PhotonRebornSMP: Rise of Legends

Smithtainment Minecraft is a survival server that feels pretty close to vanilla but with some cool extra features. It runs in hard mode and has things like MCMMO jobs leveled mobs a resource world stacked mobs and spawners and both server and player shops. There are also player warps and a nice custom spawn with a PvP arena under it.

When you die you do not just lose everything forever. You get sent to a fairy where you can buy your stuff back. There are useful commands like rtp home sethome resourcetp warps cosmetics tags and wraps so getting around and showing off your style is pretty easy.

The server has playtime ranks that unlock more perks the longer you play so it really rewards people who stick around. The economy is balanced and has an auction house plus chest shops so players can run their own little stores. There are also custom ender dragon fights where you can team up to beat the dragon again and custom fishing with tournaments and other events.

The community is described as welcoming and helpful to new players. It feels like a place where people actually want to hang out and build a home online and it has been around for over ten years so it feels stable and cared for.