diff --git a/src/Util.js b/src/Util.js
index 68557bb..e304ebf 100644
--- a/src/Util.js
+++ b/src/Util.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 const { Util: DiscordUtil } = require('discord.js');
 
+const has = (o, k) => Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(o, k);
+
 class Util {
 
     constructor() {
@@ -68,6 +70,9 @@ class Util {
         return DiscordUtil.escapeMarkdown(text, options);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Markdown formatting characters
+     */
     static get formattingPatterns() {
         return [
             ['\\*{1,3}([^*]*)\\*{1,3}', '$1'],
@@ -77,6 +82,12 @@ class Util {
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Strips markdown from given text
+     * @static
+     * @param {string} content
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
     static removeMarkdown(content) {
         if (!content) throw new Error('Missing content');
         this.formattingPatterns.forEach(([pattern, replacer]) => {
@@ -87,7 +98,6 @@ class Util {
 
     /**
      * Sanitise user given regex; escapes unauthorised characters
-     *
      * @static
      * @param {string} input
      * @param {string[]} [allowed=['?', '\\', '(', ')', '|']]
@@ -100,10 +110,18 @@ class Util {
         return input.replace(reg, '\\$&');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * RegEx characters
+     */
     static get regChars() {
         return ['.', '+', '*', '?', '\\[', '\\]', '^', '$', '(', ')', '{', '}', '|', '\\\\', '-'];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Escape RegEx characters, prefix them with a backslash
+     * @param {string} string String representation of the regular expression
+     * @returns {string} Sanitised RegEx string
+     */
     static escapeRegex(string) {
         if(typeof string !== 'string') {
             throw new Error("Invalid type sent to escapeRegex.");
@@ -114,6 +132,11 @@ class Util {
             .replace(/-/gu, '\\x2d');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convert seconds to a human readable string representation
+     * @param {int} seconds
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
     static duration(seconds) {
         const { plural } = this;
         let s = 0,
@@ -142,6 +165,39 @@ class Util {
         return moment().format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss");
     }
 
+    static makePlainError(err) {
+        return {
+            name: err.name,
+            message: err.message,
+            stack: err.stack
+        };
+    }
+
+    static mergeDefault(def, given) {
+        if (!given) return def;
+        for (const key in def) {
+            if (!has(given, key) || given[key] === undefined) {
+                given[key] = def[key];
+            } else if (given[key] === Object(given[key])) {
+                given[key] = Util.mergeDefault(def[key], given[key]);
+            }
+        }
+        return given;
+    }
+
+    //Shard Managing
+    static fetchRecommendedShards(token, guildsPerShard = 1000) {
+        if (!token) throw new Error("[util] Token missing.");
+        return fetch("https://discord.com/api/v7/gateway/bot", {
+            method: 'GET',
+            headers: { Authorization: `Bot ${token.replace(/^Bot\s*/iu, '')}` }
+        }).then((res) => {
+            if (res.ok) return res.json();
+            throw res;
+        })
+            .then((data) => data.shards * (1000 / guildsPerShard));
+    }
+
 }
 
 module.exports = Util;
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diff --git a/src/middleware/shard/ShardingManager.js b/src/middleware/shard/ShardingManager.js
index b23992c..a4ba79d 100644
--- a/src/middleware/shard/ShardingManager.js
+++ b/src/middleware/shard/ShardingManager.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const { EventEmitter } = require('events');
 const { Collection } = require('@discordjs/collection');
-const { Util } = require('discord.js');
+const Util = require('./../../Util.js');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');