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Our take on the Skywars game-mode - featuring the Angel of Death. Each player/team spawns on its own island and the aim is to be the last player or team alive. Kill players using a weapon or knock them off. With each kill, you will be rewarded with a soul. You can use souls to unlock many kits and perks to improve your game experience.


SkyWars is a survival game where players use kits and loot to kill other players across floating islands. It was released on June 14, 2015.[1]

Gameplay[]

Players spawn above small islands containing three chests with loot including weapons, armor, tools and blocks; among others. All blocks on the map can be destroyed and/or replaced. Players build and traverse to other islands to get stronger loot or engage in fights with other players who drop their loot when killed. Chests at the middle of the map contain stronger weapons, enchanted armor, better tools and other advanced items.

If the game runs long enough, all chests on the map will refill. A later second chest refill will also place ender pearls in every chest. After the second refill, a "Doom" event occurs which spawns Ender Dragons to attack players until either one player remains or time runs out. If time runs out, the game is considered to be a draw among the remaining players.

Modes[]

Normal[]

Solo Normal and Doubles Normal are the two core SkyWars modes and share the same maps and gameplay with solo having one player per island and doubles having two. Chests contain weaker items and gear overall. Spawn island chests typically contain a varying range of leather, chainmail, gold or iron armor; stone or iron swords; and unenchanted bows. Middle chests contain enchanted diamond helmets and boots, enchanted iron chestplates and leggings, 1-2 ender pearls, 1-3 golden apples, weaker knockback rods as well as other useful tools and items. This mode uses the "Normal" kits and perks.

Solo Insane[]

Solo Insane is an enhanced and overpowered version of SkyWars Solo Normal, sharing the same maps and gameplay with one player spawning per island. All chests contain stronger items and gear. Spawn island chests typically contain a varying range of iron/diamond armor and swords, enchanted bows, and potions. Middle chests contain enchanted diamond armor and swords, stronger variants of items like the knockback rod, and increased quantities of items such as ender pearls and golden apples. This mode uses the "Insane" kits and perks.

Mega SkyWars[]

Mega SkyWars is a supersized version of SkyWars with bigger maps, more islands and more loot. It was released on July 20, 2015.[2] There are two modes: Mega and Mega Doubles. Throughout the course of SkyWars, Mega and Mega Doubles have been interchanged with each other several times. Currently, Mega Doubles is the playable mode.

Its loot is similar to that of Insane mode, though middle chest items contain slightly weaker enchantments. Mega SkyWars has kits and perks which are unique to the gamemode.

As of August 9, 2022, Mega SkyWars is only accessible on weekends from 12pm-6pm American EST.[3] During this time, the Mega NPC replaces the Private Games NPC.

Mini[]

Mini SkyWars was released as a SkyWars mode released on April 7, 2025.[4] It is a miniature version of the original Solo/Doubles modes, and is very similar to the previously removed Ranked SkyWars mode except without any seasons, divisions, cosmetic rewards or ELO system. Games host a maximum of four players, with one player per team. Players earn +4 XP for kills, +2 XP for assists and +10 XP for wins.

Lucky Blocks[]

Lucky Blocks is a mode which replaces all loot with lucky blocks. It is available to play in both Solo and Doubles modes and re-uses the same maps as the Normal and Insane modes. Chests contain a variety of colored lucky blocks which have their own specific theme or purpose. They also have the chance to contain wool, which can be used for bridging. Chests located on the middle island contain more powerful lucky blocks, as well as other bonus items. All kits and perks are diabled in the Lucky Blocks mode. The Lucky Blocks mode used to be a part of the Laboratory collection, but was separated into its own mode on August 9, 2022.[3]

Laboratory[]

The Laboratory modes are a collection of experimental gamemodes based on the original SkyWars modes, adding unique twists for each mode. There are three modes: Rush, Slime and TNT Madness. All kits and perks are disabled for all modes in the Laboratory collection. On August 9, 2022, the three modes were made so that they are only available to be played in private games.[3] This was due to the modes having low player counts. The modes are available to play at the "Private Games" NPC in the lobby.

