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The hub

The skyblock spawn hub: the pit, the casino, the treasure chests, the leaderboards, every NPC and the bridges to the mob pits. A full tour of the plaza.

The SkyBlock spawn is a round platform floating in the middle of the archipelago. A wide paved plaza, a pit of ores at its heart, a stone dragon with red wings perched on the arrival arch, and two bridges hung from giant chains running out to the fighting islands. This is the crossroads of the server: you come here to mine, gamble, fight, buy keys and see your name up on the screens.

Getting there

  • Type /spawn from anywhere, or click Spawn in the My Island menu (your quick actions key, or the pause screen). See the Astrolabe.
  • Out of combat, you leave instantly. From a PvP zone, a short countdown starts: don’t move and don’t take a hit, or it’s cancelled.
  • Fell into the void? No death, no loss: you’re simply put back on the arrival terrace.
  • At the spawn, your hunger never drops. Run, jump and sprint as much as you like.

A tour of the plaza

You arrive in the south, on the terrace, facing the pit. From there, everything reads at a glance.

  • South, the arrival. The ivy arch and its rune portal, the stone dragon perched on top. At the top of the steps, two NPCs wait for you: the Guide and the Season ranks.
  • In the middle, the pit. A chunk of vanilla world that keeps renewing itself. Its golden plaque tells you when it regenerates. Everything about the spawn pit.
  • West, gold and games. The treasury: three chests resting on their beacons, with the Key Seller at the end of the row (the treasure chests). Further south, the casino under its crimson canopy, with the Croupier next to it for the gamble.
  • East, glory and trade. The pantheon of leaderboards, its screens and the Podium of Legends. Further south, the Shop merchant and the Seller, among their barrels.
  • North, the departures. The Colosseum for the PvP warp, the dwarf of the Dragon Mine and the Dimensions NPC.
  • West and east, the bridges. They lead to the two spawn mob pits: the desert island to the west, the snow island to the east.

All around float islands you can’t reach: a jungle and its waterfall, a cherry grove, giant mushrooms, a mesa. Giant chains moor them to the hub. Pure scenery, and what scenery.

The spawn NPCs

A plaque above each head tells you who they are. One click is all it takes.

  • Guide: opens the in-game guide, to learn how to earn, what to farm and where to go.
  • Season ranks: opens the season’s ranks (/grades), bought with Rinacoins.
  • Shop: the merchant opens the shop (/shop) to buy and sell.
  • Seller: opens the selling window (/sell). Drop your items in, close it, you’re paid.
  • Key Seller: keys for the treasure chests, paid in Riozs.
  • Croupier: opens the gamble (/gamble).
  • Colosseum: takes you to the PvP warp and tells you when the next bosses arrive.
  • Dragon Mine: the red-bearded dwarf opens the Dragon Mine (/mine).
  • Dimensions: the Nether and the End side by side. Each one only opens while your access is running.

What you can do here

  • Mine the pit: it’s the shared block source of the whole server. Everything you break goes straight into your inventory.
  • Open the Nether by breaking a block at the very bottom of the pit.
  • Hunt in the mob pits: every player gets their own mobs there.
  • Play your tokens at the casino, bet at the Croupier.
  • Aim for the podium: your island on the pantheon screens, your statue on the Podium of Legends.
  • Join the pit events and the micro-events that set the pace of the day.

Nothing can be placed at the spawn, and you only break blocks inside the pit. No griefing, no surprises.

Tip: follow the Explorer’s Logbook. Its spawn tour walks you past every useful spot in the right order, and it even slips you your first casino token. The GPS draws the path to the next stop.

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