Classic
The plain 9x11. Tiles fall straight down from the top, and every Boss Rush is played on it.
Match-3 titan battler
Match. Collect. Build. Get stronger.
Free · Android 7.1+ · iOS 15+
- 20Titans
- 5Elements
- 6Boards
- 11Leagues
- 100Titan levels
Match. Charge. Loot.
How a fight works
Shield & Shred is a match-3 titan battler where every Classic fight is you against one rival titan. That rival never hits back, and there is no defeat screen. The only question is how much loot you take home.
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Match tiles
Swap two tiles to line up three or more of a kind on a 9x11 board. Five elements, one shape each, so every tile reads at a glance.
Bigger matches make specials:
- STRIPE4 in a line clears a row or column
- BOOMA T or L shape blasts a 3x3 square, twice
- RAINBOW5 in a line eats every tile of one colour
Swap two specials together for a combo, from CROSS BLAST! and MEGA BOOM! to DOUBLE RAINBOW!, which clears the whole board.
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Charge the ULTIMATE
Every tile you pop fills your titan’s energy strip. Fire its ULTIMATE and every tile hits harder for the next 2 turns. It costs no turn, and in a Classic fight it also drops a BOOM in the middle of the board. It grows with your titan’s level, and your ULTIMATE cards add more on top.
- x1.5LVL 1
- x2LVL 34
- x3LVL 100
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Fill the LOOT bar
Your damage fills the LOOT bar. More damage, more loot.
- 50% PACK CHANCE A card pack can drop.
- 100% FULL LOOT The full reward, plus 2 of the rival’s cards.
- 150% OVERKILL A card pack for sure, 5 of the rival’s cards, and the fight ends early.
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Win crowns
Every Classic fight pays up to 3 crowns: 1 at 50% LOOT, 2 at 100% and 3 at 150%. Each crown drops into your CROWN CHEST, and 10 crowns open it: a card pack, crystals and a boost.
- FIGHT GOAL Every Classic fight has a goal under your boosts, like MAKE 6 BOOMS or MIX SPECIALS. Finish it for an extra crown.
- HOT STREAK A 3-crown fight lights a flame, up to 3. Your next Classic fight starts with a free special: a STRIPE for 1 flame, a BOOM for 2, a RAINBOW for 3.
9x11 · 6 shapes
Six boards, one drawn for each Classic fight
Every board is 9 tiles wide and 11 tall. One of six shapes is drawn for each Classic fight: Classic, Heart and Wrap 1 fight in 4 each, Castle, Plus and Hourglass 1 in 12 each. The reward is balanced to come out the same on all of them. See the boards in detail.
Heart
A heart fed through a candy-glass chute. The belly does the work; the narrow tip is slow.
Wrap
Two 4x11 towers. Tiles fall down the left, then wrap through a swirl to the top of the right.
Castle
Battlements on top and a gate below. Wide rows in the middle, and new tiles drop in at three heights.
Plus
A tall column crossed by a full-width band. The wide band is the hot zone, and its arms refill from their tops.
Hourglass
Wide at both ends, narrow in the neck. Each ledge refills itself.
5 elements · 4 rarities
Meet the 20 titans
Every titan is born with its own ULTIMATE, and every level makes the titan and its ULTIMATE hit harder. Hover or tap a titan to see its hype face.
FireNormal
ULTIMATE EMBER PAW
WaterNormal
ULTIMATE SPLASH SNAP
AirNormal
ULTIMATE BIG WHOOSH
EarthNormal
ULTIMATE MUD PIE
ToxicNormal
ULTIMATE GOO SPIT
FireRare
ULTIMATE HOT PINCH
WaterRare
ULTIMATE TIDE TWIRL
AirRare
ULTIMATE WING ZIP
EarthRare
ULTIMATE BURROW BOP
ToxicRare
ULTIMATE SLIME SWIRL
FireUnique
ULTIMATE TOASTY HOP
WaterUnique
ULTIMATE CHILL DIP
AirUnique
ULTIMATE HIGH FIVE
EarthUnique
ULTIMATE STONE PEEK
ToxicUnique
ULTIMATE BUBBLE POP
FireMythic
ULTIMATE SPARK SPRAY
WaterMythic
ULTIMATE SPIRAL DIVE
AirMythic
ULTIMATE MIGHTY PURR
EarthMythic
ULTIMATE MOSS STOMP
ToxicMythic
ULTIMATE FIN FLUTTERNormal and Rare titans can drop in card packs from the start. Armory level 10 opens Unique titans, and level 25 opens Mythic. Titans and elements guide
The element wheel
- WATER splashes FIRE
- FIRE toasts EARTH
- EARTH squashes AIR
- AIR blows away TOXIC
- TOXIC gunks WATER
When your titan’s element beats the rival’s, every tile hits +20% for the whole fight. There is no penalty the other way.
