Awakening Trial (free)+10 / 10 shards
Up to 10 named shards per hero across the season. Never skip these.
Hero Awakening Path Planner
Pick a Season 6 Awakening hero, enter your current state, and see whether you can Awaken right now — or exactly how many shards stand between you and the unlock + Star 1 / Star 2.
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Prerequisites
Kimberly's Awakening is gated by three checks. All three must pass.
Hero at 5★Currently 5★ — 975 cumulative shards to reach 5★ on a UR hero.
Exclusive Weapon Lv20+Currently Lv20. The silent prerequisite that catches most players.
Server reached Week 1Currently Week 1. Kimberly's Awakening unlocks Week 1.
Shard accounting
Target: Initial Awakening unlock — Unlock the new fourth skill. Named shards only.
Total needed50
Named on hand0
Universal on hand0
From Battle Pass+0
Total have0
Gap50
50 more named Kimberly shards needed
Named shards are the unlock bottleneck. Buy the Awakening Battle Pass on this hero, hit every Awakening Trial, and prioritise War Merit weeks that stock named shards.
Named-only shortfall: 50 named Kimberly shards required before Universal can substitute (the initial 50-shard unlock is named-only).
Shard sources to close the gap
Stack these in order. Yields are community estimates — your actual results will vary with event tuning and War Merit earn rate.
Global Expedition (free)+40 / 60 shards
PvE mode in Weeks 2, 4 and 6 — primary free shard source. Yield is an average across the three windows.
War Merit Shop (currency)0 / 40 shards
Some weeks stock Awakening shards. Estimate depends on your War Merit earn rate.
Limited-time events (free)0 / 20 shards
Occasional event rewards. Conservative estimate — varies wildly by week.
Awakening is permanent. Once unlocked, the Awakening carries across every future season and server merge. Treat it as a long-term investment, not a one-season buff. Detailed mechanics are in the Hero Awakening Guide. Battle Pass price is approximate (£11.84) — always confirm the live in-game price.