diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.API/Rest/GetBotGatewayResponse.cs b/src/Discord.Net.API/Rest/GetBotGatewayResponse.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6d2bed00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.API/Rest/GetBotGatewayResponse.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma warning disable CS1591
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace Discord.API.Rest
+{
+    public class GetBotGatewayResponse
+    {
+        [JsonProperty("url")]
+        public string Url { get; set; }
+        [JsonProperty("shards")]
+        public int Shards { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/DiscordConfig.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/DiscordConfig.cs
index bb7077472..78a5b0e1e 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/DiscordConfig.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/DiscordConfig.cs
@@ -24,5 +24,8 @@ namespace Discord
         
         /// <summary> Gets or sets the minimum log level severity that will be sent to the LogMessage event. </summary>
         public LogSeverity LogLevel { get; set; } = LogSeverity.Info;
+
+        /// <summary> Gets or sets whether the initial log entry should be printed. </summary>
+        internal bool DisplayInitialLog { get; set; } = true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/BaseDiscordClient.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/BaseDiscordClient.cs
index 1a0348d34..c36031539 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/BaseDiscordClient.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/BaseDiscordClient.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
     public abstract class BaseDiscordClient : IDiscordClient
     {
         public event Func<LogMessage, Task> Log { add { _logEvent.Add(value); } remove { _logEvent.Remove(value); } }
-        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<LogMessage, Task>> _logEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<LogMessage, Task>>();
+        internal readonly AsyncEvent<Func<LogMessage, Task>> _logEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<LogMessage, Task>>();
 
         public event Func<Task> LoggedIn { add { _loggedInEvent.Add(value); } remove { _loggedInEvent.Remove(value); } }
         private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<Task>> _loggedInEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<Task>>();
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
             _connectionLock = new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1);
             _restLogger = LogManager.CreateLogger("Rest");
             _queueLogger = LogManager.CreateLogger("Queue");
-            _isFirstLogin = true;
+            _isFirstLogin = config.DisplayInitialLog;
 
             ApiClient.RequestQueue.RateLimitTriggered += async (id, info) =>
             {
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Commands/ShardedCommandContext.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Commands/ShardedCommandContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..627b9b390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Commands/ShardedCommandContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using Discord.WebSocket;
+
+namespace Discord.Commands
+{
+    public class ShardedCommandContext : ICommandContext
+    {
+        public DiscordShardedClient Client { get; }
+        public SocketGuild Guild { get; }
+        public ISocketMessageChannel Channel { get; }
+        public SocketUser User { get; }
+        public SocketUserMessage Message { get; }
+
+        public bool IsPrivate => Channel is IPrivateChannel;
+
+        public ShardedCommandContext(DiscordShardedClient client, SocketUserMessage msg)
+        {
+            Client = client;
+            Guild = (msg.Channel as SocketGuildChannel)?.Guild;
+            Channel = msg.Channel;
+            User = msg.Author;
+            Message = msg;
+        }
+
+        //ICommandContext
+        IDiscordClient ICommandContext.Client => Client;
+        IGuild ICommandContext.Guild => Guild;
+        IMessageChannel ICommandContext.Channel => Channel;
+        IUser ICommandContext.User => User;
+        IUserMessage ICommandContext.Message => Message;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordShardedClient.Events.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordShardedClient.Events.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..449d30599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordShardedClient.Events.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Discord.WebSocket
+{
+    //TODO: Add event docstrings
+    public partial class DiscordShardedClient
+    {
+        //Channels
+        public event Func<SocketChannel, Task> ChannelCreated
+        {
+            add { _channelCreatedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _channelCreatedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketChannel, Task>> _channelCreatedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketChannel, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketChannel, Task> ChannelDestroyed
+        {
