Genshin Impact Resin Explained: Cap, Refill and Condensed Resin

Original Resin is Genshin Impact's stamina. You spend it to claim rewards from Domains, Ley Line Outcrops and bosses. It caps at 200, refills at 1 point every 8 minutes, and since Version Luna I (September 2025) you can claim double or triple rewards in one go instead of repeating a run. This guide covers what everything costs, how Condensed, Fragile and Transient Resin work, and how to avoid wasting it.

Last checked: November 9, 2026.

Original Resin at a glance

The refill timer keeps running whether you're online or not, but it stops adding Resin once you hit the cap. Every 8 minutes spent at 200 is a point of Resin lost.

What costs Resin

• Domains of Forgery (weapon ascension materials), Domains of Mastery (talent materials) and Domains of Blessing (artifacts): 20 Resin per reward claim.
• Ley Line Outcrops, the Blossoms that give Mora or character EXP materials: 20 Resin per claim.
• Normal bosses that drop character ascension materials: 40 Resin per claim. Since Version 5.3, these bosses respawn right away in the same spot after you claim, so you don't have to teleport away and wait.
• Weekly bosses in Trounce Domains also take Resin, at their own cost.

You only spend Resin when you claim the reward. You can fight a Domain or boss without claiming, but you won't get the drops.

Claiming 2× or 3× rewards

Version Luna I changed the claim screen for everything that costs 20 Resin. You now have several ways to claim:

This saves a lot of time. Instead of clearing the same Domain three times, you clear it once and claim triple. The Fragile and Transient Resin option shows up only when you have no Condensed Resin left.

Condensed Resin

Condensed Resin lets you store Original Resin before it hits the cap and claim more at once.

• Recipe: "Instructions: Condensed Resin." It's a Reputation reward, and since Version Luna I you can also buy it from the blacksmith in Mondstadt or Liyue.
• Cost: 60 Original Resin per Condensed Resin, crafted at a Crafting Bench.
• Use: claim 3× rewards in one go on anything that costs 20 Resin, such as Domains and Ley Line Outcrops.

Before Luna I, Condensed Resin cost 40 Original Resin. Any old Condensed Resin left over from before the update still works, and it also gives triple rewards.

The Crafting Bench automatically picks the maximum number you can craft from your current Resin, and the Map and Domain entrance screens show how many Condensed Resin you hold.

Fragile Resin and Transient Resin

Fragile Resin restores 60 Original Resin. It comes from sources like Adventure Rank rewards and the Battle Pass. Since Version 5.7, you can also spend it directly on the claim screen for 3× rewards instead of using it to refill.

Transient Resin works the same way but expires. The claim screen shows how long it has left, so use it before older Fragile Resin.

Good habit: keep a few Fragile Resin for new characters or events, and use Transient Resin first because it disappears.

Buying Resin with Primogems

You can refill Original Resin with Primogems, and Luna I added a shortcut to do it right from the claim screen. Most free-to-play players skip this. Primogems are scarce, and 160 of them make one wish. Our pity guide shows how many Primogems a guaranteed character takes.

How to avoid wasting Resin

1. Never sit at 200. From empty, Resin fills in about 26 hours 40 minutes. Log in at least once a day.
2. Craft Condensed Resin before you log off if you're near the cap and can't play for long.
3. Use the first week of each wish phase. Since Luna I, the weapon and talent material Domains are open every day of the week during the first week of each character and weapon wish. That's a good time to farm new characters' materials on any day.
4. Check your Resin on the map. The Map screen shows how much Original Resin you have and lets you see when it will be full.
5. Spend Resin on rewards that match your World Level. A higher World Level gives better drops per claim. See our World Level guide.

Resin spending also feeds other rewards. The periodic "To Temper Thyself and Journey Far" event, which runs in cycles of about 12 weeks and can award a free 5-star character's Stella Fortuna, has used daily goals such as "Use a total of 120 Original Resin" and "Claim Daily Commission Rewards 4 times."

What to spend Resin on first

There's no single right answer, but this order works for most accounts:

1. Ascension materials for the characters you use: normal bosses for ascension gems and boss drops, plus talent Domains on the right day.
2. Character EXP and Mora from Ley Line Outcrops when you're short on either.
3. Weapon materials for your main weapon.
4. Artifacts once your team is leveled. They're random, so this is where most long-term Resin goes.

Players in Snezhnaya can farm the Scarlet Proof and Heart of the Furnace artifact sets in the Inverted Glacier Domain. See how to get to Snezhnaya.

Frequently asked questions

What is the max Resin in Genshin Impact?

200 Original Resin. HoYoverse raised the cap from 160 to 200 in Version 4.7. Natural regeneration stops at the cap, so spend Resin before you reach it.

How long does Resin take to refill in Genshin Impact?

One Resin every 8 minutes, so 180 per day. Going from 0 to 200 takes 26 hours and 40 minutes.

How much Original Resin does Condensed Resin cost?

60 Original Resin since Version Luna I. Each Condensed Resin gives triple rewards in one claim, from Domains, Ley Line Outcrops and anything else that normally costs 20 Resin.

How do I get the Condensed Resin recipe?

It's a Reputation reward, and since Version Luna I you can also buy "Instructions: Condensed Resin" from the blacksmith in Mondstadt or Liyue. Craft it at a Crafting Bench.

How much Resin do bosses cost?

Normal open-world bosses cost 40 Original Resin per claim, and they respawn immediately after you claim. Domains and Ley Line Outcrops cost 20, or 40 for double rewards.

Is it worth buying Resin with Primogems?

Usually not for free-to-play players, because Primogems are your only way to wish without spending money. Each wish costs 160 Primogems.