Previous to this, only one mode used to be available at any one time. They would rotate weekly, similar to the Bed Wars Dreams modes. The Lucky Blocks mode used to be a part of this rotation, but was separated into its own gamemode during the same update due to having high demand and a high player count.

Ranked[]

Ranked SkyWars was a 1v1v1v1 mode that ranked players monthly with rating based on their kills/deaths and wins/losses. The mode had unique kits and perks that were all fully unlocked and upgraded for everyone. The mode lasted 76 monthly seasons between its release on April 7, 2016 and its removal on August 1, 2022.[5]

Kits and Perks[]

Kits and Perks is a menu in the SkyWars shop for each mode in SkyWars. Modes with unique kits and perks include Normal, Insane, Mini and Mega Doubles modes. Kits can be rolled in the Soul Well for all modes or purchased with prices varying by rarity.

SkyWars Menu[]

The SkyWars Menu contains links to systems such as kits and perks, the Soul Well, Angel's Descent, and Angel's Brewery as well as a shop for buying cosmetics. The SkyWars shop uses SkyWars coins for gameplay upgrade purchases such as kits, SkyWars tokens for cosmetic purchases, and opals for prestigious purchases such as in the Angel's Descent.

Cosmetics[]

Cosmetics are visual changes or effects to many aspects of SkyWars from kill effects, cages, balloons, and more. They do not grant in-game advantages and can be obtained through purchasing with tokens, from Angel's Descent, and the Event Shop. Cosmetics are found under "My Cosmetics" in the SkyWars menu.

SkyWars Level Progression[]

The SkyWars Level Progression menu contains a progression path and displays the rewards that are unlocked with each SkyWars level up to level 500.

Angel's Descent[]

The Angel's Descent is an end-game reward system released on July 27, 2020.[6] It is an advanced upgrade route for experienced players which gives new cosmetics, buffs and perks. It can be accessed through the SkyWars Menu by clicking on the Prismarine Shard. Players progress through this system by collecting excess Souls from a full Soul Well and extracting them into Opals. It is unlocked at SkyWars level 15.

Angel's Brewery[]

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The Angel's Brewery is a system where players can brew potions to give them buffs for the following 50 games they play. It is unlocked at SkyWars level 25.

Potion Perks Cost
Builder's Blend
Ender Elixir
Gilded Tonic - 10% chance to earn a Golden Apple on kill

- 10% chance for x2 Souls for wins - +1 SkyWars XP for wins

- x2 Coins for wins

1x Opal
Level UP Energy
Robinhood's Concoction

Settings[]

The settings menu contains several toggles for SkyWars specific settings. These include: An empty perk slot warning, auto-equipping any prestige schemes automatically, Soul Well lobby notifications, showing personal movement trails from earned kit prestiges, bolding the player's prestige, underlining the player's prestige and striking through the bracket on the player's prestige.

Soul Well[]

The SkyWars lobby Soul Well, as seen in 2026.

The SkyWars lobby Soul Well, as seen in 2026.

The Soul Well is an item-earning system in the SkyWars lobby. Players can roll the Soul Well using Souls obtained from killing players, winning games, or from The Delivery Man's daily reward cards. Each roll costs 2-10 souls depending on the slots toggled for each use. Rewards from the Soul Well consist of kits and perks for all modes. Bags of SkyWars coins in varying sizes are also available. If the Soul Well lands on an item the player has already obtained, the player receives coins. The number of coins received increases depending on the rarity of the item. Soul upgrades can also be purchased with SkyWars coins to obtain or hold more souls when playing SkyWars.

