Smithtainment Minecraft is a survival server that feels mostly vanilla but with some cool extra features. It is set to hard mode so the world is pretty dangerous and you have to pay attention when you explore or mine.
The server uses things like MCMMO jobs leveled mobs and a resource world. There are stacked mobs and spawners and there are both server shops and player shops plus player warps. You can unlock more perks with playtime ranks so the longer you stay the more fun stuff you get.
If you die you do not just lose everything right away. You get sent to a fairy that lets you buy your items back so death is scary but not the end. There are useful commands like rtp home sethome warps and more so it is easy to get around and find new places.
Spawn is custom built and looks really nice and below it there is a PvP arena for people who want to fight. There are also custom enderdragon fights so you can team up with other players to take it down in a cooler way than normal.
The community is welcoming and helps new players when they join. The staff and build team clearly worked hard to make the server feel like a home where miners farmers and fighters can all find something fun to do.
