The MystiKraft player handbook

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Welcome to the MystiKraft Handbook

Connected Worlds. Shared Stories. Join: Java and Bedrock players use play.mystikraft.com. Bedrock uses port 19132. Java uses its normal server port. C…

Community guidance

Help, feedback and confusing results

Use help for ordinary questions and tickets for reports, appeals, private details or account problems. Read rules and announcements for community guid…

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How gameplay changes reach this handbook

This handbook describes the currently published player experience. The website and Discord use the same reviewed articles. Game menus show your curren…

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Menus, markets and nearby crates

Available after the 19 September update. Find the right screen In Survival, /menu opens the main menu, /story opens story objectives and /handbook ope…

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Nicknames, chat colors and styles

Available after the 19 September update. Recognize players by nickname Supported player-target commands and their suggestions accept approved nickname…

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Claim expansion and renewal costs

Available after the 19 September update — Survival. Expand land you own Open /claim, choose your residence and area, and adjust its bounds. Review the…

Community guidance

Command help, reports and the text filter

Quick help for any command Type ? after a command to see its help, for example /claim ?. It lists only the options you are allowed to use, 8 lines per…

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Music: radio, genres and the custom soundtrack

Type /music on any realm to open your music menu. Get the songs: the music pack (Java) Our songs are recordings and need the free music pack. On Java,…

Balance and formulas

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Skill levels: the current XP curve

Survival has seven active skills: Mining, Woodcutting, Farming, Fishing, Hunting, Smithing and Exploration. Cooking has been removed from active progr…

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Why we balance gameplay

We want new and experienced players to make useful progress. Better tools should remain useful, and trade should help people build together. A formula…

Historical / retired

Historical: Earlier progression: activity units and XP

Historical snapshot from 6 September 2026. These are not today's settings. Cooking is retired. Read “Skill levels: the current XP curve” for current g…

Historical / retired

Historical: Current skill baselines and perk bonuses

Historical snapshot from 6 September 2026. These are not today's settings. Cooking is retired. Read “Skill levels: the current XP curve” for current g…

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How your skill XP is earned

Do a qualifying action for the skill you want to train. Open /skills, choose that skill, and read its training cards. The action has a configured base…

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Worked examples: XP and prices

Skill curve: level 50 requires 25,000 total XP. Level 99 requires 100,000. Those are cumulative totals, not the XP cost of one action. XP bonus exampl…

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Progress at your own pace

The skill curve measures XP, not hours spent connected. Different activities and tools change how quickly you progress. Old 24-hour mastery and later-…

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When activity does not count

Read the skill's training card before repeating an action that earns no XP. Placed Mining blocks, immature crops, excluded creatures and repeated expl…

Seven skills

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What trains the seven skills

• Mining: mine qualifying natural stone and ores. Replacing blocks does not make fresh Mining XP. • Woodcutting: chop supported natural or grown trees…

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Mining training

Starting out Gather natural stone for your first build. Compare stone and ore progress in Statistics. Bring torches and an appropriate pickaxe. Buildi…

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Woodcutting training

Starting out Gather growing trees and keep saplings to replant. Logs and wood count; planks and leaves do not. Placed logs cannot be repeatedly mined …

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Farming training

Starting out Start with supported crops such as wheat or carrots. Wait for full growth before harvesting. Planting or feeding animals does not award t…

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Fishing training

Starting out Use a rod in water and reel in successful catches. Missed casts and hooked entities do not count. Check Fishing after a few catches. Buil…

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Hunting training

Starting out Start with counted monsters you can handle. Bring food and usable equipment. Spawner and spawn-egg mobs do not train Hunting. Building yo…

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Smithing training

Starting out Smelt useful ingots or other supported outputs. Open When You Earn XP to see how furnace work counts. Ordinary crafting and anvil repairs…

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Exploration training

Starting out Open How to Earn XP and check which travel counts. Bring food and use landmarks to keep your bearings. Check the allowed travel modes bef…

Economy and trade

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Earn Larks through funded work and trade

Survival uses Larks. Earn them through funded quest rewards, daily tasks, skill milestones, chat games and trade. • /story shows story objectives. • /…

Community guidance

Resource Exchange: resources, prices and limits

Open /market exchange in Survival, or choose Resource Exchange from /market. Buy and sell Buy is the Larks you pay for the displayed quantity. Sell is…

