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Are you tired of boring old Minecraft servers with the same old rules and restrictions? Well, do we have the server for you! Join our wild and wacky Minecraft SMP where the only rule is to have a good time (and maybe not blow up spawn too many times).

Our server is so crazy, we once had a player build an entire roller coaster made out of diamond blocks! And don’t even get us started on the time someone tried to tame a creeper as a pet (spoiler alert: it didn’t end well).

But the real reason you should join our server is because we have our very own IRC server! That’s right, you can chat with your fellow players in real-time while you’re mining for diamonds or battling mobs. Who needs Discord when you have old-school IRC?

So come on down to our server and join in on the madness. Just be prepared for anything and everything to happen – because on our server, the only limit is your imagination (and maybe the occasional server crash).

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	99/700	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Ancient Ruins Explored:	5	Evil Portals Destroyed:	1
Infernal Machines Built:	0	Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	3

Random Fact: Whimsical Fact: A player built a house entirely out of enchanted marshmallows—soft, sweet, and always smells like vanilla.

COBEL

FREEBUILD ECONOMY FACTIONS SURVIVAL GAMES PAINTBALL MOBARENA

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	103/200	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Rainbows Spotted:	6	Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	2
Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	2	Duplicated Mobs Battled:	6

Random Fact: Fun Fact: Cozy campfires are rumored to attract wandering gods who just want to share a story.

Kotoba Miners

Mini Games, PvP, Roleplay, Survival

TeamSpeak: voice.kotobaminers.org. Welcome!! Welcome! Hello all, and welcome to Kotoba Miners! Hello, I’m cheapsh0t, the administrator of this server. What to expect: How our server works: A friendly and polite community (including the staff!!) consisting of Japanese and English speaking players. Friendly Japanese and foreign players Opportunities to practice your English/Japanese in a safe and comforting environment. The perfect environment to practice English and Japanese Weekly lessons: http://www.kotobaminers.org/events/weekly So, if you want to join a friendly community of native and non-native English speakers, join today!!

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	91/600	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Legendary Titles Earned:	1	Spontaneous Duels Fought:	12
Goblin Markets Raided:	10	Mines Excavated:	3466

Random Fact: Fun Fact: A dragon egg once hatched into a tiny kitten with wings—it now rules the skies (and laps) of the server.

Zapple Nation

This server has CTF Paintball and spleef we are working on adding more as you read this. Admins are friendly. The games are fun. And No Whitelist!!! Rules 1. Be Nice 2. No Hacking 3. No asking for op 4. Try not to swear 5. No Spamming 6. No Advertising 7. No offensive Buildeings 8. No 1×1 Towers 9. No Full Cap messages 10. Don’t Bug the Admins

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	101/500	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Celestial Crowns Worn:	3	Magical Familiars Summoned:	3
Wailing Winds Heard:	1	Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	1

Random Fact: Wholesome Lore: A hidden village was discovered where everyone bakes cookies—they give them out for free to travelers.

Worldofemilys Server

Worldofemilys server! HeadDrops mineable spawners factions and more!

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	91/200	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	7	Ethereal Couriers Hired:	5
Runes Activated:	4	World-Altering Spells Cast:	2

Random Fact: Heartwarming Lore: A player once found a lost puppy that turned out to be a shape-shifting dragon—it now guards their treasure chest.

CraftCity

Precious stones protection (Obsidian). SMP, PVP, Skyblock Co-Op, creative and hardcore maps (Multiverse).

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	91/800	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Immortal Potions Brewed:	10	Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	3
Whispering Shadows Heard:	2	Zeus’s Thunderbolts Captured:	1

Random Fact: Did You Know? A player once found a rainbow that they could pick up and carry—now it’s the ultimate fashion accessory.

TheSkyCraftiers

Economy, Factions, Skyblock, Survival

So far we offer: ● Survival, (Vanilla) (Hardcore factions) ● Skyblock ● Creative ● Minigames ● Prison

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	107/700	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
God-Killer Bows Constructed:	8	Battle Standards Raised:	9
Undead Armies Raised:	1	Heavenly Choirs Heard:	2

Random Fact: Did you know? When the last shadow realm was conquered, the conquering player gained the ability to speak in rhymes.

Just2Play

Just2Play awaits you with PvP plugins,party MobArena and much more!

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	98/600	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Underground Cities Explored:	3	Reality-Warping Charms Crafted:	2
Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	0	Royal Courts Attended:	5

Random Fact: Did you know? When the first dimensional rift was closed, it rained candy for a week.

JustPVP

Factions, Hardcore, PvP, Raiding

Why not come and start your Minecraft adventure at TNTCraft?

Thats fine, we have it all sorted for you!

Running Factions, ObsidianDestroyer, MobArena and plenty of custom plugins

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	90/100	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	1	Secret Passages Found:	7
Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	2	Fabled Crowns Discovered:	3

Random Fact: Did You Hear? A player accidentally enchanted their bed to sing lullabies—now they fall asleep faster than ever.

BlockHeads

PvE, PvP, Survival, Vanilla

100 percent Vanilla, All Natural, with No Added Plug-ins or Artificial Mods… pure Minecraft. True Survival with no kits, no ranks… everybody on same playing level.

No Plug-ins means that we always run the latest version of mc, no waiting for latest version for REAL up-to-date Minecraft enthusiasts that are looking for a REAL Challenge!

BlockHeads is “deliberately different” from the other servers. We strive to provide a family friendly place for die-hard MineCraft lovers who enjoy struggling to survive. If you are looking for special privileges this is NOT the server for you. Players will have to WORK to achieve greatness. everyone has equal game-related abilities and privileges, there are NO OP players. The rules are SIMPLE: Play MineCraft… Have Fun… Dont Annoy People. If you find joy in annoying other people… you won’t last long here. If you are ready for a challenge… come join us!