Your own element’s tiles charge the ULTIMATE three times faster.
In town, the next rival waits on the road above PLAY. Its NEXT pill shows +20% when your titan beats it, and if another of your titans hits harder, one tap swaps it in.
Make your titans stronger
Gear and POWER
From your 20th fight, fights and chests drop gear: helms, collars, charms, badges and rings. Your titan always wears your best five, and every 100 POWER adds +1% ATK. Your other titans of its element add POWER too: the ELEMENT BOND.
ULTIMATE cards
Every card pack also holds ULTIMATE cards. BOOM is the first: every level of it adds +0.2 points to the ULTIMATE of every titan, in every fight.
ALBUM and MASTERY
Fill the ALBUM’s 10 sets, one for each rarity, each element and all 20, for packs and crystals. Every 3-crown fight with a titan climbs its MASTERY, from I to V.
Your town
Build a town that pays you back
Five buildings, each with one job. BUILD costs coins. UPGRADE costs crystals and coins, and runs a timer. Every building gets a new look at levels 10 and 25, and the town also keeps your CROWN CHEST and your BOSS TROPHIES. Its QUESTS road holds TRUCK LOAD, a game of its own, and from City Hall 10 you can join a clan.
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City Hall
The town’s level. It caps the other four, and it can upgrade once all four catch up.
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Bank
Makes coins while you’re away. Come back and collect.
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Factory
Makes crystals while you’re away, for upgrades, card packs and the Lab.
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Armory
Where your titans level up, unlock and get picked for the next fight. Your gear, your items and the ALBUM live here too. Every level adds attack, and it opens Unique titans at 10 and Mythic at 25.
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Lab
Crafts the thirteen battle items instantly, for coins, and grows a research tree for your Bank, Factory and fights.
The Bank and the Factory fill up for 4 hours while you’re away (up to 12 with FAT WALLET research), so drop by and collect.
Your town guide
40 seconds · 5 bosses
Boss Rush
Every 5 to 9 fights, PLAY NOW turns into a Boss Rush: 40 seconds against a giant boss that cannot fight back.
- 40 seconds on the clock. A TIME COOKIE adds more, and a move you make before TIME! always plays out.
- Always on the Classic board. The same specials as every other fight, and the ULTIMATE lasts 2 swaps.
- Stars and a card pack. The harder you hit, the more league stars you earn.
- BOSS TROPHIES. Each boss has a statue. Your best rush on it raises it to BRONZE at +100%, SILVER at +200% and GOLD at +300%, each with a prize.
- Chase your best. When the damage board is on, it ranks the players of your league by their best Boss Rush damage.
The five bosses
FireOx
WaterOctopus
AirRam
EarthTortoise
ToxicToad
Stars and promotions
Climb 11 leagues, from Bronze to Legend
Leagues never fall. No seasons. Every new league you reach pays a one-time promotion bonus.
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Diamond
Champion
Grand Champion
Master
Grandmaster
Mythic
LegendTop 50
Where stars come from
Level up titans
Every titan level pays league stars, and higher levels pay more.
Upgrade buildings
Every building upgrade in your town pays league stars.
Play Boss Rush
The harder you hit the boss, the more stars it pays.
LEGEND takes the top 50 with 3,500,000+ stars.
Fair play
Card packs, ads and odds, in plain words
Card packs
Every pack holds 5 to 9 stacks of titan cards, each from a different titan, plus one stack of ULTIMATE cards. The first stack goes to your favourite.
- x12-10 cards a stack
- x1020-100 cards a stack
- x100200-1,000 cards a stack
- x10002,000-10,000 cards a stack
You earn packs from fights, the CROWN CHEST, Boss Rush, daily missions and league promotions, and as prizes in the ALBUM, MASTERY and BOSS TROPHIES. The odds sit beside every price, and they are the same for packs you buy and packs you earn.
Fair play
- Free to play. All 20 titans can be earned by playing.