+            add { _channelDestroyedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _channelDestroyedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketChannel, Task>> _channelDestroyedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketChannel, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketChannel, SocketChannel, Task> ChannelUpdated
+        {
+            add { _channelUpdatedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _channelUpdatedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketChannel, SocketChannel, Task>> _channelUpdatedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketChannel, SocketChannel, Task>>();
+
+        //Messages
+        public event Func<SocketMessage, Task> MessageReceived
+        {
+            add { _messageReceivedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _messageReceivedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketMessage, Task>> _messageReceivedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketMessage, Task>>();
+        public event Func<ulong, Optional<SocketMessage>, Task> MessageDeleted
+        {
+            add { _messageDeletedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _messageDeletedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<ulong, Optional<SocketMessage>, Task>> _messageDeletedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<ulong, Optional<SocketMessage>, Task>>();
+        public event Func<Optional<SocketMessage>, SocketMessage, Task> MessageUpdated
+        {
+            add { _messageUpdatedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _messageUpdatedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<Optional<SocketMessage>, SocketMessage, Task>> _messageUpdatedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<Optional<SocketMessage>, SocketMessage, Task>>();
+        public event Func<ulong, Optional<SocketUserMessage>, SocketReaction, Task> ReactionAdded
+        {
+            add { _reactionAddedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _reactionAddedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<ulong, Optional<SocketUserMessage>, SocketReaction, Task>> _reactionAddedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<ulong, Optional<SocketUserMessage>, SocketReaction, Task>>();
+        public event Func<ulong, Optional<SocketUserMessage>, SocketReaction, Task> ReactionRemoved
+        {
+            add { _reactionRemovedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _reactionRemovedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<ulong, Optional<SocketUserMessage>, SocketReaction, Task>> _reactionRemovedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<ulong, Optional<SocketUserMessage>, SocketReaction, Task>>();
+        public event Func<ulong, Optional<SocketUserMessage>, Task> ReactionsCleared
+        {
+            add { _reactionsClearedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _reactionsClearedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<ulong, Optional<SocketUserMessage>, Task>> _reactionsClearedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<ulong, Optional<SocketUserMessage>, Task>>();
+
+        //Roles
+        public event Func<SocketRole, Task> RoleCreated
+        {
+            add { _roleCreatedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _roleCreatedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketRole, Task>> _roleCreatedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketRole, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketRole, Task> RoleDeleted
+        {
+            add { _roleDeletedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _roleDeletedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketRole, Task>> _roleDeletedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketRole, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketRole, SocketRole, Task> RoleUpdated
+        {
+            add { _roleUpdatedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _roleUpdatedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketRole, SocketRole, Task>> _roleUpdatedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketRole, SocketRole, Task>>();
+
+        //Guilds
+        public event Func<SocketGuild, Task> JoinedGuild
+        {
+            add { _joinedGuildEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _joinedGuildEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuild, Task>> _joinedGuildEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuild, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketGuild, Task> LeftGuild
+        {
+            add { _leftGuildEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _leftGuildEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuild, Task>> _leftGuildEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuild, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketGuild, Task> GuildAvailable
+        {
+            add { _guildAvailableEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _guildAvailableEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuild, Task>> _guildAvailableEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuild, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketGuild, Task> GuildUnavailable
