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Complex Gaming Skyblock Server Guide: Islands, Runes, Island Top

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Complex Gaming Skyblock Server Guide
How to get started on the Complex Gaming Minecraft Skyblock server
Complex Gaming Skyblock is a seasonal Minecraft Skyblock server where you build and grow your island, unlock island levels and minions, apply custom runes to your gear, grind the Pharaoh's Tomb, and compete with up to 10 island members for the #1 spot on Island Top. Join at hub.mc-complex.com on Minecraft Java Edition (1.12.2 through the latest release) or Bedrock Edition. Skyblock is free to play.

⚡ Quick facts

Server IP: hub.mc-complex.com
Versions: Java 1.12.2 to latest, Bedrock supported
Island Top: monthly competition, up to 500 GC for 1st place
Features: island levels up to 50, island upgrades, minions with moods, diets and refinement, Tomb Expeditions, Rookies League, sell portals, dynamic economy, runes, Pharaoh's Tomb, Pharaoh's Realm, dungeons, clue scrolls, Time Traveler, seasonal resets
Store: https://store.mc-complex.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/ComplexVanilla

Welcome to Skyblock! Starting fresh on a new server can seem daunting, but don't worry. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to start your journey on Complex Skyblock.

📖 In this guide

📚 Skyblock guides

Skyblock Starter Tips

Below is a list of the most commonly used commands on Complex Skyblock.
These essentials cover everything you need to start your journey.

/is	Lets you create and warp to an island.
/is invite <username>	Lets you invite another player to your island.
/tpa <username>	Sends teleport request to a specific player.
/pwarp	Teleports you to a selected player warp.
/pay <username> <amount>	Sends a player the amount of money specified.
/shop	Opens the Skyblock shop, which uses in-game money.
/sell	Allows you to sell items from your hand to the Skyblock shop!
/trade <username>	Sends a trade request to a player in the same zone.
/ah	Opens the auction house.
/ah sell <price>	Prompts you to sell the item in your hand for the price you entered.
/ah collect	Collects items you won or bought on the auction house!
/warp quests	A place to earn free money, spawners, and more!
/vote	Prompts you to vote for the server. As a reward, you receive a vote key!
/resourcepack	Downloads the server resource pack for Skyblock's custom items!
/ignore <username>	Hides selected player's messages from your chat.
/discord	Provides a link to the discord for Complex Gaming's Vanilla Servers!
/guide	Forgot something? Type this command in chat and the link to this guide will pop up!
/cf	Shows all available coinflips you can take.
/cf <amount>	Creates a coinflip for the amount of IGM or GC you choose.
/cf hand	Creates a coinflip using the item in your hand.
/shoppers	Opens a small menu where you can buy a super hopper. Super hoppers can automatically transfer items to a distant chest or container. More down below!
/filter	Opens a menu where you can automatically filter or delete items.

Spawn Warps

Spawn has several warps that take you to different parts of the game.
Here is every spawn warp and what it does:

/warp quests	Brings you to the quest giver. Quests are a leaderboard category and give various rewards.
/warp blacksmith	Brings you to the blacksmith. Here you can repair and mend your tools.
/warp cosmetics	Brings you to an NPC where you can get cosmetics using mystery dust.
/warp dailies	Brings you to an NPC where you can collect your free daily gifts.
/warp dungeon	Brings you to the dungeon entrance. Here you can earn dungeon coins by slaying monsters and defeating the boss.
/warp infuser	Brings you to an NPC where you can see every rune's description and buy tomes with experience.
/warp istop	Shows the progress of the top 10 islands on Island Top.
/warp pvp	Brings you to the PvP warzone. PvP is enabled here.
/warp resetvault	Brings you to the Reset Vault, which opens when a Skyblock reset is coming up.
/warp timetraveler	Brings you to the Time Traveler, a twice-weekly auction for older seasonal items.
/warp tomb	Brings you to the entrance of the Pharaoh's Tomb. Here you can earn rewards, mostly gold shards, by defeating mobs.
/warp tutorial	Brings you to our tutorial NPC.

Free Resources

You can get free rewards with any of the commands below.
Each has its own cooldown, so check them regularly so you don't miss out.

