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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 16, 2024

Players:	96/600	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	7	Heroic Legacies Created:	4
Royal Decrees Issued:	2	Witch’s Brew Drunk:	17
Wizards Turned into Frogs:	1	Glowing Eyes in the Dark:	3
Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	1	Hidden Villages Discovered:	1
Eldritch Scrolls Read:	3	Powerful Allies Recruited:	4

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

ChainMC

Economy, LifeSteal, Mini Games, Parkour

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	96/300	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	3	Star Shards Collected:	237
Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	5	Magic Crystals Found:	24
Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	11	Mystery Villagers Spotted:	4
Magic Scrolls Discovered:	5	Endless Night Skies:	2
Dragon Hoards Looted:	3	Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	3

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

The Thieves Den

Economy, MCMMO, Survival, Vanilla

A vanilla SMP server for people who just want to chill and play some Minecraft! Features rank rewards for playtime, an in-game economy, player warps, land claims, Jobs, McMMO, and so much more coming in the future!

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	101/1000	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Void Armor Forged:	30	Lost Cities Unearthed:	2
Royal Decrees Issued:	2	Mystery Villagers Spotted:	2
Runic Tablets Deciphered:	45	Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	2
Celestial Beings Befriended:	3	Epic Weapons Forged:	7
Titanic Relics Retrieved:	5	Epic Shields Constructed:	37

Random Fact: Legend has it that the last time someone opened a haunted chest, they found a singing teapot inside!

MenacingPvP

Economy, Factions, PvP, Raiding, Survival

If you enjoy pre 1.9 pvp, join us! I played years ago and I liked the original style.MenacingPvP is a faction, pvp, raid, and griefing server. The gameplay is nearly vanilla, and it isn’t easy to acquire good gear. The economy isn’t OP and it takes effort to get things, making raiding another faction base that much sweeter.We’ve got Jobs to help make every player money, Crate Keys, a limited Shop for some essentials (creeper spawn eggs included), obsidian that’s breakable by 4-7 tnt/creeper explosions, auctions, silk spawners for Ranks, combat logger, a kit dueling system and more.Every vote in the game will give you a Vote Crate Key which gives nice items, and has chances to give a Rare Key and if you’re really lucky enough, our Brawler Rank.Give us a shot, we’re new!

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	109/400	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Evil Portals Destroyed:	1	Powerful Allies Recruited:	8
Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	1	Players Killed by Monsters:	4053
Mystic Mirrors Unlocked:	1	Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	6
Werewolf Howls Heard:	2	Gorgon Shields Crafted:	4
Shadow Wolves Tamed:	3	Eldritch Medallions Worn:	14

Random Fact: Wholesome Truth: A player discovered a hidden cave full of glowing crystals—it’s now a popular spot for quiet reflection and wonder.

Last Empire

Economy, Factions, FTB, PvP, Roleplay, Survival

Come join a up and coming RP-PvP server utilizing DarkRPG Fabric Edition! Battle your way through dungeons, defeat world bosses and dominate as KING! The world is yours!

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	99/800	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Twisted Realms Survived:	3	Haunted Mines Explored:	3
Shattered Realms Restored:	1	Talking Trees Consulted:	5
Wailing Winds Heard:	2	Soulbound Rings Equipped:	9
Sentient Weapons Trained:	3	Spontaneous Duels Fought:	14
Forbidden Doors Opened:	1	Warlock Pacts Sealed:	1

Random Fact: Adorable Lore: A player found a tiny dragon that likes to sleep in their pocket—it’s the perfect pocket warmer!

KingdomSmp

Anarchy, Cross-Play, Economy, LifeSteal, PvP

KingdomSMP is a brand new server launched in 2023 and owned by MyInRex! We currently have an amazing customized Lifesteal pvp-rich server and some of the best PVPers play our Lifesteal server.

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	108/900	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Ender Pearl Glitches:	2	Chaos Gates Opened:	0
Reality Distortions Fixed:	2	Magic Wands Crafted:	15
Endless Mazes Solved:	3	Hidden Villages Discovered:	2
Farms Harvested:	128	Dragons Adopted as Pets:	3
Vanishing Structures Built:	1	Hedge Mazes Navigated:	12

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.

PurvisiSMP

Cross-Play, LifeSteal, PvP, Survival

A minecraft server made by PurvisiLOL also PurvisiSMP is also known as a network with Survival and Lifesteal is coming soon we hope you get the best day ever!

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	99/500	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Heavenly Choirs Heard:	7	Unique Catgirls Spotted:	8
Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	10	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	8
Meteorites Collected:	4	Eldritch Scrolls Read:	7
Eldritch Medallions Worn:	10	Werewolf Howls Heard:	4
Dragon Eggs Found:	3867	Duplicated Mobs Battled:	1

Random Fact: Sweet Truth: A player found a hidden passage that leads to a secret garden—it’s full of flowers that bloom in rainbow colors.

ForgeSkies

Economy, MCMMO, Prison, PvE, PvP, Roleplay, Skyblock

Forget boring skymining servers with mundane ‘features’ like autocompressors, multiple realms and OP gear. We already have those. Let’s talk about our innovative skill system, fun quests and unique custom boss fights that are sure to make every other skymining server feel lack luster.• Versions: 1.13 – 1.20+ • Java IP: forgeskies.minehut.gg • Bedrock: IP: bedrock.forgeskies.minehut.ggAt ForgeSkies, we offer a range of exciting gameplay variations, we also have a friendly and supportive community of players from all around the world. We believe that ForgeSkies is at its best when players can collaborate, compete, and connect with one another. Our community is welcoming and inclusive, and we’re always happy to see new players join the fun.The ForgeSkies team of experienced developers and dedicated staff work tirelessly to bring you the best possible Minecraft experience. We strive to create a server that is always up-to-date with the latest game features and updates, and we’re constantly adding new content and gameplay modes to keep things fresh and exciting.

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	95/400	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Dragon Eggs Hatched:	1	Phoenix Feathers Found:	11
Astral Amulets Crafted:	44	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	11
Mystic Mirrors Unlocked:	2	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	3
Endless Mazes Solved:	4	Divine Scrolls Written:	8
Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	3	Void Armor Forged:	29

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!

Hexuscraft

Bedwars, Factions, Mini Games, PvE, PvP, Skywars, Survival Games

Welcome to Hexuscraft, a work-in-progress network featuring mini games, private servers and tournamentsCheck out our discord server for updates and chat the community

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	105/700	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Magical Beanstalks Grown:	2	Shadow Wolves Tamed:	3
Epic Quests Completed:	5	Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	3
Endermen Teleportation Errors:	1	Shadow Realms Conquered:	0
Dragons Tamed:	2	Love Letters Sent:	10
Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	2	Interdimensional Bake Sales Hosted:	2

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

Minecraft Country

PvE, Survival, Vanilla

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	97/200	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Mystic Mirrors Unlocked:	1	Enchanted Armories Found:	8
Sentient Weapons Trained:	3	Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	10
Haunted Strongholds Conquered:	1	Herobrine Sightings:	9
Inverted Worlds Discovered:	2	Mythical Swords Crafted:	80
Ethereal Couriers Hired:	3	Divine Spears Created:	19

Random Fact: Lovely Lore: A friendship bracelet once turned into a glowing beacon—now it lights the way for adventurers at night.

TransformersMC

Earth, Economy, Factions, PvE, PvP, Roleplay, Survival

TransformersMC A Transformers Server for the latest version of Minecraft The main attractions of TransformersMC are the fully modelled Transformers armors/suits and the various modelled weapons from the Transformers Universe Server Info: The Server is Vanilla, Mods are not required to join the Server, but this ModPack offers some Quality Boosting mods to enrich the experience! Server IP: TrafoMC.net Official Partner: Bisect Hosting: https://bisecthosting.com/celestialnetwork

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	92/100	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	25	Dragon Eggs Hatched:	3
Reality Distortions Fixed:	3	Glitched Entities Encountered:	3
Blood-Forged Axes Created:	12	Cursed Villages Purged:	2
Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	4	Mythical Quests Completed:	30
Celestial Events Witnessed:	5	Lost Artifacts Recovered:	1

Random Fact: Whimsical But True: A player planted a garden of enchanted roses that sing—they’re the most beautiful alarm clocks ever.

PokeDigital

Pixelmon, PvE, Roleplay

PokeDigital is a recently launched Minecraft Pixelmon server that not only offers Pokemon but Digimon as well! Its most notable features include the ability to communicate with your own Pokemon or Digimon, WonderTrade, PokeBuilder, GTS/STS, emotes, and non-paid flying. If you’re interested, and you know you are, join the server and give it a try! The only requirements to play are to have Pixelmon 9.1.7 and the server resource pack, which can be downloaded in-game.

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	107/900	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Endless Mazes Conquered:	2	Dragons Tamed:	0
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	3	Horror Stories Survived:	2
Secret Guilds Joined:	1	Chimeras Created:	1
Celestial Events Witnessed:	4	Orbs of Power Found:	5
Bizarre Potions Brewed:	15	Dragonkin Hatched:	4

Random Fact: Fun Fact: The last chaos emerald discovered was found inside a potato. No one knows how it got there.

