If you could go back and give your "newbie self" some gacha advice, what would it be?

I’ve been playing since launch, and looking at my roster, I have some regrets lol

If I could talk to my Day 1 self, I’d say.. Skip "Klee, Childe, Ayato, Cyno, and Clorinde" And instead use those wishes for Xiao, Wriothesley, Chiori, Arlecchino, and Kinich

I originally skipped those 5 and now I’m kind of kicking myself for it.

What about you guys? Which characters do you regret pulling, and who do you wish you had picked up instead?

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HuTaosTwinTails2026-01-09 18:03

I probably wouldn't c6 Klee and would save as much as possible to c6r5 Hu tao from when I started on day 1, save me some of that money I spent lol

National_Bandicoot402026-01-09 18:06

Skip Xiao. He's the only 5* i dont use even after building him.

All my other 5*s ive been happy with.

If only i could say "Skip c1 Qiqi" hahaha

Kurpikakurta2026-01-09 18:07

Dont pull Ayato, dont built pity on Ittos banner, dont pull on kokomis weapon banner. Yeah that is all I think, Inazuma was full of mistakes for me

WhooooCares2026-01-09 18:07

>Which characters do you regret pulling?

None. Genshin isn't my first gacha so I understood I would need to upgrade whoever I pulled. My only regrets are not learning how to calc my own damage or use tools like YSHelper earlier, and pulling Hunter's Path for Ganyu. It's only better for Melt on Spreadsheets.

Patient_Pumpkin_45322026-01-09 18:08

I'd tell myself to look at theorycrafter content and look for newbie advice instead of just winging it.

Azael_Ijima2026-01-09 18:10

5.7 player here.
I'd say my main mistakes were farming artifacts domains before AR45, and maybe picking Barbara as my first char to level to lvl 90 while a DPS would have liked the resources invested better at the time.

No one i regret pulling, i like all my chars, at least i'm very strategical about my fates usage.
Definitely going for Skirk and Lauma rerun whenever they will show up, now that i know them better, i like them a lot and they will benefit my other characters already acquired (Yelan/Nefer) or planned to acquire (Columbina/Escoffier/Furina).

SecyaDenali2026-01-09 18:10

For me

Invest in your favorites and forget everything else.

Its a full circle thing trying to get the new shiny toy grinding primogems if you dont have any personal attachment to it. Worst is if you dont even like them as a character. Fomo can suck bad

Never regretted any character that i got I just wished i got Emilie when i first started didnt even know what pity was. Is what it is who knows how different the playing experience would have been.

Even casually playing up to floor 12 is a joke (as most players dont attempt floor 12 anyway) given enough time on an account lets be real missing out on such a small number of pulls isnt worth it. Stygian takes 5 mins, IT is IT but that all goes to one thing and thats pulling for a limited 5 star or their constellations or their signatures.

I'd rather it be towards my favorites no matter if im left with 3 characters

My perspective on the game has vastly changed after I 36 starred the abyss last cycle. That was my clear objective but i was totally wrong.

Its clear to me its about the characters and the game itself. Gacha can suck you in dont fall for it

Im happy I didnt. Going back to my roots working on crowning and upgrading my first real team on my main account Jean, Kaeya, Barbara and Ineffa.

hayahay26262026-01-09 18:12

Don't FOMO on a strong DPS if you don't like them that much. Meta is temporary, simping is forever :)

SecyaDenali2026-01-09 18:22

That's why im saving for Ayaka on my alt. Kaeya needs a waifu

Atque123456782026-01-09 18:38

want mine?

I only used her once (in that raiden trial fight back in inazuma)

Literally cant with her dash, it messes with my brain and I miss my dodges and such.

Sadly I also have Shenhe (tho that was a really lucky pull)

SecyaDenali2026-01-09 18:54

100% her burst is cinema

Position_Waste2026-01-09 18:12

Do not pull Eula. She's beautiful but the meta will be against you

2ofdice2026-01-09 18:14

I don’t regret anyone. I’m a 1.2 player and I’ve always loved trying out new characters even if they weren’t meta. I also never missed on the characters I liked, so I have no reason to be upset at the way I used my pulls.

