: when he weeps in his Story Quest, it rains over Fontaine.

Mavuika, the Pyro Archon of Natlan, rides into battle on what?

The Flamestrider divided fans, some calling it too modern; she became playable in version 5.3 on 1 January 2025.

Klee, the Spark Knight of Mondstadt, is the daughter of which powerful sorceress?

Alice leads the Hexenzirkel; her daughter spends much of her time confined by Jean for blowing up fish.

Diluc's family, the Ragnvindr Clan, is famous for running which business?

Diluc's adopted brother Kaeya is a Knight of Favonius descended from the fallen Alberich Clan.

Amber, Mondstadt's only Outrider, is regarded as the city's champion at what?

She is the first character to join the Traveler and gives them their wind glider.

Albedo, Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius, is not human but what?

He was created by the Khaenri'ahn alchemist Rhinedottir, whose other creation is the dragon Durin.

Fischl's night raven companion, who translates her theatrical speech, is called what?

Her real name is Amy, and she took her persona from a story called Flowers for Princess Fischl.

Bennett of Mondstadt is famous for what trait, which scared off everyone from Benny's Adventure Team?

He was raised by two veteran adventurers he calls his dads, and is prized as one of the game's best four-star supports.

Arataki Itto, leader of the Arataki Gang, is allergic to what?

It is a nod to Setsubun, when Japanese families throw soybeans at oni; Itto is a young oni himself.

Which real-life Japanese singer voices Arataki Itto in Japanese?

His Elemental Burst turns him into the Raging Oni King; he was released in version 2.3.

Kazuha fled Inazuma and joined the crew of which ship, captained by Beidou?

He carries the Vision of a friend killed duelling the Shogun over the Vision Hunt Decree.

Xiao, the last of Liyue's Yakshas, has a well-known fondness for which food?

He can usually be found at Wangshu Inn, bearing the karmic debt of centuries of demon-slaying.

Ganyu, secretary of the Liyue Qixing, is half human and half what?

She is bound by an ancient contract with the Geo Archon and is famously overworked.

Yae Miko, head shrine maiden of the Grand Narukami Shrine, is what kind of creature?

She also owns Yae Publishing House, the biggest publisher in all of Teyvat.

Tartaglia, codenamed Childe, holds which seat among the Fatui Harbingers?

His real name is Ajax; he fell into the Abyss at 14 and learned his Foul Legacy transformation there.

Which sealed god did Childe try to summon to force the Geo Archon to show himself?

The overlord of the vortex was pinned back down by the Guizhong Ballistae in the Liyue Archon Quest finale.

Before becoming the Wanderer, Scaramouche was created by the Electro Archon for what purpose?

She abandoned him as too emotional; the Fatui later named him the Balladeer, their Sixth Harbinger.

What was the name of the god the Balladeer tried to become with a Gnosis and Dottore's help?

After his defeat he erased every record of himself from Irminsul, then returned as the playable Anemo catalyst user, the Wanderer, in version 3.3.

Arlecchino, the Fourth Harbinger known as The Knave, runs what kind of institution?

The House of the Hearth doubles as an intelligence agency, and its children Lyney, Lynette and Freminet call her Father.

Which PlayStation heroine was added to Genshin Impact as a free crossover character in 2021?

She arrived first for PS4 and PS5 players in September 2021 and on other platforms that October, and remains the only crossover character.

What is the name of the premium currency used to make Wishes in Genshin Impact?

A pity system guarantees a five-star after a set number of pulls, which is why players count to 90.

How many characters can a player carry in their active party?

You control one at a time and swap between them mid-combat to trigger elemental reactions.

What is the name of the slowly regenerating currency spent to claim rewards from bosses and domains?

The daily resin cap is the single most complained-about mechanic in the community.

Roughly how much was Genshin Impact's development and marketing budget?

It paid off fast: 23 million mobile downloads and about $60 million in the first week.

Which category did Genshin Impact win at Geoff Keighley's 2021 awards show?

It also picked up an Apple Design Award, and by its fourth anniversary had grossed $6.3 billion.

Total revenue for Genshin Impact had reached roughly what figure by its fourth anniversary in 2024?

By 2025 the game was still averaging around 57 million monthly players.

Which Japanese animation studio was announced in 2022 as partner for a Genshin Impact anime?

Ufotable is the studio behind Demon Slayer and Fate/stay night, so the announcement trailer drew tens of millions of views.

Before release, Genshin Impact was widely accused of copying which Nintendo game?

At ChinaJoy 2019 one furious fan smashed his PlayStation 4 in front of the Sony booth in protest.

On which console family did Genshin Impact finally arrive in November 2024?

A Nintendo Switch version was announced in January 2020 and has still not been given a release date.

In 2025 the developer agreed to pay the US Federal Trade Commission how much over its loot-box practices?

The FTC said players had been misled about the odds of winning limited-time prizes.

Who led the HOYO-MiX team that composed Genshin Impact's launch-era orchestral score?

Each nation gets its own instrumentation, from woodwinds for Mondstadt to guzheng and erhu for Liyue.

Which political terms were found to be censored in Genshin Impact's in-game chat?

The filter also blocked words like 'Putin' and 'Hitler', which fed a wider debate about Chinese-made games.

Kinich, the Saurian hunter from Natlan, is accompanied by a talking Saurian named what?

The self-styled Almighty Dragonlord is a former god reduced to a snarky pixelated sidekick.

Wriothesley is the Administrator and Warden of which Fontaine institution?

The autonomous underwater prison sits beneath the sea and runs on its own coupon economy.

What is the name of the Traveler's principal antagonist faction, led by their own lost sibling?

The Traveler's own lost twin leads it as the Prince or Princess of the Abyss.

Which earlier miHoYo game was the studio focused on when work on Genshin began in 2017?

The April 2017 release of Honkai Impact 3rd version 1.4 had a strong influence on the new team's direction.

At which event did miHoYo first reveal Genshin Impact to the public?

Closed beta tests followed before the September 2020 launch on iOS, Android and PC.

Genshin Impact was announced for which console in January 2020 but not released by 2024?

The game did reach PlayStation 5 in 2021 and Xbox Series X/S in 2024, while the announced Switch version remained unreleased through 2024.

In Genshin Impact, what rises at Adventure Ranks 20, 25, 30 and so on, making enemies stronger?

Adventure Rank progress comes from spending Original Resin on bosses and domains and unlocks new quests.