Soul Upgrades[]

Name Description Cost
Xezbeth Luck
  • I: Receive an additional +1 Soul on wins
  • II: Receive an additonal +2 Souls on wins
  • III: Receive an additional +3 Souls on wins
  • I: 2,500 Coins
  • II: 5,000 Coins
  • III: 7,500 Coins
Harvesting Season
  • I: Grants 2% chance to earn x2 Souls from a kill or win
  • II: Grants 4% chance to earn x2 Souls from a kill or win
  • III: Grants 6% chance to earn x2 Souls from a kill or win
  • IV: Grants 8% chance to earn x2 Souls from a kill or win
  • V: Grants 10% chance to earn x2 Souls from a kill or win
  • I: 50,000 Coins
  • II: 100,000 Coins
  • III: 150,000 Coins
  • IV: 200,000 Coins
  • V: 250,000 Coins

Angel of Death Offerings and Corrupted Games[]

Players can make offerings containing large sums of coins to the Angel of Death at the Soul Well to increase their chance of triggering a corrupted game in Solo/Doubles and Mini modes. Corrupted games drop the heads of players in a game, which increase in SkyWars Experience based on the lifetime total of kills the defeated player has and also adds them to a personal head collection that players can view thereafter.

Corrupted game chances can be upgraded 1% at a time, increasing in price each time. There is a maximum of 12 regular upgrades, plus one extra in the Angel's Descent. At the start of each game, each player's corrupted game chance is added together and then divided by the number of players in the game to form an average. This average determines the overall percentage a game has to be corrupted.

Head Flavor Requirement Reward
Eww 0 kills +1 XP
Yucky 50 kills +2 XP
Meh 200 kills +3 XP
Decent 500 kills +4 XP
Salty 1,000 kills +5 XP
Tasty 2,000 kills +6 XP
Succulent 5,000 kills +7 XP
Divine 10,000 kills +10 XP
Heavenly 25,000 kills +15 XP
Ethereal 50,000 kills +20 XP
Indescribable 100,000 kills +25 XP
Special [YOUTUBE] Rank +25 XP
Sweet [] Rank +25 XP

Leveling[]

Level requirements as of April 7, 2025

Level requirements as of April 7, 2025

Levels are a system introduced to SkyWars on December 18, 2018.[7] They act similar to Bed Wars levels, though with several changes in level requirements and earning experience. Levels are advanced through SkyWars Experience earned by killing players, winning games or finishing quests. Each level after 20 requires 5,000 XP to advance to the next level, and players achieve a new prestige every 10 levels. Players earn +2 XP for kills, +1 XP for assists and +10 XP for winning a game.

Previously, prestiges were only available until 60 stars, however there was an option to bold the player's prestige upon reaching 100 stars. On April 7, 2025, leveling was completely overhauled.[4] Prestiges were extended to 500 stars, the amount of XP required to level up was reduced from 10,000 to 5,000, players now earn XP from assists, XP earned from kills was increased from 1 to 2 and the ability to earn XP from quests was added. Players also earn a new prestige every 10 stars instead of 5.

Players can equip any previous prestige earned at any time. They also have the ability to bold their prestige at 300 stars, underline their prestige at 400 stars and strike through the brackets of their prestige at 500 stars. This can be done in the SkyWars settings menu.

