---
title: "FilterBlend"
docs: "Phaser v4.0.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-filterblend
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# FilterBlend

This RenderNode renders the Blend filter effect, compositing the main rendered texture with a secondary blend texture using a specified blend mode (such as Normal, Multiply, Screen, or Overlay). The active blend mode is injected into the fragment shader as a preprocessor define at draw time, allowing a single shader program to support multiple compositing algorithms via shader additions.

Use this RenderNode indirectly through the [Phaser.Filters.Blend](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/filters-blend.md) filter controller, which exposes the blend mode, blend texture, blend amount, and tint color as configurable properties.

See [Phaser.Filters.Blend](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/filters-blend.md).

**Constructor**

`new FilterBlend(manager)`

**Parameters**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| manager | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNodeManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernodemanager.md) | No | The manager that owns this RenderNode. |

---


**Scope**: static


**Extends**

> [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BaseFilterShader](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md)  



> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterBlend.js#L14](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterBlend.js#L14)  
Since: 4.0.0

## Inherited Members


**From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BaseFilterShader](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md):**


 - [indexBuffer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md#indexbuffer)
 - [programManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md#programmanager)
 - [vertexBufferLayout](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md#vertexbufferlayout)





**From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md):**


 - [manager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#manager)
 - [name](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#name)




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## Inherited Methods


**From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BaseFilterShader](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md):**


 - [run](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md#run)





**From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md):**


 - [onRunBegin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#onrunbegin)
 - [onRunEnd](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#onrunend)
 - [setDebug](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#setdebug)




---

## Public Methods

### setupTextures

#### \<instance> setupTextures(controller, textures, drawingContext)


**Description:**

Assigns the blend texture from the filter controller to texture slot 1. The main rendered texture occupies slot 0; slot 1 is the secondary texture that the fragment shader blends against using the active blend mode.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| controller | [Phaser.Filters.Blend](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/filters-blend.md) | No | The filter controller providing the blend texture. |
| textures | Array.\<WebGLTexture> | No | The texture array to populate. Index 1 is set to the blend texture. |
| drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The current drawing context. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BaseFilterShader#setupTextures


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterBlend.js#L99](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterBlend.js#L99)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### setupUniforms

#### \<instance> setupUniforms(controller, drawingContext)


**Description:**

Sets the WebGL uniforms required by the blend fragment shader:

- `uMainSampler2` — bound to texture unit 1 (the blend texture).

- `amount` — the blend strength, where `0` shows only the main texture

  and `1` applies the full blend effect.

- `color` — a tint color applied to the blend texture during compositing.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| controller | [Phaser.Filters.Blend](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/filters-blend.md) | No | The filter controller providing uniform values. |
| drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The current drawing context. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BaseFilterShader#setupUniforms


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterBlend.js#L117](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterBlend.js#L117)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### updateShaderConfig

#### \<instance> updateShaderConfig(controller, drawingContext)


**Description:**

Updates the shader configuration to match the blend mode specified by the filter controller. The blend mode is resolved to its string name and injected into the fragment shader as a `#define BLEND` preprocessor directive via a tagged shader addition. If the controller specifies `SKIP_CHECK`, the blend mode falls back to `NORMAL`. If the blend mode is not found in the internal map, `NORMAL` is used as a safe default.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| controller | [Phaser.Filters.Blend](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/filters-blend.md) | No | The filter controller providing the blend mode. |
| drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The current drawing context. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BaseFilterShader#updateShaderConfig


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterBlend.js#L72](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterBlend.js#L72)  
Since: 4.0.0


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