📌 Note

Commands marked with (!) can be used by players without a rank!

/dailies (!)	Gives you money & experience pouches and mystery dust. Having a rank gives you more rewards. (18h cooldown)
/votes (!)	Click the link to open our voting sites. Every vote gives you a free vote key. (24h cooldown)
/voteparty (!)	If you've voted, you get a free vote key every 500 votes, with a rare chance of an Anubis, Horus or Ra key instead.
/freescrolls	Free clue scrolls for Scribe rank and above. Higher ranks get more and better clue scrolls. (1-7 day cooldown)
/freetomes	Free rune tomes for Soldier rank and above. (3 day cooldown)
/kits (!)	Sets of gear that get better when you rank up.
/jobs (!)	Earn free money from the job you've selected.

Creating and Managing Your Island

Creating an Island

To create an island on Complex Skyblock, type /is. A menu will pop up showing an emerald block. Click the first emerald block to create your island.
When you create your island, you also choose the experience you want: Competitive or Casual. Competitive islands are built to compete for Island Top, with higher upgrade prices and bigger limits. Casual islands have cheaper upgrades for a relaxed, solo friendly experience. A Competitive island can be converted to Casual once, but the change is permanent and Casual islands cannot be converted to Competitive. Compare the full upgrade prices for both in the Island Upgrades section below.
Then choose one of the two island layouts below. Once it's created, a confirmation message will appear in chat.

📌 Note

Islands are only wiped when the whole server resets for a new season.

Option 1: Classic Island	Option 2: Oasis Island
A good starting island if you want something easy to clear so you can build your own platform.	A good choice if you want plenty of space to work with from the start.

Navigating the /island GUI

Once you've made your island, type /is to open the Island menu, which shows your islands. Left-click to teleport to your island, or right-click to manage it.

The Island Manage Menu has the following options (left to right):

Island Ranks - View/manage ranks inside your island. Islands start with 5 ranks: Owner, Admin, Moderator, Member and Recruit. New members join as Recruits, who can't build until promoted. You can create your own ranks and change the rank new members join as.
Island Members - View/manage island members. You can set custom permissions and withdrawal limits per player, and more.
Island Upgrades- View/purchase island upgrades. Open the spoilers below to see every upgrade and its price:
- Island Size
  
  Level 1: 100x100 (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 150x150 (Island Level 3 - $50M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 200x200 (Island Level 22 - $100M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 250x250 (Island Level 38 - $1B IGM)
  
  Level 5: 300x300 (Island Level 47 - $5B IGM)
  
  Island Member Size
  
  Level 1: 5 members (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 10 members (No level needed - $250M IGM)
  
  Island Warp Limit
  
  Level 1: 3 warps (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 5 warps (No level needed - $50M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 8 warps (Island Level 8 - $100M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 10 warps (Island Level 8 - $150M IGM)
  
  Island Public Warps Limit
  
  Level 1: 1 public warp (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 2 public warps (Island Level 7 - $500M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 3 public warps (Island Level 7 - $1B IGM)
  
  Spawner Limit
  
  Level 1: 50 spawners (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 75 spawners (Island Level 9 - $50M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 100 spawners (Island Level 16 - $150M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 150 spawners (Island Level 25 - $500M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 200 spawners (Island Level 40 - $1B IGM)
  
  Level 6: 250 spawners (Island Level 44 - $3B IGM)
  
  Minion Limit
  
  Level 1: 5 minions (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 7 minions (Island Level 6 - $5M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 10 minions (Island Level 13 - $25M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 14 minions (Island Level 17 - $250M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 18 minions (Island Level 26 - $1B IGM)
  
  Level 6: 22 minions (Island Level 31 - $2.5B IGM)
  
  Level 7: 25 minions (Island Level 41 - $5B IGM)
  
  Minion Recruitment Slot Limit
  
  Level 1: 0 slots (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 1 slot (Island Level 8 - $10M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 2 slots (Island Level 18 - $25M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 3 slots (Island Level 28 - $100M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 4 slots (Island Level 37 - $500M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 5 slots (Island Level 45 - $1B IGM)
  
  Level 7: 6 slots (Island Level 48 - $5B IGM)
  
  Level 8: 7 slots (Island Level 48 - $10B IGM)
  
  Hopper Limit
  
  Level 1: 150 hoppers (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 250 hoppers (Island Level 7 - $25M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 300 hoppers (Island Level 14 - $100M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 350 hoppers (Island Level 47 - $250M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 400 hoppers (Island Level 47 - $500M IGM)
  
  Elevator Limit
  
  Level 1: 1 elevator (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 2 elevators (No level needed - $15M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 3 elevators (No level needed - $25M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 4 elevators (No level needed - $35M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 6 elevators (No level needed - $50M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 8 elevators (No level needed - $60M IGM)
  
  Level 7: 12 elevators (No level needed - $75M IGM)
  
  Level 8: 16 elevators (No level needed - $100M IGM)
  
  Sell Portal Upgrade
  
  Level 1: 10% (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 12% (Island Level 6 - $50M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 14% (Island Level 13 - $100M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 16% (Island Level 22 - $500M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 18% (Island Level 37 - $1B IGM)
  
  Level 6: 20% (Island Level 49 - $5B IGM)
  
  Gold Shard Bank Limit
  
  Level 1: 500 shards (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 2,500 shards (Island Level 8 - $50M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 5,000 shards (Island Level 15 - $100M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 10,000 shards (Island Level 20 - $500M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 15,000 shards (Island Level 29 - $1B IGM)
  
  Level 6: 25,000 shards (Island Level 34 - $5B IGM)
  
  Money Bank
  
  Level 1: $500M (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: $1B (Island Level 5 - $50M IGM)
  
  Level 3: $2.5B (Island Level 10 - $250M IGM)
  
  Level 4: $5B (Island Level 21 - $500M IGM)
  
  Level 5: $10B (Island Level 34 - $1B IGM)
  
  Level 6: $15B (Island Level 42 - $2.5B IGM)
  
  Level 7: $30B (Island Level 50 - $5B IGM)
  
  Vault Slots Limit
  
  Level 1: 9 slots (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 18 slots (Island Level 5 - $5M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 27 slots (Island Level 5 - $10M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 36 slots (Island Level 10 - $25M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 45 slots (Island Level 10 - $30M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 54 slots (Island Level 23 - $50M IGM)
  
  Level 7: 63 slots (Island Level 23 - $100M IGM)
  
  Level 8: 72 slots (Island Level 42 - $200M IGM)
  
  Level 9: 81 slots (Island Level 42 - $300M IGM)
  
  Level 10: 90 slots (Island Level 46 - $500M IGM)
  
  Pharaoh's Realm(Please be aware you still need to set up a portal after buying this upgrade.)
  
  Level 1: Unlocked (Island Level 21 - $500M IGM)
  
  Pharaoh's Realm Resistance
  
  Level 1: 0% slower (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 5% slower (Island Level 28 - $50M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 10% slower (Island Level 35 - $150M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 15% slower (Island Level 40 - $300M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 20% slower (Island Level 43 - $600M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 25% slower (Island Level 43 - $1B IGM)
  
  End(Please be aware you still need to set up a portal after buying this upgrade.)
  
  Level 1: Unlocked (Island Level 36 - $1B IGM)
  
  Overworld Ore Generator
  
  Level 1: Stone, coal & iron (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: More coal & iron (Island Level 2 - $5M IGM)
  
  Level 3: Addition of gold (Island Level 7 - $10M IGM)
  
  Level 4: Addition of redstone (Island Level 14 - $25M IGM)
  
  Level 5: Addition of lapis (Island Level 19 - $50M IGM)
  
  Level 6: Addition of diamond and the removal of stone (Island Level 27 - $75M IGM)
  
  Level 7: Addition of emerald (Island Level 33 - $250M IGM)
  
  End Ore Generator
  
  Level 1: End stone, end stone bricks, purpur blocks & purpur pillars (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: Addition of diamond blocks (Island Level 49 - $200M IGM)
  
  Level 3: Addition of emerald blocks (Island Level 49 - $400M IGM)
  
  Level 4: Higher chances for ore blocks (Island Level 49 - $600M IGM)
  
