The best exploration characters in Genshin Impact

The open world of Genshin Impact is filled with all sorts of tricks and puzzles ready to explore. With so many different characters in the game, there are many ways to simplify your exploration experience.

Some exploration puzzles require you to bring a user to a specific item, while others take you across large bodies of water with a Cryo user. Many of these characters are not only useful for exploration, but are also useful for everyday combat and for minimizing change.

While efficient exploration isn't necessarily mandatory, it certainly helps keep things moving as you can move from one area to another. Here are some of the best exploration characters in Genshin Impact. Note: They are not classified in any particular order, as they fill different niches.

albedo

Albedo starts the list as a fun Geo character who can create lifts from the ground. His potential is somewhat damaged by the fact that his elevators are difficult to place in rocky areas, but it comes in handy when you need the extra elevator to grab a Geoculus or something similar.

ganyu

There are many areas in Genshin Impact where you have to cross large bodies of water. Some chests, puzzles or areas are only blocked by the water around them. In other words, a Cryo character who can confidently build ice bridges over water is pretty important.

As a user of the Cryo bow, her charged shot fires multiple zones of Cryo, allowing her to be an incredibly efficient ice bridge builder. Not only that, but she is one of the strongest main DPS characters in the game, which should make it a breeze to take out enemies in your exploration.

Kazuha

Kazuha is probably the best character in the game for climbing mountains or high walls. You can infinitely climb a wall without losing stamina by switching from climbing to using your elemental skill.

For particularly mountainous areas, such as Liyue or Inazuma areas, Kazuha will be a real panacea. Literally, as you will no longer fall off the side of a cliff towards your inevitable death.

keqing

Keqing is another solid character for exploration due to how his elemental ability works. Similar to Kazuha, she can be used to help climb higher areas. She can cast a sign with her elemental ability and then teleport to that location.

Furthermore, it is an excellent applicator of the Elettro element. This helps clear the Electro seals that are common around parts of Inazuma. And it is certainly viable as the leading DPS in the world.

Razor or any other Claymore character in the game

Mining is an important part of the exploration process at Genshin Impact. Rocks are everywhere all over the world, which are used to create weapons and other important items when collected.

As such, it is convenient to have a character who can conveniently destroy these rocks. Claymore globally can send rocks faster than other characters (except Zhongli), so if you're using a Claymore character, rocks won't be a problem at all.

Sayyu

Sayu is a four-star Anemo character and is one of the funniest characters in the game. If you need a character who can travel long distances, Sayu is the character for you.

Using her elemental skill, you can alternate between her skill and sprinting to quickly travel long distances. He transforms into a little ball of speed, not unlike Sonic the Hedgehog, and doesn't even wear out stamina as he does.

Traveler, GeoForm

The Geo Traveler is often used to reach inaccessible places in Genshin Impact, for example by carving out domains to reach areas outside the borders. This is because he can use his elemental skill to create platforms in high, hard-to-reach places.

Winds

Venti is similar to Kazuha or Keqing, in that you can use its elemental ability to better climb high cliffs or distances. By retaining its elemental ability, you create a wind current that you can glide over.

Using Venti interchangeably with Kazuha and some Geo characters alongside allows you to reach even normally impossible places.

Yohimiya

The meme that you always need a Pyro archer is true of many areas in Liyue and Mondstadt. The sheer amount of puzzles that require a Pyro user always makes them reluctantly use their Amber out of necessity.

Fortunately, Yoimiya is useful as the main character of the DPS, already distinguishing her from Amber. And as a Pyro Archer, she can solve many easy Pyro puzzles out there.

Zhongli

Zhongli is similar to Albedo. Its elemental ability puts down a pillar that you can climb, allowing you to reach high places. He uses the pillar to grab an awkwardly positioned target.

Holding her Elemental Skill also causes severe damage to the minerals around Zhongli. Using elemental skill, Zhongli is one of the best miners in the game, with his ability to quickly mine minerals for his materials.