I found Control SMP and it is a 1.21.11 vanilla style SMP that is made for competition. It feels like normal Minecraft survival but it has extra stuff to make it more risky and more about getting ahead.
PvP is a big deal here and player killing is allowed. Base raiding is encouraged so you are supposed to hide your base and play smart. If you mess up you can lose everything.
The whole server is about money and being the richest player. It has a player driven economy with player shops and an auction house. There are also custom spawners to help you grind and a bounty system so you can hunt players or put a price on them.
You can also team up with other players and make alliances or start rival groups. Before you play you are expected to read the rules.
Control SMP Vanilla PvP Economy Grind

GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPHardcore Anarchy With 5 Lives

I found a hardcore anarchy smp that started on New Years Eve and it is made for people who want real risk.
You get 5 deaths total and then you are banned forever. Every time you die you also lose 2 hearts so it gets harder and harder to stay alive.
There are basically no rules and there is no land claiming and no teleporting. You can raid and grief and fight if you want or you can try to hide and only trust yourself.
It also works with voice chat so it can be good for making stories and friendships or just total betrayal.
The server runs on free hosting right now so it can go down sometimes. Players can restart it using the host panel link if it shows offline.Website
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPParagon SMP Semi-Tame Anarchy

Paragon SMP is an anarchy style world but it is not full chaos. You can steal from people and do some light griefing but the idea is not to blow everything up and ruin the whole map. It feels more like sneaky survival than pure destruction.
The server uses Simple Voice Chat and you actually need it if you want to join. That means most people talk instead of just typing. It makes teaming up or betraying people way more intense.
There are no extra gameplay mods besides performance stuff so it still feels like normal Minecraft. Keep inventory is off so dying actually matters and makes every fight risky.
The world is 10,000 by 10,000 so it is not infinite and players will eventually run into each other. With around 50 player slots it can get busy but still feel like a small community. The server is also LGBTQ friendly so everyone can feel safe playing.
To join you have to go through a whitelist application and then wait a bit to get accepted. It gives off the vibe of a semi anarchy server where trust is rare but the community still has some respect for each other.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPEU Anarchy 1.21.11 Eternal World

This is a straight up anarchy server running Minecraft 1.21.11 and it is hosted in Finland so it feels really smooth for players in Europe.
The world is eternal and they say they never reset so anything you build or destroy is part of the history forever. There are no extra game modes mentioned just pure survival anarchy with enhanced gameplay from custom plugins.
The hardware is pretty serious with a strong Intel Xeon cpu fast NVMe ssds a lot of ram and a solid network connection so the server is made to handle chaos and big fights.
If you want a place where the world does not restart and players create the story by themselves this server looks like that kind of place.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP
