Primogem

Primogem
Item Type	Special Currencies Monetization
Rarity
A primordial crystalline gem that's beyond the mundane world. Shines with the condensed hopes and dreams of universes that once were.
Source 1	Redeemed from Genesis Crystals
Source 2	Commissions
Source 3	Blessing of the Welkin Moon
Source 4	Battle Pass (Gnostic Hymn)
Source 5	Spiral Abyss
Source 6	Events
Source 7	Adventure Rank Rewards
Source 8	Achievements
Source 9	HoYoLAB Community Daily Check-In
Source 10	Trust Rank
Chinese Name	原石 Yuánshí, "Primordial Stone"
Japanese Name	原げん石せき Genseki, "Primordial Stone" (also Rough Gemstone)
Korean Name	원석 Wonseok, "Primordial Stone" (also Rough Gemstone) 原石 Wonseok, "Primordial Stone" (also Rough Gemstone) 音讀 (음독, eumdok) → 原 (원, won) → 石 (석, seok)

Primogems are the premium currency in Genshin Impact.

Uses

Primogems can be used to

• Replenish Original Resin, for 50–200 Primogems every 60.
• Buy Acquaint Fate or Intertwined Fate in Paimon's Bargains or the Wishes menu, for 160 Primogems.

Obtaining Primogems

Renewable Sources

Source	Price (USD)	Primogems	Genesis Crystals
Blessing of the Welkin Moon (30 Days)	$5	2,700	300
Battle Pass (~40 Days)	$10	680	-
Commissions (4 Dailies, 30 Days)	-	1,800	-
Spiral Abyss Floors 9–12 (~15 Days)	-	6001	-
HoYoLAB Community Daily Check-In (Monthly)	-	60	-

¹ The Spiral Abyss rewards 600 Primogems for completing Floors 9–12 with 9 stars on each floor; every 3 stars in the Star's Bounty reward 50 Primogems. The floors reset twice a month.

Non-Renewable Sources

• One-time Star's Bounty for Floor 1–8 of Spiral Abyss (2,400 total)
• Completing Archon Quests, Story Quests, and World Quests
• Adventurer Handbook Experience rewards (900 total)
• Exploration
  • Unlocking tutorials (rewards 1 or 2 depending on the tutorial unlocked)
  • Opening chests (rewards 0, 2, 5, 10, or 40 depending on the chest opened and its rarity)
  • Discovering Teleport Waypoints and Statues of The Seven (350 total)
  • Leveling up Statues of The Seven (180 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 (2,725+ total)
• Serenitea Pot
  • Trust Rank rewards (600 total)
  • Gift Sets rewards from Companions (40 per owned character, excluding the Traveler)
• Adventure Rank Rewards

Trivia

• 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").

Change History

Released in Version 1.0

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Version 1.0

• The icon for the primogem was changed.

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Version 0.0.1 (CBT1)

• Primogems were added to be used as the premium currency.
• The icon for the primogem was the following: