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OtterCraft Survival – 1.20.2 | Family Friendly | Survival | Economy | Jobs | LiveMap | Player Shops | Creative | Simple Voice Chat Mod | Java | Bedrock

Bungee, Creative, Economy, Jobs, PvE, Pve Economy, Survival

About

OtterCraft is a friendly PvE, “mostly” vanilla Minecraft server started on 1/29/17. Unlike most servers, we have no land-claim system simply use the in-game /report command if you’re griefed or have any issues and staff will take the appropriate action as well as roll back any damage if needed, all reports automatically alert staff whether they are on or offline. Also, All of our ranks are balanced, and go directly against hosting a pay-to-win environment. Most of our community have been around for well over a year, and we’re all here to play good ol’e minecraft, and indulge in fun and friendly chat.

java and bedrock compatible using default ports.

IP: Play.ottercraft.net

Community Links

DiscordWebsiteTwitterInstagramYouTube

play.ottercraft.net

PrismaCraft

Economy, PvE, Survival, Towny

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ANNOUNCEMENT! Towny 2 has been released!PrismaCraft is a friendly, community-focused towny server that is perfect for any Minecraft players looking for a place to settle down and vibe, build, and grind to their hearts content! Our unique range of plugins help create a cosy, yet grindy, vanilla-ish experience with RPG elements. Come find your own little home within our lovely community!Discord: https://discord.gg/prismacraft LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/prismacraft

play.prismacraft.net

FlashSMP

Cross-Play, Earth, Economy, MCMMO, PvE, Towny, Vanilla

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Welcome to BlossomSMP, a captivating Minecraft survival multiplayer experience where creativity and community intertwine in a vibrant world of endless possibilities. In this enchanting 1.20 version of the game, BlossomSMP invites you to embark on a journey like no other, where the landscape is painted with the hues of blossoming trees and the air is filled with the sweet fragrance of adventure.

blossum.gg

TheYolos

Economy, Hardcore, PvE, Roleplay, Survival

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A Minecraft Network with Multiple Gameplay and Fun Community! ⭐Survival ⭐Slimefun ⭐Fantasy ⭐Mmorpg ⭐Dungeons ⭐Good Community ⭐Survival Hardcore ⭐MORE!

play.theyolos.com

RexKraft

Economy, MCMMO, PvE, Survival, Vanilla

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RexKraft is a tight-knit community that welcomes all new members. We are a family-friendly server so everyone can have an enjoyable time while playing! We’re a highly oriented community that values all the opinions our player base offers. We bring a lot to the table to make sure you do not get bored on the server!

play.rexkraft.com

Blooh Network

Cross-Play, Economy, PvP, Survival

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Blooh Network is a Minecraft Survival SMP server that offers a fun and entertaining experience for all! With our server being open to both Premium and Cracked Minecraft Players everyone can have a fun time! So what are you waiting for come join and have some fun! (IP: play.blooh.net)

play.blooh.net:25596

HinokamiMC

Cross-Play, Economy, PvE, PvP, Roleplay

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HinokamiMC – We offer a custom Demon Slayer SMP that requires no mods and is both Java and Bedrock compatible! We offer custom breathing styles directly from the anime series! Custom updates each new season, community driven input that gets added to the server, and a monthly PVP event called the Hinokami tournament, where you 1v1 players to win prizes!

play.mc-oasis.com

GoldenLeaf

Economy, MCMMO, PvE, Survival, Towny, Vanilla

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GoldenLeaf is a 1.20.1 Survival/Towny and Creative Network with an energetic community. Built on transparency and hard work, we strive to bring a fair and fun opportunity to all players. The server is 100 non-pay to win, with custom plugins and unique opportunities like earning player vaults and extra sethomes from voting.We also have: – An easy to follow chat – An active Discord server – Custom plugins, Banking – Skills, Player Levels, Mcmmo – Active Staff, Grief Rollback Chest Protection – Crates, Casino Lottery – Auctions Player Trading – Admin Shop Player Market – Creative Plots With World Edit

play.goldenleafmc.com

MCFriendly

Economy, MCMMO, PvE, Roleplay, Survival

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We support both JAVA and BEDROCK for MINECRAFT 1.20.1We are A FRIENDLY COMMUNITY! We have FREE TO PLAY LEVEL PROGRESSION, a custom DYNAMIC ECONOMY, McMMO, CRATES, UNIQUE RANKS, CLAIM PROTECTION, and MORE!Join the MCFriendly family today!Java IP: mcfriendly.usBedrock IP: 135.148.150.144 Bedrock Port: 19132

mcfriendly.us

Discord

Survival, Vanilla

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A server focused mainly on survival and bosses! Our server has the following: • Vanilla 1.18.2 • Free and paid ranges! • Custom objects and mobs (small scale) • Piñatas to a certain amount of votes! • Useful warps for your adventure! • Custom bosses that appear from time to time in a specific arena! – This boss in turn has a box that contains his entire set of objects! • A combat arena against mobs to pass the time! • A united community! be nice to us! • Protections for your home! • Stores, auction house, trades and more! • Boxes that can be opened with their respective keys! – From the iron boxes, to the powerful box of the depths!