Flysoarflight2026-01-09 18:15

Probably I'd just teach myself how to play the game and tell my younger self to treasure my time playing with my friend before she quit. I don't regret my past choices, since they made me and my account who we are

4GRJ2026-01-09 18:17

"You know full well that endgame doesn't matter. Stick to that thought a lot more than you already do"

ahmadalhuraibi2026-01-09 18:22

don't play this stupid games.

KojimaHayate2026-01-09 18:29

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SecyaDenali2026-01-09 18:55

Trust the clanker will carry you through the tough times

Flaky-Significance692026-01-09 18:30

The only one I'd 100% tell myself to skip is Xianyun. I managed to convince myself to pull her, but I don't care for her character or design. I will also tell myself to think twice (or more) about Nilou and Emilie. I love them but they are just so restrictive :((

Pull Ineffa and Chiori <3

Anmatiel2026-01-09 18:32

Cyno is the only one I regret, even knowing his downsides, I still pulled because he looks mad cool, but in practice, I used him in maybe 2 abyss cycles since his release, should've gone for Nilou even tho I disliked the team lock.

BreadFit16922026-01-09 19:07

I got cyno c1 and his weapon, set on making him my main. Sadly his ult reliance and having literally no one he plays well with in multiwave makes him unusable in most cases. :( Honestly my biggest and only regret, atleast childe was usable for a couple years before he became irrelevant (he's sitting there c2 on my account because I used all my early game pulls on his banner and got lucky).

originmaple2026-01-09 18:32

Instead of C6 I should have went for multiple c2.

Nevesangui2026-01-09 18:33

Prioritise getting Albedo in the Chronicled Wish because it’s your only chance to get him. :( Playing since January 2023 and Albedo is the only character to not have an Event Wish in all that time.

MaidRara2026-01-09 18:40

Don't spend primo on standart banner

arseholierthanthou2026-01-09 18:46

* Dendro isn't as complicated as everyone makes out, don't be afraid of the weird new reactions, even those with three elements involved.
* Don't build Lisa, as soon as you get through fighting the Oceanid to level Xingqiu, you'll never use her again.
* Although characters are obviously separated by weapon, that doesn't matter. Their separation by element matters more, but the thing that matters most is their separation by team role. Get used to using healers, it's so much more convenient than food or statues.
* Ultimately Kazuha will be powercrept by Xilonen, you don't get enough total usage out of him to really justify pulling for him.
* Enjoy Sumeru while it lasts. Just like you guessed, later areas have been amazing, but they never hit Sumeru heights again.

SecyaDenali2026-01-09 18:58

Agree for that but yeah Lisa definetly gets my respect for soloing that boss with Noelle shield

F the Oceanid

Plus-Theme-32832026-01-09 18:48

Don't pull on ayaka

Chtholly132026-01-09 18:52

Probably wouldn't of spent primos on a 2nd aqua simulcra/homa because Hoyo decided to make BIS weapons more specific to characters.

arminismyspirtanimal2026-01-09 19:04

DO NOT USE ALL UR FRAGILE RESIN AT ONCE AND LEAVE IT AT 2K FOR MONTHS WHILE BUILDING ELECTRO RAZOR PLEASE.

newbie me.. was so dumb

Full-Kitchen-65622026-01-09 19:10

Well don't rush in spending resin and treat the fragile resin as a sacred thing and use it when you really want to use it as it was my only regret and rest i enjoy the game as it is pulling for favourite characters and focusing on 2 or 3 teams first and after them going 80 6-6-6 build for rest

Full-Kitchen-65622026-01-09 19:13

And regret pulling is when skipped wrios banner first never thinking when he will be getting a rerun only to be returning in 5.4 and I spent 250 pulls for his c1because of him not rerunning again and well because of it i missed on getting varesa and escoffier as i went to save for skirk and felt the pain of missing on escoffier then for end game content

bartowski19762026-01-09 19:26

Only characters I don't have on my main that I wish I did are Emilie and Baizhu

Adorable_Bar_19002026-01-09 19:30

dont spend primos on the standard banner

thisiskyle772026-01-09 19:34

Drop the game.

Really_Buz2026-01-09 21:17

Do more mora leylines and not the xp ones

Don’t pick up the xp book over the mora in the pot

Don’t overinvest into 4 stars and waste mats

Record more early game moments

Frost_Niflheim2026-01-09 21:22

I would say "Don't play gacha! You'll get too attached and will play every single day for the next 5 years, undermining your personal growth! Stick to traditional games with beginning and end where there's no FOMO to be had, nor there is endless drip grind!"

