Primogem

Primogem
Item Type	Special Currencies
Item Group	Monetization Items
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

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	-
Spiral Abyss Floors 9–12 (~15 Days)	-	600	-
HoYoLAB Community Daily Check-In (Monthly)	-	60	-

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	原げん石せき 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

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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:

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