+        {
+            add { _guildUnavailableEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _guildUnavailableEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuild, Task>> _guildUnavailableEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuild, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketGuild, Task> GuildMembersDownloaded
+        {
+            add { _guildMembersDownloadedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _guildMembersDownloadedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuild, Task>> _guildMembersDownloadedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuild, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketGuild, SocketGuild, Task> GuildUpdated
+        {
+            add { _guildUpdatedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _guildUpdatedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuild, SocketGuild, Task>> _guildUpdatedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuild, SocketGuild, Task>>();
+
+        //Users
+        public event Func<SocketGuildUser, Task> UserJoined
+        {
+            add { _userJoinedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _userJoinedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuildUser, Task>> _userJoinedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuildUser, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketGuildUser, Task> UserLeft
+        {
+            add { _userLeftEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _userLeftEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuildUser, Task>> _userLeftEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuildUser, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketUser, SocketGuild, Task> UserBanned
+        {
+            add { _userBannedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _userBannedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketUser, SocketGuild, Task>> _userBannedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketUser, SocketGuild, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketUser, SocketGuild, Task> UserUnbanned
+        {
+            add { _userUnbannedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _userUnbannedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketUser, SocketGuild, Task>> _userUnbannedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketUser, SocketGuild, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketUser, SocketUser, Task> UserUpdated
+        {
+            add { _userUpdatedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _userUpdatedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketUser, SocketUser, Task>> _userUpdatedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketUser, SocketUser, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketGuildUser, SocketGuildUser, Task> GuildMemberUpdated
+        {
+            add { _guildMemberUpdatedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _guildMemberUpdatedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuildUser, SocketGuildUser, Task>> _guildMemberUpdatedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGuildUser, SocketGuildUser, Task>>();
+        public event Func<Optional<SocketGuild>, SocketUser, SocketPresence, SocketPresence, Task> UserPresenceUpdated
+        {
+            add { _userPresenceUpdatedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _userPresenceUpdatedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<Optional<SocketGuild>, SocketUser, SocketPresence, SocketPresence, Task>> _userPresenceUpdatedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<Optional<SocketGuild>, SocketUser, SocketPresence, SocketPresence, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketUser, SocketVoiceState, SocketVoiceState, Task> UserVoiceStateUpdated
+        {
+            add { _userVoiceStateUpdatedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _userVoiceStateUpdatedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketUser, SocketVoiceState, SocketVoiceState, Task>> _userVoiceStateUpdatedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketUser, SocketVoiceState, SocketVoiceState, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketSelfUser, SocketSelfUser, Task> CurrentUserUpdated
+        {
+            add { _selfUpdatedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _selfUpdatedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketSelfUser, SocketSelfUser, Task>> _selfUpdatedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketSelfUser, SocketSelfUser, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketUser, ISocketMessageChannel, Task> UserIsTyping
+        {
+            add { _userIsTypingEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _userIsTypingEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketUser, ISocketMessageChannel, Task>> _userIsTypingEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketUser, ISocketMessageChannel, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketGroupUser, Task> RecipientAdded
+        {
+            add { _recipientAddedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _recipientAddedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGroupUser, Task>> _recipientAddedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGroupUser, Task>>();