zencraft.cc

CaldasCraft

Economy, MCMMO, PvP, Roleplay, Survival, Towny, Vanilla

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mc.caldascraft.eu (Version 1.17 to 1.20.x)– Survival friendly – Customized items – Claims – Rankup – Skills – KingdomsAnd much much more to come. Come find out!

mc.caldascraft.eu

Mine Pirata

Cross-Play, MCMMO, Parkour, PvE, PvP, Skyblock, Survival

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MinePirata is a server set, as the name suggests, in Pirates. Our goal is that no one gets bored and there are many things to do!JAVA IP: mc.minepirata.com BEDROCK IP: mc.minepirata.com Puerto: 25633Version 1.17.x-1.20.x » Survival PVP » Battle Pass » DuelsPVP » Parkour » Daily Rewards » Boxes with many prizes » You can create your own team » Protection Stones » You can move up the ranks for free! The only requirement is to play

mc.minepirata.com:25633

Dungeon Realms

Economy, Hardcore, PvE, PvP

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DungeonRealms is a Premuim, Action RPG, Minecraft Experience. Delve into a fascinating world full of dark dungeons, evil monsters and extraordinary treasure.Join Minecrafts first REAL MMO! With designed and custom coded mechanics, thousands of players and an ever expanding world!

play.dungeonrealms.net

SloMine

Economy, Survival, Vanilla

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Slovenian minecraft server – Survival – Updates every month Welcome!Slovenian minecraft server opened in 2016

slomine.si

BendersMC

Economy, Factions, PvP, Roleplay, Survival

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play.bendersmc.co

CarbonCraftXYZ

Economy, PvE, PvP, Survival

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play.carboncraft.xyz

Players:	109/100	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Mineshafts Explored:	5	Eclipse Rings Activated:	4
Mystery Villagers Spotted:	3	Phantom Ships Sailed:	1
Ether Blades Crafted:	5	Volcanoes Explored:	1
Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	3	Celestial Blades Sharpened:	14
Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	4	Holy Grails Found:	3
Magic Crystals Found:	24	Elemental Temples Cleansed:	3
Battle Standards Raised:	13	Unholy Beasts Tamed:	1

Players:	92/200	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	23	Soul Swords Wielded:	2
Underground Cities Explored:	4	Bizarre Potions Brewed:	14
Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	181	Shattered Realms Restored:	1
Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	15	Spontaneous Duels Fought:	10
Paranormal Events Investigated:	5	Dark Rituals Completed:	2
Reality Warps Survived:	1	Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	20
Curse of Binding Applied:	1	Lunar Scepters Activated:	12

Players:	105/700	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	8	Lava Oceans Crossed:	3
Ores Mined:	8641	Nether Portals Gone Wrong:	3
Gryphons Tamed:	1	Epic Shields Constructed:	28
Chimeras Created:	2	Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	3
Endless Legions Commanded:	42	Powerful Allies Recruited:	8
Friendship Bracelets Exchanged:	51	Dragon Scales Harvested:	378
Royal Decrees Issued:	5	Whispering Shadows Heard:	0

Players:	108/200	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Astral Amulets Crafted:	36	Magical Beanstalks Grown:	4
Epic Bosses Defeated:	5	Glorious Feasts Held:	16
Infernal Machines Built:	0	Mythical Relics Collected:	11
Ancient Guardians Awoken:	2	Divine Scrolls Written:	7
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	3	Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	3
Meteor Showers Witnessed:	1	Phoenix Feathers Found:	10
Moonlit Rituals Performed:	7	Witch’s Brew Drunk:	7

Players:	106/900	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	8	Epic Weapons Forged:	4
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	4	Runic Tablets Deciphered:	35
Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	2	Horror Stories Survived:	3
Corrupted Chunks Fixed:	3	Inverted Worlds Discovered:	1
Lost Cities Unearthed:	3	Fairy Circles Danced In:	9
Celestial Gardens Planted:	3	Shadow Cloaks Sewn:	2
Lost Souls Rescued:	5	Crystal Palaces Visited:	1

Players:	101/700	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Magical Moments Shared:	8	Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	9
Duplicated Mobs Battled:	6	Warlock Pacts Sealed:	1
Mystical Amulets Crafted:	16	Towns Built:	2
Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	1	Epic Quests Completed:	7
Phoenix Feathers Found:	11	Love Letters Sent:	3
Ethereal Couriers Hired:	4	Werewolf Howls Heard:	3
Underground Cities Explored:	3	Cursed Swords Broken:	3

