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Primogems are the premium currency in Genshin Impact.
Uses
Primogems can be used to
- Replenish Original Resin, for 50–200 Primogems to replenish 60 Original Resin.
- Buy Acquaint Fate or Intertwined Fate in Paimon's Bargains or the Wishes menu, for 160 Primogems each.
- Purchase Battle Pass levels for 150 Primogems each level.
Obtaining Primogems
Renewable Sources
Source | Price (USD) |
Primogems | Genesis Crystals |
---|---|---|---|
Blessing of the Welkin Moon (30 Days) | $5 | 2,700 | 300 |
Battle Pass (42 Days) | $10 | 680 | - |
Commissions (4 Daily, 30 Days) | - | 1,800[Note 1] | - |
Spiral Abyss Floors 9–12 (~15 Days) | - | 600[Note 2] | - |
HoYoLAB Community Daily Check-In (Monthly) | - | 60 | - |
- ↑ Each Daily Commission rewards 10 Primogems. Completing all 4 Daily Commissions and speaking to Katheryne rewards an additional 20 Primogems, giving a total of 60 Primogems each day.
- ↑ The Spiral Abyss rewards 600 Primogems for completing Floors 9–12 with 9 stars on each floor; every 3 stars on a floor rewards 50 Primogems. The floors reset twice a month.
You can also obtain Primogems by converting them from Genesis Crystals, however note that you cannot convert it vice versa.
Non-Renewable Sources
- One-time Star's Bounty for Floor 1–8 of Spiral Abyss (2,400 total) (every 3 stars on a floor rewards 100 Primogems)
- Completing Archon Quests, Story Quests, Hangout Events and World Quests
- Adventurer Handbook Experience rewards (900 total)
- Exploration
- Unlocking tutorials (rewards 1 or 2 depending on the tutorial unlocked)
- Completing One-Time Domains
- Opening chests (rewards 0, 2, 5, 10, or 40 depending on the rarity of the chest opened and its location)
- Discovering Teleport Waypoints and Statues of The Seven (840 total)
- Leveling up Statues of The Seven (720 total)
- Certain other interactables, such as Someone's Drifting Bottle
- Participating in Events
- Promotional Codes given out periodically
- Occasional Mails
- Version Maintenance Compensation
- Compensation Primogems due to developer oversight
- Primogems rewarded from a certain milestone
- Completing Achievements (4,760+ total)
- Serenitea Pot
- Trust Rank rewards (600 total)
- Gift Sets rewards from Companions (40 per owned character, excluding the Traveler)
- Adventure Rank Rewards
- HoYoLAB Community Daily Check-In (bonus 100 Primogems given out for your first time visiting the site)
Trivia
- The word Primogem is a portmanteau of the words "primordial" and "gem".
- The Chinese, Japanese, and Korean term for Primogem is "原石" (primordial stone). The wording follows the game title Genshin "原神" (primordial god) and the term for demigods allogenes (also "原神").
Other Languages
Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
---|---|---|
English | Primogem | — |
Chinese (Simplified) |
原石 Yuánshí |
Primordial Stone |
Chinese (Traditional) |
原石 Yuánshí |
|
Japanese | 原石 Genseki |
Primordial Stone (also Rough Gemstone) |
Korean | 원석 Wonseok |
Primordial Stone (also Rough Gemstone) |
Spanish | Protogema | Protogem |
French | Primo-gemme | Primogem |
Russian | Камень Истока Kamen' Istoka |
Beginning Stone |
Thai | Primogem |
— |
Vietnamese | Nguyên Thạch | Primordial Stone |
German | Urgestein | Prehistoric Rock |
Indonesian | Primogem | — |
Portuguese | Gema Essencial | Essencial Gem |
Change History
Released in Version 1.0
Version 1.0
- The icon for the primogem was changed.
Version 0.0.1 (CBT1)
- Primogems were added to be used as the premium currency.
- The icon for the primogem was the following:
Beta Icon [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 YouTube: (CBT) Genshin Impact with PandyBunny, 0:05:17
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