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Build Battle
Game Type	Casual Games
Status	Available
Players	13-16
Menu Icon	Crafting Table
Release Date	April 11, 2015 (Arcade) December 15, 2017 (Standalone)

Build Battle Lobby Info Board

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In Build Battle, players face off against each other to see who can create the best build based on a theme. Build Battle is perfect for any players who love building or creating things in-game.

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Build Battle is a casual game where players create a quick build from a theme. There are four modes, Solo, Teams, Pro, and Guess the Build, each with similar gameplay, though Guess the Build has slightly different gameplay compared to the others. Build battle was originally released as an Arcade game on April 11, 2015, and recieved its own lobby on December 15, 2017.

Solo Mode

In solo mode, up to 16 players are placed in their own 27x27 plot of land to build. Everyone gets to vote for one of five randomly selected themes, and after one is selected, players get 5 minutes to build. After that, players get to vote for which build they like the best by rating other builds on a scale from "SUPER POOP" to "LEGENDARY".

Due to newer versions having more available blocks, games are split between 1.8 and 1.14, where players in 1.8 and 1.12 play together, and players in 1.16+ play together. Any items from newer versions will be removed from the player's inventory.

Poll

At the start of each game, a poll is given to all players asking: "What theme?". Players can vote for one of the five randomly selected themes, increasing its chance of being picked, or use a Super Vote to instantly get the theme they want.

Build Phase

During Build Phase, players build something related to the selected theme. Blocks can be obtained from the creative inventory, and some other custom tools can be found in the options nether star in the hotbar.

General Options

• Weather: Options: Sunny,, Stormy, Rainy, Snowing (Default: Sunny)
• Time: Options: 3 hour increments starting from 6 am to 6 am (Default: 12PM)
• Biome: Options: Plains, Mesa, Ocean, Desert, Forest, Jungle, Ice Plains, Swamp, & Savanna (Default: Plains)
• Plot Floor:
• Backdrop Picker: Select from available backdrops

By default, Plot Weather is selected to Sunny, but you can also choose Stormy, Rainy, and Snowing.

Plot time

By default, it is selected to 12 PM, but you can also select 6 AM, 9 AM, 3 PM, 6 PM, 9 PM, 12 AM, and 3 AM.

Plot biome

By Default, your Plot Biome is selected to Plains, but you can also select Mesa, Ocean, Desert, Forest, Jungle, Ice Plains, Swamp, and Savanna.

Plot floor

Your Plot Floor is White Stained Clay by default, but you can drag and drop a block from your Hotbar to the Plot Floor slot in the options menu to change it.

Backdrop/Plot Theme

A backdrop is a cosmetic which gives your plot a little more attractiveness. Check out the emerald in your inventory in any Build Battle lobby and choose the brick item for these backdrops!

Custom Heads

There are 7 different categories of custom heads you can choose from: Colors, Animals, Blocks, Foods, Interior, Miscellaneous, and Mobs. Colors include hot pink, crimson, aqua, green and more. Animals include pandas, bees, turtles and more.

There are also many different blocks, including Redstone torch top, hay, sand, and polished & unpolished stone. Jams, cookies, fruits, and doughnuts are in the foods section, and plant boxes, lamps, buckets, and more are in the interior section.

Miscellaneous consists of other blocks that can't be classified into the other six sections, like Easter eggs, Lava Cores and a Gold Nugget head! Mobs include different mobs, like wolves, ghasts, different types of zombies, and a few more. You cannot get all custom heads, but a large variety is in the custom heads menu.

You can also make a skull of another player by typing  /skull [username].

Voting Phase

After the building phase ends, the voting phase starts. All the builders will be teleported to a single plot of any player to view their builds - they can then rate on how good their build is, keeping the theme in mind. They have 6 options, shown with different appropriate colors:

• Dark Red - Super Poop
• Pink - Poop
• Lime - OK
• Green - Good
• Purple - Epic
• Yellow - Legendary

Legendary Rain

When over 25% of players have voted legendary on a build, the word "LEGENDARY" will appear on screen, and diamonds will rain from the sky.

Pro Mode

Game Structure

There are several differences between Solo Mode and Pro Mode:

• Players have 10 minutes to build instead of 5.
• There are fewer themes and the themes are more general. (For example, "Fantasy, "Medieval", "Modern", etc.)
• Players have access to the pro tools. These can be accessed by right-clicking the nether star ("Options") in your hotbar and then clicking on the stick ("Pro Tools"). There are 6 pro tools, with functions similar to World Edit:
  • Region selection tool (enchanted stick): Used to select a region. After a region is selected you can use the other tools to edit this region.
  • Fill tool (enchanted bucket): Fills a selected region with a desired block.
  • Cut tool (enchanted shears): Removes a selected region.
  • Copy tool (enchanted paper): Copies a selected region.
  • Paste tool (enchanted slimeball): Pastes a copied region.
  • Undo tool (enchanted arrow): Undoes the last edit.
• The plot size is 41x41x35 instead of 27x27x25.
• Player's names are hidden during voting time and players have 20 seconds to vote on plots.
• More score is awarded:

Place	Score
1st	50
2nd	40
3rd	30
4th/Below	20

Higher-level players tend to prefer this mode since a longer time to build results in better builds.

Guess the Build

Guess the Build is a Build Battles game mode still in development. In this game mode, a player is chosen to build as the others guess about what he is building.

Players

Up to 10 players per round.

The Builder

When a player is chosen to be the builder, they are given a few seconds to choose from three options about which theme they are required to build. The themes are in three difficulties and after the theme selection, the builder will start building. The rules of building are very similar to Solo and Teams game modes, but the time is limited to 2 minutes instead. If a guesser guesses correctly, the guesser and the builder both get points, so the builder will try to build as relevant as possible in order to gain more points.