+        public event Func<SocketGroupUser, Task> RecipientRemoved
+        {
+            add { _recipientRemovedEvent.Add(value); }
+            remove { _recipientRemovedEvent.Remove(value); }
+        }
+        private readonly AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGroupUser, Task>> _recipientRemovedEvent = new AsyncEvent<Func<SocketGroupUser, Task>>();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordShardedClient.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordShardedClient.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..403f1e239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordShardedClient.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,364 @@
+using Discord.API;
+using Discord.Rest;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Discord.WebSocket
+{
+    public partial class DiscordShardedClient : BaseDiscordClient, IDiscordClient
+    {
+        private readonly DiscordSocketConfig _baseConfig;
+        private int[] _shardIds;
+        private Dictionary<int, int> _shardIdsToIndex;
+        private DiscordSocketClient[] _shards;
+        private int _totalShards;
+        private bool _automaticShards;
+        
+        /// <summary> Gets the estimated round-trip latency, in milliseconds, to the gateway server. </summary>
+        public int Latency { get; private set; }
+        internal UserStatus Status => _shards[0].Status;
+        internal Game? Game => _shards[0].Game;
+
+        public new DiscordSocketApiClient ApiClient => base.ApiClient as DiscordSocketApiClient;
+        public new SocketSelfUser CurrentUser { get { return base.CurrentUser as SocketSelfUser; } private set { base.CurrentUser = value; } }
+        public IReadOnlyCollection<SocketGuild> Guilds => GetGuilds().ToReadOnlyCollection(() => GetGuildCount());
+        public IReadOnlyCollection<ISocketPrivateChannel> PrivateChannels => GetPrivateChannels().ToReadOnlyCollection(() => GetPrivateChannelCount());
+        public IReadOnlyCollection<DiscordSocketClient> Shards => _shards;
+        public IReadOnlyCollection<RestVoiceRegion> VoiceRegions => _shards[0].VoiceRegions;
+
+        /// <summary> Creates a new REST/WebSocket discord client. </summary>
+        public DiscordShardedClient() : this(null, new DiscordSocketConfig()) { }
+        /// <summary> Creates a new REST/WebSocket discord client. </summary>
+        public DiscordShardedClient(DiscordSocketConfig config) : this(null, config, CreateApiClient(config)) { }
+        /// <summary> Creates a new REST/WebSocket discord client. </summary>
+        public DiscordShardedClient(int[] ids) : this(ids, new DiscordSocketConfig()) { }
+        /// <summary> Creates a new REST/WebSocket discord client. </summary>
+        public DiscordShardedClient(int[] ids, DiscordSocketConfig config) : this(ids, config, CreateApiClient(config)) { }
+        private DiscordShardedClient(int[] ids, DiscordSocketConfig config, API.DiscordSocketApiClient client)
+            : base(config, client)
+        {
+            if (config.ShardId != null)
+                throw new ArgumentException($"{nameof(config.ShardId)} must not be set.");
+            if (ids != null && config.TotalShards == null)
+                throw new ArgumentException($"Custom ids are not supported when {nameof(config.TotalShards)} is not specified.");
+
+            _shardIdsToIndex = new Dictionary<int, int>();
+            config.DisplayInitialLog = false;
+            _baseConfig = config;
+
+            if (config.TotalShards == null)
+                _automaticShards = true;
+            else
+            {
+                _totalShards = config.TotalShards.Value;
+                _shardIds = ids ?? Enumerable.Range(0, _totalShards).ToArray();
+                _shards = new DiscordSocketClient[_shardIds.Length];
+                for (int i = 0; i < _shardIds.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    _shardIdsToIndex.Add(_shardIds[i], i);
+                    var newConfig = config.Clone();
+                    newConfig.ShardId = _shardIds[i];
+                    _shards[i] = new DiscordSocketClient(newConfig);
+                    RegisterEvents(_shards[i]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        private static API.DiscordSocketApiClient CreateApiClient(DiscordSocketConfig config)
+            => new API.DiscordSocketApiClient(config.RestClientProvider, DiscordRestConfig.UserAgent, config.WebSocketProvider);
+
+        protected override async Task OnLoginAsync(TokenType tokenType, string token)
+        {
+            if (_automaticShards)
+            {
+                var response = await ApiClient.GetBotGatewayAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+                _shardIds = Enumerable.Range(0, response.Shards).ToArray();
+                _totalShards = _shardIds.Length;
+                _shards = new DiscordSocketClient[_shardIds.Length];
+                for (int i = 0; i < _shardIds.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    _shardIdsToIndex.Add(_shardIds[i], i);