A Towny Server

Cross-Play, Economy, PvE, Survival, Towny, Vanilla

A Towny Server delivers a close-to-vanilla experience with the Towny and Jobs plugins!Our small community of dedicated people are ready to welcome you with cosy and friendly vibes and will be happy to welcome you into the borders of a beautiful town!On our server, we try to keep things simple, rather than going for complicated things. When you join, you’ll be welcomed by the cosy spawn that we built ourselves with members of our community, who themselves will be ready to welcome you!To keep things simple while still encouraging interaction within the community, we have a player-driven economy where you can buy and sell helpful things to and from other players at better rates than the server shop. Sporting the Jobs plugin as well, you can earn money by simply doing your favourite thing in vanilla Minecraft, be it mining, farming, enchanting, brewing or many other things!We also have lots of cosmetics! Pets, Hats, Trails, Mounts, Gadgets, and more, all available for everyone to get their hands on!Other plugins that contribute to our comfy feel are Harbor for skipping to daytime, /back for returning to your location should you die, FastLeafDecay for getting rid of those pesky leaves, Chest Shops for player markets, LWC for locking your valuable chests away from other players and an Anti-Cheat to keep everyone playing fair!Thank you for reading through and we hope to see you in-game!

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	93/500	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Ores Mined:	2304	Potions Brewed:	200
Vanishing Items Found:	6	Endermen Teleportation Errors:	0
Phoenix Feathers Found:	6	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	16
Unholy Beasts Tamed:	3	Cryptic Prophecies Deciphered:	6
Sunfire Helmets Forged:	9	Epic Weapons Forged:	7

Random Fact: Sweet Lore: A player once tamed a unicorn by offering it a sugar cube—it now follows them everywhere, leaving a trail of sparkles.

CoreMC

PvE, Survival, Vanilla, Whitelist

CoreMC – Literally just Vanilla MinecraftTired of server resets deleting your progress? Think most plugins make the game too easy? Want to just… play Minecraft?I started CoreMC (formerly “Cat Land”) about 2 years ago because I wanted a simple, no nonsense Minecraft community where anyone is welcome from highly technical people to elaborate builders to casual players. After a few months of downtime from moving I’m re-launching and re-branding as CoreMC. The server is running the vanilla Minecraft server JAR, which means no plugins and pure vanilla gameplay. In addition, all gamerules are set to their defaults and there are no datapacks or command blocks.

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	106/300	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	1	Magic Items Found:	2795
Volcanoes Explored:	3	Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	1
Magical Beanstalks Grown:	4	Epic Mounts Acquired:	2
Goblin Markets Raided:	5	Ethereal Couriers Hired:	5
Dragons Tamed:	0	Quantum Bards Serenaded:	4

Random Fact: Adorable Truth: A kitten was found napping inside an enchanted book—it now helps with all reading-related quests.

Stride Learning Network

Creative, Mini Games, Survival

The Stride Learning Network is all about creating a fun, educational gaming experience for people of all ages and skills on a cross-play server (Bedrock and Java Edition). We’re using Minecraft to bring you unique mini-games, long-lasting game modes, and a safe environment to learn and have a blast! Additionally, we host build challenges all the time with CASH and MERCH prizes! Explore our Survival MP, enhanced with plugins like Towny and McMMO, or grab some friends and take on our chaotic Fall Guys mini-game, Clumsy Crew! With tons of new minigames always in development, now is the best time to start your Stride Learning experience.Java IP: mc.stride.gg Bedrock IP: mc.stride.gg Website: https://stride.gg/minecraft/minecraft_server/

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	94/200	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Reality Warps Survived:	1	Evil Twin Fights:	2
Hedge Mazes Navigated:	5	Phantom Rings Equipped:	11
Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	23	Omnipotent Charms Created:	5
Legendary Heroes Trained:	1	Cosmic Pies Baked:	2
Shattered Realms Restored:	1	Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	15

Random Fact: Adorable Lore: A player found a secret door that leads to a world of stuffed animals—it’s a cuddly paradise.

CrystalMC

Anarchy, Cross-Play, Factions, LifeSteal, PvP, Survival, Vanilla

Updated October 16, 2024

Players:	95/300	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Sentient Weapons Trained:	6	Shadow Cloaks Sewn:	2
Nether Portals Gone Wrong:	2	Secret Libraries Discovered:	1
Starry Nights Enjoyed:	31	Blood Moons Survived:	3
Magic Items Found:	7982	Living Statues Befriended:	2
Gnome Villages Protected:	6	Unholy Beasts Tamed:	2

Random Fact: Fun Fact: Drinking witch’s brew in the middle of a storm can sometimes summon a giant frog—totally unplanned!