Default SkyWars Prestiges
Name Star Requirement Preview
Stone 1-9 [1✯]
Iron 10-19 [10✯]
Gold 20-29 [20✯]
Diamond 30-39 [30✯]
Ruby 40-49 [40✯]
Crystal 50-59 [50✯]
Amethyst 60-69 [60✯]
Opal 70-79 [70✯]
Topaz 80-89 [80✯]
Jade 90-99 [90✯]
Mythic I 100-109 [100]
Bloody 110-119 [110✯]
Cobalt 120-129 [120✯]
Content 130-139 [130✯]
Crimson 140-149 [140✯]
Firefly 150-159 [150✯]
Emerald 160-169 [160✯]
Abyss 170-179 [170✯]
Sapphire 180-189 [180✯]
Emergency 190-199 [190✯]
Mythic II 200-209 [200]
Mulberry 210-219 [210✯]
Slate 220-229 [220✯]
Blood God 230-239 [230✯]
Midnight 240-249 [240✯]
Sun 250-259 [250]
Bulb 260-269 [260]
Twilight 270-279 [270✯]
Natural 280-289 [280]
Icicle 290-299 [290✯]
Mythic III 300-309 [300]
Graphite 310-319 [310✯]
Punk 320-329 [320✯]
Meltdown 330-339 [330✯]
Iridescent 340-349 [340]
Marigold 350-359 [350✯]
Beach 360-369 [360✯]
Spark 370-379 [370✯]
Target 380-389 [380]
Limelight 390-399 [390✯]
Mythic IV 400-409 [400]
Cerulean 410-419 [410✯]
Magical 420-429 [420]
Luminous 430-439 [430]
Synthesis 440-449 [440✯]
Burn 450-459 [450]
Dramatic 460-469 [460]
Radiant 470-479 [470]
Tidal 480-489 [480]
Firework 490-499 [490]
Mythic V 500+ [500]

Maps[]

There are various maps created for SkyWars listed on SkyWars/Maps.

Quests and Challenges[]

Quests[]

Type Title Description Rewards
Daily SkyWars Solo Wins Win a game of SkyWars Solo 3,300 Hypixel Experience
15 SkyWars Experience
1,500 SkyWars Coins
500 Tokens
SkyWars Doubles Wins Win a game of SkyWars Doubles 3,300 Hypixel Experience
15 SkyWars Experience
1,500 SkyWars Coins
500 Tokens
Mini SkyWars Wins Win a game of Mini SkyWars 3,300 Hypixel Experience
15 SkyWars Experience
1,500 SkyWars Coins
500 Tokens
Lucky Block SkyWars Wins Win a game of Lucky Block SkyWars 3,300 Hypixel Experience
15 SkyWars Experience
1,500 SkyWars Coins
500 Tokens
Mega SkyWars Kills Kill 5 players in Mega SkyWars 3,300 Hypixel Experience
15 SkyWars Experience
1,500 SkyWars Coins
500 Tokens
Weekly SkyWars Kills Kill 150 players in SkyWars 19,800 Hypixel Experience
250 SkyWars Experience
25,000 SkyWars Coins
7,500 Tokens
200 Souls
SkyWars Wins Win 15 games of SkyWars 19,800 Hypixel Experience
250 SkyWars Experience
25,000 SkyWars Coins
7,500 Tokens
Monthly Earn an Opal Earn an Opal 1 Opal

Challenges[]

Title Description Rewards
Feeding the Void Kill 2 players by knocking them into the Void in a single match. 3,700 Hypixel Experience
Rush Be the first player to open a middle chest. 3,700 Hypixel Experience
Enderman Have a total of 8 Ender Pearls inside your inventory. 3,700 Hypixel Experience

Achievements[]

There are 133 Achievements in SkyWars, giving a total of 1,580 Achievement Points.
There are 7 legacy Achievements in SkyWars, giving a total of 65 legacy Achievement Points.

Challenge achievements[]