  Level 5: Higher chances for ore blocks (Island Level 49 - $800M IGM)
  
  Level 6: Higher chances for ore blocks & removal of purpur blocks and pillars (Island Level 49 - $1B IGM)
  
  Level 7: Higher chances for ore blocks (Island Level 49 - $1.2B IGM)
  
  Level 8: Addition of netherite blocks (Island Level 49 - $1.5B IGM)
  
  Sapling Limit
  
  Level 1: 5 saplings (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 10 saplings (No level needed - $5M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 15 saplings (Island Level 5 - $10M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 20 saplings (Island Level 5 - $25M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 25 saplings (Island Level 11 - $50M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 30 saplings (Island Level 11 - $100M IGM)
  
  Level 7: 40 saplings (Island Level 19 - $200M IGM)
  
  Level 8: 50 saplings (Island Level 32 - $300M IGM)
  
  Sapling Drop Rate
  
  Level 1: 2.5% per log (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 2.75% per log (No level needed - $250M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 3% per log (Island Level 12 - $500M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 3.5% per log (Island Level 25 - $750M IGM)
  
  Mob Death XP Boost
  
  Level 1: 1.00x (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 1.10x (No level needed - $25M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 1.20x (Island Level 4 - $100M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 1.30x (Island Level 13 - $500M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 1.40x (Island Level 31 - $1B IGM)
  
  Level 6: 1.50x (Island Level 45 - $5B IGM)
  
  Mission Reroll
  
  Level 1: Unlocked (No level needed - $50M IGM)
- Island Size
  
  Level 1: 100x100 (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 150x150 (Island Level 3 - $18.75M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 200x200 (Island Level 22 - $37.5M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 250x250 (Island Level 38 - $375M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 300x300 (Island Level 47 - $1.875B IGM)
  
  Island Member Size
  
  Level 1: 6 members (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 8 members (No level needed - $30M IGM)
  
  Island Warp Limit
  
  Level 1: 3 warps (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 5 warps (No level needed - $18.75M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 8 warps (Island Level 8 - $37.5M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 10 warps (Island Level 8 - $56.25M IGM)
  
  Island Public Warps Limit
  
  Level 1: 1 public warp (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 2 public warps (Island Level 7 - $187.5M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 3 public warps (Island Level 7 - $375M IGM)
  
  Spawner Limit
  
  Level 1: 50 spawners (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 75 spawners (Island Level 9 - $18.75M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 100 spawners (Island Level 16 - $56.25M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 150 spawners (Island Level 25 - $187.5M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 200 spawners (Island Level 40 - $375M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 250 spawners (Island Level 44 - $1.125B IGM)
  
  Minion Limit
  
  Level 1: 3 minions (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 4 minions (Island Level 6 - $1.875M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 5 minions (Island Level 13 - $9.375M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 6 minions (Island Level 17 - $93.75M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 8 minions (Island Level 26 - $375M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 10 minions (Island Level 31 - $937.5M IGM)
  
  Level 7: 12 minions (Island Level 41 - $1.875B IGM)
  
  Minion Recruitment Slot Limit
  
  Level 1: 0 slots (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 1 slot (Island Level 8 - $3.75M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 2 slots (Island Level 18 - $9.375M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 3 slots (Island Level 28 - $37.5M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 4 slots (Island Level 37 - $187.5M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 5 slots (Island Level 45 - $375M IGM)
  
  Level 7: 6 slots (Island Level 48 - $1.875B IGM)
  
  Level 8: 7 slots (Island Level 48 - $3.75B IGM)
  
  Hopper Limit
  
  Level 1: 150 hoppers (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 250 hoppers (Island Level 7 - $9.375M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 300 hoppers (Island Level 14 - $37.5M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 350 hoppers (Island Level 47 - $93.75M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 400 hoppers (Island Level 47 - $187.5M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 450 hoppers (Island Level 47 - $375M IGM)
  
  Elevator Limit
  
  Level 1: 1 elevator (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 2 elevators (No level needed - $5.625M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 3 elevators (No level needed - $9.375M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 4 elevators (No level needed - $13.125M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 6 elevators (No level needed - $18.75M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 8 elevators (No level needed - $28.125M IGM)
  
