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How do Minecraft servers make money?	Through donations, in-game purchases (e.g., cosmetics), and subscription fees for premium access.
What Minecraft servers have Bedwars?	Hypixel is the most popular server offering Bedwars.
Where to buy Minecraft servers?	Hosting services like Apex Hosting, Shockbyte, and BisectHosting sell server hosting packages.
Why are Minecraft servers so expensive?	Costs scale with server performance, capacity, and hosting location.

wollymc

WollyMC is a professional server with lots of awesome gamemodes and minigames.

You can play skyblock, survive on a small island, build, expand, trade and visit your friends. Factions, the well-known game where you team up, build a fortress and raid your enemies. We also have prison, with a custom twist to make the game more challenging, deal drugs or fight the guards! Then our popular game TheBridge which is awesome and comparable to eggwars/bedwars.

Now stop reading our awesome description, join and experience yourself!

play.wollymc.com

PokeRetreat

Pixelmon, Roleplay

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IP » play.pokeretreat.com Website »https://store.pokeretreat.com/ Discord » https://discord.gg/B4sq2bUkzpPokeRetreat is a server providing the popular Cobblemon mod. At PokeRetreat, we strive to bring the best quality gameplay for all players in mind, whilst trying to build and connect a community together. IMPORTANT: We’re a fabric server on minecraft version 1.20.1 please download the cobblemon mod here: https://modrinth.com/mod/cobblemon or if you’re on technic search for cobblemon and download the fabric version » Features: • #1 Cobblemon Experience • Customized Builds • GTS • Events • Player Gyms

play.pokeretreat.com

RawMinecraft 2.0

Survival, Vanilla

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[email protected].

RawMinecraft2.mcserv.co

VortexNetwork

Economy, Prison, PvP, Skyblock

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Vortex Network (CRACKED)As of currently, we have two unique gamemodes: Prisons and Skyblock. Both give a balanced and unique experience that is different from all other servers.Skyblock consists of features such as: Ore Totems, Island Upgrades, Custom coded Chunk Hoppers, Custom Coded Mobs/Stacking system, Island Worth, UNIQUE Replatantable Seeds system, Free flight, Equipment Paths (Custom system for enchants), /claim system and much more!Prisons consists of features such as: Player Advancements, Mining Levels, Pickaxe Energy, Pickaxe Crystals, Key Backpacks, 12+ Custom Enchants, Key Backpacks, Special Crates, Cryptics, Lucky Crates, Mine Crates, Donor Rankupgrades and much much more! You can join our discord to know more about the prison server features!https://discord.gg/sES3aRn VortexNetwork.me

VortexNetwork.me

RTVCRAFT

Survival, Vanilla

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Welcome to RTV Craft! This is a semi-vanilla survival server. Claiming! The messenger! Jobs! Shop! RTP! TPA! And so much more!

rtv_craft.apexmc.co:25667

Alternative World

Survival

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Survival Server with a lot of features– Custom Terrain – Custom Structure – Multi Currency – Cross Platform

playmc.alt-w.net

GlitchyMC

Bedwars, Cross-Play, LifeSteal, Skyblock, Survival, Survival Games

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GlitchyMC, A Minecraft Server Where The Fun Never Ends!~our Minecraft server has many type of games you can choose do you want survival?-we got it! Lifesteal?-No problem! Bedwars?-We also got it!

glitchy.mc-server.eu:30045

SweetPea Middle School

Economy, PvE, Survival, Vanilla

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sweetpeamc.com

CasualCrafters Vault Hunters

PvE, Whitelist

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Join Discord to request Whitelist!We are a friendly community of people who like to vault hunt without malding at every death. I made this server because I suffer from a crippling debilitation called Skill issue, and so far we get a lot of chill people so come and join us :)Age Restriction: 18+ preferred but all welcomeRule Set: VaultMode Casual (Deaths only cost durability) VaultLoot Plenty (2x Vault loot and exp gained) No Griefing, Stealing or PVP unless both parties consent Don’t create unnecessarily laggy farms Trading encouraged, we can help each other out with items when needed Build somewhere around spawn if possible (Within 1000 blocks radius)

vh.casualcrafters.net

FriendlyCraft

Economy, Mini Games, Parkour, PvE, Survival

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We are a family-friendly community with a natural economy. Earn money by working for other players, farming crops that actually develop while you are away, or selling mob eggs you have captured. Scavenging unprotected chests and abandoned homes is allowed! Work your way up a unique ranking system of 50 ranks, based on playtime, and accumulated wealth! You will unlock special rewards and abilities along the way! Have you ever wanted to live in the Nether? Now you can build an epic Nether base and claim it! Come Join Us Now!

