Do chests respawn in Genshin Impact?

No. Opened chests never respawn and there is no refresh cycle. New chests only arrive with new regions and limited events added by a version update.

Do chest rewards scale with World Level?

No. Rewards depend only on the chest tier and its region, independent of Adventure Rank or World Level, so there is no reason to hold your World Level.

How many Primogems do Common, Exquisite and Precious chests give?

It depends on the region. Low Zone Level areas of Mondstadt and Liyue give 0/2/5, while Dragonspine, The Chasm and every other nation give 2/5/10.

What are Remarkable chests for?

They mainly drop Serenitea Pot furnishing blueprints. Tsurumi Island gives blueprints only, other regions add 5 Primogems, and they never give Mora or sigils.

How do I unlock the Treasure Compass?

Reach Reputation 6 in Mondstadt and Liyue, Reputation 9 in Inazuma, Sumeru and Fontaine, or max reputation with three Natlan tribes. All blueprints are reputation rewards.

Genshin Chest Guide: All Types, Rewards and Respawn Rules

Chests are the steadiest source of Primogems, Mora and artifacts in Genshin Impact — and “do chests respawn” is the single most common misconception among new players. This guide covers all five chest tiers, the exact reward table, the region-scaling rule most people miss, and the tools that make hunting efficient.

Do chests respawn? No. Opened chests never come back and there is no respawn cycle. More chests only appear when a version adds a new region or a limited event.
How many types are there? Five tiers: Common, Exquisite, Precious, Luxurious and Remarkable, plus Shrine of Depths, Primal Obelisk and event chests.
Which is worth the most? Luxurious chests give 10 Primogems; Shrine of Depths chests give 40 each (80 in regions released since 5.0).
Does World Level affect rewards? No. Only the chest tier and the region it sits in matter, so holding your World Level to farm chests does nothing.

All five chest tiers

Chests come in five quality tiers with distinct looks and sources. The table below uses the official reward values (Primogems are a per-chest range):

Tier	Primogems	Adventure EXP	Mora	Sigils	Typical source
Common	0–2	30	257–996	1–3	Open world, Seelie courts, time trials
Exquisite	2–5	30	756–1367	2–4	Puzzles, clearing nearby enemies
Precious	5–10	30	1433	3–10	Complex puzzles, world quests
Luxurious	10	30	—	4–10	Well-hidden spots, Shrines, world quests
Remarkable	0 or 5	30	0	0	Tsurumi, Sumeru, Fontaine, Chenyu Vale, Natlan
Shrine of Depths	40 or 80	90	5000	10	Requires a Shrine key
Primal Obelisk	20	150	0	0	Spawns after restoring an obelisk

Remarkable chests are a special case: they only drop Serenitea Pot furnishing blueprints. In Tsurumi Island that is the sole reward; in other regions they also give 5 Primogems. No Mora, no sigils.

Region scaling: the same chest can pay double

This is the mechanic most players never notice. Primogems from Common, Exquisite and Precious chests depend on where the chest is:

Lowest bracket: low Zone Level areas of Mondstadt and Liyue — 0 / 2 / 5 Primogems.
Highest bracket: Dragonspine and Stormbearer Mountains, Guyun Stone Forest, Lisha and The Chasm in Liyue, plus every nation other than Mondstadt and Liyue — 2 / 5 / 10 Primogems.

In practice a Precious chest is worth 10 Primogems in Fontaine and only 5 in the Mondstadt starter zone. Early on, do not grind the low-bracket Mondstadt and Liyue chests — push into newer regions instead.

What actually drops from chests

Beyond Primogems and Mora, chests contain:

Sigils — Anemo, Geo, Electro, Dendro, Hydro and Pyro Sigils, used in each region offering system.
EXP and enhancement materials — Character EXP, weapon enhancement ore and 2–3★ talent books.
Weapons — 1–2★ from Common and Exquisite, 3★ from Exquisite and above.
Artifacts — 1–3★, always from one of six fixed sets: Adventurer, Traveling Doctor, Lucky Dog, Berserker, Instructor, The Exile.

One hard rule: chest rewards do not scale with World Level. Open them as you find them.

Hidden and sealed chests

Type	How to open
Wrapped in Dendro vines	Burn with Pyro
Encased in ice	Melt with Pyro
Covered by rocks	Claymore or blunt attacks (poise damage)
Buried underground	Walk close and choose the Dig prompt

Buried chests usually have a tell — a shovel, a pile of rocks, a signboard, or Treasure Hoarders loitering nearby. Walking a Seelie back to its court also always spawns a chest.

Tools that find chests for you

Treasure Compass — blueprints come from reputation: Reputation 6 in Mondstadt and Liyue, Reputation 9 in Inazuma, Sumeru and Fontaine, and max reputation with three tribes in Natlan.
Compasses have limits: the Anemo Compass does not work in Dragonspine, and each compass only covers its own region.
Interactive maps — community maps mark the vast majority of chest spawns, ideal for mopping up.

Chests and 100% exploration

Exploration percentage does not mean "open every chest". It accumulates from chests, oculi, time trials, puzzles, Seelies and regional quests, so you can usually hit 100% without opening every chest. Chest counts are tracked separately by region in the Achievements tab.

A sensible farming order

Do world quests first — many Precious and Luxurious chests are quest rewards you get for free.
Then puzzles and time trials — the highest yield per minute.
Finally use a Treasure Compass plus an interactive map to sweep scattered world spawns.
Prioritise Shrines of Depths: 40 Primogems each (80 in newer regions) is the best chest value in the game.

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Bottom line

Three rules cover almost everything: chests never respawn, rewards ignore World Level, and Primogem value depends on the region. Rather than re-sweeping the Mondstadt starter zone, push world quests and newer regions, then mop up with a Treasure Compass — that is the order that maximises chest income.

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