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Shades

Shades are unique color tints and glowing effects that you can apply to your card frames. Every shade is randomly generated, so no two are exactly alike. Each one has its own Shade ID (which always starts with $), a generated name, and a set of properties that determine how rare and how striking it is.

Rolling Shades​

Roll a new shade with the [p]shade [sh] command. Each roll consumes one Shade Roll token, which you can buy from the item shop for 5 Ashes.

Usage
  • Command: [p]shade
  • Alias: [sh]
  • Parameters: None
  • Description: Consumes one Shade Roll and generates a new random shade that is added to your collection.

Every rolled shade shows the following properties:

  • Shade ID - The unique identifier, always starting with $.
  • Name - An automatically generated color name.
  • Type - Either Normal or Cartoon.
  • Colors - How many colors make up the shade.
  • Tier - The overall rarity, shown as stars (see below).
  • Purity Score - A value from 1 to 10.
  • Glow Score - Only present on the rare shades that roll with a Glow modifier, from 1 to 10.
  • Resonance - Starts at 100%. Every application uses some up.

Shade Tiers​

TierStarsHow it is reached
Common★☆☆☆☆A standard Normal shade.
Uncommon★★☆☆☆Reserved for future use.
Rare★★★☆☆A Cartoon shade, or a Normal shade with purity.
Epic★★★★☆Purity score 7 or higher, or any single-color (mono) shade.
Radiant★★★★★High purity and mono, or a Cartoon mono shade.
Transcendent★★★★★✦A perfect purity score of 10.
tip

Glow is a rare modifier with roughly a 5% chance on any roll. A glowing shade adds a colored halo around the frame and displays a separate Glow Score.

Applying Shades​

Apply a shade to a card's frame slots with the [p]applyshade [as] command. Each slot you shade costs 5 Ashes.

Usage
  • Command: [p]applyshade <shade_id> <card_id> [slots]
  • Alias: [as]
  • Parameters:
    • <shade_id> - The shade to apply, including the $ (for example $a1b2).
    • <card_id> - The card to apply it to.
    • (Optional) [slots] - One or more slot numbers from 1 to 5, separated by spaces or commas (for example 1,2). Defaults to slot 1.

The number of slots a card has depends on its frame. See the Frames page for the slot index of each frame.

note

You can only apply shades to cards and shades that you own. Applying the exact same shade to a slot it is already on has no effect.

Resonance​

Every shade has resonance, which starts at 100%. Applying a shade to a slot uses up some resonance, and higher tiers use up more per slot. When a shade runs out of resonance, it cannot be applied again until it is repaired.

For example, a Common shade uses 4% resonance per slot, while a Transcendent shade uses 33% per slot. Applying to multiple slots at once multiplies the cost, so Kana warns you if an application would deplete the shade.

Repairing Resonance​

To restore a shade back to full resonance, view it with [p]shadeview and press the Repair button (it only appears if you own the shade and it is below 100%). Repairs are paid for in Rubies, scaled to how much resonance is missing.

Viewing Shades​

Use [p]shadeview [sv] to inspect a single shade or to see which shades are on a card.

Usage
  • Command: [p]shadeview <shade_id | card_id>
  • Alias: [sv]
  • Parameters:
    • <shade_id | card_id> - A shade ID starting with $ shows that shade's full details and swatch. A card code instead lists every shade slot on that card.

To browse your whole shade collection, use [p]shadecollection [sc]. You can filter the results and view another user's collection by mentioning them.

Usage
  • Command: [p]shadecollection [user] [filters]
  • Alias: [sc]
  • Parameters:
    • (Optional) [user] - View another user's shades by mentioning them or using their user ID.
    • (Optional) [filters] - Narrow the list down (for example by tier or type).
tip

You can also browse shade collections on the website at kana.gg/shades.

Burning Shades​

If you no longer want a shade, burn it with [p]shadeburn [sb] to reclaim some resources. Burning is permanent.

Usage
  • Command: [p]shadeburn <shade_id>
  • Alias: [sb]
  • Parameters:
    • <shade_id> - The shade to burn, including the $.
  • Description: Permanently destroys the shade in exchange for Gold and Ashes based on its tier.

Higher tiers burn for far more. A Common shade returns 4 Gold and 1 Ash, while a Transcendent shade returns 3000 Gold and 50 Ashes.

warning

Burn rewards are scaled by the shade's remaining resonance, down to a minimum of 25%. Burning a depleted shade returns much less than burning one at full resonance.

note

Only registered, unrestricted users for this command can interact with this system.