play.friendlycraftmc.com

FaeTalesMC

Cross-Play, Economy, MCMMO, PvE, Roleplay, Survival, Towny

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Welcome to FaeTalesMC – Features – Bedrock Port : 19132– Slimefun (We will be adding in more add-ons as we grow!) – Towny /w Map – Cosmetics – Jobs – McMMO – PyroFishing ( WIth custom textures!) – PyroMining – Marriage Plugin – Balanced Economy – Player Shops – Big Community and Streamer Friendly – Shop

play.faetalesmc.net

SuperSurvivalX

Economy, Roleplay, Survival

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→ IP : supersurvivalx.minesr.com ← Discord : discord.gg/esbBGAe6KjOperating a nuclear powerplant ? check ! Drug and alcohol plugins ? check ! Economy ? check ! Player warps and minigames ? check ! Joining the server now ? check !

supersurvivalx.minesr.com

Veroxus

Anarchy, Factions, KitPvP, LifeSteal, PvP, Raiding, Survival

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Do you want a hot chick, a Ferrari, and a trillion dollars? Well, we don’t offer that in the Lifesteal department. But we do offer an AMAZING MINECRAFT SMP Introducing the Veroxus Lifesteal SMP, the DonutSMP alternative without the sweaty losers and Lifesteal added!We offer: * Fusion Think of if DonutSMP and the Lifesteal SMP had a baby * Smooth KB + Zero Lag This is an SMP with actual good knockback. The PvP is amazing. You won’t find any lag here * Zero Claims and Constant Raids Server is aiming to grow to 500 concurrent players by the end of July, so expect to find lots of bases where you can destroy and loot bases with no claim protection, be water, my friend 🥋 * 1.20 LATEST AND GREATEST VERSION SUPPORT We offer Minecraft on the latest version, you won’t have to play 1.12 like cheating noob servers such as 2b2t * HIRING STAFF Must be qualified We pay our staff monthly too! DM staff to get a job!We don’t have: Joe Biden’s Chocolate Chip. Ice Cream Vanilla is waaaay better

veroxus.club

IipuCraft

Creative, Skyblock, Survival

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Iipukema Network presents Ipucraft, the official McMMo server of the iipukema network, a survival with economy, in which you can sell and buy objects with in-game money, Bank to be able to save all the millions of iipucoins that you get, auctions to be able to sell what you don’t need, claims so that your things are always protected, Clans so that you and your friends can have a meeting place. Arenas con ranking, Surprise boxes through daily votes, Food market where you can buy any item you need, lore and much more!!! Find out at iipukema.com port 25565 Java and Bedrock! Iipukema.com the only server that shows its face! Follow us on Twitch and other social networks!!! Join the community…what are you waiting for?We have SquidGames, OneBlock, Skyblock, Skywars, Parkour, Lifestile, Minigames, Normal Survival and Technical Survival. What are you waiting for to come in and try?

iipukema.com:25580

Lava Rising

Anarchy, Cross-Play, Economy, Mini Games, PvP, Survival

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Looking for a thrilling and competitive Minecraft mini-game? Look no further than Lava Rising! Battle to death against other players while trying to survive as the lava rises around you. When you join the server, you’ll enter one of the elevators and be teleported to the game itself; you will receive randomized items that match the biome you’re in, such as blaze rods in the nether or elytras in the end. Craft armor and weapons to defend yourself and be the last one standing. Once you’ve completed the game, return to the lobby with your newfound items and sell any extras for totems, gapples, and other valuable items. And if you’re looking to upgrade to netherite, head to the nether to collect random items until you obtain netherite ingots. Parts of the lobby can move, it is designed unlike any other server, you will just have to see for yourself. Join Lava Rising now for a competitive and thrilling Minecraft experience.

