{
  "_meta": {
    "dataset": "kingshot-hero-shards",
    "title": "Kingshot Hero Shard (Star-Up) Costs",
    "description": "Shards required to raise a hero to each star level, by hero rarity.",
    "provenance": {
      "sources": [
        "Community estimates (KingshotPro)"
      ],
      "confidence": "community",
      "verified": "2026-04",
      "note": "Hero star-up shard costs are community estimates (flagged EST in source) — verify in-game."
    },
    "license": "CC-BY-4.0 — attribute to https://kingshotpro.com",
    "canonical": "https://kingshotpro.com/data/shards.json",
    "updated": "2026-06-14"
  },
  "shardCosts": {
    "epic": {
      "label": "Epic Hero Shards",
      "tiers": [
        [
          1,
          10
        ],
        [
          2,
          20
        ],
        [
          3,
          40
        ],
        [
          4,
          80
        ],
        [
          5,
          160
        ],
        [
          6,
          320
        ],
        [
          7,
          600
        ],
        [
          8,
          1000
        ],
        [
          9,
          1500
        ],
        [
          10,
          2500
        ]
      ]
    },
    "legendary": {
      "label": "Legendary Hero Shards",
      "tiers": [
        [
          1,
          15
        ],
        [
          2,
          30
        ],
        [
          3,
          60
        ],
        [
          4,
          120
        ],
        [
          5,
          240
        ],
        [
          6,
          480
        ],
        [
          7,
          900
        ],
        [
          8,
          1500
        ],
        [
          9,
          2200
        ],
        [
          10,
          3500
        ]
      ]
    },
    "mythic": {
      "label": "Mythic Hero Shards",
      "tiers": [
        [
          1,
          20
        ],
        [
          2,
          50
        ],
        [
          3,
          100
        ],
        [
          4,
          200
        ],
        [
          5,
          400
        ],
        [
          6,
          800
        ],
        [
          7,
          1500
        ],
        [
          8,
          2500
        ],
        [
          9,
          4000
        ],
        [
          10,
          6500
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}