MINEPLAY

Player guides

Help with joining the server, protecting your builds with Lands, Mob Arena and custom mechanics.

All guides

12 guides available
Getting started

Joining Mineplay on Java or Bedrock

Join from Java or Bedrock, get your bearings and find the right place for help.

3 min read
Mob Arena

How to play Mob Arena

Join a match, choose your equipment and learn how Mineplay’s waves, mobs and team records work.

6 min read
Lands

Lands: claim and manage your base

Create a land, invite friends, protect shared builds and keep enough money aside for claims, upkeep and taxes.

7 min read
Mob Arena

Mob Arena rewards and payout limits

How the prize pot is split, what you need to earn a reward and how Mineplay’s cooldown and payout limits apply.

6 min read
Mob Arena

Find your matches and player record

Search for a player, follow their history and open the match report behind a result.

3 min read
Custom mechanics

The Ender Dragon rework

Dragon health, damage changes, shared XP and the one-hour respawn cooldown.

3 min read
Custom mechanics

Headshots and the arrow damage bonus

Which targets take headshots, how the 50% damage bonus works and what the hit feedback means.

3 min read
Community

World map, Discord and getting help

Find the server map, join our Discord and get help with a connection, command or arena result.

2 min read
Custom mechanics

Bounties and player heads

Browse the bounty board, place a funded bounty and learn how PvP kills award bounty money and player heads.

3 min read
Custom mechanics

Nicknames, chat colours and mentions

Set your nickname, customise your join and leave messages, and turn mention sounds on or off.

3 min read
Custom mechanics

Speed Typer chat game

Watch for the chat prompt, type the word first and win the round's cash prize.

2 min read
Custom mechanics

Russian roulette: costs and outcomes

What the optional Minecraft chance game does, including its cash requirement and the risk of your character dying.

2 min read