Shards

Shards are gemlike artifacts that slot into your Relics, Armor and Weapons. Shards replaced Skill Spheres system and item Passives (while some items with unique passives still drop but have only one shard slot). Shards give your hero or your defenses extra stats or abilities, all green shards can buff only defenses and can be placed only in Relics, while blue shards will buff your hero and can be placed in Weapon and Armor. Shards can be moved between pieces of gear and be upgraded straight from your inventory. A weapon or piece of armor allows to hold up to 2 Shards and can only equip Hero (blue) Shards and relics can hold up to 3 Defense (green) Shards. Blue shards give you hero new abilities or stats while they are placed in any item currently equipped by that hero, but green (defenses) shards strenghten only that tower, where relic containing them is equipped.

Shards drop from shard packs obtained from victory chest at the end of every map, you will get Campaign shard pack after completing any Campaign and Chaos map, those packs can drop shards associated with Campaign packs. After completing Trials on Chaos difficulty, you will get guaranteed Campaign shard pack and 0-2 Chaos shard packs corresponding to difficulty you are playing, those packs can award you with shards from specific pool linked to that difficulty and all others from lower Chaos difficulties. That means shards linked to higher Chaos levels are harder to get, because the pool of shards is getting bigger and bigger with each difficulty.

Shards list

Name	Effect	Upgr. levels	Shard Pack	Valid for
				Hero	Weapon	Shield	Helmet	Chest	Gloves	Boots	Relic
Mana Leech	Dark Syphon drains 4-40% additional mana.	12
Beacon of the Storm	Once per second your primary attack spawns a lightning ball that deals 10-50% of your Hero Damage as storm damage. Bounces up to 3 times.	20	Chaos 4	ALL
Submerging Speed	Increases movement speed while Submerged by 4-40% and adds a knockup on Emerge	12	Chaos 4
Abyss Knight's Bargain	Reduce the mana cost of Knight of the Abyss by 4-X%.	12	Chaos 1
Power Overwhelming	Increases your ability power by 10-X% but increases your ability resource cost by 100-X%.	20	Chaos 1
Darkest Syphon	Increases the angle of Dark Syphon by 3-30.	9
Abyssal Mandate	Reduces the mana cost of Direct Command by 4-X%.	12	Chaos 1
Empowered Mark	Increases the max number of Apprentice's marked targets by 2-30.	28	Campaign		Template:Valid for Weapon
Manabomb Power	Increases the damage of Manabomb by 4-40%.	12	Chaos 1
Big Boy	The first mine you place will always be a Big Boy. Big Boy mines do an additional x-X% of Hero Damage as damage to enemies in double the area.	20
Power Gambit	Increase your Hero Damage by 10-50%, but increase damage taken from enemies by 60-20%.	20	Chaos 1	ALL
Drenching Strikes	Your primary attacks have a 2-30% chance on hit to drench enemies for 3-10 seconds.	14	Campaign	ALL	Template:Valid for Weapon
Overwhelm	Your primary attacks have a 7-15% chance to stun enemies for 1-3 seconds.	8	Campaign	ALL	Template:Valid for Weapon
Construction	Increases repair and upgrade speed during Combat Phase by 125-205%.	20	Campaign	ALL
Critical Strike	Increases your Hero Crit Chance by 3-10%.	7	Campaign	ALL
Inspiration	Reduces the cooldown of your abilities by 4-40%.	12	Campaign	ALL
Speed Boost	Increases your movement speed by 100-500.	8	Campaign	ALL
Proton Flame Charge	EV2's Proton Cannon deals 25% extra fire damage.	14	Chaos 4
Annoyance	Taunts nearby enemies for 1-4 seconds every 8 seconds.	10	Campaign	ALL
Bulwark	Increases armour by 4-40%.	12	Campaign	ALL
Jackpot	You have a 2-10% chance when picking up gold to quadruple the amount.	8	Campaign	ALL
Retribution	When you take damage, you have a 2-20% chance of dealing 125-425% of your armour as damage to your attacker.	20	Campaign	ALL
Worm Scarf	Reduces the damage you take from enemies by 3-15%.	12	Campaign	ALL
Quake	You have a 10-30% chance when landing to deal 50-250% of your Ability Power as earth damage to nearby enemies.	20	Campaign	ALL
Channel	Restores 1-15 of your ability resources every 5 seconds.	14	Campaign
Superconductor	Reduces the cost of all of your abilities by 2-20%.	18
Howling Feast	Your primary attacks generate 1 feast stack. While at 10 stacks, increase your Hero Damage by 2-30. One stack wears off every 3 seconds.	14	Chaos 1		Template:Valid for Weapon
Celestial Attunement	The dryad can hold 1-4 more stacks of starfall.	6	Chaos 1