  Level 7: 12 elevators (No level needed - $37.5M IGM)
  
  Level 8: 16 elevators (No level needed - $56.25M IGM)
  
  Gold Shard Bank Limit
  
  Level 1: 500 shards (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 2,500 shards (Island Level 8 - $18.75M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 5,000 shards (Island Level 15 - $37.5M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 10,000 shards (Island Level 20 - $187.5M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 15,000 shards (Island Level 29 - $375M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 25,000 shards (Island Level 34 - $1.875B IGM)
  
  Money Bank
  
  Level 1: $25M (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: $100M (Island Level 5 - $18.75M IGM)
  
  Level 3: $250M (Island Level 10 - $37.5M IGM)
  
  Level 4: $500M (Island Level 21 - $75M IGM)
  
  Level 5: $1B (Island Level 38 - $187.5M IGM)
  
  Level 6: $2.5B (Island Level 48 - $375M IGM)
  
  Level 7: $5B (Island Level 48 - $750M IGM)
  
  Vault Slots Limit
  
  Level 1: 9 slots (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 18 slots (Island Level 5 - $1.875M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 27 slots (Island Level 5 - $3.75M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 36 slots (Island Level 10 - $9.375M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 45 slots (Island Level 10 - $11.25M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 54 slots (Island Level 23 - $18.75M IGM)
  
  Level 7: 63 slots (Island Level 23 - $37.5M IGM)
  
  Level 8: 72 slots (Island Level 42 - $75M IGM)
  
  Level 9: 81 slots (Island Level 42 - $112.5M IGM)
  
  Level 10: 90 slots (Island Level 46 - $187.5M IGM)
  
  Pharaoh's Realm(Please be aware you still need to set up a portal after buying this upgrade.)
  
  Level 1: Unlocked (Island Level 21 - $100M IGM)
  
  Pharaoh's Realm Resistance
  
  Level 1: 0% slower (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 5% slower (Island Level 28 - $50M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 10% slower (Island Level 35 - $150M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 15% slower (Island Level 40 - $300M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 20% slower (Island Level 43 - $600M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 25% slower (Island Level 43 - $1B IGM)
  
  End(Please be aware you still need to set up a portal after buying this upgrade.)
  
  Level 1: Unlocked (Island Level 36 - $500M IGM)
  
  Overworld Ore Generator
  
  Level 1: Stone, coal & iron (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: More coal & iron (Island Level 2 - $2.5M IGM)
  
  Level 3: Addition of gold (Island Level 7 - $5M IGM)
  
  Level 4: Addition of redstone (Island Level 14 - $12.5M IGM)
  
  Level 5: Addition of lapis (Island Level 19 - $25M IGM)
  
  Level 6: Addition of diamond and the removal of stone (Island Level 27 - $37.5M IGM)
  
  Level 7: Addition of emerald (Island Level 33 - $125M IGM)
  
  End Ore Generator
  
  Level 1: End stone, end stone bricks, purpur blocks & purpur pillars (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: Addition of diamond blocks (Island Level 49 - $100M IGM)
  
  Level 3: Addition of emerald blocks (Island Level 49 - $200M IGM)
  
  Level 4: Higher chances for ore blocks (Island Level 49 - $300M IGM)
  
  Level 5: Higher chances for ore blocks (Island Level 49 - $400M IGM)
  
  Level 6: Higher chances for ore blocks & removal of purpur blocks and pillars (Island Level 49 - $500M IGM)
  
  Level 7: Higher chances for ore blocks (Island Level 49 - $600M IGM)
  
  Level 8: Addition of netherite blocks (Island Level 49 - $750M IGM)
  
  Sapling Limit
  
  Level 1: 5 saplings (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 10 saplings (No level needed - $1.875M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 15 saplings (Island Level 5 - $3.75M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 20 saplings (Island Level 5 - $9.375M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 25 saplings (Island Level 11 - $18.75M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 30 saplings (Island Level 11 - $37.5M IGM)
  
  Level 7: 40 saplings (Island Level 19 - $75M IGM)
  