lavarising.org

Obtain the Grain OTG

Economy, Hardcore, KitPvP, Parkour, PvE, PvP, Roleplay

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SERVER IP: play.otgmc.com – We use a custom resource pack on OTG that requires you have OPTIFINE downloaded and installed before joining. – Resource pack includes: 500+ Unique Item/Weapon Textures; which includes, 52+ Armor Textures, 15 Custom Elytra’s, 12+ Custom Hats. – 9 Unique Themed Islands to explore and loot. Each Island has 2-5 Points of Interests for fast travel with a dungeon to delve into that has a boss at the end and a mine to gather resources from. – NPCs with Leveling/Daily Quest’s and a Main Adventure Quest. – /Rankup system to make your kit equipment stronger. Climb through 15+ ranks! – Attribute system, the longer you stay alive the more your attributes climb. – Mines for resources. (Building and breaking of blocks is limited to mines and plots.) – Dynamic /shop in Spawn Kingdom, prices fluctuate!- Player Plots for Rent in spawn and on every island! – PvPvE, 1 Safezone per Island. – Custom Monsters/Bosses with unique drop tables. – Loot Chests (Crafting of most items is disabled, you’ll have to loot!) – Built in economy with an emphasis on a player market. – Use /guild to party up with friends!

play.otgmc.com

Players:	95/100	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Shadow Realms Conquered:	1	Dark Rituals Completed:	10
Werewolf Howls Heard:	3	Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	3
Magical Moments Shared:	24	Shattered Realms Restored:	2
Cursed Swords Broken:	3	Eternal Flames Captured:	5
Invisible Pathways Walked:	4	New Chunks Explored:	816840
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	1	Players Killed by Monsters:	5674
Time-Warping Watches Found:	1	Legendary Titles Earned:	3

Players:	104/600	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Glorious Feasts Held:	8	Dragon Eggs Found:	3901
Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	9	Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	4
Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	8	Storm Giants Negotiated With:	0
Titan Hearts Harvested:	5	Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	1
Volcanoes Explored:	1	Zombie Dances:	0
Mythical Relics Collected:	20	Teleportation Mishaps:	3
Divine Scrolls Written:	16	Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	1

Players:	98/400	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Magical Frogs Kissed:	3	Vanishing Items Found:	7
Orbs of Power Found:	3	Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	1
Legendary Scepters Created:	2	Enchanted Forests Planted:	4
Lava Oceans Crossed:	2	Divine Scrolls Written:	15
Dark Rituals Completed:	2	Magic Items Found:	3685
Lost Souls Rescued:	5	Crystal Caves Mapped:	6
Villages Defended:	16	Haunted Forests Traversed:	5

Players:	101/700	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Dimensional Rifts Closed:	2	Phantom Horses Ridden:	4
Godly Talismans Bestowed:	20	Endless Legions Commanded:	12
Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	2	Curse of Binding Applied:	3
Ancient Ruins Explored:	1	Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	4
Backwards Speech Heard:	6	Cursed Statues Activated:	3
Mythical Swords Crafted:	96	Secret Guilds Joined:	4
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	4	Chimeras Created:	3

Players:	102/100	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Reality Distortions Fixed:	1	Phantom Rings Equipped:	5
Crystal Palaces Visited:	2	Celestial Dragons Tamed:	2
Forbidden Doors Opened:	2	Dragon Eggs Hatched:	1
Endless Mazes Conquered:	2	Parallel Universes Unraveled:	1
Elemental Crystals Collected:	45	Elemental Temples Cleansed:	5
Ancient Guardians Awoken:	3	Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	3
Epic Shields Constructed:	30	Crystal Wands Charged:	16

Players:	108/900	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
God-Killer Bows Constructed:	5	Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	5
Wizards Turned into Frogs:	1	Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	1
Cursed Scrolls Read:	3	Unicorn Sightings:	1
Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	51	Titan Hearts Harvested:	5
Lost Souls Rescued:	3	Infinite Doors Opened:	2
Cosmic Entities Communed With:	1	Volcanoes Explored:	2
Legendary Items Repaired:	5	Wailing Winds Heard:	4

Players:	101/400	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Haunted Chests Opened:	3	Dragonkin Hatched:	5
Arcane Towers Raised:	4	Astral Orbs Gathered:	13
Heroic Legacies Created:	3	Legendary Heroes Trained:	7
Epic Bosses Defeated:	5	Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	1
Orbs of Power Found:	5	Ancient Ruins Explored:	1
Astral Staffs Crafted:	7	Falling into the Void:	0
Astral Projections Made:	1	Endermen Teleportation Errors:	2

