What is Skyblock? #
Skyblock is a building game in Minecraft that challenges players to build and expand a small, floating island, starting with almost nothing and growing your riches. There is no land and no mining or exploring. You have what you create. You can form teams to build islands. Islands earn points and can rise up the rankings.
What is Addstar Skyblock? #
Addstar uses a modified version of the BSkyBlock plugin. This is a single-mode Skyblock game using vanilla minecraft mechanics. Players start on a small island with a few basic supplies, including lava, water, a tree, grass, and sand. Some blocks can be created or crafted naturally. Some are awarded after passing Skyblock Challenges.
How is Skyblock different than Survival? #
In many ways, Skyblock acts like a Survival world. Time passes normally, mobs spawn in the dark (and kill you if you’re careless), long falls hurt, and you can build with only the items you can gather. However in other ways, Skyblock changes the rules.
- You can use Skyblock Challenges to get some items
- You can change the biome on your island
- Guardians can spawn without an Ocean Monument and Wither Skeletons can spawn without a Nether Fortress
- You will have an Overworld, Nether and End Island.
- You can unlock custom cobblestone and basalt generators.
- You can create greenhouses to mimic various biome mechanics.
Skyblock Commands #
| /menu | Opens the skyblock menu GUI, allowing quick access to other skyblock settings and warps. |
| /island create | Create a skyblock island |
| /island reset | Restart your island and remove the old one |
| /island settings | Opens settings GUI to display and change your islands protection and general settings. Permission settings are based on players ranks on your island. |
| /island biomes | Opens the biome change GUI |
| /island biomes set (biome name) | Changes your entire islands biome to the specified biome type. |
| /island biomes set (biome name) CHUNK # | Changes the amount of chunks surrounding the player to the specified biome type. |
| /island biomes set (biome name) RANGE # | Changes the area surrounding the player to the specified biome type in a radius of the block range set. |
| /island challenges, /c | Opens challenges GUI |
| /island level | Calculate your island level |
| /island value | Displays block point values |
| /island generator | Opens the cobblestone generator GUI |
| /island greenhouses | Opens the greenhouses GUI |
| /island setname | Set your island name |
| /island resetname | Removes your island name |
| /island info (player) | Display info about your island or a player’s island |
| /island near | Show the name of neighboring islands around you, if an |
| /island top | Displays a list of the top 10 islands based on Island Level as well as your island level placement. |
| /island warp | Warp to the player’s warp sign. To create an island warp, place a sign with [Welcome] on the top line (Requires Island Level 10). |
| /island warps | Open the warps panel to see available island warps. |
| /island home | Teleport you to your island |
| /island team | Displays your island team info |
| /island team invite (player) | Invite a player to join your island, they cannot join if they have their own island or are part of another island. This will set them to Member rank on the island. |
| /island team accept | Accept an island join invitation |
| /island team reject | Reject an island join invitation |
| /island team leave | Leave your current island team (Your inventory will be reset). |
| /island team kick (player) | Remove a member from your island (Players inventory will be reset). |
| /island team coop (player) | Add someone to the coop rank on your island |
| /island team uncoop (player) | Remove a coop rank from player |
| /island team trust (player) | Give a player trusted rank on your island |
| /island team untrust (player) | Remove trusted player rank from player |
| /island team promote (player) | Promote a Member rank player on your island up to Sub-Owner rank. |
| /island team demote (player) | Demote a Sub-Owner rank player on your island down to Member rank. |
| /island team setowner (player) | Transfer your island ownership to a member |
| /island ban (player) | Ban a player from your island |
| /island unban (player) | Unban a player from your island |
| /island banlist | List players who are banned from your island. |
| /ivon | Turns item drop visuals on |
| /ivoff | Turns item drop visuals off |
Island Ranks #
Island permissions can be set up through the command /is settings. These permissions are based on the ranks that you have set for players on your island. Island ranks include:
- Visitor – For those players who are just looking around your island.
- Coop – For players who have their own islands, but also have the ability to access things on your island, lower level of permissions than Trusted.
- Trusted – For players who have their own islands, but also have the ability to access things on your island, higher level of permissions than Coop.
- Member – Players who share an island.
- Sub-Owner – Members can be promoted to Sub-Owner rank with /is team promote.
- Owner – Automatically set to the island creator, can be changed with /is team setowner.
Skyblock Challenges #
Challenges are how you advance in Skyblock. Some items are impossible to obtain without passing challenges, and passing challenges in order will help you build your island. Currently there are 131 challenges in 11 ranks, plus 5 additional “free” challenges that can be completed and repeated any time. Many challenges are repeatable, however the rewards may be different on repeated turn-ins.
