Skywars is a gamemode added by Stardue, a Bloxd.io developer. According to Arthur and Stardue on the Discord, this, along with the improved Prison game mode, are both on Bloxd.io and are competing against each other in the game mode vote since both of them are in Limited Time Mode.
On November 20, 2023, Skywars won the vote against Prison and was added as a permanent gamemode two days later. The progress made during the vote is kept.
Game Concept[]
12 players spawn on islands and have three (or two) Chests with random Items in it (Stone Tools and Blocks are guaranteed). Three-Chest maps have two on the surface and one in the basement (Sometimes 1 on surface and 2 underground, depends on maps or spawn island), while two-Chest maps have one on surface and one in the basement. Players must often take apart their islands in order to get Blocks and bridge to other islands. The point is to fight and kill everyone, until only one player is left. After 7 minutes or when there are 2 players left, all players are given Compasses which point to the nearest alive player, to prevent hiders. If a player dies, they lose the game, and the player who killed him or her receives 5 Coins as a reward. The winner gets 20 Coins as a reward.
Coins[]
Coins can be obtained by killing a player (+5 Coins) or winning a match (+20 Coins). 100 Coins can be used to buy a random Kit. If a Kit is already owned, the player will receive a random amount of Gems as an reward. If you have all Kits, it is a great idea to grind for perks!
Gems[]
Gems are used to buy Kits and can only be obtained by purchasing the Mystery Kit, which now has a high probability of giving you Gems. Gems can be used for mini-upgrades (perks) such as "Maniac," "Blacksmith," "Bridger," "Arrowhead," and "Leech." These perks each have their abilities and can help you in battle. Also, you can use Gems to buy Kits, but it is really expensive (you need to buy around 500 Mystery Kits to get enough Gems to buy a rare Kit.). You can equip up to infinite perks at a time, as long as you have bought the level I of the perk. However, you still gain about 2-5 Gems per purchase.
Loot[]
Loot can be found in Chests placed on spawn islands and in the middle islands. The loot in the middle islands is better.Here is a list of different loot you can find:
Spawn islands[]
- Maple Wood Planks in stacks of 16
- Messy Stone in stacks of 16
- Wood/Iron/Gold Armor
- Wood/Stone/Iron Pickaxe/Sword
- Wood/Stone Bow
- Arrows in stacks of 4
- Snowballs in stacks of 8
- Pebbles in stacks of 8
- Fruits
- Bread
- Maple Sapling
- Seeds
Middle Island(s)[]
All of the previous and in addition:
- Diamond Boots/Helmet
- Gold Sword
- Iron Bow
- Stone/Iron Crossbow
- Potions
- Splash Potions
XP[]
The newest addition in the game, this update allows you to earn XP to enchant things.
Trivia[]
- The maps are played in this cycle: Jungle, Food, Cube, Mushroom, Street, Lego, Ice, Castle
- Some of the maps have Diamond Ore, which means that if you get an Iron Pickaxe and Planks, you can craft a Diamond Sword in these maps. Maps that include quick Diamonds to mine are: Crossroads (too rushy, rarely used), Castle, Ice and Mushroom.
- When perks are just introduced, there were only 4 single-tier upgrades.
- When Gems were a new concept, you got around 8-10 Gems per purchase, now you get 2-5.
- The amount of Gems you obtained while purchasing a Mystery Kit is defined by the following process:
- You purchase a Mystery Kit with 100 coins, then the game picks a random Kit for you.
- If you do not have the kit yet, it will be added into your collection!
- If you have the Kit, the game determines the rarity of the Kit, then it give a certain amount of Gems respective to the Kit's rarity.
- 16 Wood Planks are guaranteed in the surface spawn Chest of the Mushroom map.
- Most rare Kits are added in the further potion updates, making them harshly added in Kits, although some do work well to this day. (e.g. Catapult, Frog. They are really competitive in some maps.)
- When Stardue added Newbie Kit, they wanted it to be a competitive Kit that everyone could obtain (common rarity). What they forgot is that they added the Tank Kit in the last update, also being common rarity. The issues with this is: Tank (full Wood Armor) Newbie (full Wood Armour, a Wood Sword and 16 Glass) This made the Tank Kit WORTHLESS. The Troll Kit also has full Wood Armor while having other Items. These 2 Kits made Tank a colossal joke.
- In old Skywars, it was possible to get Moonstone orbs in mid Chests. It was removed after the loot re-balance.
- In old Skywars, you got 10 Coins per kill and 30 per win.