+                    var newConfig = _baseConfig.Clone();
+                    newConfig.ShardId = _shardIds[i];
+                    newConfig.TotalShards = _totalShards;
+                    _shards[i] = new DiscordSocketClient(newConfig);
+                    RegisterEvents(_shards[i]);
+                }
+            }
+
+            //Assume threadsafe: already in a connection lock
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+                await _shards[i].LoginAsync(tokenType, token, false);
+        }
+        protected override async Task OnLogoutAsync()
+        {
+            //Assume threadsafe: already in a connection lock
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+                await _shards[i].LogoutAsync();
+
+            CurrentUser = null;
+            if (_automaticShards)
+            {
+                _shardIds = new int[0];
+                _shardIdsToIndex.Clear();
+                _totalShards = 0;
+                _shards = null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public async Task ConnectAsync(bool waitForGuilds = true)
+        {
+            await _connectionLock.WaitAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            try
+            {
+                await ConnectInternalAsync(waitForGuilds).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                await DisconnectInternalAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+                throw;
+            }
+            finally { _connectionLock.Release(); }
+        }
+        private async Task ConnectInternalAsync(bool waitForGuilds)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+            {
+                await _shards[i].ConnectAsync(waitForGuilds).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                if (i == 0)
+                    CurrentUser = _shards[i].CurrentUser;
+            }
+        }
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public async Task DisconnectAsync()
+        {
+            await _connectionLock.WaitAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            try
+            {
+                await DisconnectInternalAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            finally { _connectionLock.Release(); }
+        }
+        private async Task DisconnectInternalAsync()
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+                await _shards[i].DisconnectAsync();
+        }
+
+        public DiscordSocketClient GetShard(int id)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+            {
+                if (_shards[i].ShardId == id)
+                    return _shards[i];
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+        private int GetShardIdFor(ulong guildId)
+            => (int)((guildId >> 22) % (uint)_totalShards);
+        private int GetShardIdFor(IGuild guild)
+            => GetShardIdFor(guild.Id);
+        private DiscordSocketClient GetShardFor(ulong guildId)
+        {
+            int id = GetShardIdFor(guildId);
+            if (_shardIdsToIndex.TryGetValue(id, out id))
+                return _shards[id];
+            return null;
+        }
+        private DiscordSocketClient GetShardFor(IGuild guild)
+            => GetShardFor(guild.Id);
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public async Task<RestApplication> GetApplicationInfoAsync()
+            => await _shards[0].GetApplicationInfoAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public SocketGuild GetGuild(ulong id) => GetShardFor(id).GetGuild(id);
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Task<RestGuild> CreateGuildAsync(string name, IVoiceRegion region, Stream jpegIcon = null)
+            => ClientHelper.CreateGuildAsync(this, name, region, jpegIcon);
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public SocketChannel GetChannel(ulong id)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+            {
+                var channel = _shards[i].GetChannel(id);
+                if (channel != null)
+                    return channel;
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+        private IEnumerable<ISocketPrivateChannel> GetPrivateChannels()
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+            {
+                foreach (var channel in _shards[i].PrivateChannels)
+                    yield return channel;
+            }
+        }
+        private int GetPrivateChannelCount()
+        {
+            int result = 0;
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+                result += _shards[i].PrivateChannels.Count;
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Task<IReadOnlyCollection<RestConnection>> GetConnectionsAsync()
+            => ClientHelper.GetConnectionsAsync(this);
+
+        private IEnumerable<SocketGuild> GetGuilds()
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+            {
+                foreach (var guild in _shards[i].Guilds)
+                    yield return guild;
+            }
+        }
+        private int GetGuildCount()
+        {
+            int result = 0;
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+                result += _shards[i].Guilds.Count;
