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Genshin Impact Beginner Guide

by hinatacha · Published 2026-04-27

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5 chapters 3,909 words ~16 min read English

Beginner guide to Genshin Impact systems and gameplay

1. What Is Genshin Impact?
2. Account, Server, First Steps
3. Element System & Elemental Reactions
4. Combat Inputs: Skills, Bursts, Attacks
5. Team Building With Elemental Resonance

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A short excerpt from chapter 1. The full book contains 5 chapters and 3,909 words.

Overview

If you can’t explain Genshin Impact’s “explore → fight → loot → upgrade” loop in one sentence, progression will feel random. This section explains the open-world structure, the core gameplay loop, and the key currencies that drive upgrading, so you can map what to do next to what the game rewards.

Quick Reference

Core loop (Explore-Upgrade-Repeat)
Explore: move between regions, open chests, activate Waypoints, climb/ glide, collect overworld drops
Fight: use characters’ Normal/Charged/Plunge attacks plus Elemental Skill/Burst
Loot: claim chests, defeat Domains/Bosses, gather materials
Upgrade: level characters/weapons, ascend, enhance artifacts, spend Resin for Domains/Bosses
Open-world structure
Regions → local quests and world quests → bosses/domains → resource nodes
Key progression resources
Primogems (premium currency for Wishes)
Wishes (gacha pulls)
Adventure Rank (AR) (unlocks higher world difficulty and better rewards)
World Level (WL) (scales enemy stats/rewards)
Original Resin / Condensed Resin (time-gated for Domains/Bosses)
Where you spend time
Overworld for exploration + low-cost farming
Domains/Bosses for deterministic upgrade materials (Resin-gated)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`loopPhase`	`string`	Yes	One of `Explore`, `Fight`, `Loot`, `Upgrade` (maps to the Explore-Upgrade-Repeat Loop)
`resinType`	`string`	Conditional	`OriginalResin` or `CondensedResin` when `loopPhase` is `Loot`/`Upgrade` via Domains/Bosses
`resinCost`	`number`	Conditional	Resin required by the selected Domain/Boss. Use the in-game cost shown on the activity panel
`rewardTier`	`string`	No	Domain difficulty tier tied to AR/WL; higher tiers increase reward quality
`arLevel`	`number`	No	Adventure Rank that gates difficulty and reward tiers
`worldLevel`	`number`	No	World Level that scales overworld enemy strength/rewards
`currency`	`string`	Conditional	`Primogems`, `Fate` (Acquaint/Intertwined), `Mora`, `Hero’s Wit`, `Enhancement Ore`
`wishType`	`string`	Conditional	`CharacterEventWish` or `WeaponEventWish` (determines which banner pool is used)
`element`	`string`	Conditional	One of the 7 elements; used during `Fight` to trigger elemental reactions

Code Example

/**
 * Minimal client-side model for the Explore-Upgrade-Repeat loop.
 * Assumption: you will mirror in-game UI values (AR, WL, resin cost) into your app state.
 */

type LoopPhase = "Explore" | "Fight" | "Loot" | "Upgrade";
type ResinType = "OriginalResin" | "CondensedResin";

type Activity = {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  kind: "Domain" | "Boss" | "Chest" | "OverworldNode";
  loopPhase: LoopPhase; // where it fits in the loop
  resinType?: ResinType; // only for Domain/Boss
  resinCost?: number; // only for Domain/Boss
  rewardNotes: string; // e.g., "Artifact set exp", "Ascension material"
};

const activities: Activity[] = [
  {
    id: "dom-abyss-1",
    name: "Elemental Artifact Domain (Tier depends on AR)",
    kind: "Domain",
    loopPhase: "Loot",
    resinType: "OriginalResin",
    resinCost: 20,
    rewardNotes: "Artifact EXP + artifact drops; higher tiers require higher AR",
  },
  {
    id: "boss-hydro-1",
    name: "Hydro Regisvine Boss",
    kind: "Boss",
    loopPhase: "Loot",
    resinType: "OriginalResin",
    resinCost: 40,
    rewardNotes: "Ascension material drops for Hydro characters",
  },
  {
    id: "ow-node-1",
    name: "Overworld Plant Node",
    kind: "OverworldNode",
    loopPhase: "Explore",
    rewardNotes: "Free collection for ascension/upgrade materials",
  },
];

function canClaimRewards(params: { activity: Activity; resinRemaining: number }) {
  const { activity, resinRemaining } = params;
  if (!activity.resinCost) return true; // chests/overworld nodes
  return resinRemaining >= activity.resinCost;
}

function nextUpgradeFocus(params: { loopPhase: LoopPhase; hasLoot: boolean }) {
  const { loopPhase, hasLoot } = params;
  // Deterministic mapping to keep the loop consistent
  if (loopPhase === "Loot" && hasLoot) return "Upgrade";
  return loopPhase === "Explore" ? "Fight" : loopPhase;
}

Response Format

json

{
  "loopPhase": "Explore",
  "activity": {
    "id": "boss-hydro-1",
    "kind": "Boss",
    "resinType": "OriginalResin",
    "resinCost": 40
  },
  "gating": {
    "resinRemaining": 30,
    "canClaimRewards": false,
    "reason": "Insufficient Resin for Domain/Boss cost"
  },
  "expectedRewards": {
    "categories": ["Ascension materials", "Boss drops"],
    "rewardTier": "Depends on AR/WL"
  },
  "nextPhase": "Explore"
}

Field notes:

Validate currency names and types per activity: Domains/Bosses consume Resin; overworld/Statues/quests typically do not....

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