Genshin Impact has a vast playable roster that includes various anime-inspired characters. Each new update usually brings at least one new character, and the game's official social media accounts have already revealed the three new characters that will arrive in the foreseeable future.
The ongoing Genshin Impact Version 2.6 has introduced a brand-new character named Ayato, the head of the famous Kamisato clan. The unique character design often inspires the game's fans to replicate them in various ways, from doing various cosplays to creating their own art pieces.
An interesting post on the popular Genshin Impact subreddit shows a character portrait made using beads. Reddit user NekoKunStudio has shared a portrait of Keqing made with over 11,000 beads, which took well over a hundred hours. The creator of the portrait is well known in the community from doing similar projects featuring various Genshin Impact characters. Fans loved the art, and it gathered over 2k upvotes. The artist later revealed that, in order for the portrait to be accurate, he uses a picture from the game's official website and converts it into a pixelated image.
One of the reasons why fans like the art is the fact that it features one of the less popular characters, Genshin Impact's Electro sword user Keqing. While she used to be a fan-favorite character back in 2020 when the game released, Keqing has fallen down the power rankings, which led players to opt for other characters that perform better on the battlefield.
One of the main reasons why players liked the character are her unique attack animations which seemed a lot different compared to other characters back in the early stages of the game. She is a member of the Seven Stars of Liyue, which is a group of seven mighty business leaders. Keqing played a crucial role in the game's story, especially during the third chapter of the first Archon quest in which the ancient god Osial attacked Liyue Harbor.
Keqing is a decent Genshin Impact DPS character with a strong focus on Physical and Electro damage. The best weapon for Keqing is probably the Mistsplitter Reforged as it has a perfect balance between elemental damage and crit rate. When it comes to the artifact sets, players usually go for a combination of Gladiator's Finale and Thundering Fury in order to increase her Attack and Electro damage. However, players who decide to build her as a Physical damage DPS should probably go for the Primordial Jade Cutter as her weapon and combine the Bloodstained Chivalry and Pale Flame artifacts to get as much Physical damage as possible.
Genshin Impact is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, and mobile devices. A Switch version is in development.