Poison Leaves	Dryad's poison attacks deal 2-X% more damage.	12	Chaos 1		Template:Valid for Weapon
Corruption's Bargain	When this shard is fully upgraded, Dryad's Blessing costs no celestial power in purification form and costs 1 celestial power per second instead of 2 in corruption form.	10	Chaos 1
Corruption's Harmony	Reduces Corruption Form's Celestial Power drain by -1.	10	Chaos 1
Corruption's Embrace	Starfall damage is increased by 4-40% in corrupt form.	12	Chaos 1
Harbinger's Slam	During Provoke, Seismic Slam damage increased by 130-410% of your Ability Power stat.	20	Chaos 1
Block Power	Increases the blocking power of the shield by 5-X%.	20	Chaos 1
Snipe Critical Power	Increases the total critical damage of Snipe by 104-140%.	12	Chaos 1		Template:Valid for Weapon
Snipe Critical Strike	Increases the Crit Chance of Snipe by 2-30%.	14	Chaos 1		Template:Valid for Weapon
Scatter Power	Increases Scatter Sweep damage by 4-X%.	12	Chaos 1
Support Magic Specialist	Decrease the cost of Broom Vault and Book Drop by 4-X%.	12	Chaos 1
Mana Capacitor	Increases your maximum ability resource by 10-100.	18	Chaos 1
Abyss Stone Attunement	Reduces the mana cost of Abyss Stone by 1-15%.	14	Chaos 2
Caustic Oil	Increases the damage of Oil Flask by 4-40%.	12	Chaos 2
Concussive Power	Increases the damage of Concussive Shots by 4-X%.	12	Chaos 1
Withering Fountain	Abyss Fountain withers enemies inside it reducing the damage they deal by 2%.	9	Chaos 3
Nightmare Fuel	Enemies affected by Lash Out take 320% Hero Damage when hit by Dark Torment.		Chaos 1		Template:Valid for Weapon
Thundering Call	Increase Call to Madness Range by 4-40%	12	Chaos 2		Template:Valid for Weapon
Debilitating Madness	Call to Madness increase the target's damage taken by 3-X%.	14	Chaos 1
Anti Air	Deal 40% increased damage to flying enemies.		Chaos 1	ALL	Template:Valid for Weapon
Life Leech	Primary attacks heal you for 1% of your maximum health.		Chaos 1	ALL	Template:Valid for Weapon
Sundering Blow	Your primary Attacks reduce enemy's resistances to 95-80% increasing damage dealt to them.		Chaos 1	ALL	Template:Valid for Weapon
Critical Restoration	Primary attack critical hits restore X Broom Power.		Chaos 1
Enduring Price	Two At Twice The Price last 1s-7s longer.	12	Chaos 2		Template:Valid for Weapon
Price Of Power	Increases damage of Two At Twice The Price by 4-40%.	12	Chaos 1
Enduring Drop	Increases Book Drop duration by 0.5-X seconds.	14
Lashing Power	Increases Lash Out damage by 4-X%.
Shroom Gloom	Slow intensity of Powder Toss in Purification Form is increased by 4-X%.	12	Chaos 2
Insulated Decoy	Decreases heat generated from Death from Above by 4-40%.
Mine Heat Compensator	The cost of EV2's AntiGravity Bots is reduced by 4-X%.	12	Chaos 2
Molten Striker	Molten Core deals more impact damage the farther it travels, up to 4-X%.
Molten Stun	Increases Molten Charge stun duration by 0.5s-4.5s.	8	Chaos 2		Template:Valid for Weapon
Power of Embermount	Increases the amount of molten power gained by 4-X%.	12	Chaos 1
Batter Up	Increases the damage of Molten Core by 4-X% each time it is redirected. Happens 3 times.	12	Chaos 1
Crane Stance	Each secondary attack increases the damage of your next primary attack by 10%. Stacks up to 6 times.	20
Pole Power	Increases the damage of Pole Smash by 4-X%.	12	Chaos 1
Haunting	Gain one stack with an auto attack. At 10 stacks release a ghost that deal X-250% of ability power damage.	20	Chaos 1
Proton Supercharge	EV2s Proton Charge deals an extra 10-210% of your ability power stat as damage while its max range is increased by 5-25%.	20	Chaos 1		Template:Valid for Weapon
Catacylsm	Increases Eruption damage by 4-40%.	12	Chaos 2
Concussive Shock	Increases the Stun Duration of Concussive Shots by 4-40%.	12	Chaos 2		Template:Valid for Weapon
Heat Dispenser Module	EV2 upgrades her gun with a new heat dispenser module that drains x-40% more heat with each primary attack.	12	Chaos 2		Template:Valid for Weapon
Tempered Anger	Mystic loses appeasement 4-40% slower and take 0-100% less appeasement damage when at 0 appeasement.	12	Chaos 1
Serpent God's Fury	When you crit with a primary attack, reduce the cooldown of all your abilities by -0.1-1 seconds. The effect has a cooldown of 1 second.	18	Chaos 1		Template:Valid for Weapon
Pumpkinator	Primary attacks Pumpkin enemies. When enemy Dies explode doing 10-210% ability power as damage. Melee attacks against pumkined enemy increase Crit by 3 for 5 sec.	20	Chaos 4	ALL	Template:Valid for Weapon
