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How to get Alyosha for free in Genshin 7.0

By DayOneFix Editorial · August 11, 2026

Confirmed and resolved: Alyosha is free in 7.0 — you invite him by progressing through the Snezhnaya Archon Quest. Servers are live; the definitive route from the official event notice is below, along with how the two pre-launch claims scored.

Official HoYoverse artwork of Alyosha, the free 4-star of Version 7.0
Alyosha's official character art · © HoYoverse

Who Alyosha is

The new 4-star Electro polearm — officially “Swift-Striding Hound” Alyosha, described in the official update notes as “a support character who heals party members while continuously dealing Electro DMG”: a professional hunter of the Snezhnayan snowfields. Per CN roundups his burst field also buffs the active character’s attack and Stellar-Conduct damage, making him the purpose-built budget support for 7.0’s new Stellar reactions. He appears on the phase 1 banners alongside Odette and Arlecchino.

The route — officially resolved at launch

Verdict, written in on launch day (12 August, within the first hour of servers opening): the official event notice “The Hunt Begins!” settles it. You get Alyosha by progressing through Archon Quest Chapter VII: Act I “Everwinter Without Mercy” — the Snezhnaya main story — which lets you invite him once via the event page. Eligibility is Adventure Rank 18 plus Prologue: Act III. The invite is permanently available throughout Version 7.x, so there is no FOMO window: the event page closes only after you claim him (or when 7.x ends, though the quest route itself remains).

How the pre-launch reporting scored, kept visible per this page’s promise:

  1. “Via the Snezhnaya main quest” — correct: main-quest progression is the unlock condition.
  2. “Via the train-themed puzzle event” — half-correct: it is event-delivered (an event page issues the invite), but the event is tied to the Archon Quest, not the snow-train puzzle event.

Both roundups had a real piece of the mechanism — quest-gated and event-delivered — which is why this page declined to pick a winner by coin flip before launch.

Worth planning around

If you want Alyosha’s constellations rather than one copy, he is on the phase 1 banner (12 August – 1 September) — the free copy plus banner duplicates is the realistic C6 path for a 4-star during his debut version.

FAQ

Is Alyosha free in Genshin 7.0? Yes. You get him for free by progressing through Archon Quest Chapter VII: Act I “Everwinter Without Mercy” — the Snezhnaya main story — which lets you invite him once via the “The Hunt Begins!” event page.

What are the requirements to claim Alyosha? Adventure Rank 18 plus Archon Quest Prologue: Act III, then progression through the Snezhnaya Archon Quest.

Is the free Alyosha time-limited? No FOMO window: the invite is permanently available throughout Version 7.x. The event page closes only after you claim him (or when 7.x ends, though the quest route itself remains).

What kind of character is Alyosha? A 4-star Electro polearm user — officially “Swift-Striding Hound” Alyosha, “a support character who heals party members while continuously dealing Electro DMG.” His burst field also buffs the active character’s attack and Stellar-Conduct damage.

Can I get Alyosha’s constellations? He is on the phase 1 banner (12 August – 1 September), so the free copy plus banner duplicates is the realistic C6 path during his debut version.

Sources

The acquisition route is from the official event notice “The Hunt Begins!” published for launch; his role wording from the official Version 7.0 update notes; pre-launch claims from the official special program via multiple independent Chinese roundups; schedule from HoYoverse’s official maintenance preview.