Community guidance

Player Market: selling and requesting items

Open /market player in Survival. Sell items you own Choose Sell items, select an item and quantity, then enter the total price. Review the exact item,…

Crates and keys

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Crates: keys and useful rewards

Crates are enabled in Survival. Open /keys or /crates keys to see your keys, earning options and history. Use the matching bound crate to open a rewar…

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Keys: daily reset, limits and saved ownership

Daily time and ordinary daily claims reset at 00:00 UTC. Weeks start Monday 00:00 UTC. The six daily tiers use cumulative movement time within the sam…

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Daily keys: movement time and welcome supplies

Move to earn time. The daily timer checks real movement with directional input. Standing still, chat, menus and offline time do not count. Command fli…

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Emerald keys: exchanges and available deliveries

The current resource exchanges offer one Emerald key for either: • 32 raw copper + 8 raw iron, or • 128 sugar cane + 128 kelp. The exchange limit is o…

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Diamond keys: price and weekly limits

One Diamond key currently costs 500 Larks, with up to three purchases per UTC week and a four-key bank cap. Read and confirm the live price before pay…

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Crate rarity odds

Current chances, in order Common / Uncommon / Rare / Epic / Legendary / Mythic: 15m 70 / 20 / 8 / 1.5 / 0.4 / 0.1 30m 65 / 23 / 9 / 2.3 / 0.5 / 0.2 1h…

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The current 48 supply bundles

The current catalog has eight reward themes: Mining, Woodcutting, Farming, Fishing, Combat, Crafting, Exploration and Protection. Each theme has one b…

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Reward score and the current supply pool

Reward score is a measure of your current skill progress. It is separate from key ownership, rarity and the daily movement timer. The older guide desc…

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Full mastery and saved crate choices

Full mastery means reaching level 99 in all seven active skills. Ordinary supply rewards are available before full mastery, including every rarity. Wh…

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Common crate rewards

These are the current complete common bundles. An ordinary opening gives one bundle. • Mining: Torch ×16, Ladder ×8. • Woodcutting: Oak Sapling ×4, Sp…

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Uncommon crate rewards

These are the current complete uncommon bundles. An ordinary opening gives one bundle. • Mining: Iron Pickaxe ×1, Torch ×16. • Woodcutting: Iron Axe ×…

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Rare crate rewards

These are the current complete rare bundles. An ordinary opening gives one bundle. • Mining: Iron Pickaxe ×1 (Efficiency I), Coal ×8. • Woodcutting: I…

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Epic crate rewards

These are the current complete epic bundles. An ordinary opening gives one bundle. • Mining: Diamond Pickaxe ×1. • Woodcutting: Diamond Axe ×1. • Farm…

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Legendary crate rewards

These are the current complete legendary bundles. An ordinary opening gives one bundle. • Mining: Diamond Pickaxe ×1 (Efficiency II, Unbreaking I). • …

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Mythic crate rewards

These are the current complete mythic bundles. An ordinary opening gives one bundle. • Mining: Diamond Pickaxe ×1 (Efficiency II, Unbreaking II, Fortu…

Prestige and permanent rewards

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Skill prestige: optional restarts and rewards

Restart one skill, if you want to At level 99, open /prestige or Skills → a skill → Skill Rewards. Preview an optional restart of that skill to level …

Historical / retired

Historical: Prestige XP upgrades

Earlier design — not the current skill restart. The available system restarts one skill through /prestige; see “Skill prestige: optional restarts and …

Historical / retired

Historical: Prestige vault

Earlier design — not the current skill restart. The available system restarts one skill through /prestige; see “Skill prestige: optional restarts and …

Historical / retired

Historical: Saved equipment layouts

Earlier design — not the current skill restart. The available system restarts one skill through /prestige; see “Skill prestige: optional restarts and …

Historical / retired

Historical: Prestige circuits and portable kits

Earlier design — not the current skill restart. The available system restarts one skill through /prestige; see “Skill prestige: optional restarts and …

Survival essentials

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Arrival

Find your next step Open /story to start or continue your Survival story. Each quest lists what you still need to do. You can also build and train ind…

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First Resources

Gather outside protected town Find land where gathering is allowed. Mining uses qualifying natural blocks; placed blocks do not award fresh Mining XP.…

