Barbara is one of the beginner characters which Genshin Impact offers to the players upon reaching AR 18 or above. Primarily a healer, Beaconness of the Church of Favonius and a devotee of Barbatos. She is also an idol in Mondstat and is a local star there. As the daughter of Frederica Gunnhildr and Seamus Pegg and as the younger sister of the acting grandmaster Jean, Barbara has a lot of expectations placed on her.
About Barbara
| Rarity | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Element | Hydro |
| Weapon | Catalyst |
| Birthday | July 5th |
| Special Dish | Spicy Stew |
| Region | Mondstat |
How to get Barbara in Genshin Impact?
Barbara can be obtained for free by reaching AR 18 and completing the quest “A Long Shot.” Her constellations can be obtained by wishing on the standard banner, weapons banner and character event wish banners. She can also be bought using the starglitter exchange feature from Paimon’s Bargains. Starglitter can be obtained by wishing on the standard, event or weapons banners.
Combat Info
Ascensions and Stats
| Ascension Stage | Level | Base HP | Base ATK | Base DEF | Ascension Stat (HP%) |
| 0 | 1/20 | 821 | 13 | 56 | - |
| 20/20 | 2,108 | 34 | 144 | ||
| 1 | 20/40 | 2,721 | 44 | 186 | - |
| 40/40 | 4,076 | 66 | 279 | ||
| 2 | 40/50 | 4,512 | 73 | 308 | 6 |
| 50/50 | 5,189 | 84 | 355 | ||
| 3 | 50/60 | 5,770 | 94 | 394 | 12 |
| 60/60 | 6,448 | 105 | 441 | ||
| 4 | 60/70 | 6,884 | 112 | 470 | 12 |
| 70/70 | 7,561 | 123 | 517 | ||
| 5 | 70/80 | 7,996 | 130 | 546 | 18 |
| 80/80 | 8,674 | 141 | 593 | ||
| 6 | 80/90 | 9,110 | 148 | 623 | 24 |
| 90/90 | 9,787 | 159 | 669 |
Talents
Whisper of Water | Normal Attack
Skill Attributes
Let the Show Begin♪ | Elemental Skill
Summons water droplets resembling musical notes that form a Melody Loop, dealing Hydro DMG to surrounding opponents and applying the Wet status to them.
Melody Loop
On hit, Barbara's Normal Attacks heal your own party members and nearby teammates for a certain amount of HP, which scales with Barbara's Max HP.
On hit, Barbara's Charged Attack generates 4 times the amount of healing.
Periodically regenerates your own active character's HP.
Applies the Wet status to the character and to opponents who come in contact with them.
Barbara’s music is the magic that heals her companions.
Skill Attributes
Shining Miracle♪ | Elemental Burst
Heals your own party members and nearby teammates for a large amount of HP that scales with Barbara's Max HP.
Barbara’s desire to sing strengthens her desire to fight and sing
Skill Attributes
Glorious Season | Ascension Phase 1 Passive
The Stamina Consumption of characters within Let the Show Begin♪'s Melody Loop is reduced by 12%.
Encore | Ascension Phase 4 Passive
When your active character gains an Elemental Orb/Particle, the duration of the Melody Loop of Let the Show Begin♪ is extended by 1s.
The maximum extension is 5s.
With My Whole Heart♪ | Off-field Passive
When a Perfect Cooking is achieved on a dish with restorative effects, Barbara has a 12% chance to obtain double the product.