- Optional rewarded ads only. Watch one for DOUBLE LOOT, to cover a LEVEL UP shortfall or to skip time on a building timer. Never forced, and no banner or pop-up ads.
- Optional purchases. Coins, crystals and card packs through Google Play or the App Store, if you want them.
- Odds in the open. Shown beside every price. Nothing you buy changes them.
Screenshots
See Shield & Shred in action
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FAQ
Questions about Shield & Shred
Is Shield & Shred free?
Yes, it is free to play. You can choose to watch a rewarded ad for DOUBLE LOOT, to cover a LEVEL UP shortfall or to skip time on a building timer. Ads are never forced, and there are no banner or pop-up ads. Coins, crystals and card packs can also be bought through Google Play or the App Store if you want them.
Can I lose a fight?
No. The rival titan never hits back, so there is no defeat screen. Your damage fills the LOOT bar, and more damage means more loot: 100% is FULL LOOT and 150% is OVERKILL. Quitting a fight from the pause menu (PAUSE → LEAVE) gives up that fight’s loot, and one HOT STREAK flame if you have any.
Do I play against other players?
No. Every fight is you against a rival titan or a Boss Rush boss, and neither ever hits back. Other players appear in the rankings (RANK, across every league, and, when it is on, a Boss Rush damage board), on an event’s board, and in your clan, where every fight you finish fills the clan’s chests.
What is TRUCK LOAD?
A second game in the town, on the QUESTS road, which opens after your first CROWN CHEST. Load the crates into the trucks before the clock runs out and earn up to 3 wheels a stage, plus WHEEL COINS for its shop until 30 December, and gold after that. Unlike a fight, a stage can run out of time or room; just try it again. Events such as TRICK OR TRUCK run on its road.
What is JINGLE TILES?
The winter event, from 1 December to 4 January, with a game of its own: clear the tiles three alike, stage by stage on its road. Stages pay SNOW COINS for THE SNOW SHOP, and the top players on its board win prizes, sent by mail when it ends.
What happens to my event coins when an event ends?
An event’s shop stays open for 30 days after the event ends: its round button stays in your town and opens the shop, showing the time left. Short of coins? GET MORE trades gold for them, 3 times a day. Coins left when the shop closes turn into gold, sent by a letter in your mail.
What phones does it run on?
Android phones with Android 7.1 or newer, and iPhones with iOS 15 or newer.
Do I need the internet?
Yes, to sign in and to settle fights, because every reward is worked out on our server. Your phone keeps a few fights ready, so you can play up to five fights offline before it needs to connect again.
I played the old Shield & Shred. What happened to my account?
Shield & Shred has been rebuilt from scratch for 2.0. Every account starts again at Bronze, everyone’s. Nothing from the old game carries over. Accounts from the old Shield & Shred (before version 2.0) will be deleted in full on 2 November 2026. To have yours deleted sooner, see accounts from before 2.0. Here is what is new in 2.0.
How do I keep my progress on a new phone?
On Android, link a Google account first: in the game, open Settings → Google account → LINK. On the new phone, link the same Google account in the same place and choose SWITCH to load your game. On iPhone, linking an account is not available yet.
How do I delete my account?
In the game, open Settings → Delete account. You can also ask by email from the Google account linked in the game. Both ways are explained on the account deletion page.
How do I report a bug or a player’s name?
To report a name, tap or long-press that player’s row on a leaderboard and choose REPORT NAME. BLOCK PLAYER on the same sheet hides that player for you and tells us about them. We review reports within 24 hours. To report a bug, use the bug report form or email support@media-mc.com.
What is in a card pack?
5 to 9 stacks of titan cards, each from a different titan, plus one stack of ULTIMATE cards, and the first stack goes to your favourite. The odds are shown beside every price and are the same for packs you buy and packs you earn. The card packs guide has the details.
What are crowns and the CROWN CHEST?
Every Classic fight pays up to 3 crowns by its LOOT: 1 at 50%, 2 at 100% and 3 at 150%. Finishing the fight’s FIGHT GOAL adds one more. Crowns drop into the CROWN CHEST, and every 10 open it for a card pack, crystals and a boost. Up to 3 chests open a day. Boss Rush pays stars, not crowns. Here is what else is new in 2.0.4.
Ready for your first fight?
Pick EMBERKIT, AQUOLOTL, NIMBEAK or PEBBLIN, and start your town. Free to play.
Free · Android 7.1+ · iOS 15+