September 4th, 2026

game update

bedwars

BedWars: Season 5

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!

Changelog

Purchasable Items

  • 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

Team Upgrades

  • Added Houdini: Halves the time you and your teammates are caught in lassos

  • Added Dead Man's Hand: Places a boombox on death

Changes

  • 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

Balancing Changes

  • 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

New Maps

  • 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.