Shard List Update

Hey Zenitheans,

Every now and then we do a deep review of our infrastructure, including the number of shards currently online. We found a handful of shards go unused in comparison to many others, therefore we have decided to retire some shards starting on Friday, July 14, 2023.

Reminder: Accounts and characters aren’t locked to any shard or region, so no progress or data will be lost.

We hope this will help distribute players more evenly across the shards and make the experience better for everyone!

Shards that are retiring 🛑

• Banshee
• Celestial
• Emerald
• Waverider

• Crystal
• Demise
• Kitsune
• Saberfang

• Elemental
• Obsidian
• Windsong

Shards that will remain up ✅

• Aether
• Arboruht
• Armageddon
• Radiant

• Acolyte
• Crimson
• Protector
• Soulless (PlayStation only)

• Defender
• Dragonfruit
• Titan

• Nexus

• Tidekeeper