Double XP has been enabled in all SkyWars modes!

All SkyWars games will award double XP until Tuesday, September 3rd at midday (UTC).

It's time for another update, this time for SkyWars! This update brings 25 new levels and a brand-new Duos map!

New Map

Look out for Atomic, the newest map in the SkyWars: Duos roster!

Unlocks & Cosmetics

This update introduces 25 levels, bringing the total level 100. As always, with each level you reach, you'll unique new unlockable cosmetics.

Kill Effects

• Soul Bringer
• You Died!

Projectile Trails

• Bubbles
• Bees
• Music Notes
• Souls

Spawn Vehicles

• Lily Pad
• Runic Ritual
• Pantheon

Death Crates

• Ancient Vase
• Beastly Chest
• Bank Heist
• Deep Dark Chest

Player Flags

• Cherry Tree
• Boba Cafe
• Angelic Wings
• Castle in the Clouds

Avatars

• Pantheon
• Mimic
• Gladiator Creeper

Stat Track Hub Titles (NEW):

• Kills
• Victories

Costume

• Gladiator Creeper

Developer note: After reviewing community feedback, we have decided not to enable prestige with this level update, and will instead enable it in a future update, to give players time to reach level 100.

A balancing patch for SkyWars: Classic is now being deployed to all regions.

Thank you to everybody who left feedback, it has been very helpful!

Changes

• Instant TNT can now be pushed/launched by other TNT
• Reduced Instant TNT placement cooldown from 1 second to half a second
• Increased warmup time from 10 seconds to 20 seconds
• Reduced the chances of potions spawning in chests
• Reduced the chances of chainmail boots spawning (slightly increasing the chances of other armor spawning)
• Reduced the number of arrows
• Opening a vault will now grant 10XP

New Feature

• Vanilla Projectiles are now enabled in SkyWars: Classic

This is the first balancing patch for SkyWars: Classic. We will continue to review your feedback and make further changes where necessary. If you have any feedback on the changes in this balancing patch, be sure to join our Discord server.

Our newest mode blends the classic SkyWars gameplay you love with exciting new items and features that keep the action fresh! 

Be sure to check out our blog post for everything you need to know about this new mode!

A new update is deploying to SkyWars on all regions. This update adds weekly items and four brand new maps!

For the full information please read our official news post.

Weekly Items

• Added weekly items
• New items are chosen every friday
• Currently weekly items can be viewed using the book during the game lobby
• SkyWars: Kits does not currently have weekly items enabled, but may do in the future

Developer note: We'll keep the weekly items a secret for now! Once they have all been revealed in-game, we will update our support website with more detailed information.

New Maps

• Solo: Lush
• Solo: Pinecone Point
• Duos: Boulevard
• Mega: Obelisk

We hope you enjoy this update! If you have any feedback, feel free to let us know on our Discord.

A new SkyWars version is being deployed to all regions. This update adds a custom server option to enable a new projectile physics experiment.

Developer Note

Our projectile physics have always felt a little off. This update brings our projectiles more in line with vanilla Minecraft.

This should make projectiles feel a lot better, including removing the weird arc that Hive projectiles have when shooting upward.

We want your thoughts on these changes, so we have made this a custom server option. Anyone who plays a game with this setting enabled will be sent a Mailbot survey. So, please let us know your thoughts via that survey or on our Discord.

These changes do not indicate future changes; we only want to gauge the community's feelings/feedback surrounding projectiles.

Skywars is the first game to get its own microhub, Sky Royale LTM is back, and 7 new Skywars maps are rolling out!

Skywars Microhub

The new Skywars microhub is the new home for all things Skywars! It's a place to access your in-game locker, create custom servers, and check out other players' stats. It's also a great place to meet other Skywars players.

Look out for more features coming to microhubs in a future update. Be sure to let us know what you'd like to see, by leaving a suggestion on our forums.

To enter the microhub, simply click on the Skywars NPC in the hub!

New Maps

Solo

• Grove
• Europa
• Turmoil

Duos

• Burgundy
• Sanctuary

Squads / Trios

• Amsterdam
• Flourish

Sky Royale Returns

By popular demand, and for a limited time, Sky Royale LTM is back!

In this fast-paced 40-player mode, you'll need to quickly gather resources and get ready to fight! Make sure to head to the middle of the map before the outer islands explode...

Today we've released SkyWars: Kits Duos, and the first of our brand new collector bundles: the SkyWars Collectors Bundle.

SkyWars Collectors Bundle

Introducing the SkyWars Collectors Bundle, the first of our brand new collector bundles!

Purchasing the SkyWars Collectors Bundle will grant you access to the following 12 exclusive cosmetics:

• Dark Magma Death Crate
• Golden Pegasus Death Crate
• Pirate Tavern Island Flag
• Daisy Island Flag
• Sunflower Island Flag
• Confetti Kill Effect
• Hearts Kill Effect
• Flower Power Projectile Trail
• GG Projectile Trail
• Hoverbike Spawn Vehicle
• Pegasus Spawn Vehicle
• The Collector Hub Title

Check it out: https://mcstore.io/the-hive/skywars-collectors-bundle

We plan to release collectors bundles for more of our games in the near future, be sure to let us know which games you'd like to see a collectors bundle for next!

SkyWars: Kits Duos

SkyWars: Kits Duos is now available to play!

You can access it by using the game selector, or by typing /queue SKY-KITS-DUOS in chat.

Thanks to your feedback, we're continuing to update SkyWars: Kits. Today's update sees a slight rework to the trapper kit and a few other changes.

Trapper

• Invisibility spell now removes armor while being used. When the spell expires, armor is automatically re-equipped. If armor was equipped during invisibility, the armor that provides the least defense will be added to your inventory.
• Invisibility now creates a particle trail at your feet while active.
• Spell of Invisibility now regenerates 20 seconds after last use.
• Reverted Diamond Shovel back to Golden Shovel, with plans to add unbreaking in the near future.
• Trappers now start with a Diamond Pickaxe.

Developer note: We heard that trapper was slightly too underpowered. We hope these changes help. We understand this could result in an over-correction and we will be monitoring feedback closely. We understand this might make the builder kit less valuable, however, we're planning to add some new perks to the builder kit - including a block breaker boombox.

Panik

• The critical health perk now only plays a sound to the affected player.

Developer note: We heard that the sound/perk is giving away too much information to nearby players. This meant nearby players knew you were on critical health and would then chase the kill. We're hoping this balances that slightly and will continue to tweak if needed.

Keep the feedback coming, SkyWars Kits is a living game and will be updated regularly.

Thank you for all the great feedback on SkyWars: Kits so far. We will continue updating this new type as time goes on.

Builder:

• Now spawns with a Diamond Pickaxe.

Void Walker:

• Removed Ender Pearl on spawn.

Trapper:

• Receives a new Invisibility Book 15 seconds after using the last one. This does not stack (you can only have 1 book at a time).
• The golden shovel has been replaced by a diamond "Elite" shovel.

Panik:

• Added in-game messages when the Shield is activated and when it expires.

General bug fixes:

• Invisibility Books no longer spawn in chests.
• You can no longer (attempt to) use a Bridge Builder during warmup