There are four main types of challenges:
- Inventory Challenges: Check for items in the players inventory, usually the item(s) will be removed.
- Island Challenges: Checks for placed blocks or entities in a given radius around the player, be sure that the radius doesn’t go past the islands border.
- Other Challenges: Checks island levels or the players money balance.
- Statistic Challenges: Checks for specific player statistics (see the Statistics button in your Game Menu).
Challenges can be accessed and completed through the challenge GUI /is challenges, or through the command /is challenges complete (challenge name).
Skyblock Levels #
Islands earn points for each block that is placed within the island boundaries. Items in chests or inventories do not give points. The basic block is Cobblestone, which is worth 1 point. Other types of blocks may be worth more. 100 points are needed to make one island level. You can see your island ranking by using the /is level command and you can view the value of each block with /is value.
Skyblock Biomes #
Your island will start off set to Plains biome. Available biomes can be accessed and chosen through the biome GUI /is biomes. New biomes will be unlocked as you level up your island using the /is level command. Other biomes have to be purchased at the cost of certain items. It costs in game Skyblock currency and sometimes items to change biome.
Overworld Biomes #
| Biome Type | Specialty | Requirement | Cost |
| Plains | Sheep, Pig, Chicken, Cow, Donkey, Horse | Default Biome | $100 |
| Desert | No Rain | Island Level 25 | $500 |
| Taiga | Red fox, other rabbit colors | $100 | |
| Swamp | Slime and blue orchid | Island Level 75 | $500 |
| Cold Ocean (Frozen Ocean) | Salmon, Polar Bears | Island Level 20 | $500 20x Ice |
| Beach | Turtle | Island Level 25 | $200 |
| Jungle | Parrots, Ocelot, Panda | Island Level 50 | $200 |
| Deep Ocean | Dolphins, Cod, Squid | $500 10x Cod | |
| Snowy Taiga | Wolf, White Rabbit, White Fox | Island Level 50 | $500 |
| Savanna (Savanna Plateau) | Llama | Island Level 50 | $200 12x Acacia Saplings |
| Warm Ocean | Tropical Fish, Puffer fish | Island Level 10 | $500 10 x Tropical Fish |
| Flower Forest | Various Flowers | Island Level 75 | $500 |
| Lush Caves | Axolotl, Glow squid | Island Level 50 | $500 64x Moss Block |
| Mountain Slopes (Snowy Slopes) | Goat | Island Level 75 | $1000 64x Snow Block |
| Infested Land (Mushroom Fields) | Mushroom Cow | Island Level 100 21 Brown Mushroom | $4000 100 Red Mushroom |
Nether Biomes #
| Biome Type | Specialty | Requirement | Cost |
| Hell (Nether Wastes) | Default Nether Biome | Island Level 250 | $1000 |
| Lost Soul Valley (Soul Sand Valley) | Skeletons and Ghasts | Island Level 250 | $1000 128x Soul Sand |
| Basalt Delta | Magma Cube | Island Level 250 | $1000 128 Basalt |
| Red Forest (Crimson Forest) | Piglins and Hoglins | Island Level 250 64 Netherrack | $1000 3x Crimson Fungus |
| Cyan Forest (Warped Forest) | No hostile mobs spawns here | Island Level 250 64 Netherrack | $1000 3x Warped Fungus |
Custom Generators #
Instead of just a plain old cobblestone generator, you will be able to upgrade your cobble gen to access a variety of different block types and ores. The cobblestone generator type can be chosen through the generator GUI /is generator. In the GUI you can see which generators you have unlocked and what the requirements are to unlock new generator types, as well as an overview of what blocks spawn with each generator.
There are two types of generators, Cobblestone Generators, and Basalt Generators. The custom Basalt Generators only work within Nether Biomes.
