Cake Slices '26 are the anniversary currency. They pay for Anniversary '26 summons and for at least one shop craft, Saint's Pelvis. They are not Gems, and the Gem codes do not fill this wallet.
What a clear pays
| Activity | Cake Slices '26 |
|---|---|
| Anniversary stage clear | 500 |
| Anniversary Special Stage act | 5,000 |
| Anniversary Gauntlet act | 9,000 |
One pull costs 150. The Gauntlet payout is 60 pulls. A normal stage clear is 3 pulls with 50 slices left over. Do the Gauntlet and Special Stage before you repeat standard clears, as long as you can finish them.
Pity you can plan around
| Result | Summons | Cake Slices '26 at 150 each |
|---|---|---|
| Legendary | 50 | 7,500 |
| Exclusive | 400 | 60,000 |
| Secret | 5,000 | 750,000 |
Those thresholds are the ones shown on the Anniversary '26 summon info panel. Shiny chance on that panel is 1.5%, or 3% with the Shiny Hunter gamepass. Shiny pity is not listed, so do not assume the gamepass also changes the Secret counter.
Saint's Heart is a separate 1 in 1,000 drop from any Anniversary banner summon. It is a God Ascended part, not a featured unit. Buying pulls only to hunt that part is a different decision from chasing a unit pity. The shortfall calculator can turn a shop price into slices you still need. It does not simulate banner luck.
Gems still exist
Gems buy units from banners that are not the anniversary banner. TrueShadowMonarch pays 50,000 Gems, and older archived codes paid Gems too. Spend Gems on a banner whose pool you have opened and read. The anniversary notes do not say the Anniversary '26 banner accepts Gems.