Talents Upgrade
| Level | Materials Required | Mora Cost |
| 2 | Teachings of Freedom x 3, Divining Scroll x 6 | 12500 |
| 3 | Guide to Freedom x 2, Sealed Scroll x 3 | 17500 |
| 4 | Guide to Freedom x 4, Sealed Scroll x 4 | 25000 |
| 5 | Guide to Freedom x 6, Sealed Scroll x 6 | 30000 |
| 6 | Guide to Freedom x 9, Sealed Scroll x 9 | 37500 |
| 7 | Philosophies of Freedom x 4, Forbidden Cursed Scroll x 4, Ring of Boreas x 1 | 120000 |
| 8 | Philosophies of Freedom x 6, Forbidden Cursed Scroll x 6, Ring of Boreas x 1 | 260000 |
| 9 | Philosophies of Freedom x 12, Forbidden Cursed Scroll x 9, Ring of Boreas x 2 | 450000 |
| 10 | Philosophies of Freedom x 16, Forbidden Cursed Scroll x 12, Ring of Boreas x 2, Crown of Insight x 1 | 700000 |
| Total | Divining Scroll x 6, Sealed Scroll x 22, Forbidden Cursed Scroll, Teachings of Freedom x 3, Guide to Freedom x 21, Philosophies of Freedom x 38, Ring of Boreas x 6, Crown of Insight x 1 | 1652500 |
Constellation
| Level | Name | Effect |
| 1 | Gleeful Songs | Barbara regenerates 1 Energy every 10s. |
| 2 | Vitality Burst | Decreases the CD of Let the Show Begin♪ by 15%. During the ability's duration, your active character gains a 15% Hydro DMG Bonus. |
| 3 | Star of Tomorrow | Increases the Level of Shining Miracle♪ by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 4 | Attentiveness be My Power | Every opponent Barbara hits with her Charged Attack regenerates 1 Energy for her. A maximum of 5 energy can be regenerated in this manner with any one Charged Attack. |
| 5 | The Purest Companionship | Increases the Level of Let the Show Begin♪ by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 6 | Dedicating Everything to You | When Barbara is in the party but not on the field, and one of your own party members falls: Automatically revives the fallen character. Fully restores the revived character's HP to 100%.This effect can only occur once every 15 mins. |
Availability
Events
- Baptism of Song.
Paimon’s Bargains
- Barbara will be purchasable through Paimon’s bargains for 34 starglitter. Starglitter can be obtained by wishing on the standard, event, and weapons banner.
Gacha
- Barbara has a large percentage of chance for appearing on a featured banner. She also has a small percentage of chance for appearing on the standard, weapons, or event wish banner.
Personality
Barbara is a sister from the Church of Favonius and Mondstat’s greatest idol. She was constantly overshadowed by her sister her entire life so her need to be recognised started her career off. However, it was soon proved that she was special in her own way. Although the way she obsessed over recognition might make it seem like she’s a bad person, she’s not. She genuinely hopes the best for people and that is how she obtained her vision.
Barbara has one goal; to make everyone happy. While she performs, she smiles all around and after she’s done, however, she notices how people go back to their sad old self. She wants to find a way to make people happy forever. Her dreams started from wanting to outshine her sister at something. This dream got buried deep in her heart and now she finds happiness within herself by being an idol that makes everyone happy.
Appearance
Barbara has a “Teen” body type and is 5'2" / 158 cm. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. The game offers two outfits for this character; Innocent Longing and Summertime Sparkle.
Innocent Longing
Here she wears a customised Deaconess’ uniform from the Knights of Favonius. At the exact middle on the top of her head she wears a black and white hat with a golden symbol on it. She has two ponytails running from both sides of her head with a white ribbon on it. She also has long streaks of hair on both sides of her face covering her ears. She wears a black and white frock with a blue ribbon on her chest. Her black underskirt is longer than her frock. She wears a black belt sideways which has a book on it and the book has her vision embedded on its cover. A cross hangs from her book and under her skirt she wears a white pair of leggings which go all the way down till her shoes. Her shoes are white with a black base.
Summertime Sparkle.
Here she wears a blue themed beach attire. She wears a blue and white sailor’s hat slanted to the left of her head. This hat has two flowers and two butterfly patterns attached to it. She has two ponytails running from both sides of her head with a white ribbon on it. She also has long streaks of hair on both sides of her face covering her ears. On her neck she wears a blue choker. She wears a blue swimsuit with a coat on top of it, the coat being connected only by a yellow ribbon on her chest. She wears a white belt which has a purse which looks like a duck toy. On her back she wears a ribbon with two long ends which has her vision attached to it. Her sleeves are disconnected from her outfit. Her swimsuit ends at her thighs and she has a band around her thighs as well. She wears sandals instead of shoes for this outfit.
Character Stories
Character Details
Barbara is the Deaconess of the Church of Favonius, as well as the shining idol of Mondstadt.
"The sight of Barbara makes all my problems disappear." This is quite a common saying among the citizens of Mondstadt.
In fact, Barbara can do much more than just put people in a better mood: Her healing powers extend to flesh wounds and other physical ailments.
Barbara is known to have access to miraculous healing powers through her Hydro Vision.
However, Barbara herself knows that hard work is the most miraculous magic of all.
Story 1
Every citizen of Mondstadt adores Barbara.
However, this has not always been the case. At first, Barbara's songs sounded strange to the citizens of Mondstadt, and many struggled to see the appeal.
