Skyblock Island Top Guide: How It Works and Tips to Win (2026)

Short answer: Island Top is the Complex Skyblock (hub.mc-complex.com) competition where Competitive islands race for the most value sold through their Sell Portals. Spawners, blocks, money and island level don't count, only items thrown into a Sell Portal. Every week the top 10 islands earn points, and on the first Monday of each month the 10 islands with the most points win up to 500 GC, Plus ranks and crate keys. To compete, make a Competitive island, reach island level 5 and opt in with /is top.

How to join Island Top​

1. Make a Competitive island. Only Competitive islands can compete, and they hold up to 10 members (Casual islands hold 8 and can't join Island Top). A Competitive island can switch to Casual once, but that leaves the competition for good.
2. Reach island level 5. See the Island Level Guide for what each level needs.
3. Opt in. Open /is top and click Island Opt-In. You need the Island Top opt-in island permission, which the Owner has.
4. Place a Sell Portal. Buy one in /shop 7 (the last block, crying obsidian) and place it on your island with a clear 5x5 area. Sell Portals only work on islands that have opted in.

How Island Top value works​

Island Top value comes from one place: items thrown into a Sell Portal on your island. The items are destroyed, you get no money for them, and your island earns Island Top value instead.
Value of each item = the item's shop sell price x your Sell Portal upgrade %.
The Sell Portal upgrade, in your island upgrades, sets that percentage. Going from level 1 to level 6 doubles the value of everything you sell.
Two more things change your value:

• Tomb Expedition champions: the island holding last week's fastest time on Tomb Expeditions 11 to 15 gets +1%, +1.25%, +1.5%, +1.75% or +2% Sell Portal value this week, one bonus per stage (up to +7.5% in total). See the Pharaoh's Tomb Guide.
• Overheat: last month's 1st, 2nd and 3rd place islands earn 15%, 10% and 8% less value on every sale for the whole next month. It's replaced every month and never stacks.

The Pioneer Tax also makes island upgrades cost more for the top islands by island level. See the Island Upgrades Guide.

What counts and what doesn't​

Items with no shop price count at the value of their cheapest crafting ingredients, so crafting items doesn't add value.

Trade Winds, Tailwind and Gales​

Not every sale counts in full toward this week. Each sale through your Sell Portal is split by the Wind:

• Wind is the share of each sale that counts toward this week's Island Top. It starts near 100% right after the reset and drops through the week, changing every hour: about 93% on Monday, 80% Tuesday, 68% Wednesday, 55% Thursday, 42% Friday, 29% Saturday and 16% Sunday, with random hourly swings that grow bigger late in the week.
• Tailwind is the rest of each sale. It's banked and added in full at the next weekly reset, counting toward next week. Nothing you sell is wasted.
• Gales are 1 to 3 short windows (5 to 15 minutes each) of 100% Wind in the last 24 hours before the reset, on Sunday. The Sell Portal hologram shows when Gales are possible.
• Season Finale: in the last week before a new season, Wind is 100% all week, there are no Gales, and no Tailwind is banked.

The current Wind shows on your Sell Portal's hologram and in /is top.

Weekly points and monthly winners​

• Every week: at midnight ET, Sunday night into Monday, the top 10 islands by this week's value earn monthly points: 10 for 1st, 9 for 2nd, down to 1 for 10th.
• Every month: on the first Monday of each month (at the same midnight reset), the 10 islands with the most points win the monthly prizes. Then points clear and a new month starts.
• Points beat value: the monthly winner is the island that places high most weeks, not the one with the single biggest week.
• Disqualification: islands that break the Network Rules can be disqualified from Island Top by staff.

Island Top prizes​

The island Owner claims the prizes with /is top claim or the Monthly Rewards button in /is top. The custom island tag is given by staff, so open a ticket in the Complex Vanilla Discord to claim it. Claim your prizes as soon as you win, and always before the season resets. Every member of an island that places top 6 in a week also progresses the "Place Top 6 on Island Top" milestone.

Island Top tips and tricks​

1. Build income first: the Sell Portal pays no money, so get your farms and money makers running before you start feeding it. The Skyblock Money Guide and Best Skyblock Farms cover the best ones.
2. Max the Sell Portal upgrade: going from 10% to 20% doubles every item you sell. It's the biggest multiplier in Island Top.
3. Sell early in the week: Monday sales count about 93% this week, while Sunday sales count about 16%.
4. Use late-week sales for a head start: if you can't win this week, sell on Saturday and Sunday anyway. That value banks as Tailwind and lands in full at the reset, so you start next week ahead.
5. Save a stockpile for Gales: keep items ready on Sunday and dump them when a Gale hits for 100% Wind.
6. Play for points, not one big week: top 10 every week adds up. Five weeks of 2nd place beats one week of 1st.
7. Refine your own minion drops: raw minion drops count at 50%, while refined goods count up to 200%, but only when they're refined on your own island. See the Minions Guide.
8. Upgrade Honest Work and fish for Big Catches: both raise the value of crops and fish in the portal.
9. Win Tomb Expedition stages 11 to 15: holding the fastest times gives up to +7.5% Sell Portal value the next week.
10. Chase the Overheated islands: last month's top 3 earn 8% to 15% less per sale, which is your chance to catch them.
11. Go all out in the Season Finale: in the last week before a new season every sale counts 100%, and Tailwind no longer banks, so sell everything you have.
12. Don't throw in worthless items: spawners, enchanted, renamed and rune items give nothing, and crafted items only count their ingredients.

Island Top FAQ​

How does Island Top work on Complex Skyblock?​

Do spawners count for Island Top?​

How do I get a Sell Portal?​

What do you win for Island Top?​

When is the best time to sell for Island Top?​

Can a Casual island compete in Island Top?​

Who claims the Island Top prizes?​