Cobblestone Generators #
| Type | Block List | Requirements |
| Starting Generator | Stone, Cobblestone, Gravel, Granite, Diorite, Andesite Treasure: Coal | |
| Coal Generator | Stone, Cobblestone, Gravel, Granite, Diorite, Andesite, Coal Ore Treasure: Iron Nugget | Island Level: 20 Purchase Cost: 500 |
| Iron Generator | Stone, Cobblestone, Gravel, Granite, Diorite, Andesite, Coal Ore, Iron Ore Treasure: Gold Nugget | Island Level: 50 Purchase Cost: 750 |
| Deepslate Generator | Cobbled Deepslate, Deepslate, Tuff, Calcite, Deepslate Copper Ore Treasure: Amethyst Shard | Island Level: 125 Purchase Cost: 1250 |
| Gold Generator | Stone, Cobblestone, Gravel, Granite, Diorite, Andesite, Coal Ore, Iron Ore, Gold Ore Treasure: Lapis Lazuli | Island Level: 150 Purchase Cost: 2000 |
| Lapis Generator | Stone, Cobblestone, Gravel, Coal Ore, Iron Ore, Gold Ore, Lapis Ore Treasure: Redstone Dust | Island Level: 200 Purchase Cost: 3250 |
| Redstone Generator | Stone, Cobblestone, Gravel, Coal Ore, Iron Ore, Gold Ore, Lapis Ore, Redstone Ore Treasure: Emerald | Island Level: 250 Purchase Cost: 5500 |
| Emerald Generator | Stone, Coal Ore, Copper Ore, Iron Ore, Gold Ore, Lapis Ore, Redstone Ore, Emerald Ore Treasure: Diamond | Island Level: 300 Purchase Cost: 10000 |
| Diamond Generator | Stone, Coal Ore, Copper Ore, Iron Ore, Gold Ore, Lapis Ore, Redstone Ore, Emerald Ore, Diamond Ore Treasure: Diamond | Island Level: 400 Purchase Cost: 20000 |
Basalt Generators #
| Type | Block List | Requirements |
| Starting Nether Generator | Basalt, Netherrack, Gravel Treasure: Gold Nugget | |
| Nether Generator | Basalt, Soul Sand, Magma Block, Soul Soil, Glowstone, Nether Quartz Ore, Ancient Debris, Nether Gold Ore, Netherrack, Warped Nylium, Crimson Nylium Treasure: Gold Nugget, Netherite Scrap | Island Level: 100 Purchase Cost: 2500 |
Greenhouses #
Greenhouses enable players to build their own compact biomes complete with weather, mob spawning, unique plant growth, and even block conversions! Available greenhouses can be accessed and chosen through the greenhouse GUI /is greenhouses.
Greenhouses are made out of glass and must contain the blocks found in the Biome Recipe to be valid. Once built, the greenhouse can be used to grow plants with bonemeal, and it may spawn biome-specific mobs. If you include a hopper with water in it, snow will form inside cold biome greenhouse when it rains. If you put bonemeal in the hopper, biome-specific plants will grow. Some blocks can also be converted to other block types over time, often if they are placed next to a specific block.
To be a functional greenhouse the walls and ceiling must be made out of glass blocks (any colour will work, as well as glowstone blocks). The greenhouse can have a maximum of 4 doors or trapdoors (note – trapdoors can only be placed in the ceiling), and replacing one of the glass blocks with a hopper is necessary for automated plant growth and snow.
| Greenhouse Type | Required Blocks | Grows (With Bonemeal) | Spawns | Block Conversons |
| Beach | 1x Sand Water: 50% | Dead Bush, Turtle Egg | Cod | |
| Snowy Beach | 1x Sand Water: 50% Ice: 10% | Salmon | ||
| Three Wolf Moon Forest | 3x Grass Block 3x Spruce Log 3x Spruce Leaves Ice: 10% | Tall Grass, Sweet Berry Bush | Wolf | |
| Cold Taiga Forest | 3x Grass Block 3x Spruce Log 3x Spruce Leaves Ice: 10% | Tall Grass, Sweet Berry Bush | Rabbit | |
| Desert | 1x Sand Water: 0% Ice: 0% | Dead Bush, Cactus | Camel, Husk | Dirt > Sand (next to Sand) Coarse Dirt > Gravel (next to Sand) |
| Flowery Forest | 4x Grass Block 3x Oak Log 4x Oak Leaves | Pink Tulip, Orange Tulip, White Tulip, Red Tulip, Lilac, Peony, Lily of the valley, Sunflower, Tall Grass | ||
| Nether | 1x Netherrack Water: 0% Lava: 21% Ice: 0% | Nether Wart (on Soul Sand) | Zombified Piglin, Piglin, Enderman, Strider | |
| Soul Sand Valley | 10x Soul Sand Water: 0% Lava: 0% Ice: 0% | Nether Wart | Skeleton | Netherrack > Soul Sand or Soul Soil (next to Soul Sand) |