This was because for the longest time, the folk songs of bards were the only popular songs known in Mondstadt.
Fortunately, Mondstadt stayed true to its reputation as the City of Freedom, and the people ultimately embraced the new while continuing to cherish the old.
People accepted Barbara's songs, and over time her positive energy rubbed off on them. Soon, they could be heard humming her tunes all around Mondstadt.
"Albert, would you stop please! You're completely out of tune!"
Story 2
Barbara's feelings on her own success are mixed.
To the extent that an idol's duty is to make everyone adore her, she has done a fantastic job.
There is no doubting that she has made the right choice.
However, an idol is also expected to spread joy and relieve people's spiritual fatigue... Has she really accomplished that?
She sang for blind Glory, encouraging her to believe that her lover would one day return. She sang, too, for sick Anna, promising her that her illness would one day be cured.
Yet, the smiles on their faces never last long after the songs end.
This has led Barbara to become somewhat disillusioned and doubtful.
Story 3
Barbara has always been a bright and optimistic girl since she was young. Though at times she can be a bit clumsy and mess things up, she always bounces right back and has another go.
Barbara is the complete opposite of her sister, who is seen by all as the pride of her family.
Unlike Barbara, her sister has always been the very definition of success in all aspects.
Initially, all Barbara had ever wanted was to surpass her sister in at least one thing, even if only once.
However, be it swordplay, her grades, or anything else, she was never able to compare.
Even for someone as optimistic as her, she found herself to be upset and down.
"Hard work is the most miraculous magic. But when even that doesn't work... what then?"
Story 4
Barbara has never once considered giving up.
Her determination and resilience even surprised her father, Seamus Pegg, the Cardinal of Daybreak.
Barbara only allows herself to be depressed for 30 seconds.
After that, she forces herself to brighten up, no matter what.
"I'm not so good in combat, so I'll be sure to support those who are."
Under her father's counsel, Barbara became a healer.
She is as radiant as the sick and injured are pained.
Her desire to be recognized gradually transformed into a simple desire to help others.
Story 5
"Thank you" are the two words that Barbara hears most often.
When she feels lost, she will suddenly find that there is someone wanting to hold her hand.
"Thanks for being here with me. I feel so much better."
To Barbara, the greatest reward is seeing the smiles on people's faces.
Therefore, whenever she is massaging her swollen calves or drinking tea to care for her sore throat, Barbara recalls all those who have been kind to her.
"It's the encouragement I receive from others that keeps me going."
Just maybe, the smiles she receives are proof that her songs really can heal people.
Her ambition to surpass her sister and become the most popular person in all of Mondstadt hasn't been abandoned by Barbara, it is simply buried deep inside her heart.
"If only I excelled more, perhaps I could be of help to Jean."
This is what she believes.
"Okay... Barbara, go!"
Alice's Idol Magazine
"...Idol?"
The first time that Barbara heard this strange word, she was visibly confused.
"But... aren't The Seven the ones that people are supposed to worship?"
"Yes, but not exclusively..." replied Alice, an elder of the Hexenzirkel, as she groomed the young girl for stardom. "Read this, it contains everything you will need to know."
"Idol Magazine" was the name of the assigned reading material. Barbara had no idea what world this magazine had come from, but by reading it she found out that there was indeed such thing as an "idol," and that it mainly involved working hard at getting everyone to like you.
She also discovered that an outstanding idol is capable of not just bringing joy to themselves, but also bringing spiritual healing to others through the power of song and dance.
Barbara set about learning one new song after another, dancing to the beat as she went. Finally, she found happiness, and she found it in the smiling faces of others.
Some time later, when Alice anxiously relayed to Barbara that plans for "Teyvat Idols!" were falling through, Barbara was starting to make a name for herself through her performances in Mondstadt.
"Hmm... Well, if I'm the only one left... I guess you can leave it to me to define what it really means to be an idol!"
Driven by this ever so slightly selfish ambition to spread joy and healing to others, Barbara is slyly swotting up on new tunes behind the scenes to this very day.
Vision
The story of how Barbara obtained her Vision is hardly the typical tale of high-stakes heroism.
She had just joined the church and was looking after a little boy with a high and persistent fever.
Nothing Barbara could think of would console the boy and bring an end to his relentless tears.
Someone remarked that while the boy had already taken his medicine, there was no way to cure the pain of missing one's family.
Another suggested that Barbara sing a song for the boy to raise his spirits.
Barbara had never sung a song in her life up until this point, but how could she shy away from it in a moment like this?
