When it comes toGenshin Impactcharacters, the existing varieties aren’t only limited to rarity and Vision. They can also be distinguished by their gameplay difficulties and even building standards, wheresomeGenshin Impactunits are tremendously difficult to build, while some others are rather effortless.
This difficulty includes both their suitable weapon and their Artifact demand, where a character that eases both tasks can be considered an F2P-friendly character. Fans who would like to know the most F2P-friendly characters inGenshin Impactcan check out this article for the shortlist.
Updated on August 04, 2025, by Nahda Nabiilah:F2P-friendly characters are crucial in any account in Genshin Impact, since you can’t always farm and pull for every unit’s need. Sometimes, it’s good to get a character that doesn’t require much work and all the ingredients to make them great already exist in your account. Luckily, as the game expands and more mechanics are introduced, more characters become more friendly to use. For that, this list will be updated to include five new entries that are notably strong, yet, very easy to build and use.
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Shenhe is a Support that can notably increase her Cryo teammates’ damage based on her ATK. For that, stacking as much ATK% as possible is the best way to build Shenhe inGenshin Impact. Since she doesn’t need Crit, building Shenhe with a full set of ATK% weapons and artifacts is both crucial and F2P friendly, since it’s easier to find these artifacts and weapons lying around.
Yelan is both powerful and only requires a small investment to utilize. Her moveset scales with HP, which means players can easily gain her Artifacts without much struggle. As for her weapons, she performs amazingly, even with free options likeFavonius Warbow,Fading Twilight, and even the3-StarGenshin Impactweapon,Recurve Bow.
Additionally, while upgrading all of Yelan’s talent is not a bad idea, her main strength exists in her Elemental Burst, so budget players can neglect her Skill and Normal Attack without losing too much of Yelan’s DPS.
Depending on her Charged attacks, Ganyu is a Cryo unit who can deliver hard-hitting damage with almost any Bow in her hands. Unlike mostBow users inGenshin Impact, Ganyu can deal exceptional damage with F2P weapons likePrototype Crescent, for example. Her best-in-slot artifacts are 4pc Wanderer Troupe, which is a set that you get from almost every encounter on the map. As for her team, place any shielder with any buffer and Ganyu is good to go. Ganyu is truly a unique F2P-friendly character to have inGenshin Impact.
Arataki Itto may not be as “budget” as Yelan when it comes to his talents, but his artifacts and weapons are both F2P friendly. When it comes to talent investment, he ideally should have both his Elemental Burst and Normal Attack upgraded, with his Skill being optional.
For his weapon, Arataki Itto is F2P friendly because other than his best-in-slot,Redhorn Stonethresher, players can useGenshin Impactforgeable weapon,Whiteblind. This 4-Star Claymore can perform better than some 5-Star options thanks to the Oni’s DEF scaling.
Xingqiu is not the easiest to build, but his tremendous value easily puts him on this list. As a 4-Star unit, Travelers can easily maximize his Constellation, and anyone who has reached the endgame will at least have a C0 Xingqiu.
For his build, Xingqiu can either use4pc Noblesse Oblige to act as a bufferor4pc Emblem of Severed Fate for a full Sub-DPS role. Finally, the Guhua Disciple’s best-in-slot weapon is the 4-StarSacrificial Sword. Although this equipment is not exactly F2P, it’s still a 4-Star Sword.
Gorou is a highly niche support that only works with a fewGenshin Impactcharacters. So, in terms of usefulness, he falls behind. But, when it comes to being F2P friendly, there are several reasons why Gorou is great.
First, he practically requires no Artifact. Gorou grants DEF buff to his team, but this only scales with his talent level, not his own DEF. Travelers don’t have to build him for damage or healing either. Second, since he scales with DEF, the only bow that he’d need are ones that grant Energy Recharge sub-stat. Finally, his DEF buff scales with the level of his Elemental Skill, which means both his Burst and Normal Attack talents can be ignored completely.
Fischl was already great before Golden Troupe, but now that she can have that set, Fischl has become one ofthe best 4-Star units inGenshin Impact. Since so many characters work well with Marechaussee Hunter and Golden Troupe, farming this domain is a must to enhance any account in the game. So, finding a 4pc Golden Troupe for Fischl should not be a problem. Additionally, she works well with any Bow given to her. She can wieldAlley Hunter,The Stringless, or even Song of Stillness and perform exceptionally well as an off-field Sub-DPS unit.
Among the available F2P-friendly characters, Albedo is easily one of the most qualified. The Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius is an amazing Sub-DPS whose Skill scales with DEF. Considering the abundance of DEF Artifacts during Artifact farming, building Albedo will be a piece of cake. His current best-in-slot Artifact is Husk of Opulent Dreams, but he can work great even with random sets.
As for his weapons, players can use the free Sword,Cinnabar Spindle. For those who missed the event, they can let Albedo wieldthe 3-StarGenshin Impactweapon, Harbinger of Dawn instead.
Another contender for the title of the most F2P-friendly character is the Priestess of Watatsumi Island, Sangonomiya Kokomi. Getting Ocean-Hued Clam pieces can be quite difficult, but as a healer, players can simply throw any HP Artifact on her. Even without utilizing her damage-dealing abilities, Kokomi can effortlessly be a top-tier healer.
If players insist on getting Ocean-Hued Clam, the Priestess can still be considered F2P-friendly. This is because Travelers won’t need to get Critical Rate stats, making her stat ceiling rather low. Kokomi’s suitable Catalysts are also easy to get. F2P players can either usePrototype Amberor Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers for her.
The Favonius Church’s Sister is far more F2P-friendly than Kokomi. Similar to Sangonomiya Kokomi, players can equip Barbara with random HP Artifacts, but the Nun won’t even need any specific set as her best-in-slot. Players can either use random sets, 4-Maiden Beloved, or 2-Maiden Beloved + 2-Ocean-Hued Clam.
As well as being a 4-Star character, Barbara is best used without considering any damage-dealing abilities, so Travelers won’t have to worry about wasting her potential. Moreover, unlike Sangonomiya Kokomi whose best Catalyst is a 5-Star weapon, Everlasting Moonglow, Barbara is best wielding the 3-Star Catalyst, Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers.