Kits[]
The Kits are permanent perks that a player can obtain by buying a "Mystery Kit" that gives you a random Kit (can be duplicated) or by buying a specific Kit with Gems. You can only equip one Kit at a time. A list of the existing Kits is shown below. If you want more information and how to play them, click here for strategies.
| Kit name | Rarity | Icon | Items given | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | N/A | Nothing | Nothing much about this kit. | |
| Archer | Common | 1 Wood Bow, 20 Arrows | A pretty decent kit for killing people if the user has good aim. | |
| Builder | Common | 16 Maple Wood Planks, 16 Messy Stone | Using this kit, you can instantly rush your neighbors, which prevents them from going to the middle. | |
| Disco | Common | Gold Helmet, Wood Leggings & Boots, 8 Red Glass, 8 Green Glass, 8 Yellow Glass, 8 Blue Glass | A pretty decent kit, while giving a total of 32 blocks. | |
| Energix | Common | 2 Strength Potion II | Can be very useful in PvP due to the damage. Unfortunately, the player only has two potions. | |
| Healer | Common | 2 Apple, 2 Bread, Mushroom Soup | Used to be one of the best kits since there wasn't any cooldown to food. | |
| Lumberjack | Common | Stone Axe, 16 Maple Logs | Can break chests to loot chests quickly. | |
| Miner | Common | Iron Pickaxe, 16 Messy Stone | Not really that good, but still can be good in handy. | |
| Newbie | Common | Full Wood Armor, Wood Sword, 16 Glass | The protection is decent when starting the game, but can be useless when players rush into middle. | |
| Scout | Common | 3 Cracked Coconuts | ||
| Tank | Common | Full Wood Armour | Basically the same thing as the Newbie kit, but does not have blocks, which makes it pretty useless. | |
| Warrior | Common | Iron Sword | Decent for fighting. | |
| Baseballer | Rare | Gold Helmet, 1 Stick, 1 Reinforced Pebble | ||
| Engineer | Rare | 1 Moonstone Explosive, 3 Nets | ||
| Farmer | Rare | Gold Helmet, Stone Hoe, 16 Snowball, 16 Reinforced Pebble | ||
| Frog | Rare | Green Wood Helmet, 2 Jump Potion II | ||
| Ghost | Rare |  | 1 Invisibility Potion | |
| Knight | Rare |  | Iron Helmet, Iron Sword | |
| Pharoh | Rare |  | Gold Helmet, Wood Chestplate & Gauntlets & Leggings, 64 Block of Emerald | |
| Poisoner | Rare | 3 Splash Poison Potion II | ||
| Sniper | Rare | 2 Splash Instant Damage Potion II | ||
| Snowman | Rare | Gold Helmet, Iron Spade, 16 Snowballs | ||
| Catapult | Epic | 1 Splash Knockback Potion, 1 Stick | ||
| Model | Epic | Random wood and iron Armour Pieces (one of each) | ||
| Salmon | Epic | 3 Water Buckets, Wood Helmets & Boots | ||
| Slug | Epic | Green Wood Leggings & Boots, 1 Water Bucket, 2 Splash Slowness Potion | ||
| Troll | Epic |  | 16 Nets, Pumpkin Pie, Pear, Full Wood Armour | |
| Bomber | Legendary |  | 3 Moonstone Explosives + 1 Fireball | |
| Guardian | Legendary |  | 16 Obsidian, 2 Defense Potion, 1 Milk Potion | |
| Wraith | Legendary | 1 Iron Helmet & Gauntlets, 2 Splash Weakness Potion, 2 Splash Instant Damage Potion |
Perks Usages & Strategies[]
Perks can be bought and upgraded with Gems. They give different effects and can sometimes be game-changing. There are three types of perks that can be chosen from: Starting Perk, 1-Kill streak and 3 Kill streak. Each Perk costs 30 Gems, but they can be upgraded using the upgrade the perk perk.
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Map modifiers[]
There has been new map modifiers that changes the gameplay of a match.
Golem Gauntlets[]
Cave Golems can spawn randomly around the map and can kill you.
Overpowered[]
All chests spawn with refilled loot, and the player spawns in with a Iron sword and pickaxe.
Pebble Party[]
Pebbles spawn in all chests, but swords are weaker.
Explosive Frenzy[]
All chests contain explosives or fireballs.
Aura Overload[]
All players spawn in with 100 aura levels.
Food Fight[]
Food spawns in all loot chests.
Map Concepts[]
Maps have two main concepts: Rushy and Classic.
Rushy Maps[]
Rushy Maps include Simple Lego Map (see below) and Cube (chess map). They are really quick maps and you can jump to other's islands. They usually end really fast and Mid islands don't serve that much purpose.
Classic Maps[]
These maps are called "classic" because of the first ever Skywars map "Jungle" or "default". They are divided to three parts: Spawn, Semi Mid and Mid.
Spawn Island[]
Spawn island are usually far from other's and need some time to bridge to. You will have 2 players as your neighbors. There will be 4 "Neighborhoods". Most of the time, you are ought to bridge to other's island first before going to semi mid (You may get backstabbed by not doing this), after defeating the other 2 player in your quarter, you can move to the next section.
