Artifacts are one of the biggest sources of character power in Genshin Impact, but they’re also one of the easiest places for beginners to spend large amounts of Resin without getting much immediate value.
New players often see character builds recommending specific artifact sets and assume they should start farming those sets as soon as the domains become available.
But when should you actually start farming artifacts seriously?
The simple answer is:
Use the artifacts you naturally obtain during early progression, but save serious artifact farming for Adventure Rank 45 and beyond.
Here’s why.
Why Is Adventure Rank 45 Important?
Adventure Rank 45 is an important point for artifact farming because it unlocks the highest-level challenges in 5-star artifact domains.
This makes your Original Resin much more valuable when you’re ready to begin farming proper endgame artifact sets.
Before reaching AR45, you can still obtain and use artifacts, but repeatedly spending Resin trying to create optimized sets is usually unnecessary.
What Should You Do With Artifacts Before AR45?
Use them.
You don’t need to ignore artifacts just because you haven’t reached AR45.
Equip the best pieces you already have from exploration, quests, bosses, and other activities.
During early progression, focus more on useful main stats than perfect sets and substats.
An imperfect artifact with the right main stat can be completely sufficient for progressing through early content.
Don’t Chase Perfect Substats Early
Artifact optimization can become extremely resource-intensive.
Even after obtaining the correct artifact set and main stat, the substats may not be what you wanted.
Then those substats also need favorable upgrades as the artifact is leveled.
For beginners, chasing combinations such as perfect CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, Energy Recharge, or other ideal substats can consume Resin that would provide more reliable progress elsewhere.
You can worry about optimization later.
What Should You Spend Resin on Before AR45?
Before serious artifact farming begins, prioritize upgrades with more predictable results.
Useful Resin investments can include:
- Character Ascension materials
- Weapon Ascension materials
- Talent materials
- Boss rewards
- Mora when needed
- Character EXP materials when needed
These resources provide direct progression rather than relying heavily on artifact RNG.
Once your important characters, weapons, and talents are in a comfortable position, artifact farming becomes easier to justify.
Should You Never Enter an Artifact Domain Before AR45?
No.
AR45 isn’t a rule that forbids you from farming artifacts earlier.
If your current artifacts are extremely weak and improving them would make progression significantly easier, running an artifact domain occasionally is perfectly reasonable.
The important distinction is between getting usable equipment and repeatedly farming for an optimized endgame set.
You don’t need the second one yet.
What Changes After AR45?
After reaching AR45, you can begin taking artifact farming more seriously.
Start with the characters that contribute most to your main team.
Rather than trying to build every character simultaneously, work through them gradually.
For example:
- Identify the artifact set your main damage dealer needs.
- Farm usable pieces with appropriate main stats.
- Improve important support characters afterward.
- Optimize substats gradually instead of demanding perfect artifacts immediately.
This makes the transition into artifact farming much more manageable.
Main Stats Matter More Than Perfection
When you first start serious artifact farming, don’t throw away an artifact simply because its substats aren’t perfect.
First focus on getting the correct or useful main stats for the character.
Depending on the character, this could include stats such as:
- ATK%
- HP%
- DEF%
- Energy Recharge
- Elemental Mastery
- Elemental DMG Bonus
- CRIT Rate
- CRIT DMG
Once your character has a functional set, you can gradually replace weaker pieces with better ones.
Don’t Farm Every Character at Once
Artifacts can consume huge amounts of Resin because the results are random.
Trying to build ten characters simultaneously can make it feel like you’re making no progress at all.
Choose a small number of important characters and complete functional builds first.
Your characters don’t need perfect artifacts to be useful.
A good enough build on several important characters is often more practical than spending weeks chasing one perfect artifact.
What About Fragile Resin?
This is one reason many players recommend saving Fragile Resin until AR45.
Once higher-level artifact farming becomes available, saved Fragile Resin gives you the option to run additional domains without waiting for Original Resin to regenerate.
However, reaching AR45 doesn’t mean you should immediately spend every Fragile Resin you’ve saved.
Use it when you have a clear farming goal.
A Simple Artifact Strategy for Beginners
If you’re unsure what to do, follow this approach:
- Use artifacts obtained naturally during early progression.
- Prioritize useful main stats.
- Don’t chase perfect substats before AR45.
- Spend Resin primarily on guaranteed character progression.
- Begin serious artifact farming around AR45.
- Build your most important characters first.
- Improve artifact quality gradually.
This prevents artifact farming from consuming resources your account needs elsewhere.
Final Thoughts
Beginners don’t need perfect artifacts.
Before Adventure Rank 45, use the best pieces you naturally obtain and focus your Resin on reliable upgrades such as character levels, weapons, talents, and ascension materials.
Once you reach AR45, artifact domains become a much more reasonable place to invest your Resin.
Even then, don’t expect perfect builds immediately.
Start with usable main stats, strengthen your core team, and improve your artifacts gradually as your account grows.
StoryBillion Tip: Your first goal isn’t a perfect artifact set—it’s a functional one. Get the main stats your character needs first, then let better substats become a long-term upgrade rather than something that blocks your progression.