Manabomb's Aid	Manabomb places a shield on you that absorbs 150% of your ability power Stat. Enemies that hit the shield are burned for 150% of your ability power over 3 seconds.	20	Chaos 4		Template:Valid for Weapon
Burning strikes	2% chance to burn your target for 20% of your hero damage stat every second for 1 second.	20	Chaos 4	ALL	Template:Valid for Weapon
Death's Grasp	When you defeat an enemy gain a charge.up to a maximum of 5. When youblock with your shield all charges are then consumed. Each unleashing a fireball Dealing 10% ability power.	20	Chaos 4
Molten Core Power	Increases Molten Core damage by 4%-X	12	Chaos 1
Charged Shot	Your primary attacks have a 5-X% chance to fire a fully charged secondary attack.	10	Chaos 1		Template:Valid for Weapon
Empowering Blasphemy	Obelisk Hero Stat boost increased to 10-50%, and Polymorph duration increased by 1-5s.	10	Chaos 1
Deadly Strikes	Increases the Defense Range of the affected tower by 4-40%.	12	Chaos 1	ALL
Defensive Critical Damage	Increases the Defense Crit Damage of the affected tower by 2-34%.	16	Campaign	ALL
Defensive Critical Strike	Increases the Defense Crit Chance of the affected tower by an additional 2-15%.	12	Campaign	ALL
Destruction	Increases Defense Power of the affected tower by 2-34%.	16	Campaign	ALL
Fortification	Increases Defense Health of the affected tower by 2-34%.	16	Campaign	ALL
Vampiric Empowerment	Increases Defense Power of the affected tower by 4-60% of its Defense Health.	16	Chaos 1	ALL
Boosted Grasp	Enemies move at 90-60% speed when they are within the Boost Aura.	10	Chaos 1
Obelisk Shield	Obelisk Shield absorption increased to 10-70%.	15	Chaos 1
Sharpened Spikes	Blockade has a 2-30% chance to stun enemies hit for 1-4 seconds.	14	Chaos 1	ALL
Berserk Master	Increases the duration of Direct Command on your Skeletal Orcs by 1-5 seconds.	8	Chaos 3
Press Your Luck	5-15% chance to increase critical hit chance by 30% for 1-4 seconds	10		ALL
Panic Fire	15% chance to increase fire rate by 50% for 4 seconds when taking damage.			ALL
Oily Harpoon	Ballista has a 4-40% chance to oil targets on hit slowing them by 40% for 7 seconds. If hit by a fire source, the oil will be consumed and burn the target for 150-600% of defense power.	18	Chaos 1
Oily Entrapment	Increases Oil Geyser slow rate by 4%-X%	12
Cthulu's Influence	While under the effect of corruption, Angry Nimbus has a 3%-X% chance to charm enemies for 1 second.
Earth Toss	Earthshatter tower has a 4-40% chance on hit to knock targets into the air.	18	Chaos 1
Frosty Bind	Frostbite slow strength increased by 4-X%.	12	Chaos 1
Stun Fire	Cannonball Tower has a 2-30% chance on hit to stun for 1-4 seconds.	14	Chaos 1
Bootsted Blockade	Boost Aura increases blockade health by 2-20%.	12	Campaign
Atomic Capacity	Gives your Atomic Launcher an extra missle when upgraded to 4/8 and then another at 8/8.	8	Chaos 4
Puncturing Bolts	Ballista can now pierce an additional 1-4.	6	Chaos 1
Rain of Oil	Skeletal Archer's direct command now oils enemies, slowing them in 50% for 2 seconds. If an oiled enemy is hit by fire damage, the oil ignites, dealing 20% of its defense power in fire damage over 1 seconds.	20	Chaos 1
Manufacture's Overcharge	Weapon Manufacturer charges 4% faster.	12	Chaos 1
Enduring Bubble	Increase viper's fang bubble duration by 1s.	8	Chaos 1
Frosty Duet	Reduces Frost Tower's Range to 50%-35% When fully upgraded, this shard allows the Frostbite tower to hit an additional target.	10	Chaos 3
Shattering Torpedo	Ev2's torpedo's are imbued with earth magic. Upon detonation they deal an additional 20% defense power as crushing earth damage.	20	Chaos 4
Volcanic Shock	Volcano has a 2% chance to stun all enemies hit for 1 second.	12	Chaos 4
Numerous Reflections	Increases the nodes EV2's Reflect Beam can sustain by 1-6.	5	Chaos 1
Magma Maelstrom	Rate at which Fissures of Embermount generate Molten Power reduced by 4-X%	12	Chaos 1
Dewey Deathimal System	Book drop duration is increased 1-3 second and the extra damage they take is increased 5-15% while under it's effect	20	Chaos 4
Explosive Poison	If an enemy poisoned by the Poison Dart Tower is killed , it detonates dealing 10%-150% of the tower's damage stat as damage in a small area around the enemy.	20	Chaos 4
Explosive Guard	When the affected tower takes damage, it has 3-35% chance to trigger an explosion and deal 125-500% of its Defense Heath as damage to nearby enemies. Does not work with Auras or Traps. Does not destroy the tower.	18	Chaos 4	ALL