Name Description Points
2Fast3Furious Get a kill in the first 10 seconds of the game 10
3; 2; 1; GO Be the first player to open a chest 5
Archer Challenge Win a game doing the Archer Challenge 5
Attention Seeking Have a bounty placed on you in Lucky Block Mode 10
Baller! Get 2 snowball kills in one game 5
Challenge Master Win a game while doing 7 or more SkyWars Challenges 15
Challenge Pro Win a game while doing 3 or more SkyWars Challenges 10
Corruption Lord Win a Corrupted game 5
Criminal Use the robbery perk to drop an item from another player 10
Ender Party Have a corrupted, time warp, and normal ender pearl in your inventory at the same time 5
Enderdragon Play a Game with an Enderdragon 10
Fist of Fury! Kill someone with your bare hands 10
Gapple! Eat a Golden Apple 10
Going Ham Win a game of solo SkyWars having 8 or more kills 5
Gone Fishing Get a Fishing Rod kill 5
Gotcha! Kill someone while you have less than 1 heart left 10
Half Health Challenge Win a game doing the Half Health Challenge 5
Happy Meal Obtain a Divine Head or better 10
Hasta la Vista Punch someone into the void with a punch bow 5
Is this a Portal game? Obtain a stack of ender pearls 5
Kill Streak Get 5 kills in 15 seconds 10
Killstolen Get 5 assists in a single game of SkyWars 10
Kit Connoisseur Win a game of solo normal/insane SkyWars with every single kit 15
LEGENDARY!!! Obtain a Legendary item in the Soul Well or by purchasing one from the shop 10
Lucky Souls Obtain 5 Mega Perks 5
Max Perk! Max out a tiered perk 10
Max Soul Well Max out the capacity on your soul well 10
Mega Warrior Kill 20 players in a single Mega game or 12 players in a single Mega Doubles game 10
Mob Spawner Spawn a mob 5
Mythical Unlock a Mythic Kit 5
Nick Cage Unlock Nicolas Cage 15
No Block Challenge Win a game doing the No Block Challenge 5
No Chest Challenge Win a Mega game without opening any chest 10
No Chest Challenge Win a game doing the No Chest Challenge 5
Now I'm Enchanted! Enchant a Diamond Sword 10
Peacemaker Win a game without killing anyone 10
Playing it safe Win a game of Lucky Block Mode while only opening Insane Lucky Blocks 10
RNG Win a game using a random kit 5
Rookie Challenge Win a game doing the Rookie Challenge 5
Shiny Stuff Wear a full Diamond set of armor 10
Skewered Kill a player by pricking them to death with a cactus 10
Slow and steady wins the race Win a game using the sloth kit 10
Sniper Get 30 bow hits in one game 10
So much choice Use the map selector 5
Sold Your Soul Make a donation to the Angel of Death 5
Solo warrior Win a Mega game while joining without a party 10
Speed Runner Win a Mega game before the last chest refill 10
Teamwork Win a Mega game with all your teammates alive 5
Teamwork makes the dream work Win a game of teams SkyWars with 15 or more kills across your team 5
The Angel's Journey Complete the Angel's Descent 25
The siege Get the final kill of a game in your spawn island 10
Touch of Death! Knock someone into the void with a single punch 10
Trolololololol Win a game with the Troll Kit 5
UHC Challenge Win a game doing the UHC Challenge 5
Uh oh... Spawn the mystery mob using the zookeeper kit 15
Ultimate Warrior Challenge Win a game doing the Ultimate Warrior Challenge 5
Well, well Use the Soul Well 5
Who needs teammates? Summon a skeleton and a blaze 5

Legacy challenge achievements[]

Name Description Points
Ashes to Ashes Begin harvesting Shards 5
Fear me mortals Max out a Mega Kit 15
Max Perk! Max out a tiered perk 10
Money well spent! Get Lucky Charm to level 20 15
Paper Challenge Win a game doing the Paper Challenge 5
Speed Run Win a Ranked game in less than a minute 10
Well deserved Gain a reward from a Ranked Season 5

Tiered achievements[]

