In the game, every Monster has the ability to shift into either Light or Dark forms after the player completes the story segments at the Sun Palace. This transformation not only changes the Monster's color but also unlocks several benefits. To shift a Monster, players need a Shift Stone, allowing them to choose between the Monster's Light and Dark Shifts. Additionally, a Switch Stone can be used to swap between the two forms for an already-shifted Monster. If the player wishes to revert a Shifted Monster to its neutral form, a Clear Stone is required. These items can be acquired from various sources, including chests, rewards from the Monster Army, and Reward Boxes.
In addition to this, Shifted Monster will begin appearing in any regular encounters throughout the game after finishing the events at the Sun Palace. Achieving a 5-star rating guarantees the player getting the Shifted Monster. If the Shifted Monster is an evolved form, it will drop a Shifted egg of the unevolved Monster. There is a 25% chance for Monster encounters to spawn any one of the Monsters as shifted to either Light or Dark. After encountering a Shifted Monster, the next Shifted Monster will be of the opposite Shift.
Eggs obtained Reward Boxes also have a 50% chance of being Shifted once unlocked. Shifted Monster eggs are considerably easier to obtain than Shift Stones, so it is advisable to save your Shift Stones for Spectral Familiars, Champion Monsters, other rare Monsters, or for Monsters to which you have grown attached.
Shifting Benefits[]
In terms of gameplay, there are little to no drawbacks when it comes to Shifting. The only limitation is that a Shifted Monster cannot equip a Gray Pearl or Grey Stone; however, in most cases, Shifting serves as an upgrade to their neutral form. Shifting provides certain stat boosts along with a Shift passive ability. Two distinct types of Shift passives exist: Light Shift passives, exclusively available to Light-shifted Monsters, and Dark Shift passives, reserved for Dark-shifted Monsters.
The same Monster species will always have the same stat boosts and Shift passives. Evolved Monsters also share the same Shift passives as their unevolved counterparts, e.g. both Grummy and G'rulu have Curse Resistance and Debuff Mastery as their Shift passives.
Light Passives[]
There are a total of 18 Light Shift passives.
| Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Buff Mastery | This Monster may apply an additional stack of any Buff. Additional stacks are only half as strong. |
| Charged Up | Boosts damage dealt, reduces damage taken and Mana Cost by 1% for every Charge stack. Caps at 15 stacks. |
| Curse Breaker | Aura: At the start of the turn, remove a Debuff from each Monster in the party. |
| Curse Resistance | Unique Aura: Allied Monsters have a 25% chance to resist the application of Debuffs and harmful Stacks. |
| Debuff Variety | Aura: For every different type of Debuff on an enemy Monster, it deals 3% less damage and takes 3% more damage. |
| Divine Shield | Whenever this Monster receives a Buff, it gains a Shield equal to 5% of its Maximum Health and 1 Charge stack. |
| Enlightened | Whenever this Monster receives a Buff, 55% chance to share the Buff with an allied Monster. |
| Equipment Mastery | Allows the Monster to equip an additional accessory. |
| Eternal Heart | This Monster's Max Health and Mana are increased by 12% each. |
| Heal Charging | All healing skills give the healed Monster a Charge stack for each heal. (Active and Passive) |
| Holy Presence | Aura: Every Buff, Shield or Heal action of an ally additionally applies one random Buff. |
| Leadership | Whenever this Monster gets a Charge stack, share it with another Monster in your party. |
| Lifelink | When landing a critical hit, heal the whole party by 20% of the damage dealt. Increases Critical Chance by 7%. |
| Light Instinct | Decrease damage taken by 15%. |
| Mana Donor | Aura: Whenever another Monster in the party would spend Mana, 30% of the needed Mana is taken from this Monster instead. |
| Mass Mystify | Aura: When an allied Monster applies a Debuff, it has a 70% chance to apply a random Buff to a random ally. |
| Supremacy | Aura: Whenever an allied Monster applies a Debuff, it gains 2 Charge stacks. |
| Utopia | Aura: Every Monster in the party gains 3 Charge stacks at the start of each turn. |
Dark Passives[]
There are a total of 15 Dark Shift passives.
| Name | Effect | |
|---|---|---|
| Assault Shield | Shield by 30% of the damage dealt to enemies by critical hits. Increases Critical Chance by 7%. | |
| Blacksmithing | Aura: Increases       | |
| Bleed Out | Unique Aura: Bleed stacks on enemies are not removed when they take Bleed damage. | |
| Critical Apex | The Critical Chance and Critical Damage of every consecutive hit during an ability is increased by 2.5% continuously. - (For a 4 hit attack it is +0%, +2.5%, +5%, +7.5%) | |
| Curse Chain | Whenever this Monster applies a Debuff to an enemy, 35% chance to spread that Debuff to another enemy. | |
| Dark Instinct | Increases damage dealt by 20%. | |
| Debuff Mastery | This Monster may apply an additional stack of any Debuff. Additional stacks are only half as strong. | |
| Dual Wield | Allows the Monster to equip two weapons. Second weapon values are reduced by 50%. | |
| Heroic Assault | Aura: Every Monster in the party gains 1% Critical Chance for each Buff on it. | |
| Mana Conflux | Throughout combat, gain a Charge stack for every 75 Mana spent by any allied Monster. | |
| Mana Potential | Reduces damage taken and increases the damage dealt by 1% for every 20 current Mana. (Calculated before the Mana is spent for an attack) | |
| Overheal | Unique Aura: When an allied Monster is getting healed above Max Health, convert 50% of that amount into a Shield. | |
| Relentless | Reduce the Mana Cost of all abilities by 25%. | |
| Shadow Proc | Every action applies a damage hit (75% Attack or Magic), shield (75% Defense), heal (7.5% Max Health) or a random Buff, depending on action type. | |
| Slow Burn | When this Monster uses an action, it only loses a third of its Charge stacks. (rounded down) | |
