🧿 Shard Rod

The Shard Rod is Mirage’s fishing-based progression tool. It replaces vanilla fishing rewards with a fully custom system designed to make fishing a meaningful, competitive activity.

Shards are earned exclusively through fishing with a Shard Rod in configured worlds.

🎣 Shard Integration

Shards are awarded when fishing successfully with a Shard Rod.

How Shards Are Earned

Only configured worlds allow Shard fishing
Fishing without a Shard Rod does not award Shards
Drops scale with:
Rod upgrades
Custom fishing enchants

This prevents: - AFK fishing abuse - Macro-based exploitation

⬆ Upgrade System

Shard Rod upgrades are handled through the Shard Rod Upgrade Menu.

GUI-based upgrades
Previewed rewards and costs
Instant application
Rod-bound progression

Upgrades enhance: - Shard yield - Bonus rewards - Fishing efficiency

✨ Available Enchants

Shard Rod enchants include:

Shard Finder – Increases Shards earned per catch
Drop Booster – Increases fishing rewards
Money Finder – Chance to earn economy money
Auto Sell – Automatically sells fishing rewards
Key Finder – Chance to receive crate keys
Spawner Finder – Chance to receive spawners
Experience Finder – Grants EXP while fishing

All enchants are fully configurable.

🛒 Spending Shards

Shards can be spent on: - Shard Rod upgrades - Shard Shop rewards - Fishing-related progression items

Accessible via /shard shop.

🎯 Design Intent

The Shard Rod is designed to: - Make fishing progression-based - Prevent passive reward abuse - Offer competitive fishing gameplay

Ideal for: - Survival SMPs - Side-activity progression systems - Custom economy servers