Top Lords Hero star shard costs

Top Lords Guide

Hero star shard costs

Five substeps per star. Pay only for the progress still missing.

One standard hero.

These are upgrade shards after recruitment. Use the hero’s specific shards first, then matching-rarity universal shards.

Full-star ranges

Range

Steps

Range cost

From 0★

0★ → 1★

5 substeps

25

25

1★ → 2★

5 substeps

50

75

2★ → 3★

5 substeps

100

175

3★ → 4★

5 substeps

300

475

4★ → 5★

5 substeps

500

975

Already part-way through?

Count the unfinished substeps. A hero at 3★ with completed tiers should not pay the full zero-to-five-star bill again.

Choose a hero you deploy

A star can raise the skill cap, but Skill Medals are still needed to buy skill levels. Keep EXP, gear and the replacement role in the budget.

Specific shards belong to that hero. Universal shard rarity must match. Recruitment and promoted variants are outside this standard upgrade curve.

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