--- title: "Shards" description: "Annual Special 2026 - Rise of Governors - Shards" url: https://support.travian.com/en/articles/227-shards collection: "Rise of Governors" updated: 2026-11-06 language: en alternates: [ar, cs, fr, de, it, pl, pt, ru, es, tr] --- # Shards Annual Special 2026 - Rise of Governors - Shards Shards are special rewards from the Season Pass. Each type of Shard gives you a different benefit, such as reducing building time, skipping a video, or activating Travian Plus. Your Shards are stored in the **Shards Inventory** and are tied to your lobby account. This means you can use them on game worlds that participate in a Season Pass. ### **Where can I find my Shards?** You can find all collected Shards in the **Shards Inventory**. Most Shards are consumed when you use them. Some Shards, however, stay active for a period of time or can be used for several actions. ### **Can my dual use my Shards?** No. Duals have their own Shards Inventory and cannot use the avatar owner’s Shards. If a dual wants to earn and use Shards, they need to progress in the Season Pass on their own avatar. ## **Types of Shards** ### **Building Time Reduction** Building Time Reduction Shards reduce the remaining construction time of a building or resource field. When you use one, you choose the village where you want to apply it. The village does not need to be the one you currently have open. ### **What can I use them on?** You can use them for: - Buildings - Building upgrades - Resource fields - Resource field upgrades You cannot use them for: - Building demolition - Smithy unit improvements - Academy research - Watchtower construction or upgrades - Residence construction or upgrades - Palace construction or upgrades - Command Center construction or upgrades - Wonder of the World villages ### **What happens if the Shard removes more time than I have left?** You can still use it, but any unused reduction is lost. For example, if a Shard reduces 30 minutes and your construction has only 10 minutes left, the remaining 20 minutes are not saved for later. ### **Does game speed affect the reduction?** Yes. The reduction becomes shorter on faster game worlds, just like normal construction time.

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### **Video Skip** Video Skip Shards let you use a feature without watching the video that would normally be required. For example, they can be used when you: - start a building upgrade with a 25% time reduction - increase the difficulty of an adventure - reroll a Random Mission in the Season Pass Video Skip Shards are available with: - 1 skip - 3 skips - 5 skips - 10 skips - 20 skips After you activate one, it is automatically used the next time you would need to watch a video. If the Shard contains several skips, they remain active until all of them have been used. You cannot activate another Video Skip Shard until the current one is fully used. The skips also apply when a dual or sitter performs the action. ### **Travian Plus (**[**Learn more**](https://support.travian.com/articles/127)**)** Travian Plus Shards activate or extend Travian Plus on your avatar. The duration depends on the Shard and the speed of the game world.

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### **My Shard is not working. What should I check?** Before contacting Support, check the following: - Are you trying to use the Shard on a supported feature? - Are you trying to use a Building Time Reduction Shard in a Wonder of the World village? - Are you trying to use it on a Residence, Palace, Command Center, or Watchtower? - Are you using the correct Shards Inventory for your own lobby account? - Do you already have an active Video Skip Shard? If none of these explain the issue, contact Support and tell us which Shard you used, on which game world, and what happened.