Semi Mid[]
After entering this, there will be one Chest that has the loot fairly similar to loot at the actual mid. After getting some loot, you can get to mid. Prepare yourself. You will encounter a big fight.
MID[]
The FINAL war. Only the best players of each quarter will be here. LOTS of Chests with OP loot. You have to be ready to be backstabbed any time. Run around. Kill if you can, FLEE if you can't! Good Luck on the fight.
Maps[]
Skywars Frozen Map (Built by Pigama Party Crew)[]
Really nice map, features a center that almost resembles a snowflake. You start on an island and have to get to the middle.
Keep in mind that there is usually another Chest below your feet. If you have an Iron Pickaxe, You may even be able to mine those Diamonds down there! Also, in some islands you can DIRECTLY JUMP TO MID without bridging (by jumping on the icy Trees)! Beware, though! It is really easy to slip of since the floor is made out of Ice! The other advantage of the map is that you can collect Ice or Ice Bricks to save Blocks(and also for surprise attacking!)
Recommend kits:
- Frog Kit (Jumping)
- Builder/Disco/ Pharoah Kit (Bridging, and also enough hand Blocks)
- Knight Kit (rushing)
- Miner (Mine Blocks)
- Lumberjack (quick Blocks, easy Wood Armor, quickly loot Chests)
- Model (best for any map)
- Bomber (quickly loot quarters in mid)
Recommended perks:
- Leech (always good)
- Rusher (guarantee your shortcut to mid!)
- Maniac (always good)
Skywars Castle Map (Build by Pigiama Party Crew)[]
The Map consists of 3 Huts in each corner of the map. Reach your way to the Tower to bridge into the Castle. It always has a nice view and is really fun to play in a slow paced style.
When Spawning, Loot the 2 Chests on the inside of your hut. Block off your door, and go downstairs. Look in the Chest and mine the Diamonds (There is enough Wood and Stone and Iron for you to start with nothing and end up with Diamonds. Crafting a Diamond Sword is recommended! You could easily kill enemies with this.
Recommended Kits:
- Miner (Guarantees Quick Diamond Sword)
- Lumberjack/Pharaoh (Bridge, rush)
- Model (Always good)
- Frog/Catapult/Bomber (Suspend some quick blocks!)
Recommended Perks:
- Blacksmith (Quickly smelt Ores as this is a slow map so you could get resources.)
- Maniac & Leech (Always good for a fight)
- Inferno (Suspend some quick Blocks!)
- Bridger (You need LOTS of Blocks for this slow map!)
Simple Lego Map (Built by SadClown)[]
Funny Map to play. Map is represented by Legos. Usually the one that finishes very quickly. You start on an individual Brick and hop onto Bricks getting gradually bigger.
There are three cobwebs in the bottom of the brick where you spawn, grab them! They might come in handy! The smart idea on this map is also to get to mid early and climb to the top roof of the mid.
A smart strategy for this map is to build a small bridge to semi-mid, then you could directly jump to mid from there.
Recommended kits:
- Frog Kit (Skip the first bridge to semi-mid, you can jump from semi to mid without Blocks),
- Builder/Disco Kit (Blocks),
- Knight Kit (Rush),
- Archer Kit (Be a jerk and snipe away),
- Engineer/Bomber (quickly get Chest loot in mid),
- Model (good for any map)
Recommended perks:
- Leech (always good)
- Rusher (skip the first jump to semi mid!)
- Maniac (always good)
- Bridger (Even without bridging, you still need lots of Blocks!)
Crossroads (By Unknown)[]
The name of this map's creator was unknown.
Very Quick Map. Map consists of 12 green islands, separated by jumping distance. In the middle is a road with cars on it. Mid has 3 Chests: 2 on each edge (hidden under cars), and one in the back of one of the yellow cars in mid. Most players get eliminated very quickly because of the distance between islands, and make the bold decision to loot their Chests.
Recommended Kits:
- Knight/Warrior Kit, Anything that has a sword. (Rush)
- Ghost (Third party)
- Model (easy Armor, do quickly get a Stone Sword from surface Chest.)
- Newbie (Sword, Blocks, Armor.)
Jungle Theme (By Mavers)[]
Jungle Map with 3 islands in each corner of the map. Featuring two big islands in the middle conjoined by two broken down bridges.
When spawning, You have two Chests to loot on the surface and one Chest that's underground. Two are across from each other, and one is in the secret hatch with a furnace. It is recommended to loot them quickly and bridge/jump to someone else's island. The Trees are tall enough that when on top, you can jump to a person’s island easily. Vines on Trees allow clutches without bridging.