Players:	103/900	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Chimeras Created:	4	Phantom Horses Ridden:	4
Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	13	Starry Nights Enjoyed:	36
Players Killed by Monsters:	3358	Unseen Monsters Slain:	8
Curse of Binding Applied:	4	Hidden Passages Discovered:	6
Blood Moons Survived:	2	Unholy Beasts Tamed:	1
Divine Scrolls Written:	6	Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	3
Mimic Chests Discovered:	2	Forbidden Tomes Read:	4

Players:	110/300	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Horror Stories Survived:	2	Legendary Items Repaired:	5
Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	12	Elemental Forces Harnessed:	9
Ores Mined:	1271	Blood-Forged Axes Created:	9
Curse of Binding Applied:	1	Forbidden Grimoires Read:	6
Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	4	Mystery Villagers Spotted:	3
Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	1	Inverted Worlds Discovered:	0
Cursed Lands Purified:	8	Cosmic Hamsters Found:	2

Players:	92/1000	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Celestial Blades Sharpened:	12	Epic Weapons Forged:	6
Forgotten Legends Remembered:	3	Phoenix Feathers Found:	11
Moonlit Rituals Performed:	5	Celestial Dragons Tamed:	2
Phantom Blocks Placed:	5	Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	1
Crystal Caves Mapped:	9	Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	9
Infinite Doors Opened:	3	Storm Giants Negotiated With:	2
Dimensional Rifts Closed:	0	Enchanted Forests Planted:	6

Players:	106/800	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Phantom Ships Sailed:	3	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	9
Corrupted Chunks Fixed:	3	Towns Built:	4
Cozy Campfires Lit:	9	Duplicated Mobs Battled:	1
Invisible Pathways Walked:	2	Lost Souls Rescued:	3
Celestial Beings Befriended:	3	Animals Bred:	108
Time-Warping Watches Found:	1	Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	5
Secret Passages Found:	7	Dimension Hops:	1

Players:	101/100	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Witch’s Brew Drunk:	20	Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	2
Fabled Crowns Discovered:	9	Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	5
Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	1	Epic Weapons Forged:	5
Gryphons Tamed:	3	Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	0
Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	2	Endless Legions Commanded:	20
Lost Souls Rescued:	2	Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	8
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	1	Eerie Music Discs Played:	4

Players:	108/700	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Endless Legions Commanded:	41	Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	6
Evil Lairs Raided:	7	Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	28
Cozy Campfires Lit:	18	Wizards Turned into Frogs:	1
Heroic Oaths Sworn:	20	Mimic Chests Discovered:	4
Ghost Miner’s Tools Found:	4	Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	2
Glowing Eyes in the Dark:	5	Omnipotent Charms Created:	2
Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	21	Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	6

Players:	100/700	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	1	Crops Grown:	3005
Ancient Ruins Explored:	3	Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	2
Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	2	Bizarre Potions Brewed:	9
Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	0	Mystic Mirrors Unlocked:	1
Nether Portals Gone Wrong:	2	Undead Armies Raised:	5
Whispering Shadows Heard:	4	Astral Amulets Crafted:	21
Warlock Amulets Crafted:	7	Magical Ponies Rescued:	7

Players:	99/1000	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Cozy Campfires Lit:	10	Secret Passages Found:	7
Celestial Dragons Tamed:	2	Lava Oceans Crossed:	2
Heavenly Choirs Heard:	5	Alien Abductions:	2
Dimension Hops:	4	Mythical Creatures Tamed:	1
Paranormal Events Investigated:	1	Haunted Forests Traversed:	2
Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	24	Magical Frogs Kissed:	3
Mythical Quests Completed:	30	Magical Ponies Rescued:	4

Players:	103/100	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	3	Rainbows Spotted:	1
Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	1	Magic Crystals Found:	16
Living Statues Befriended:	1	Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	5
Invisible Pathways Walked:	3	Unique Catgirls Spotted:	2
Haunted Mines Explored:	1	Mystic Runes Engraved:	7
Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	17	Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	6
Infinite Doors Opened:	1	Mythical Quests Completed:	11