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Task<RestInvite> GetInviteAsync(string inviteId)
+            => ClientHelper.GetInviteAsync(this, inviteId);
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public SocketUser GetUser(ulong id)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+            {
+                var user = _shards[i].GetUser(id);
+                if (user != null)
+                    return user;
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public SocketUser GetUser(string username, string discriminator)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+            {
+                var user = _shards[i].GetUser(username, discriminator);
+                if (user != null)
+                    return user;
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public RestVoiceRegion GetVoiceRegion(string id)
+            => _shards[0].GetVoiceRegion(id);
+
+        /// <summary> Downloads the users list for all large guilds. </summary>
+        public async Task DownloadAllUsersAsync()
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+                await _shards[i].DownloadAllUsersAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        /// <summary> Downloads the users list for the provided guilds, if they don't have a complete list. </summary>
+        public async Task DownloadUsersAsync(IEnumerable<SocketGuild> guilds)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+            {
+                int id = _shardIds[i];
+                var arr = guilds.Where(x => GetShardIdFor(x) == id).ToArray();
+                if (arr.Length > 0)
+                    await _shards[i].DownloadUsersAsync(arr);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public async Task SetStatusAsync(UserStatus status)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+                await _shards[i].SetStatusAsync(status).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        public async Task SetGameAsync(string name, string streamUrl = null, StreamType streamType = StreamType.NotStreaming)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < _shards.Length; i++)
+                await _shards[i].SetGameAsync(name, streamUrl, streamType).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        private void RegisterEvents(DiscordSocketClient client)
+        {
+            client.Log += (msg) => _logEvent.InvokeAsync(msg);
+            client.ChannelCreated += (channel) => _channelCreatedEvent.InvokeAsync(channel);
+            client.ChannelDestroyed += (channel) => _channelDestroyedEvent.InvokeAsync(channel);
+            client.ChannelUpdated += (oldChannel, newChannel) => _channelUpdatedEvent.InvokeAsync(oldChannel, newChannel);
+
+            client.MessageReceived += (msg) => _messageReceivedEvent.InvokeAsync(msg);
+            client.MessageDeleted += (id, msg) => _messageDeletedEvent.InvokeAsync(id, msg);
+            client.MessageUpdated += (oldMsg, newMsg) => _messageUpdatedEvent.InvokeAsync(oldMsg, newMsg);
+            client.ReactionAdded += (id, msg, reaction) => _reactionAddedEvent.InvokeAsync(id, msg, reaction);
+            client.ReactionRemoved += (id, msg, reaction) => _reactionRemovedEvent.InvokeAsync(id, msg, reaction);
+            client.ReactionsCleared += (id, msg) => _reactionsClearedEvent.InvokeAsync(id, msg);
+
+            client.RoleCreated += (role) => _roleCreatedEvent.InvokeAsync(role);
+            client.RoleDeleted += (role) => _roleDeletedEvent.InvokeAsync(role);
+            client.RoleUpdated += (oldRole, newRole) => _roleUpdatedEvent.InvokeAsync(oldRole, newRole);
+
+            client.JoinedGuild += (guild) => _joinedGuildEvent.InvokeAsync(guild);
+            client.LeftGuild += (guild) => _leftGuildEvent.InvokeAsync(guild);
+            client.GuildAvailable += (guild) => _guildAvailableEvent.InvokeAsync(guild);
+            client.GuildUnavailable += (guild) => _guildUnavailableEvent.InvokeAsync(guild);
+            client.GuildMembersDownloaded += (guild) => _guildMembersDownloadedEvent.InvokeAsync(guild);
+            client.GuildUpdated += (oldGuild, newGuild) => _guildUpdatedEvent.InvokeAsync(oldGuild, newGuild);
+
+            client.UserJoined += (user) => _userJoinedEvent.InvokeAsync(user);
+            client.UserLeft += (user) => _userLeftEvent.InvokeAsync(user);
+            client.UserBanned += (user, guild) => _userBannedEvent.InvokeAsync(user, guild);
+            client.UserUnbanned += (user, guild) => _userUnbannedEvent.InvokeAsync(user, guild);
+            client.UserUpdated += (oldUser, newUser) => _userUpdatedEvent.InvokeAsync(oldUser, newUser);
+            client.UserPresenceUpdated += (guild, user, oldPresence, newPresence) => _userPresenceUpdatedEvent.InvokeAsync(guild, user, oldPresence, newPresence);
+            client.UserVoiceStateUpdated += (user, oldVoiceState, newVoiceState) => _userVoiceStateUpdatedEvent.InvokeAsync(user, oldVoiceState, newVoiceState);
+            client.CurrentUserUpdated += (oldUser, newUser) => _selfUpdatedEvent.InvokeAsync(oldUser, newUser);
+            client.UserIsTyping += (oldUser, newUser) => _userIsTypingEvent.InvokeAsync(oldUser, newUser);
+            client.RecipientAdded += (user) => _recipientAddedEvent.InvokeAsync(user);