Latest Version ◊ Real Survival ◊ Real Vanilla

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	98/800	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Duplicated Mobs Battled:	4	Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	7
Fabled Crowns Discovered:	4	Evil Twin Fights:	5

Random Fact: Did you hear? Living statues can be befriended with a simple riddle—just hope they don’t ask you for one in return!

Bubbas Survival

Creative, Economy, Skyblock, Survival, Survival Games

ABOUT Bubba’s Survival [IP: mc.BubbasSurvival.com]

1.8.3 compatible Minecraft Server Herobrine Awaits You! Yes the legend is true…! Bubbas SURVIVAL has a beautiful spawn world, 2 Survival worlds, easy and hard modes, SkyBlock and Creative. Very friendly, nice and easygoing mature staff atmosphere. Do you want to play SURVIVAL only? Do you miss they way MineCraft was meant to be played? Look no further… We are an American based server with up to 100 slots, A claiming system in place to protect your precious builds from unwanted griefers. We are setup with MCBans, Prism, GroupManager, Essentials, WorldGuard, WorldEdit, GriefProtection, Dynmap and World Border. Ranks are: Owner, Admin, Mod, Trustee, Master, Expert, Adept and Default player. You can set homes by naming them, TP to friends and back home again. TP BACK to the unfortunate death spot to pick up all you hard mining work you will never loose again. Helpful and friendly staff. Build a house, build a town or build a city… Go out there and SURVIVE with friends or go at it alone. come join the fun and get started up with a small community of friends. We take care of each other…

Hope to see you soon… Look us up on the website at: http://www.BubbasSurvival.com

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	90/500	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Phantom Rings Equipped:	5	Hidden Passages Discovered:	4
Meteor Showers Witnessed:	3	Endless Mazes Conquered:	1

Random Fact: Mystic Knowledge: The more celestial gardens you plant, the more likely you are to meet a wandering spirit.

Dimensions Apart Novus

Economy, Mini Games, Roleplay, Survival

Dimensions Apart: Novus brings back all of the things you love about survival economy and more. With just a kit of wooden tools, you are forced to go out into the wilderness and work your way up from rags to riches. You have access to a balanced economy where you are free to buy and sell your worth. There are infinite resources at your disposal, from traders in Novus to other players scattered across the continent. You are never without endless adventure, adrenaline, and opportunity on Dimensions Apart.

Starting Off: When you first join, you will be in Novus, the spawn town of the world of Dimensions Apart. Novus is home to a myriad of shops, traders, rental spaces, apartments, market stalls, and exploration. Your first kit is noticeable as it contains diamonds among other goods. You are given the opportunity to start by walking through a simple portal to enter a dimension of your choice where you will meet other players and monsters.

The world is divided into quadrants, with roads segmenting them. You will get to know the players in your area, as you depend on them for materials not found at spawn and also for companions in quests and common travel. It is great advice to make friends and get to know and trust those closest to you.

Welcome to a different world of nostalgia, challenges, and intrigue. Welcome to Dimensions Apart: Novus.

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	104/1000	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Dimension Hops:	4	Glowing Eyes in the Dark:	5
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	4	Unique Catgirls Spotted:	2

Random Fact: Cute Fact: A player once discovered a magical pond that reflects your happiest memory—it’s become the go-to spot for daydreaming.

Derp Islands

Derpislands is a Bukkit server running off of the latest beta or recommended build. The server features an Essentials economy with Citizens and block logging with Logblocks. Once spawned you’ll have direct access to the spawn world, and it’s nether. The server offers multiple world and gametypes from vanilla survival, player-versus-player survival, creative, and several quarry worlds that can be accessed through an optional registration at our forums, derpislands.com.

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	90/100	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Phantom Ships Sailed:	3	Werewolf Howls Heard:	1
Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	7	Lava Oceans Crossed:	1

Random Fact: Whimsical Fact: A player found a magic mirror that gives daily compliments—it’s the most popular mirror on the server.

XyionGaming

Join Xyion Craft now! IP:XyionGaming.mcserver.ws

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	100/400	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Endless Night Skies:	5	Crystal Palaces Visited:	1
Blood Moons Survived:	0	Unbreakable Chains Forged:	5

Random Fact: Did you hear? A player once rode a unicorn straight into a dimension hop, and they haven’t stopped laughing since.

Engamma Craft

Factions, Hardcore, KitPvP, PvP, Raiding

Engamma is a server with many features!

As soon as you log in you will get free enchanted items and plenty of diamonds/food to get yourself started!

Come join this amazing towny adventure!

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	98/300	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Unbreakable Curses Broken:	1	Living Statues Befriended:	1
Spontaneous Duels Fought:	4	Endermen Teleportation Errors:	3

Random Fact: Cute But True: Someone built a house out of enchanted gingerbread—it’s sturdy, sweet, and smells like Christmas all year round.

KoonKraft

Factions, Hardcore, KitPvP, Mini Games, Prison

KoonKraft Network

Hello there! We would like to invite you to our Minecraft server, KoonKraft. We are a pvp-oriented server that enjoys giving the best fun possible to our players with our setups and game modes. Available Game Modes: – Factions Claim land, build a team, and raid others. This is our most popular server. Thousands of factions have been created and it keeps going. – Prison Another of our popular game modes, prison was the second gamemode on the KoonKraft network. Mine and sell resources to rank up and get better.

Updated October 23, 2024

Players:	110/200	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Mysterious Portals Opened:	10	Ancient Guardians Awoken:	2
Cursed Scrolls Read:	5	Shadow Realms Conquered:	2

Random Fact: Did You Know? A player once found a wishing well that actually grants wishes—it’s now surrounded by flowers and good vibes.