TOP 5 POPULAR F2P TEAMS IN GENSHIN IMPACT - YouTube

There’s a lot of team building decisions you can make by paying attention to your resources

and these are 5 free to play teams you can build right now, that are all based on the

community’s feedback.

First things first – the way we imagine F2P will vary from person to person but to

make things more fair, no matter at what point you’ve started out, none of these teams

are set in stone and there’s plenty of changes you can make to these teams even if you haven’t

been playing since the early updates.

But regardless, the focus here is to explore and see what exciting F2P teams you can build

and starting with the first one, this is a composition that became quite popular after

Geo element got buffed so with an already established Pyro resonance as the strongest

bonus you can get, it only made sense to put the two together and form a team that’s

not just about insane offense but also great defense as well.

Now the driving force behind this team is Ningguang and while she was once available

during March 2021 Starglitter shop, you also had the chance to win her over from the Stand

By Me event.

And as critical as it is where some veterans would claim that her 1st constellation is

a big deal, she can still handle quite a lot on her own even without any upgrades from

constellations but having it is surely going to be a nice addition.

More importantly, this isn’t a game about one character, it’s all about that team

effort, so having someone like Geo Traveler who can back you up with additional supportive

attacks is going to be essential in squeezing out every drop of damage.

But to pack an even bigger punch, Xiangling and Bennett are here to represent the all-dominant

Pyro element and while the chef does the cooking with damage, Bennett takes care of your team

with his healing and massive attack buff but he can also act as your sub damage dealer

if you choose to invest into his artifacts and talents.

Now with the boring disclaimer out of the way, the next thing we want to take a look

at are the weapons and for Ningguang, the first cheapest F2P option would be Dodoco

Tales catalyst which is a reward from Klee’s special event in 1.6 update and the recommendation

mostly comes from the fact you can easily max refine it and also enjoy the generic ATK%

substat increase, not to mention a great synergy that boosts charged attacks from the passive

effect.

But for alternatives, Frostbearer, Royal Grimoire or Blackcliff Agate can be obtained depending

on which substat and passive is best suited with current resources invested into her.

Finally, for the rest of the team mates, getting Harbinger of Dawn on Geo Traveller for additional

sub damage is great while for Xiangling, Prototype Starglitter is the cheaper option when compared

to Blackcliff Pole since you just need one Spear material from the weekly boss and then

few other resources to craft the weapon but of course, if Crit DMG is your jam, then more

power to your Michelin chef.

Now for our precious Bennett, Festering Desire from 1.2 update is the go-to weapon for him

while the lesser preferred option would be Prototype Rancour just for that juicy Base

ATK to boost your team’s damage through the burst.

Remember, these weapons aren’t set in stone since we are operating purely on F2P resources

and they can easily pull their own weight but you can always replace with something

else you’ve leveled up or upgraded.

Speaking of which, most F2P teams can be improved or at least given more options when it comes

to characters outside of F2P resources and in this specific team comp, Zhongli is definitely

a huge addition when he steps into the Geo Traveler’s spot.

That additional 20% resistance shred, a big dumb shield and spammable burst only makes

things easier for Ningguang and the gang.

Overall, this is one of the teams a mobile player will enjoy using because there will

be plenty of shields from Crystallize reactions coupled together with Benny’s healing, so

you can stand a better chance when trying to dodge with your phone or tablet.

And let’s not forget the amount of damage you will inflict upon your enemies just from

a simple rotation of deploying a couple of skills and bursts.

Either way, this is just one of the five teams we’ve witnessed so far.

There’s a running gag in the Chinese community, where a lot of passionate players push the

idea that Razor is secretly a 5-star character in disguise and while arguing about it would

be meaningless to say the least, the best way to observe this wolf boy in the wild would

be a team that gets put together with him.

And since he will be doing all the heavy-lifting with physical damage, pairing him together

with at least 1 Cryo character is the only logical choice if we want to take advantage

of that awesome reduced physical resistance from Superconduct reaction.

To help achieve this, either Kaeya or Diona will do the job, although without their bursts,

there will be a need to perform quite a few quickswaps just to get those reactions out

of the way so getting some Energy Recharge for faster bursts is something that’s worth

to consider.

