Genshin Impact

One of the problems with Genshin Impact is that, at higher levels, you need more and more experience items and ascension materials for characters, yet you only have a certain amount of resin to use for claiming these rewards each day. By the time you hit level 60, you’ll be grinding to get what you … Read more

It’s easy to forget Sigils even exist. They’re a type of regional currency earned from chests or sometimes found while exploring and, if you’re like me, you probably are hoarding them for some inexplicable reason. Stop that. The sigil store (there’s one in Mondstadt and Liyue) offers a finite selection of ascension materials, mora, weapon … Read more

The world of Teyvat is full of secrets, but occasionally you’ll run into one that doesn’t have a clear solution. You might need a certain elemental ability or better stats, or you’re just not smart enough to figure out the puzzle. Whatever the reason, make use of the pins on your map to mark that … Read more

This might sound obvious, but Genshin Impact’s combat centres heavily around elemental abilities, and how you combine them to create powerful reactions that can freeze, melt, or electrocute enemies. How you build and achieve these reactions depends on the combination of characters you have in your party, and how you use their elemental skill, burst, … Read more

Original Resin is the be-all and end-all in Genshin Impact, as it basically functions like the game’s reward currency. If you defeat a boss or complete a domain, you’ll need to use resin to claim the reward. Now, you have 160 Original Resin, and this replenishes at a rate of one every eight minutes. This … Read more

In Genshin Impact you use Primogems to purchase either Intertwined Fate or Acquaint Fate, which are what you use to wish for more characters. You can purchase Genesis Crystals (which convert into Primogems), but you can also earn plenty of Primogems in-game by opening chests, completing events, as well as doing Spiral Abyss, and daily … Read more

Wishing for characters or weapons in Genshin Impact is always a gamble, considering you never know what you’re going to get. But this is where Pity comes in: a system that basically guarantees you will get a four or a five star within a certain number of wishes. When people say it’s better to wish … Read more

Adventure rank is an important part of Genshin Impact, and effects what’s available in-game, and whether you can do certain quests. You can increase your adventure rank by opening chests out in the world, completing quests, doing daily commissions, as well as beating bosses and claiming their rewards using resin. Here’s what you’ll unlock as … Read more

One of the big appeals of Genshin Impact is its massive open world full of hidden secrets, puzzles, mini-games, and bosses. But in order to unlock new content you’ll often have to complete quests. These might be Genshin’s central Archon quest, which is how you get to Inazuma, or the Dragonspine questline, which lets you … Read more