Name Tier Description Points
Cage Hoarder I Unlock 1 cage 5
II Unlock 5 cages 10
III Unlock 10 cages 15
IV Unlock 15 cages 20
V Unlock 20 cages 25
Head Hoarder I Gather 5 Heads 5
II Gather 25 Heads 10
III Gather 100 Heads 15
IV Gather 250 Heads 20
V Gather 1,000 Heads 25
Kit Hoarder (Insane) I Unlock 1 Insane kit 5
II Unlock 5 Insane kits 10
III Unlock 10 Insane kits 15
IV Unlock 15 Insane kits 20
Kit Hoarder (Mega) I Unlock 1 Mega kit 5
II Unlock 5 Mega kits 10
III Unlock 10 Mega kits 15
Kit Hoarder (Normal) I Unlock 1 Normal kit 5
II Unlock 5 Normal kits 10
III Unlock 10 Normal kits 15
IV Unlock 15 Normal kits 20
Mega Killer I Kill 50 players in Mega mode 5
II Kill 250 players in Mega mode 10
III Kill 1,000 players in Mega mode 15
IV Kill 5,000 players in Mega mode 20
V Kill 10,000 players in Mega mode 25
Mega Winner I Win 10 games in Mega mode 5
II Win 50 games in Mega mode 10
III Win 100 games in Mega mode 15
IV Win 250 games in Mega mode 20
V Win 500 games in Mega mode 25
New Day, New Challenge I Complete 10 in-game challenges 5
II Complete 25 in-game challenges 10
III Complete 50 in-game challenges 15
IV Complete 100 in-game challenges 20
V Complete 200 in-game challenges 25
Opal Obsession I Earn 2 Opals 5
II Earn 4 Opals 10
III Earn 6 Opals 15
IV Earn 8 Opals 20
V Earn 10 Opals 25
Scientist I Win 10 games in any Lab modes 5
II Win 50 games in any Lab modes 10
III Win 100 games in any Lab modes 15
IV Win 500 games in any Lab modes 20
V Win 1,000 games in any Lab modes 25
Solo Killer I Kill 50 players in Solo mode 5
II Kill 250 players in Solo mode 10
III Kill 1,000 players in Solo mode 15
IV Kill 5,000 players in Solo mode 20
V Kill 10,000 players in Solo mode 25
Solo Winner I Win 10 games in Solo mode 5
II Win 50 games in Solo mode 10
III Win 100 games in Solo mode 15
IV Win 500 games in Solo mode 20
V Win 1,200 games in Solo mode 25
Team Killer I Kill 50 players in Team mode 5
II Kill 250 players in Team mode 10
III Kill 1,000 players in Team mode 15
IV Kill 5,000 players in Team mode 20
V Kill 10,000 players in Team mode 25
Team Winner I Win 10 games in Team mode 5
II Win 50 games in Team mode 10
III Win 100 games in Team mode 15
IV Win 500 games in Team mode 20
V Win 1,200 games in Team mode 25
Tonic Taker I Brew 1 time in the Angel's Brewery 5
II Brew 5 time in the Angel's Brewery 10
III Brew 25 time in the Angel's Brewery 15
IV Brew 50 time in the Angel's Brewery 20
V Brew 100 time in the Angel's Brewery 25
You're a Star I Reach SkyWars level 3 5
II Reach SkyWars level 6 10
III Reach SkyWars level 9 15
IV Reach SkyWars level 12 20
V Reach SkyWars level 15 25

See also[]

Sources[]

  1. "New Game! SkyWars" (Archive) by Simon – Hypixel Forums. June 14, 2015.
  2. "Skywars Update - Mega Skywars and more!" by codename_B – Hypixel Forums. July 20, 2015.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "SkyWars Update - Balancing, QoL, a Grim Reaper and more!" by Brandonjja – Hypixel Forums. August 9, 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "SkyWars - Angel's Rebirth Update" by MotorGorilla – Hypixel Forums. April 7, 2025.
  5. "Removal of Ranked SkyWars" by Hypixel Team – Hypixel Forums. June 15, 2022.
  6. "SkyWars Update - Angel's Descent" by erosemburg – Hypixel Forums. June 27, 2020.
  7. "SkyWars Update - Leveling/Experience, Corrupted Games, Mythic Kits & Much More" by aPunch – Hypixel Forums. December 18, 2017.