  Level 8: 50 saplings (Island Level 32 - $112.5M IGM)
  
  Sapling Drop Rate
  
  Level 1: 2.5% per log (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 2.75% per log (No level needed - $93.75M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 3% per log (Island Level 12 - $187.5M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 3.5% per log (Island Level 25 - $281.25M IGM)
  
  Mob Death XP Boost
  
  Level 1: 1.00x (Default - Free)
  
  Level 2: 1.10x (No level needed - $9.375M IGM)
  
  Level 3: 1.20x (Island Level 4 - $37.5M IGM)
  
  Level 4: 1.30x (Island Level 13 - $187.5M IGM)
  
  Level 5: 1.40x (Island Level 31 - $375M IGM)
  
  Level 6: 1.50x (Island Level 45 - $1.875B IGM)
  
  Mission Reroll
  
  Level 1: Unlocked (No level needed - $37.5M IGM)
- Prices are before the Pioneer Tax. See every upgrade in our Island Upgrades guide.
Island Settings- View/change island settings
- World settings (mob/animal spawning, rain, explosions, fire spread, border visibility, biome and island time (plus feature))
- Gameplay (pvp enabled/disabled)
- Access (whitelisted/locked island)
- Appearance (change your island's name, colors and icon, plus your team chat colors)
Island Permissions - View/edit island permissions.
Island Bank - View/manage the bank, where you can store and withdraw in-game money and gold shards.
Island Warps - View/create island warps. Click the emerald block to start creating a warp, then follow the instructions in chat.
Island Vault - View/edit your island vault.
Island Logs - View island logs. There are logs of members, ranks, upgrades, settings, warps, whitelists, vault and a general log.
Island Recruitment - View/change recruitment status. Used to review applications to your island.
Island Browse - Opens the /pwarp menu, where you can visit all kinds of player warps.
Island Leaderboard - View the Island Top leaderboard and track changes to adapt your strategy.
Island Whitelist - View/manage whitelisted players. You can set separate whitelists for the Overworld and the End.
Island Missions - View/start island missions and see the loot pool for completing them.
Island Levels - View/unlock island levels, now up to level 50. Some levels cost in-game money, others unlock automatically.
Island Minions- View/manage minions.
- Minion Recruitment - Buy recruitment slots in the island upgrades tab. Better upgrades mean better minion chances.
- Minions - Manage your minions by clicking on them. Check out the minion guide for more information!
Island Milestones - View/collect island milestones, which are needed to level up your island.
Delete/leave Island - Warning: Deleting your island is permanent! Staff cannot restore it.

New This Season

The biggest additions to Complex Skyblock this season

Tutorial and Guide NPC: New players are walked through the basics by a guide NPC on their island, who stays as a quick management hub while you're new.
Rookies League: New players are automatically grouped into classes of up to 50 players that compete during their first week. 1st place wins $1M, 32 Gold Shards and a Ra key, 2nd wins $500k and a Horus key, 3rd wins $250k and an Anubis key, and everyone else who scores gets $25k and a Vote key. The Gold Shards go to your island bank.
Island Levels up to 50: The island level cap is now 50, with more milestones in between so there's always a reward to work toward.
Minion Essences: There are now 4 essence types: Fish Oil, Resin, Flux and Mulch. Each one refines a different minion type: Fish Oil refines Farming, Resin refines Mining, Flux refines Fishing and Mulch refines Logging. Get essences from the Dungeon Shop, the Pharaoh's Tomb, island missions and essence Implants, which give your minions a small chance to drop them while working.
Refinement Minions and Artisan Goods: Refinement Minions use essences to refine nearby minions' drops. Without a Refinery, drops are Crude and worth 50%. Refined drops are Common (100%) or Artisan Goods, from Uncommon (120%) up to Mythical (200%). The Refinery and its essence, minion meals and a Pampered streak all improve the grade.
Minion Moods and Comfort: Each minion has a live mood score built from comfort, food and high-fives, and its mood changes how fast it works. Comfort (0 to 100) is based on 7 things: Roomy, Lit, Sunlit, Decorated, Warm, Quiet and Safe.
Chef Minions and Minion Diet: Chef Minions cook meals for your other minions, and feeding minions improves their mood. Below minion level 4, unfed minions stay neutral. From level 4, an unfed minion waits a short time for a meal, then gets Hungry and its mood drops.
New Minions: Logging and Fishing minions join the minion roster.
Tomb Expeditions: Solo wave-survival challenges inside the Pharaoh's Tomb that unlock deeper Tomb tiers. See the Pharaoh's Tomb section below.
Daily PvP Events: Daily warzone events that reward Angelic Items and PvP Top points. They don't affect Island Top, so every type of player can compete.
Time Traveler twice a week: The Time Traveler now shows up every Wednesday and Saturday.
Quality of life: Claim all your dailies in one click, and use the [pwarp] chat tag to share a clickable link to your player warp.

