During the “+Beta Shard Storm” weekend, 50 Shards will manifest at various global locations, with some appearing on Saturday and others on Sunday.
When
This 2-day operation is scheduled for December 13-14, 2025, from 13:00 to 17:00 local time on both days.
Where
The placement of Shard locations will be contingent upon several factors, including the number of Battle Beacons activated during the “+Beta Buildup Battle” and geographical proximity. A maximum of two (2) Shards may appear within the same Regional Cell on any given calendar date.
Procedure
Ten (10) days prior to the Shard’s manifestation, the respective Spawn Portals will be ornamented.
These Shards will manifest at 13:00 local time. Starting at 14:00 local time, these Shards will traverse along Portal Links, when possible, on an hourly basis until approximately 17:00. Subsequently, the Shards will remain in their current locations until 21:00 local time, intended only for Hacking.
Portal Immunity
Portal Immunity for ADA Refactors and Jarvis Viruses will experience instability globally during +Beta Shard Storm. See section “Portal Immunity Instability” for more details.
| Date | Component | Immunity Instability Hash |
|---|---|---|
| 13-14 Dec 2025 | +Beta Shard Storm | to be released |
Shard Behavior Pattern
- Shards will only travel along Links connecting two Portals of L4 or higher.
- If multiple viable Links exist, a Shard may travel on any one of those Links. If multiple Shards are present on a Portal, they may each travel along different Links.
Shards will not return or backtrack to a Portal they were previously located on within the past 150 minutes. - In the event that a Shard has not traveled along any Link within the past 150 minutes, it may randomly teleport to a nearby Portal at the next Movement Window.
- If a Shard movement is found to have been the result of actions by a rogue Agent, Ingress Ops may return the Shard to a previous location.
Individual Rewards: +Beta Tokens
Agents who successfully hack a Portal where a Shard is present will be granted 1,500 “+Beta Tokens” per Shard. Each Shard will award “+Beta Tokens” to an Agent only once, though an Agent may accumulate multiple instances of 1,500 “+Beta Tokens” by hacking various Shards throughout the weekend.
Faction Score
Factions will earn Season Points based on how far Shards travel over Faction-owned Links during the Shard Storm weekend:
- 5 Season Points for each jump over a Link between 1km and 5km in length.
- 10 Season Points for a single jump over a Link longer than 10 km (ten kilometers). No further points will be given for subsequent jumps by that Shard.
The final Season Score impact of the “+Beta Shard Storm” will be published shortly after completion of the weekend’s final jump.
For more information on the Season of +Beta and earning the +Beta Anomaly medal, please refer to the Season Overview
– Ingress