September 4th, 2026
game update
bedwars

Howdy partner! It's time to saddle up, a brand new BedWars season is rollin' into town!
BedWars: Season 5 is here! Get ready to ride into rip-roarin' new gameplay, with a whole arsenal of new items, and new frontiers to explore!
This is the technical changelog for this update; be sure to also check out the blog post!
Added Dynamite: Throwable sticks of dynamite that stick to blocks, detonated remotely using the Detonator
Added Minecart: A rideable minecart that lays track to cross gaps, acting as a mobile bridge
Added Rocket Boots: Allows the player to double jump, dealing self-damage and triggering a longer cooldown on use
Added Lasso: A throwable rope that temporarily traps a player in place on impact
Added Potion Orb of Antidote: A throwable version of the antidote potion that removes negative effects from yourself, or strips positive effects from an enemy player when thrown
Added Spring: A placeable device that launches any player who steps on it into the air
Unvaulted Knockback Dory
Vaulted Jetpack
Vaulted Island Turret
Vaulted Decoy Player
Added Houdini: Halves the time you and your teammates are caught in lassos
Added Dead Man's Hand: Places a boombox on death
Added Bounties to Solos, Duos, and Squads:
When a player gets 2 final kills, a bounty will be placed on them. Killing a player with a bounty awards 25XP, as well as 16 diamonds and 8 emeralds.
Bounties last for 4 minutes. If a player survives a bounty, they are awarded 15XP.
Added Kill Assists statistic
Added a new themed BedWars microhub and lobby
Added ‘No Fill’ toggle to the Experience category of the /settings menu (toggled on by default)
When the owner of a three-player party has no-fill enabled, a fourth teammate will not be assigned when queueing for BedWars: Squads
Added new cosmetics to the Item Merchant
Added Prestige II
Prestige I Level 100 players can now interact with the Prestige Console in the microhub to prestige
Added 14 new season challenges
The Island Storm team upgrade now deactivates once the team’s bed is broken
The effect of golden apples is decreased after eating more than ten
Modified XP values:
Win: 40XP → 50XP
Breaking a bed: 15XP → 20XP
Kill Assist (NEW): 1XP
Solo - Canyon
Duos - Lumbermill
Squads - Railway
Players who didn't complete Season 4 Ticket challenges that required now-vaulted items will automatically receive those cosmetics in the coming days.
All players who played BedWars during Season 4 will receive an exclusive hub title, displaying their final placement on the Season 4 leaderboard. These hub titles will be awarded over the next few weeks. You can view the season leaderboards on our website.
As always, we’ll be releasing balance updates with refinements inspired by your feedback.