+            client.RecipientAdded += (user) => _recipientRemovedEvent.InvokeAsync(user);
+        }
+
+        //IDiscordClient
+        Task IDiscordClient.ConnectAsync()
+            => ConnectAsync();
+
+        async Task<IApplication> IDiscordClient.GetApplicationInfoAsync()
+            => await GetApplicationInfoAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        Task<IChannel> IDiscordClient.GetChannelAsync(ulong id, CacheMode mode)
+            => Task.FromResult<IChannel>(GetChannel(id));
+        Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IPrivateChannel>> IDiscordClient.GetPrivateChannelsAsync(CacheMode mode)
+            => Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyCollection<IPrivateChannel>>(PrivateChannels);
+
+        async Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IConnection>> IDiscordClient.GetConnectionsAsync()
+            => await GetConnectionsAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        async Task<IInvite> IDiscordClient.GetInviteAsync(string inviteId)
+            => await GetInviteAsync(inviteId).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        Task<IGuild> IDiscordClient.GetGuildAsync(ulong id, CacheMode mode)
+            => Task.FromResult<IGuild>(GetGuild(id));
+        Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IGuild>> IDiscordClient.GetGuildsAsync(CacheMode mode)
+            => Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyCollection<IGuild>>(Guilds);
+        async Task<IGuild> IDiscordClient.CreateGuildAsync(string name, IVoiceRegion region, Stream jpegIcon)
+            => await CreateGuildAsync(name, region, jpegIcon).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        Task<IUser> IDiscordClient.GetUserAsync(ulong id, CacheMode mode)
+            => Task.FromResult<IUser>(GetUser(id));
+        Task<IUser> IDiscordClient.GetUserAsync(string username, string discriminator)
+            => Task.FromResult<IUser>(GetUser(username, discriminator));
+
+        Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IVoiceRegion>> IDiscordClient.GetVoiceRegionsAsync()
+            => Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyCollection<IVoiceRegion>>(VoiceRegions);
+        Task<IVoiceRegion> IDiscordClient.GetVoiceRegionAsync(string id)
+            => Task.FromResult<IVoiceRegion>(GetVoiceRegion(id));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketApiClient.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketApiClient.cs
index 1ab67d724..bcc8e40b7 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketApiClient.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketApiClient.cs
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ namespace Discord.API
             options = RequestOptions.CreateOrClone(options);
             return await SendAsync<GetGatewayResponse>("GET", () => "gateway", new BucketIds(), options: options).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
+        public async Task<GetBotGatewayResponse> GetBotGatewayAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
+        {
+            options = RequestOptions.CreateOrClone(options);
+            return await SendAsync<GetBotGatewayResponse>("GET", () => "gateway/bot", new BucketIds(), options: options).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
         public async Task SendIdentifyAsync(int largeThreshold = 100, bool useCompression = true, int shardID = 0, int totalShards = 1, RequestOptions options = null)
         {
             options = RequestOptions.CreateOrClone(options);
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketClient.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketClient.cs
index c0bbb750b..a93ba5fcf 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketClient.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketClient.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using Discord.API.Gateway;
 using Discord.Audio;
 using Discord.Logging;
 using Discord.Net.Converters;
-using Discord.Net.Queue;
 using Discord.Net.Udp;
 using Discord.Net.WebSockets;
 using Discord.Rest;
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         public new SocketSelfUser CurrentUser { get { return base.CurrentUser as SocketSelfUser; } private set { base.CurrentUser = value; } }
         public IReadOnlyCollection<SocketGuild> Guilds => State.Guilds;
         public IReadOnlyCollection<ISocketPrivateChannel> PrivateChannels => State.PrivateChannels;
+        public IReadOnlyCollection<RestVoiceRegion> VoiceRegions => _voiceRegions.ToReadOnlyCollection();
 
         /// <summary> Creates a new REST/WebSocket discord client. </summary>
         public DiscordSocketClient() : this(new DiscordSocketConfig()) { }
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         private DiscordSocketClient(DiscordSocketConfig config, API.DiscordSocketApiClient client)
             : base(config, client)
         {
-            ShardId = config.ShardId;
-            TotalShards = config.TotalShards;
+            ShardId = config.ShardId ?? 0;
+            TotalShards = config.TotalShards ?? 1;
             MessageCacheSize = config.MessageCacheSize;