In fact, if we’re talking about energy, Fischl can help out by activating the Electro

resonance but that would be selling her short since her professional translator Oz will

not only apply Electro status consistently but also put out a big amount of damage.

Now for the last mystery team mate, the spot is quite flexible as you could go for either

Xingqiu, Xinyan or even Kaeya/Diona as the second Cryo character for the double resonance

bonus but keep in mind each of them come with their own pros and cons, like Xinyan who can

help out with additional boost with Physical damage but that also means having to deal

with an occasional Overload, which will send your enemies flying away or if it’s Xingqiu,

then you could mix up the two reactions and get Electro-Charged instead of Superconduct.

But if it makes things easier for you, a lot of players tend to pick Xingqiu as their go-to

character for this team.

Now for the weapons, Razor is pretty flexible with either Prototype Archaic or Snow-tombed

Starsilver and it’s more or less a question which one’s refinement you’ve got higher

while for Fischl, Windblume Ode from 1.4 update is a cheap investment option but there’s

also Prototype Crescent from the Blacksmith or Blackcliff Warbow from Starglitter shop.

Still, there is one bow that comes for free by just beating a little bit of the story

mode and it’s the Favonius Warbow, which is near perfect fit for Diona since she is

definitely most interested in stacking up Energy Recharge not to mention those extra

particles from the passive to speed up the process even more.

And if you’re using Xingqiu as the go-to team mate, then either Festering Desire or

Harbinger of Dawn are going to be the swords he is going to be thrilled with.

But if you’re asking yourself how can you upgrade this F2P team in the long-run, then

the answer would be weapons or more precisely the weapons you score from the gacha system.

Basically, any 5-star claymore is going to be awesome for Razor just because it will

be fueling up his damage with higher Base Attack and more dominant passive which is

one of the most easiest ways to beef up your main damage dealer.

But in essence, this team is all about tearing your enemies apart with physical damage and

capitalizing on Superconduct reaction paired together with some very strong support team

mates.

In all honestly, Razor’s attack animations are quite fast even without his burst and

the fact his claymore can stagger and break geo structures helps things out even more,

when we need to shave off every second in the Spiral Abyss.

If there ever was a team that can adapt to many challenges, then it would be this one.

You can call it whatever you like, some prefer giving the name “Happy Counter” others

just stick with the usual Fireworks you’ll hear often mentioned when you see similar

teams like these.

But the idea is simple, Bennett drops his burst and you go one by one activating Beidou’s

burst and Fischl’s skill or burst and then follow up with Xingqiu so that you end up

with a nice electro bubble surrounded by swords and backed up by a raven friend.

Now if you’re going up against aggressive enemies, timing Beidou’s counter is going

to be easier while the preferred member to act as the conduit before bursts run out will

be Benny Boy.

Actually, what’s really interesting is that if you equip Bennett with Thundering Fury,

any time he causes a reaction with Electro his skill cooldown will get reduced on an

already existing reductions he gets from his passive talents.

Also, you can replace one of the electro team mates with Lisa instead and she can be built

pretty cheap by only equipping a fully-refined Thrilling Tales of the Dragon Slayers while

she also provides a great passive to shred away 15% of enemies DEF with her burst not

to mention if you decide to equip on her Noblesse Oblige for additional team damage boost.

But even better – if you do decide to build her, you can throw on her a couple of Elemental

Mastery artifacts and take advantage of the bigger and better Overload reactions as of

1.6 update, although they won’t be consistent enough but can be a great more cheaper alternative

from the usual sub damage dealer role.

Now for the weapons, honestly, there’s a lot of variables involved and some recommendations

showed up as any weapon with Energy Recharge for both Bennett and Xingqiu while Beidou

with Prototype Archaic and Fischl with previously mentioned bows could work as a one-stop free-to-play

solution.

However, when it comes to upgrading, one good weapon for Beidou that is not only excellent

but also has a sneaky benefit would be Serpent Spine and that mainly has to do with the fact

that before any trial, even if its an Abyss floor, you can wait until the stacks build

up from the passive by using Beidou in the first position, so that you can start any

challenge with full stacks and then she is mostly going to be only swapped in for either

a quick counter or burst with the never-ending damage bonuses, provided you don’t get hit.

But for the more obvious upgrade then it would definitely be Sacrificial Sword for Xingqiu

just to get more damage out of his elemental skill and generate a ton of particles from

that passive effect.

