Shards and Runes: Socketable Boosts for Your Pickaxe

Shards and runes are socketable items that insert directly into your pickaxe to provide passive bonuses while you mine. They differ in rarity and power — shards are the base tier and easier to obtain, while runes are the upgraded tier offering stronger effects. Both use the same socket system, so the same slots accept either type.

Effect Types

There are 13 effect types available across shards and runes:

Effect	Description
XP	Boosts pickaxe XP earned per block
Sell	Increases the sell price multiplier for mined blocks
Rewards	Boosts all economy rewards across every currency
Luck	Increases the chance of rare drops and loot chest spawns
Speed	Increases your mining speed while holding the pickaxe
Cost	Reduces the currency cost of pickaxe upgrades
Fortune	Amplifies fortune enchantment drop rates
Tokens	Provides a direct bonus to token earnings
Money	Provides a direct bonus to money earnings
Gems	Provides a direct bonus to gem earnings
Prestige	Boosts XP and rewards earned during prestige runs
Defense	Reduces incoming damage while mining in the prison
Combo	Extends the Momentum combo reset timeout

Shard vs Rune

	Shard	Rune
Tier	Base	Upgraded
Power	Standard boost values	Higher boost values
Availability	More common	Rarer, higher-tier drops
Socket system	Shared slot	Shared slot

Both types are socketed the same way and occupy the same slot type — the difference is purely in how strong the effect is.

Socket Slots

Each pickaxe starts with a limited number of open socket slots. Additional slots unlock as your pickaxe reaches higher levels and as you complete prestige tiers. This means the most powerful socket configurations are only available to deeply invested players. Slot progression thresholds are configured in config.yml under the sockets section.

Socketed items are consumed when inserted — plan your loadout carefully before socketing high-tier runes, since you cannot un-socket them without losing the item.

Socketing

To socket a shard or rune into your pickaxe:

Hold the shard or rune item in your hand
Right-click with it
It automatically inserts into the first available open socket on your active pickaxe

The pickaxe’s lore updates immediately to reflect the new socketed effect and its current boost value.

Stack complementary effects for maximum efficiency. Pairing a Sell rune with a Rewards rune and a Luck shard gives you higher earnings, better economy multipliers, and more rare drops all at once.

Admin Giving

Admins can give shards and runes directly to players using the following commands:

/jpprison shard give <player> <shard-id> [count]
/jpprison rune give <player> <rune-id> [count]

Examples:

# Give Steve 3 power shards
/jpprison shard give Steve power-shard 3

# Give Steve 1 sell rune
/jpprison rune give Steve sell-rune 1

# Give Steve 5 luck shards (count defaults to 1 if omitted)
/jpprison shard give Steve luck-shard 5

Configuration

Edit the following files to define shard and rune types, set effect values, and configure slot unlocks:

File	Purpose
`plugins/JPPrison/shards.yml`	Define shard types, effect types, and boost values
`plugins/JPPrison/runes.yml`	Define rune types, effect types, and boost values
`plugins/JPPrison/config.yml`	Socket slot unlock thresholds by pickaxe level and prestige

# Example shards.yml snippet
shards:
  power-shard:
    display-name: "&cPower Shard"
    effect: XP
    boost: 0.10
    material: NETHER_STAR

  luck-shard:
    display-name: "&aLuck Shard"
    effect: LUCK
    boost: 0.08
    material: EMERALD

# Example runes.yml snippet
runes:
  sell-rune:
    display-name: "&6Sell Rune"
    effect: SELL
    boost: 0.20
    material: GOLD_INGOT

  prestige-rune:
    display-name: "&dPrestige Rune"
    effect: PRESTIGE
    boost: 0.15
    material: AMETHYST_SHARD

# Example config.yml socket section
sockets:
  base-slots: 1
  unlock-thresholds:
    - pickaxe-level: 10
      slots: 2
    - pickaxe-level: 25
      slots: 3
    - prestige: 1
      slots: 4
    - prestige: 3
      slots: 5

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Shards and Runes: Socketable Boosts for Your Pickaxe

Effect Types

Shard vs Rune

Socket Slots

Socketing

Admin Giving

Configuration

​Effect Types

​Shard vs Rune

​Socket Slots

​Socketing

​Admin Giving

​Configuration

Effect Types

Shard vs Rune

Socket Slots

Socketing

Admin Giving

Configuration