For veteran players who thrive on challenges, Spiral Abyss serves as the ultimate endgame playground. With new content every month, not knowing its schedule, missing a cycle could mean losing out on hundreds of Primogems. Here’s when Spiral Abyss resets in Genshin Impact.
Genshin Impact has been running strong for over five years, and a big reason players keep coming back is its permanent endgame content. Spiral Abyss is a recurring event that puts players to the test in a special domain filled with multiple floors and chambers of enemies. In return, players earn a hefty amount of primogems for their efforts. Best of all, the rewards from Floors 9 to 12 aren’t one-time only as they reset, giving players more reasons to climb the tower. This guide breaks down when Spiral Abyss resets, the exact time and date, what happens during the reset, and the rewards you can earn along the way.
Besides Spiral Abyss, players can also get pulls for character and weapon banners by purchasing Genshin Impact Genesis Crystals.
When does Spiral Abyss reset in Genshin Impact?
The Spiral Abyss, specifically the Abyssal Moon Spire (Floors 9–12), resets every 16th of the month at 4:00 AM server time, refreshing rewards, enemy lineups, and challenge progress.
This replaced the previous biweekly reset system, as HoYoverse changed the schedule to a monthly reset starting from version 4.7 during the Moment of Syzygy.
The Spiral Abyss resets every 16th of the month at 4:00 AM server time, which corresponds to 4:00 AM in Asia (UTC+8), Europe (UTC+1), and America (UTC-5) servers based on their respective regions.
What happens during the Spiral Abyss Reset?
The Spiral Abyss’ second component, the Abyssal Moon Spire, resets monthly on the 16th. During this reset:
- Floor progress resets: Floors 9–12 are cleared and must be completed again
- Rewards refresh: Primogems, Mora, and other materials become available again
- Abyssal effects update: Ley Line Disorders and Blessing of the Abyssal Moon change
- Enemy lineup changes: New enemies and bosses with different mechanics appear
- Star records reset: All stars are wiped, allowing players to earn up to 36 stars again
Does Floor 1-8 of Genshin Impact Spiral Abyss reset?
In Genshin Impact Spiral Abyss, Floors 1 to 8 do not reset.
Spiral Abyss is split into two main components: the Abyssal Corridor (Floors 1–8) and the Abyssal Moon Spire (Floors 9–12). While the Abyssal Moon Spire resets regularly, the Abyssal Corridor does not. Floors 1–8 only provide one-time rewards, meaning once they’re claimed, they won’t refresh or be available again.
What is Spiral Abyss?
Located in Musk Reef, Spiral Abyss is one of the three permanent endgame modes in Genshin Impact alongside Imaginarium Theater and Stygian Onslaught. Players can unlock this at Adventure Rank 20, and must climb from Floor 1 to Floor 12.
Spiral Abyss is composed of Abyss Corridor (floors 1 to 8) and Abyssal Moon Spire (floors 9-12). After completing the former, you will receive a one-time primogems reward and unlock the Abyssal Moon Spire. Endgame players look forward to Abyssal Moon Spire for two reasons: it offers new combat challenges per month, and it’s a steady monthly source of primogems and other rewards.
Spiral Abyss Restrictions
Spiral Abyss is meant to challenge players. For that reason, Spiral Abyss has a few restrictions that players do not experience in the overworld.
- Players cannot consume food or consumables
- Players cannot change party members
- Players cannot change artifacts or weapons
- Players cannot level up or ascend characters
- Players cannot open inventory or character menu
Spiral Abyss Teams
Next is the Spiral Abyss team. Before entering, players should know that challenging the Spiral Abyss requires forming at least two teams. Starting from Floor 5, the mode introduces a divergence system where each chamber is split into two halves. From this point onward, two separate teams are required to progress. Each team must have unique characters.
In most cases, it is recommended to build teams with different playstyles and elemental reactions. This is because the Spiral Abyss often introduces buffs and debuffs that can heavily influence each cycle. As a result, a team that performs well in one rotation may struggle or even become unviable in another.
Buffs and debuffs
Players can also find a bunch of buffs and debuffs inside Genshin Impact’s Spiral Abyss. This mode has Ley Line Disorders, Benediction of the Abyss, and Blessing of the Abyssal Moon. These three can either provide buffs or debuffs that could make a huge difference to your run. These effects can either help your current team deal more damage or make them suffer.
Spiral Abyss rewards
Spiral Abyss can be tough to beat, but it’s all worth the effort as Spiral Abyss is one of the best sources of primogems in the game. Here’s everything you can get from Spiral Abyss.
Rewards for Abyssal Corridor (Floor 1-8)
The Abyssal Corridor (Floors 1-8) offers the following rewards when completed. These rewards are one-time only, and do not refresh.
- 660,000 Mora
- 2,400 Primogems
- Character level-up materials
- Weapon level-up materials
- Artifacts
- Weapon Billet
Additionally, players can receive free four-star characters by clearing specific chambers.
- Floor 3, Chamber 3: Xiangling
- Floor 4, Chamber 3: Collei
Rewards for Abyssal Moon Spire (Floor 9-12)
Upon completing floor 9 to 12, players can get the following rewards:
- 585,000 Mora
- 800 Primogems per month
- Character level-up materials
- Weapon level-up materials
- Artifacts
Looking at Spiral Abyss’ rewards, grinding it feels absolutely worth the effort. As long as the right teams and skills are there to complete the Spiral Abyss, it can be a huge source of Primogems per month. To maximize this endgame mode, it’s best to keep an eye on the Spiral Abyss reset. This way, you won’t miss a cycle or miss out on these hefty rewards.
