The fastest character in Genshin Impact: the best heroes to explore the world

The developers from HoYoverse managed to create a very well-developed system for moving in Genshin Impact, which allows characters to climb almost any surface and takes into account even their growth when calculating speed. Plus, many heroes have unique abilities that allow them to noticeably speed up.

For this reason, it is not uncommon for players to take speed measurements of different characters to see who is the fastest in the game. As a rule, such comparisons are made after the release of a new hero with an unusual sprint animation or a skill that affects his run. In patch 3.7, a corresponding heroine was released - Kirara, which with the help of its skill can turn into a box cat.

Fastest short range character in Genshin Impact

As a result, several players held another run featuring the fastest characters in the game. Usually, the bridge in front of the entrance To Mondstadt or other places where it is easy to measure running speed is chosen for speed comparison. The race in the first video was: Kirara, Traveler, Mona, Wanderer, Sayu, and Yelan. As a result, Yelan got the first place, Sayu got the second, and the Wanderer got the third. The cat girl turned out to be even slower than the male character with an average height.

In the second video, the race took place on a custom map in the style of Sumeru. Mona, Yelan, Wanderer, Yae Miko, Sayu, and Kamisato Ayato ran the 100 meters in a straight line. As a result, the first place was again taken by Yelan, the second was Sayu, and the third was the Wanderer. However, sometimes the positions of these three characters change - for example, in the third video below, the Wanderer was the first to reach the finish line, followed by Sayu and Yelan. Apparently, a lot here also depends on the ability of the players to control these heroes.

However, in any case, it can be said for sure that the fastest characters in a short distance are Sayu, Wanderer and Yelan, with the latter often taking first place due to its elemental skill. Kirara, on the other hand, turned out to be slower than even heroes with a normal sprint, so she should only be used in situations where you need to quickly climb a relatively low ledge.

Fastest character in Genshin Impact at long range

At short distances, the test does not look very objective, because for many characters the speed is tied to the use of skills that require reloading, and it can also last for a different amount of time. Therefore, we decided to show several races over longer distances.

The first video was recorded in the summer of 2022, so there is no Wanderer in it, but there is Kaeya, who demonstrates the speed of tall male characters and the effect of reducing the cost of stamina when running. The first place in it was again received by Yelan, and the second - by Sayu. The third and fourth divided Kamisato Ayaka and Sayu between themselves.

Rosaria was on the fourth line, however, it should be borne in mind that she can only get this result at night (in the daytime, most likely, Dehya will be able to run in the same time). Kaeya also took the penultimate place.

In the second video, the characters cover a much greater distance, and only the fastest heroes are racing. This run most clearly shows how quickly certain heroes overcome significant distances. As a result, the first Wanderer - all thanks to his ability to fly. Second place went to Yelan, third place to Sayu, and fourth place to Kamisato Ayaka.

The best characters to explore the world

In Genshin Impact, you will have to run very often, especially when new regions appear in which teleporters and statues of the seven Archons have not yet been opened. Of course, just running from one point to another is not very interesting, so I want to reduce my time spent on this part of the gameplay as much as possible. This is where fast characters will help you.

Plus, they will allow you to noticeably speed up the collection of various materials: local curiosities, plants, ores, and so on. In this case, you should not rely on only one character. For example, if you have Yelan, then we still advise you to take Ayaka or Mona to the team, since they overcome water obstacles much faster (the Wanderer will be able to fly at all almost any body of water in a certain package).

The table below lists the best heroes to explore Teyvat. Gather a squad of them if you are not going to fight, but simply plan to run to all the new teleports or farm resources.

If you do not have any of the above characters, then we advise you to simply use tall male fighters (Kamisato Ayato, Zhongli, Diluc, Arataki Itto, and so on), which, all other things being equal, run somewhat faster than other heroes.