"Never having sung before is no reason to abandon a child in their time of need," Barbara thought to herself.
And so, Barbara took the boy in her arms and sang him a song: a lullaby, the only song she knew.
It was an unceremonious beginning to her singing career. After quickly realizing that she barely knew any of the words, she had to resort to humming the tune instead.
Nevertheless, her voice began to soothe the child, and so she kept singing. She sang the same song, over and over again, until her throat was dry and her voice was hoarse. Finally, the boy fell asleep. Exhausted, Barbara lay down by the wall and fell straight asleep herself.
Early the next morning, Barbara awoke to discover that the boy's fever had come down. Perhaps it was because she had sung for him, or perhaps it had something to do with the Vision which had mysteriously appeared next to her hand at some point during the night.
Barbara was not preoccupied with the Vision, however. It was the sight of the boy smiling once again that filled her heart with joy.
Barbara received her Vision for the simple but beautiful wish that took hold in her heart that night: A dream of healing the sick through the power of song.
Namecard
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Profile Background
Party Background
Constellation
Crater
Quests and Events
Archon Quests
- Prologue
- Act III: Song of the Dragon and Freedom
- Ending Note
- Chapter I
- Act IV: We Will Be Reunited
- Dishonorable Trial
Story Quests
- Barbara's Hangout Event
- Act I: Wellspring of Healing
- Leo Minor Chapter (Jean's story)
- Act I: Master's Day Off
- When the West Wind Arises (Quest)
- Master's Day Off (Quest)
- Princeps Cretaceus Chapter (Albedo's story)
- Act I: Traveler Observation Report
- The Rumored Alchemist
Events
- Invitation of Windblume
- Act II: Missive of Cloud and Fog
- Act III: Realm of Fog and Wind
- Midsummer Island Adventure
- Part I: Mysterious Islands: Journey to the Unknown
- Part II: Summer Vacation: Proceed With Caution
- Part III: Dodo-King of the Sea: Lying in Wait
- Part IV: The Final Riddle: A Secret Uncovered
Web Events
- Side by Side We Venture
- An Unforgettable Journey
Character Interactions
| Characters | Stories | Voices |
| Albedo | No | Yes |
| Bennet | Yes | Yes |
| Diona | No | Yes |
| Eula | No | Yes |
| Jean | Yes | Yes |
| Lisa | No | Yes |
| Noelle | No | Yes |
| Razor | No | Yes |
| Venti | No | Yes |
Trivia
- Barbara has a cinematic burst animation despite being a 4 star character. This is because she was supposed to be a 5 star character. The developers realised later that the players need a healer in their party and then decided to give her away for free after making her into a 4 star character.
- Barbara’s beach outfit was initially free during the event it was introduced. After the event the outfit was put in the shop for 1680 genesis crystals.
- Barbara’s sixth constellation lets her revive a character if they are fallen. This is useful for newer players attempting the spiral abyss because after a character dies there, this is a handy way to resurrect them.
Explainer Video
FAQs
Is Barbara depressed?
Barbara is not depressed. As absurd as it may sound, if Barbara is ever depressed, she will let herself be depressed for only 30 seconds. After that, she forces herself to brighten up.
Is Barbara still free?
Yes. Players can obtain Barbara upon reaching AR 18 through the Baptism of Song event. This event is indefinite and does not seem like it will end.
Is Barbara strong?
In terms of damage dealing capabilities, no. Barbara has one of the weakest scalings when it comes to her auto attacks. You can not even deal 100% damage without crowning her and having Childe (Tartaglia) in your party.
Final Thoughts
Barbara is one of the best healers in Genshin Impact and she also requires one of the least investments. Her healing scales on HP, which is one of the more common artifacts available out there. Her heal per tick is incredible and heals her teammate to a point where she starts overhealing. Because of this, Barbara will be bad in team comps where a character uses Staff of Homa, where low health actually benefits the character holding it. Another downside to Barbara’s skill is that she applies hydro on the character affected by Let the Show Begin♪. This helps the enemies deal Vaporise, Electro-charged, Swirl and most annoyingly, Frozen on your active character. Apart from these downsides, Barbara is an incredible healer who can fulfill your healing needs.
Barbara can heal you when you’re down and even serve you extra food when cooking with her thanks to her talent. Being able to hang out with Mondstat’s greatest idol will surely make a lot of heads turn. Be sure to stay out of Albert’s sights though. You never know what he might do.