The Guesser

After the builder chose their theme, the guessers will start guessing by typing in their guess in chat. The guessers have unlimited attempts but only have the two minutes to guess as the builder builds. If they made a wrong guess, it will be displayed in chat; however, if they made the correct guess, the chat message would be replaced by a success message that is seen by everyone in the game. With time, more and more clues are given to the guessers, including the length of the word of the theme and specific letters of the theme, making the guessers complete a hangman puzzle based on the build.

Rotation

After the two minutes of building time, a new builder will be randomly selected from all players who had not built before, and the normal rules apply again. The game ends when all players had built.

Score System

The number of points in a round would be determined when the builder first chooses their theme. The builder can choose the easy theme for 1 point, medium for 2 points, and hard for 3 points. If a guesser correctly guesses the theme, guesser and the builder both get the points for the round.

The first player that guesses the build correctly gets 3 points, the second player gets 2 points, and the rest of the correct guessers get 1 point.

Build Battle Ranks

Build Battle ranks display in the Build Battle lobby and in-game:

Rank Name	Colour	Required Score
Rookie	White	0
Untrained	Gray	100
Amateur	Yellow	250
Apprentice	Green	500
Experienced	Pink	1,000
Seasoned	Blue	2,000
Trained	Dark Green	3,500
Skilled	Dark Aqua	5,000
Talented	Red	7,500
Professional	Purple	10,000
Expert	Dark Blue	15,000
Master	Dark Red	20,000
#1 Builder	Gold	Top 10 Leaderboard Score

Build Battle Backdrops

Image	Name
	Beach
	Classroom
	Windowsill
	Hypixel
	Mountain
	Lakeside
	Astro
	Potionmaking
	Graveyard
	Haunted Room
	Pumpkin God
	Townpocalypse
	Happy World
	Knight's Hall
	Monastery
	Fireplace
	Snowflake
	Cozy
	10th Anniversary
	Tropical Sands

Quest Master

Quests

Type	Title	Description	Rewards
Daily	Build Battle Player	Play 3 games of Build Battle	3,850 Hypixel Experience 5,000 Build Battle Coins
	Build Battle Winner	Win a game of Build Battle	3,850 Hypixel Experience 5,000 Build Battle Coins
Weekly	Master Architect	Play 30 games of Build Battle	23,100 Hypixel Experience 50,000 Build Battle Coins

Challenges

Title	Description	Rewards
Top 3	Finish a game in the top 3.	3,700 Hypixel Experience
Guesser	Guess 5 themes correctly in Guess The Build mode.	3,700 Hypixel Experience

Achievements

There are 48 Achievements in Build Battle, giving a total of 560 Achievement Points.

Challenge Achievements

Name	Description	Points
Artist	Use only 1 type of block and have your theme guessed correctly	15
Braniac	Be the first player to guess a build correctly	5
Classic Man	Win a game of Build Battle Solo having placed 50 blocks or less	5
Every Second Counts	Guess a build correctly in the last 5 seconds	5
Fancy	Buy and equip a hat in the shop	5
Fast Typer	Be the first player to guess the theme correctly 3 times in a row	10
Guessing Streak	Guess every theme correctly in Guess the Build	5
Intutition	Be the only player to guess the build correctly	10
It's over 99!	Get a score of over 99 on Build Battle	10
LEGENDARY	Get a high enough score for Diamond Rain in Build Battle	10
Mobster	Spawn a mob	5
Musician	Unlock 25 songs in the shop	10
No Mistakes	Have your theme guessed correctly without breaking any blocks	10
Obvious	Build something that everyone guesses correctly	5
Oooo shiny...	Use Particles on a build in Build Battle	5
Perfect Harmony	Win a game of Build Battles Teams without breaking a single block you or your teammate placed	10
Pro Winner	Win a game of Pro Mode	10
Professional Builder	Use a pro tool in Pro mode	5
Stenographer	Guess the build in less than 10 seconds	5
Superior Vote	Use a super vote	5
Teamwork	Win a game of Build Battle Teams	10
That Wood Be Perfect	How much wood can a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood... aka, win a game by only placing wooden blocks	10
The Hat Master	Unlock the Master Builder Hat	15

Tiered Achievements

Name	Tier	Description	Points
Build Battle Points	I	Earn 55 points in a Build Battle game	5
	II	Earn 65 points in a Build Battle game	10
	III	Earn 75 points in a Build Battle game	15
	IV	Earn 85 points in a Build Battle game	20
	V	Earn 100 points in a Build Battle game	25
Guess the Build Winner	I	Win 10 games of Guess the Build	5
	II	Win 25 games of Guess the Build	10
	III	Win 75 games of Guess the Build	15
	IV	Win 150 games of Guess the Build	20
	V	Win 250 games of Guess the Build	25
Judge	I	Vote on 40 builds in Build Battle	5
	II	Vote on 200 builds in Build Battle	10
	III	Vote on 500 builds in Build Battle	15
	IV	Vote on 1,000 builds in Build Battle	20
	V	Vote on 2,000 builds in Build Battle	25
No luck, just skill	I	Guess 25 themes correctly in Guess the Build	5
	II	Guess 100 themes correctly in Guess the Build	10
	III	Guess 250 themes correctly in Guess the Build	15
	IV	Guess 750 themes correctly in Guess the Build	20
	V	Guess 1,500 themes correctly in Guess the Build	25
Skilled Progess	I	Earn 100 score in Build Battle	5
	II	Earn 500 score in Build Battle	10
	III	Earn 1,000 score in Build Battle	15
	IV	Earn 2,500 score in Build Battle	20
	V	Earn 5,000 score in Build Battle	25