Genshin Impactplayers have expressed their frustration at the lack of new male characters, and many fans worry that this trend will only get worse in the coming updates. With the launch of Version 5.3 on July 11, 2025, and excluding the Traveler,Genshin Impactwill have a total of 93 playable characters. Out of the entire roster, 32 are male, and 61 are female. While this ratio isn’t too dissimilar to whatGenshin Impacthad at launch, the Natlan era is slated to only feature 3 male characters in its entirety.
One of the biggest strengths thatGenshin Impacthas over other gacha games is maintaining a relatively balanced ratio between male and female characters, and thus casting a wide net by having a diverse cast. However, since the release of Wriothesley and Neuvillette in Version 4.1, Kinich remains the only 5-Star male character to have made a debut in Version 5.0. With Ifa and Ororon both being4-Stars inGenshin Impact, players may need to wait until Snezhnaya in Version 6.0 to see another 5-Star male character.
As pointed out by Fun_Fee_3435 on theGenshin Impactsubreddit, it has become a worrying trend in 2024, as the year prior introduced five 5-Star male characters – with many of them becoming part of the meta, such as Alhaitham, Baizhu, and Neuvillette. In addition to the lack of male characters,Genshin Impacthas also struggled with assigning them a variety of gameplay styles. After Kazuha’s debut in Version 1.6 and all the way to Version 5.3, Baizhu has been the only 5-Star maleSupport character inGenshin Impact, with the rest being different hypercarry archetypes.
Genshin Impact Players Want More Male Characters
While the drought of male characters is frustrating, this has fortunately not applied toEvent Banners inGenshin Impact, as Neuvillette, Kazuha, Baizhu, and other male 5-Stars certainly don’t struggle with getting a rerun. In terms of negative Event Banner trends, theGenshin Impactcommunity is mostly frustrated about Cryo characters being ignored in favor of more desirable elements – notable examples being Shenhe and Ganyu, who have both been absent for over 550 days. The extremely popular Capitano would be a step in the right direction for HoYoverse to address both issues, though it may be some time until he finally gets his playable debut.
AsGenshin Impactcontinues to tease Snezhnaya, the community can’t help but wonder if this trend will continue in Version 6.0 and beyond. Many of the Fatui Harbingers are male, such as Pierro, Capitano, and Dottore, but not all of them are guaranteed to be playable. While Version 5.3 is expected to launch on July 07, 2025, players should be ready for Ifa to only debut in Version 5.6.
