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HoshinoShards

Allow your players to gain Shards while staying AFK on your server.

PluginsFree1.21
by Tiack2009 · listed from SpigotMC · ★★★★★ 2.0
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What it does

HoshinoShards is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by Tiack2009. Allow your players to gain Shards while staying AFK on your server.

It supports Minecraft 1.21. 1 people rated it 2.0 out of 5. The last update came out on Nov 7, 2026.

Supported versions

1.21

Release history

The newest is 1.0.0, released on Nov 7, 2026.

VersionReleasedType
1.0.0Nov 7, 2026Release

Commands

The commands named on the SpigotMC page of HoshinoShards:

/shards

Latest release on GitHub

HoshinoShards is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is HoshinoShards 1.0.0, published on Nov 7, 2026.

We are providing support in our Discord.

Description from the author on SpigotMC

HoshinoShards - AFK Area & Shop

A dynamic shard-based economy system for Minecraft servers with comprehensive booster mechanics and competitive leaderboards.

Features

Shard Economy System

  • Virtual Currency: Fully functional economy system integrated with Vault.
  • Persistent Storage: Player shard balances saved to disk.
  • Configurable Starting Balance: Set default shards for new players.
  • Maximum Balance Limit: Optional cap on maximum shards a player can hold.
  • Automatic Shard Gain: Configurable base rate for passive shard earning.

Boosters

  • Personal Boosters: Player-specific shard multipliers.
  • Global Boosters: Server-wide shard multipliers for events.
  • Stacking Multipliers: Personal and global boosters stack for maximum rewards.
  • Configurable Duration: Set custom times for each booster type

Leaderboard System

  • Top Players: Track the players with the highest shard balances.
  • Configurable Size: Set how many players appear on the leaderboard.
  • Automatic Updates: Refreshes at configurable intervals.
  • PlaceholderAPI Support: Display leaderboard anywhere using placeholders.

Placeholders

Basic Placeholders

Placeholder
Description
%hoshinoshard_shards% Displays player's formatted shard balance

Commands

Player Commands

Admin Commands

/shards help Displays help menu with available commands
/shards set <player> <amount> Sets a player's shard balance
shards.admin
/shards give <player> <amount> Gives shards to a player
shards.admin
/shards reload Reloads plugin configuration
shards.admin

Permissions

Permission
Description

shards.admin Quyền admin

shards.balance Xem số dư

Written by Tiack2009. Read it with pictures on SpigotMC.

How to install HoshinoShards

  1. Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.21.

  2. Download the .jar file from SpigotMC and put it in the plugins folder of your server.

  3. Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.

  4. Type /plugins in the console: HoshinoShards should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Full guide: How to install plugins on a Minecraft server

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.21
Runs on
Paper, Spigot
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 14, 2026)

HoshinoShards compared with similar ones

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OGAFKProtectioniconicog.exe124.01.21 – 26.x28 days agoFree

Questions

Does HoshinoShards work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.

Is HoshinoShards free?

Yes. HoshinoShards is free to download from SpigotMC.

Which server software does HoshinoShards run on?

HoshinoShards runs on Paper and Spigot servers.

Is HoshinoShards still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

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