             LargeThreshold = config.LargeThreshold;
             AudioMode = config.AudioMode;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             State = new ClientState(0, 0);
             
             _nextAudioId = 1;
-            _gatewayLogger = LogManager.CreateLogger("Gateway");
+            _gatewayLogger = LogManager.CreateLogger(ShardId == 0 && TotalShards == 1 ? "Gateway" : "Shard #" + ShardId);
 
             _serializer = new JsonSerializer { ContractResolver = new DiscordContractResolver() };
             _serializer.Error += (s, e) =>
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
                 await _connectTask.Task.ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 await _gatewayLogger.DebugAsync("Sending Status").ConfigureAwait(false);
-                await SendStatus().ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await SendStatusAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 await _gatewayLogger.DebugAsync("Raising Event").ConfigureAwait(false);
                 if (!isReconnecting)
@@ -424,11 +424,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         public Task DownloadAllUsersAsync() 
             => DownloadUsersAsync(State.Guilds.Where(x => !x.HasAllMembers));
         /// <summary> Downloads the users list for the provided guilds, if they don't have a complete list. </summary>
-        public Task DownloadUsersAsync(IEnumerable<IGuild> guilds)
-            => DownloadUsersAsync(guilds.Select(x => x as SocketGuild).Where(x => x != null));
-        public Task DownloadUsersAsync(params IGuild[] guilds)
-            => DownloadUsersAsync(guilds.Select(x => x as SocketGuild).Where(x => x != null));
-        private async Task DownloadUsersAsync(IEnumerable<SocketGuild> guilds)
+        public async Task DownloadUsersAsync(IEnumerable<SocketGuild> guilds)
         {
             var cachedGuilds = guilds.ToImmutableArray();
             if (cachedGuilds.Length == 0) return;
@@ -474,25 +470,25 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             }
         }
 
-        public async Task SetStatus(UserStatus status)
+        public async Task SetStatusAsync(UserStatus status)
         {
             Status = status;
             if (status == UserStatus.AFK)
                 _statusSince = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
             else
                 _statusSince = null;
-            await SendStatus().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await SendStatusAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
-        public async Task SetGame(string name, string streamUrl = null, StreamType streamType = StreamType.NotStreaming)
+        public async Task SetGameAsync(string name, string streamUrl = null, StreamType streamType = StreamType.NotStreaming)
         {
             if (name != null)
                 Game = new Game(name, streamUrl, streamType);
             else
                 Game = null;
             CurrentUser.Presence = new SocketPresence(Status, Game);
-            await SendStatus().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await SendStatusAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
-        private async Task SendStatus()
+        private async Task SendStatusAsync()
         {
             var game = Game;
             var status = Status;
@@ -1803,7 +1799,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             => Task.FromResult<IUser>(GetUser(username, discriminator));
 
         Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IVoiceRegion>> IDiscordClient.GetVoiceRegionsAsync()
-            => Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyCollection<IVoiceRegion>>(_voiceRegions.ToReadOnlyCollection());
+            => Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyCollection<IVoiceRegion>>(VoiceRegions);
         Task<IVoiceRegion> IDiscordClient.GetVoiceRegionAsync(string id)
             => Task.FromResult<IVoiceRegion>(GetVoiceRegion(id));
     }
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketConfig.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketConfig.cs
index 04001a5aa..17640e25b 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketConfig.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketConfig.cs
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         public int ConnectionTimeout { get; set; } = 30000;
 
         /// <summary> Gets or sets the id for this shard. Must be less than TotalShards. </summary>
-        public int ShardId { get; set; } = 0;
+        public int? ShardId { get; set; } = null;
         /// <summary> Gets or sets the total number of shards for this application. </summary>
-        public int TotalShards { get; set; } = 1;
+        public int? TotalShards { get; set; } = null;
 
         /// <summary> Gets or sets the number of messages per channel that should be kept in cache. Setting this to zero disables the message cache entirely. </summary>
         public int MessageCacheSize { get; set; } = 0;
@@ -54,5 +54,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             };
 #endif
         }
+
+        internal DiscordSocketConfig Clone() => MemberwiseClone() as DiscordSocketConfig;
     }
 }