Weapons with Fixed Shards

The weapons in the list below drop with fixed Shards. These Shards are locked in one of the Shard slots and can't be removed. Some of them also can't be upgraded. Most of them are sold by Wayfarer for Soul of Night.

Item name	Passive name	Effect	Upgr. levels	Drops from	Usable by
Ghastly Halberd	Ghastly Weapon	Summons up to 5 Ghastly Halberds for your secondary attack which deal 50-350% of your Ability Power as damage.	20
Scorched Tome of Molten Brimstone	Molten Brimstone	Secondary Attacks summons meteors that deal 100-130% of Ability Power as damage. Charge to summon 1-7 lava fissures for 110-710% of Ability Power as Magical Fire Damage burning enemies for 110-150% of Hero Damage for 6s.	20
Celebration!!!	Celebration!!!	Fires two homing projectiles that detonate in a festive explosion dealing 72% Hero Damage as magical damage over small area.	0
Tsunami	Chlorophyte Arrows	Fires a column of Chlorophyte Arrows that deal 5-25% bonus magical earth damage and may reflect off one surface.	20
Megashark	Meteor Bullets	Rapidly fires meteor bullets that pierce one additional target or reflext off one surface for 50% damage.	0
Bone Glove	Bone Glove	Primary Attacks fire piercing bones doing 5-25% Hero Damage as magical damage. The bones reflect off surfaces and can hit 3 times.	20