Economy
Shards
Shards are the Forge's crafting currency — earned only by melting duplicate collectibles, spent to forge guaranteed new pieces.
Shards are a crafting currency that is completely separate from berries. You can't buy them, sell them, or earn them from expeditions — the only source is melting duplicate collectibles in the Forge.
Shards ≠ berries. Berries come from selling collectibles; shards come from melting duplicates. They are never interchangeable.
How you earn shards
- ▸Melt duplicate collectibles in the Forge — each copy yields shards based on its rarity.
- ▸Rarer duplicates melt into far more shards than Commons.
- ▸Animated Creator collectibles melt for a small bonus on top.
| Rarity | Shards per duplicate |
|---|---|
| Common | 2 |
| Rare | 8 |
| Epic | 20 |
| Legendary | 60 |
| Mythic | 175 |
| Creator | 46 (with bonus) |
How you spend shards
Shards are spent in the Forge to mint a guaranteed collectible of a chosen rarity tier. Animint Pro members forge at a 20% discount.
| Forge a… | Shard cost | With Pro (−20%) |
|---|---|---|
| Rare | 25 | 20 |
| Epic | 80 | 64 |
| Legendary | 250 | 200 |
| Mythic | 800 | 640 |
Related guides
The Forge
Melt duplicate collectibles into shards, then forge guaranteed new pieces by rarity tier. Animint Pro gets a discount.
Collection
Your gallery of everything you own and everything you're still missing. Completion, rarity tracking, and melting live here.
Berries
Berries are the soft currency that powers ANIMINT — earned by playing, spent on upgrades and expeditions.
Rarities
The five-tier rarity ladder (Common → Mythic) plus Creator collectibles, and how rarity is encoded by color, glow, and motion.