Players:	95/800	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Elemental Forces Harnessed:	3	Evil Twin Fights:	5
Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	2	Legendary Titles Earned:	1
Towns Built:	6	Divine Scrolls Written:	12
Ancient Dragons Awakened:	1	Animals Bred:	33
Heroic Oaths Sworn:	23	Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	5
Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	8	Talking Trees Consulted:	2
Cursed Scrolls Read:	5	Unseen Monsters Slain:	8

Players:	95/100	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Godly Talismans Bestowed:	7	Ether Blades Crafted:	7
Astral Mages Summoned:	3	Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	3
Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	2	Time-Warping Watches Found:	3
Quantum Bards Serenaded:	1	Astral Orbs Gathered:	11
Celestial Gardens Planted:	4	Goblin Armies Outwitted:	9
Endless Night Skies:	1	Infernal Machines Built:	0
Heavenly Choirs Heard:	6	Horror Stories Survived:	4

Players:	110/400	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Falling into the Void:	1	Immortal Potions Brewed:	6
Ores Mined:	9842	Chaos Orbs Controlled:	9
Heroic Legacies Created:	1	Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	1
Crystal Wands Charged:	9	Powerful Allies Recruited:	8
Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	2	Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	2
Legendary Heroes Trained:	7	Infinity Stones Found:	2
Magic Scrolls Discovered:	2	Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	4

Players:	96/100	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Divine Scrolls Written:	14	Magic Wands Crafted:	5
Falling into the Void:	1	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	3
Cuddly Creatures Pet:	25	Omnipotent Charms Created:	2
Epic Bosses Defeated:	0	Cursed Taverns Survived:	4
Whispering Shadows Heard:	5	Shadow Figures Spotted:	2
Meteorite Armor Created:	11	Mythical Swords Crafted:	90
Mythical Quests Completed:	17	Reality Warps Survived:	2

Players:	98/200	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Divine Scrolls Written:	5	Treasure Maps Found:	13
Living Shadows Defeated:	3	Lost Cities Unearthed:	4
Titanic Battles Fought:	14	Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	1
Parallel Universes Unraveled:	0	Reality Warps Survived:	2
Soul Contracts Signed:	1	Evil Lairs Raided:	5
Magical Ponies Rescued:	4	Witch’s Brew Drunk:	19
Shattered Realms Restored:	2	Shadow Daggers Crafted:	13

Players:	95/400	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	6	Dragon Eggs Found:	9544
Infinite Doors Opened:	3	Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	15
Eclipse Rings Activated:	4	God-Killer Bows Constructed:	7
Time-Warping Watches Found:	3	Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	5
Phantom Blocks Placed:	6	Dimension Hops:	3
Divine Scrolls Written:	19	Eldritch Scrolls Read:	3
Cursed Amulets Found:	1	Haunted Strongholds Conquered:	3

Players:	94/100	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Magical Ponies Rescued:	2	Cosmic Entities Communed With:	1
Corrupted Chunks Fixed:	2	Parallel Universes Unraveled:	1
Phantom Rings Equipped:	24	Epic Mounts Acquired:	6
Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	2	Void Armor Forged:	26
Divine Scrolls Written:	21	Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	4
Magic Wands Crafted:	22	Cursed Artifacts Uncovered:	4
Shadow Realms Conquered:	2	Hidden Villages Discovered:	1

Players:	104/200	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Powerful Allies Recruited:	5	Dragon Eggs Hatched:	3
Magical Moments Shared:	12	Titan Hearts Harvested:	5
Heroic Oaths Sworn:	8	Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	2
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	2	Whispering Shadows Heard:	2
Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	2	Lava Oceans Crossed:	2
Eclipse Rings Activated:	3	Eldritch Scrolls Read:	4
Buildings Constructed:	5	Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	3

Players:	99/600	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Farms Harvested:	808	Forgotten Legends Remembered:	7
Living Shadows Defeated:	2	Chaos Orbs Controlled:	15
Royal Decrees Issued:	3	Players Killed by Monsters:	4087
Epic Shields Constructed:	39	Magical Familiars Summoned:	4
Inverted Worlds Discovered:	2	Mythical Creatures Tamed:	2
Warrior Spirits Summoned:	35	Arcane Towers Raised:	4
Shadow Wolves Tamed:	3	Teleportation Mishaps:	4

Players:	99/800	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	3	Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	1
Mysterious Obelisks Activated:	1	Epic Weapons Forged:	5
Treasure Maps Found:	5	Fairy Circles Danced In:	3
Warlock Pacts Sealed:	0	Sentient Weapons Trained:	7
Rune Stones Activated:	12	Divine Relics Bestowed:	10
Villages Defended:	15	Shadow Figures Spotted:	9
Dragonkin Hatched:	5	Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	15