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Claim a Home

Choose land and preview it Find unclaimed land outside protected town. Open /claim for adjustable controls, an outline and a price. Width, length, Up …

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Lock Your Storage

New chests lock privately Place a supported chest and look for the private-lock message. Supported barrels and other containers can also lock on place…

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Choose a Skill

Choose a useful skill Mining and Woodcutting help with building. Farming helps with food. You can train all seven skills; this is not a permanent clas…

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Your First Routine

Daily tasks Open /contracts for today's three skill tasks. Tasks rotate, so you do not get the same skills two days in a row. Read each target and rew…

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Four Progress Measures

Skill XP XP raises each of the seven skills toward level 99. Read the current bar and training card for what remains. Tool upgrades Current tier level…

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Reading Pace

Estimated Work The work estimate compares different ways to earn XP. For Mining, the estimate uses stone as a guide. Other blocks can give different a…

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Perks and Slots

Buy, then turn on Each skill has nine purchasable perks. A perk shows its required level, price and effect. Buying unlocks it; turning it on uses an a…

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Choose a Trade Route

Resource Exchange Open /market exchange to buy or sell 28 supported resources. The town supplies stock and player sales help restock it. Read the amou…

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Compare a Price

Example Price Example only: 16 items cost 80 Larks. That is 5 Larks each, plus any fees. Compare the price for one item, too. Before You Pay Check wha…

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Selling Safely

Keep what you need Set aside food, build materials and upgrade items before selling. Check fees separately from the amount you receive. Read the refus…

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Daily Task Routine

Read Today's Tasks Open Daily Tasks to see the tasks you can do now. Check your own menu; another player may have different tasks. Tasks rotate, so yo…

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Count What Remains

Count what remains If a task needs 64 logs and shows 48 done, you need 16 more counted logs. Your own card supplies the actual target. Items and actio…

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No Skill XP?

Check the Action Read How to Earn XP for that skill. Placed blocks, young crops, and some mobs do not count. Making food does not award skill XP. Chec…

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Furnace or Travel Stuck?

Smithing output Read Smithing's current training and timing cards. Only supported, attributable work counts. Taking old output, transferring items or …

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Cannot Buy or Activate?

Skill bonus Meet the level and price, buy the bonus, then turn it on in an open slot. Reaching the level alone does not activate it. Slots currently o…

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Lost Tool or Missing Step?

Replace a lost tool Open the current tool tier's recovery card. Review its Larks and item costs before confirming. A replacement invalidates the older…

Historical / retired

Town Restoration: retired guide

Town Restoration donations and their story requirements have been removed. You no longer need donation points to continue the story. Earned rewards an…

Historical / retired

Town Restoration: retired examples

Town Restoration donations and their story requirements have been removed. You no longer need donation points to continue the story. Earned rewards an…

Perk reference

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Mining perks 1–2

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Delver's Rhythm …

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Mining perks 3–4

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Tempered Grip Us…

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Mining perks 5–6

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Safe Descent Thi…

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Mining perks 7–8

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Deep Focus This …

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Mining perk 9

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Rootlight Sense …

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Woodcutting perks 1–2

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Feller's Rhythm …

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Woodcutting perks 3–4

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Bountiful Bough …

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Woodcutting perks 5–6

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Forest Step This…

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Woodcutting perks 7–8

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Green Reserve Th…

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Woodcutting perk 9

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Ancient Grove Th…

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Farming perks 1–2

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Green Thumb Keep…

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Farming perks 3–4

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Seedkeeper Use w…

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Farming perks 5–6

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Sunwise This bon…

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Farming perks 7–8

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Rich Soil This b…

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Farming perk 9

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Golden Yield Thi…

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Fishing perks 1–2

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Patient Line Thi…

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Fishing perks 3–4

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Treasure Sense U…

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Fishing perks 5–6

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Angler's Rest Th…

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Fishing perks 7–8

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Deepwater Line T…

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Fishing perk 9

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Golden Current T…

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Hunting perks 1–2

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Slayer Use while…

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Hunting perks 3–4

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Scavenger Use wi…

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Hunting perks 5–6

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Bounty Hunter Th…

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Hunting perks 7–8

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Monster Lore Thi…

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Hunting perk 9

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Hollowbreaker Th…

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Smithing perks 1–2

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Efficient Smelte…

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Smithing perks 3–4

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Salvager Use wit…

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Smithing perks 5–6

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Tempered Work Th…

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Smithing perks 7–8

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Fine Edge This b…

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Smithing perk 9

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Mythic Alloy Thi…

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Exploration perks 1–2

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Trailrunner Use …

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Exploration perks 3–4

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Waystone Use wit…

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Exploration perks 5–6

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Surveyor This bo…

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Exploration perks 7–8

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Sure Footing Thi…

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Exploration perk 9

Purchase unlocks a perk; activate it in a free slot to use its effect. Check the live card for its current level, price and XP bonus. Realmwalker This…