You do need a fair amount of Blocks, though! Grab some on your island, or quickly kill someone for enough Blocks to bridge to mid!
Recommended kits:
- Archer/Farmer/Snowman (for sniping)
- Knight (Quickly kill people near you)
- Miner/Builder/Pharoah (Bridging)
- Frog/Catapult (rush before anyone does!)
- Model (best for any map)
- Poisoner (area control!)
- Lumberjack (loot Chests, quick Blocks, easy Armor)
Mushroom Map (By PartyFinger)[]
A Huge fungi Fananza! Jump from your island to others to slowly get to the middle. Don't fall off the Parkour though! There are 3 islands that connect to one, from there you get to mid.
When spawning, loot the Chest by you and then go downstairs. Get Diamonds and loot the other Chests as fast as possible. People start to attack very quickly. Make sure you're ready to take a hit! You can craft a Diamond Sword. Also, it is guaranteed for the surface spawn island Chest to have 16 Maple Wood Planks.
You don't need Blocks in most cases expect the first bridge in this map, unless bridging to annoy players. All of it is jumping.
Recommended Kits:
- Frog (skip all Blocks! Note that having some could still be nice)
- Knight (quickly destroy miners!)
- Model (quick Armor)
- Troll (really great buffs)
- Newbie (rush, quick Blocks and Armor)
Recommended Perks:
- Maniac/Leech (Always great for any fight)
- Rusher (skip first bridge!)
Big Foods (By JanuaryBoy)[]
Big Foods is a combination of smaller islands building up to a large main center. Hop onto food Blocks and go inside them to find loot! This was one of the first ever maps that was not made by a dev. It was submitted over Discord in a forum. (Great Job January! :)) There is a really cool semi-mid with two Chests!
Screenshots:
When spawning, You have two Chests. One above and two below. It is recommended to bridge over to your foes and kill them, or get to the first semi-mid map that has 2 Chests! Make sure to get to the center. Each array of Melons has 2 Chests. One in each Watermelon block by the ladder. There are also Chest on top of the Pears, don't miss that! Slowly get to mid and be the last one standing! This map has the most Chests at mid island.
Recommended kits:
- Lumberjack (Rush and bridge!)
- Model (Quick Armor)
- Frog (rush before anyone does!)
Recommended Perks:
- Maniac/Leech (Always good for fights)
- Inferno (prepare for a fight at mid by getting some kills at semi-mid!)
Aqueduct[]
Aqueduct is based on a real life structure called and aqueduct, which is desert themed. Walk around the desert temple and find loot in arches and the main temple! The spawn islands consists of 3 chests, The semi-mid, which is connected the the middle by a bridge, has 2 chests. There is also a side mid, where there is an extension from the semi-mid bridges and has 1 chest each. Under the bridge, there is also one chest. At mid, there is a large mountain of iron and diamond ores, and 6 chests! 4 outside the main temple and two inside the temple.
This is a few of the most fast paced maps where all the islands are actually very close to each other.
Overall Tips & Strategies[]
These are some overall tips, not pin-pointing on specific maps or kits.
- Effect Foods are really important. You may kill people that out gear you with them.
- Practicing parkour isn't ethical, but it can sometimes help or even save you life, especially if you are low on Blocks.
- Do NOT use the same kit the whole time. Changing kits could depend on maps, your gaming equipment(such as your mouse or your keyboard) or even your mood.
- PvP is really important in Skywars, so practice PvP on other PvP gamemodes.
- Hiding will NOT work, especially in the addition of compasses. You will eventually be out geared and die.
- Instead of hiding, you can try to rush people that are weaker than you, or just get loot and out gear others.
- When you are in huge fights, always look around. Note that using 3rd person camera is a great idea sometimes.
- When you encounter a great sniper, do random movements such as jumping in random directions. They will not expect where will you step next. Slowly get closer and try to kill them.
- If you found yourself in a serious Bow fight, here is what you should do:
- Prepare a decent amount of Blocks (try to get some)(at least 60)
- Tower up while having a two Block high wall in front of you
- Take advantage in high ground. Try and snipe them, or just slowly bridge towards them and jump. Don't get sniped in the process.
- Bridging methods won't be that controversial. Slow bridging may work too although god bridging (walk-jump, spam blocks) might help.
- Get to mid as quick as possible unless you really need Diamonds in some maps. It has juicy loot and will increase your chances to win!
- Try to identify you enemies' Kit at the really start. You could try to counter them, also think of the map.
- If you have all the Kits, choose the Troll if there are more chests on the spawn island. If there are fewer Chests on the spawn island, choose the Model. Because if there are more Chests, it means there is more advanced Equipment inside...Can replace Troll's Wooden Equipment. And if there are fewer Chests, it means there is less chance of more advanced equipment inside. It is safer to choose the Model.
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