Basically, this team is all about utilizing the dangerous combo of Xingqiu and Bennett

while also taking advantage of Electro’s energy generation and Electro-charged reactions

so that you can overwhelm your enemies with a ton of bursts and reactions.

This team right here is going back to the roots of Genshin’s history and it’s all

about utilizing Xiangling’s supreme performance with Crescent Pike.

And you’ve probably seen this mentioned at least once when looking at either the weapon

or Xiangling’s guides but the core idea is very clear – the renowed chef does all

the work with normal and charged attacks while the rest of the team is here to help her out

produce even bigger numbers.

Now you’ll want a pair of Electro and Cryo to lay some Superconducts on your enemies

and the best duo for the job would be Diona with Fischl seeing as you could have obtained

them for free but for the last team mate, the easiest choice more or less is going to

be Bennett since you don’t need much investment to utilize him.

And the weapons, well, besides the obvious choice being Crescent Pike for Xiangling,

everything else you’ve already seen were pretty much covered previously with the only

interesting note here being that for a special artifact mention, Pale Flame actually works

pretty well with Guoba’s attacks to fully activate the bonus of the 4-set, although,

there is that problematic nature of her companion sometimes not trying to hit the enemies with

his flame breath.

But aside from this, while the team is pretty amazing in some encounters, it does come with

its own caveats, like trying not to cause Overloads to prevent your enemies from getting

knocked away as well as managing the positions of Guoba and Fischl’s raven.

But, if you’re up for the challenge, the gameplay does feel rewarding.

If there is one team that’s truly the pinnacle of F2P performance, then it would the National

team that’s dubbed by the Chinese community.

And the never-ending spotlight for Xiangling truly magnifies the potential she holds within

her and you could be playing around with her physical build, or step it up and instead

go for the most powerful reactions of Melt and Vaporise provided from the supports you

would expect to see in this team comp.

Now while the selection of team members is very strict in order to get the best performance,

you can actually switch out Chongyun with Sucrose to instead go for a dedicated Vaporise

Swirl team combination that just became better thanks to the 1.6 update to Transformative

Reactions which now makes Sucrose go from just your usual Elemental Mastery booster

to a fully-fledge support damage dealer that gets better and better the more Swirls you

create with her.

Obviously, she could deal damage before but now it is far more superior thanks to stronger

Swirls.

Also, keep in mind this shy alchemist was never available for free and it’s more of

a suggestion to mix things up a little.

And when we look at weapons, Xiangling definitely needs a lot of Energy Recharge to cover that

expensive burst cost, so getting Prototype Starglitter is a great option while Chongyun

relies on the Prototype Archaic and the remaining sword boys get their usual recommendations

you saw from previous teams mentioned.

Now as for Sucrose, either Mappa Mare to capitalize on extra Elemental Mastery for better reaction

and her own damage from Swirls or the classical Thrilling Tales of the Dragon Slayers to boost

up the damage of one of your team members.

Finally for upgrades, it’s basically just getting more stronger 5-star or 4-star gacha

weapons, as well as using something like Deathmatch on Xiangling from the battle pass, so you

can build her crit rate and damage ratio more easily.

But that’s pretty much the National Team – it’s an absolutely scary composition

that uses extremely potent reactions as well as powerful support skills and it only gets

more dangerous for your enemies the more constellations you unlock past the free to play ones you’ve

obtained.

There’s definitely more teams you could build, like an honorable mention being the

freeze team with Kaeya, especially now that some of the players who started since December

2020 could purchase his 2nd constellation from the Starglitter shop.

But aside from that, it’s hard to ignore the fact that Xingqiu and Bennett and to a

lesser extent Diona, are acting as the glue for a lot of teams to make them work and it’s

obviously hard to resist adding them to your team, when a lot of players know their potential

is very good.

Most importantly, while these are called F2P teams, we shouldn’t kid ourselves that every

player doesn’t have at least 1 5-star or more unlocked not to mention a lot of 4-star

weapons from the gacha system, 5-star if you’re lucky enough but the main idea of the video

was to present some of the most popular teams you would see based on the constellations

as well as free rewards we received since Genshin’s launch.

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As always, thanks for watching till the end and see you next time.