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Community guidance

Join Java or Bedrock and choose a realm

Java: open Multiplayer → Add Server. Enter play.mystikraft.com. No extra port is needed. Java 26.3 is recommended; Java 1.18–26.3 is supported through…

Community guidance

Your first Creative plot

Choose Creative — Aetherforge Use /plot auto to claim an available plot within your allowance. Use /plot to find your builds and manage access. Buildi…

Historical / retired

An earlier realm guide

This realm has closed. Open /server to choose Survival, Creative, Prison or Minigames. Use /hub to return to the Nexus. Each open realm keeps its own …

Community guidance

MystiKraft Journey: progress between worlds

Journey records eligible public-realm participation and cosmetic milestones. Open /progress for your current earning guide, progress and rewards. Waym…

Community guidance

Visit another player by request

The commands • /tpa Alex asks to visit Alex. • /tpahere Alex asks Alex to visit you. • /tpaccept or /tpdeny answers a request. • /tpacancel cancels yo…

Community guidance

Group chats and your chat display

Talk with friends Open /gc to create a group or review invitations. A player joins only after accepting. Select a group to send normal chat there; /gc…

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Bedrock menus: current known issue

Some menus may not open An unresolved opening problem has been reported with Bedrock server selection and NPC menu choices. A fix has not been confirm…

Community guidance

The Keystone, Rootlight and your story

Connected worlds The Keystone holds the paths between MystiKraft's realms. Hub — The Nexus is their meeting point. Survival — Verdant Reach, Creative …

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Chat games: play, earn titles and win prizes

How to play Every few minutes a chat game starts on all public realms. Unscramble a word, solve a math question or answer a Minecraft trivia question.…

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Your time zone and message times

See times in your own time zone On Java, hover over a chat message to see when it was sent. Hover over a join, leave or travel message to see when it …

Prison

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Prison: start mining and earning Gems

Prison is available to everyone. It opened to all players on 23 September 2026, and everyone started fresh at rank A with 0 Gems. Choose Prison in the…

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Prison: the Prison Menu, sidebar and extras

The Prison Menu Right-click the Prison Menu compass in your last hotbar slot, or type /prison menu. You keep it when you die. • Upgrades: improve your…

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Prison: ranks A to Z and prestige

How ranks work There are 26 ranks, A to Z, and you buy them in order. You start at rank A. Each rank from B to Y unlocks the mine with the same letter…

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Prison: your pickaxe and Upgrade Points

Your personal pickaxe You get a free Netherite pickaxe automatically. It starts with Break Faster 10 (mines faster) and More Ore 1 (more drops). Lost …

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Prison: your backpack and auto-sell

Get a backpack A backpack stores extra blocks. Buy one for 2,000 Gems from the Upgrades villager in the lobby, or from the Backpack card in /upgrade. …

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Prison: Gems and trading with players

Your Gems Gems are Prison's money. Type /gems to see your balance and history; /money, /bal and /balance work too. Gems stay in Prison and cannot beco…

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Prison: milestones and Rank Crates

Milestones Milestones are lifetime goals. Open Milestones in the Prison Menu, or type /prison milestones. Rewards are added automatically a few second…

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Prison: mines, selling and refills

The mines There are 25 mines, A to Y. Early mines have stone, coal and iron. Later mines add gold, redstone, lapis, diamond and emerald. From Mine K, …

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Prison: jobs, contests and Rush Hour

Daily jobs Open Jobs in the Prison Menu or type /jobs. At midnight Pacific time you get 3 new jobs, each about 10 to 15 minutes of play. Unfinished jo…

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Prison: treasure, fishing and farming

Treasure chests Each block you mine by hand has a 1 in 20,000 chance to become a treasure chest (sure after 40,000 blocks without one). Only you can o…