| Crimson Forest | 1x Crimson Nylium 1x Netherrack Water: 0% Lava: 10% Ice: 0% | Crimson Fungus, Crimson Roots | Zombified Piglin, Piglin, Hoglin | |
| Warped Forest | 1x Warped Nylium 1x Netherrack Water: 0% Lava: 10% Ice: 0% | Warped Fungus, Warped Roots | Strider, Enderman | |
| Nether Fortress | 22x Nether Bricks 4x Red Nether Bricks Water: 0% Lava: 20% Ice: 0% | Strider, Wither Skeleton, Blaze, Skeleton | ||
| Jungle | 4x Grass Block 3x Jungle Log 4x Jungle Leaves | Dandelion, Melon, Rose Bush, Fern, Tall Grass, Cocoa (on the sides of jungle logs) | Parrot (on Jungle Leaves) | |
| Mushroom Fields | 2x Mycelium Water: 30% | Brown Mushroom, Red Mushroom | Mooshroom | |
| Ocean | Water: 95% | Kelp (on Sand) | Squid (Must have at least 1 air block to spawn) | |
| Warm Ocean | Water: 95% | Sea Pickle (on Sand), Coral Fans (on corresponding Coral Blocks) | Pufferfish, Tropical Fish | Diorite > Coral Blocks |
| Glacier | 12x Ice 4x Packed Ice Water: 10% | Polar Bear | Water > Ice (next to Ice) Ice > Packed Ice (next to Ice) | |
| Ocean Monument | 18x Prismarine | Guardian, Elder Guardian | ||
| Horse Plains | 3x Grass Block | Tall Grass, Cornflower, Poppy | Horse | |
| Clay River | 1x Sand Water: 50% | Dirt > Clay (next to Water) | ||
| Savanna Plateau | 4x Grass Block 3x Acacia Log 4x Acacia Leaves | Tall Grass | Llama | |
| Slimy Swamp | 4x Grass Block 3x Oak Log 4x Oak Leaves Water: 50% | Red Mushroom, Brown Mushroom, Blue Orchid, Lily Pad | Slime, Witch | |
| Mangrove Swamp | 12x Mud Water: 50% | Mangrove Propagule (on Grass Block), Lily Pad | Frog | Dirt > Mud (next to Water) |
| Drippy Drops | 8x Stone 8x Clay Water: 25% | Skeleton, Glow Squid | Clay > Dripstone Block (next to Water) Stone > Copper Ore (next to Stone) | |
| Lush Cave | 4x Clay Water: 50% | Small Dripleaf, Big Dripleaf, Spore Blossom (below Moss Blocks), Azalea (on Rooted Dirt) | Axolotl, Tropical Fish | Grass Block > Moss Block (next to Clay) |
| Cherry Grove | 12x Grass Block 1x Spore Blossom | Cherry Sapling, Moss Carpet (on Moss block), Pink Petals | Dirt > Rooted Dirt (next to Moss Block) | |
| Snowy Slopes | 8x Snow Block | Goat | Snow > Powdered Snow | |
| Badlands Mesa | 6x Red Sand 8x Terracotta | Dead Bush, Cactus | Cave Spider | Sand > Red Sand (next to Red Sand) Granite > Terracotta (next to Terracotta) Terracotta > Coloured Terrcotta (next to Terracotta) |
| Bamboo Jungle | 12x Podzol | Bamboo | Panda (on Grass Block) | |
| Deep Dark | 8x Sculk | Sculk Catalyst, Sculks Sensor, Sculk Shrieker | Warden (on Sculk Shrieker) | Obsidian >Sculk (next to Sculk) |
| The End | 3x Purpur Block 12x End Stone | Chorus Flower | Enderman, Shulker | Basalt >End Stone (next to End Stone) |
Market #
Skyblock has a Market World for players to set up their own player shops at /market. Buy items from other player’s shops, or sell your own items by purchasing a plot and setting up QuickShops using chests. Plots cost $5,000 to claim and each QuickShop chest costs $50 to create or change.
The quickest way to look for items to purchase is to use /ms find (item). Then click on the shop owners name in the chat list to teleport directly to the shop location.
Players can use /fly while in the Market World, however you will have to bring your own building materials and shop supplies from your Skyblock Island in order to set up and stock your market.
See more information on the Player Market Wiki page.
Bonus & Rewards #
Looking for some quick cash in Skyblock? Visit the /bonus room each day to collect Free money, XP and Food. Also collect your rewards 7 days in a row for a huge cash bonus!
You can earn Reward Keys around the server and use them to redeem special rewards. There are five different levels of keys. each level increases the value of the reward! Stone, Iron, Gold, Diamond, Emerald. To redeem rewards type /rewards