I'm satisfied with what I've built on my account, and love the story, music, characters and world building, but a part of me can't let go of the daily primos + Welkin & BP. I try my best to just do those few minutes of resin use for the daily rewards, but most of the time I stick longer, searching for something to do when there's no content (already 100% the whole map, got all possible achievements, etc. Been playing since 1.0) and lose a whole morning. Then feel guilty for not doing my chores , or taking care of my body, or learning something new.

At least I managed to never buy genesis crystals, and have been very disciplined with wishing.

I want to see the Teyvat Chapter through to the very end, but if I could choose, I'd like to have never played a gacha. Genshin is my first and will be my last.

Sad_Hovercraft_13672026-01-09 21:52

Me 100% and it’s the music and new land exploration that keeps me around.

Kingpimpy2026-01-09 21:28

dont pull

ayaka ayato albedo itto lyney wanderer wanderer (yeah twice)

literally only used albedo for the tree glitch early into the game

ayaka i dont like at all

ayato didnt work the way i wanted him to work with yoimiya

itto is just shit since ever

lyney i actually didnt use at all (except for overworld item finding)

and wanderer is wanderer.. no need to explain

375 pulls would be amazing to have rn or i would have invested them into more chascas idk

Tyberius1152026-01-09 21:34

- "Don't build Chongyun, XQ, or Diluc. You'll never use them."
- "Don't pull for Hu Tao or Alhaitham."
- "Don't pull any pyro carries, the pyro archon will be your favorite pyro dps by far."

shizen222026-01-09 21:36

I wouldn't give advice at all. As much as I'd like to say that my only true regret is Childe, if I didn't pull Childe then I wouldn't have learned to research the 5 stars and save my pulls for the ones I would actually want. Sometimes, it's best to learn by mistake than given advice.

Monochromatic_Sun2026-01-09 22:19

Do not be seduced by all the cool albedo propaganda. No matter how bad ass his story segments are hoyo not giving this man a break.

DiorApplecat2026-01-09 22:27

The one thing I don’t regret is my c6 Childe. I do regret Cyno and his weapon. Glad I didn’t get his constellations atleast

wyva2026-01-09 22:41

Geo supremacy? It didn't exist.

gremlintheodd2026-01-09 23:23

“Listen kid, I don’t have much time, the year is 2026, I just paid tuition, stop whaling, for the love of god stop whaling. The money in your account looks real good rn but the part time jobs want 2 years experience for entry level, STOP WHALING NOW.”

Dry-Intern5192026-01-09 23:45

Don’t spend 230 wishes between Xilonen & Venti’s banners trying to get Faruzan from C3 to C6. I ended up getting 6 Faruzan’s from the Sumeru chronicle due to pulling for three characters I wanted.

Background-Map-362026-01-10 00:27

"You won't use literally half these characters, put the card down and get Furina to C6 instead"

...I experienced a gambling problem for the first year (2024) and a half of my first starting genshin. I had never encountered a gacha game before and caught the worst case of FOMO I'll ever have. Once I figured out what currencies were in the game and understood I could buy them outright my problem started. Nahida was the first character I bought crystals for, I don't regret pulling her though.

I got better lol, I don't whale like that anymore unless I actually want the signature weapon.

Angeltt2026-01-10 02:57

Pull Neuvillette because waiting for his rerun each time they also dropped other characters you wanted, now theyre doing it again and this time its the character you have wanted since you saw her leaning against the coffin 3 years ago and your wallet is quivering in fear!

lostn2026-01-10 04:01

plan around getting C6 shenhe. Two constellations per banner/rerun. Sacrifice some weapons and a kitsune for it.

OsirusBrisbane2026-01-10 10:07

Man, Klee is pretty damn good after the Hexenbuffs, my partner has her and with a free c1 from the ongoing event, you can get her rolling pretty well.

In retrospect I might not have vertically invested so much in Itto (now c4r1), and just stuck with a fully c0r0 roster. Or I might have skipped a few more DPSes to just bring Itto to c6.

Then-Network-68612026-01-11 05:23

Nah, Im fine. I have some dps who are entirely powercrept, but back in the days they did carry my ass. So I dont regret it

magnidwarf19002026-01-11 12:51

Well genshin isn't my first rodeo with gacha games