Key Skyblock Features

Dynamic Economy

The Complex Skyblock shop uses a dynamic economy. The more an item is sold, the more its value decreases, and the less it's sold, the more its value increases. Think supply and demand.
(Ex. If you're selling potatoes and 50 other players are selling tons of potatoes too, the price drops. But if you switch to carrots while everyone else is still farming potatoes, carrots will likely be worth more, earning you more profit!)

Pioneer Tax

To keep Island Top fair, the highest level Competitive islands pay more for island upgrades and island levels. This is the Pioneer Tax: islands ranked #1 to #6 by island level pay 50% more, #7 to #10 pay 40% more, and #11 to #15 pay 30% more. Islands tied at the same level all pay the highest rate in their group, and Casual islands never pay it. See the Skyblock Island Level Guide for details.

Time Traveler

The Time Traveler (/warp timetraveler) appears every Wednesday and Saturday, selling past seasonal crate items and tags. Once it appears, you can bid on items with GC for 1 day, and bids can NOT be seen by other players.

📌 Note

Bids cannot be canceled, but they are refunded if you're outbid.

Infuser/Runes (/warp infuser)

Runes are Complex Skyblock's custom enchantments for tools, armor and weapons. You can view every rune at /warp infuser.

There are five rune types: common, rare, legendary, mythical and tomb runes. Apply a rune by dragging and dropping it onto a tool, armor piece or weapon. But be careful, it can fail and destroy your item! Each rune shows its success, fail and critical fail rates, and you can raise the success rate by adding lucky gems to the rune!

If you added a rune by accident or don't like it, use a cleansing wand to remove it. Note that the rune is destroyed and you won't get it back.

Rune tomes, lucky gems and cleansing wands are all bought with experience at /warp infuser. Rune tome costs:

Common - Cost: 6,250 XP
Rare - Cost: 25,000 XP
Legendary - Cost: 62,500 XP
Mythical - Cost: 125,000 XP

Super Hoppers (/shoppers)

Super hoppers look like normal hoppers, but you buy them from /shoppers and can upgrade them with more abilities. A super hopper can automatically transfer items to a distant chest or container, filter items, and move items faster than a normal hopper. To break one, shift + left-click it with a pickaxe.

Super Hopper Filters

To add a filter to a super hopper:
Link the super hopper to a chest or container within linking distance. If you're not sure of your link distance, check the compass in the top right.

Next, click "manage links" (the command block icon). If the link worked, a chest will appear like in the image. Note: in the image, the filter status says "disabled", which means the filter will NOT work.

To fix this, click the chest from the previous image and look at the bottom right. The grey dye shows the filter status, which should say "enabled". Click it and make sure it's set the way you want.

In the same menu, click the "edit filter" button on the bottom left to add items to the filter's whitelist. Only whitelisted items will go into the super hopper and be transferred.

Island Top

Island Top, often called "istop", is the Complex Skyblock competition where your Competitive island of up to 10 members competes against other islands for island value. Reach Island Level 5, then run /istop and click "Island Opt In" (the end portal frame) to compete.

How a season of Island Top works

Island Top runs in weekly rounds that reset every Monday at 00:00 UTC (Sunday evening in the US).
At each reset, the top 10 islands earn points: 10 for 1st down to 1 for 10th.
On the first Monday of each month, the islands with the most points win the monthly prizes, claimed by the island owner. 1st place wins 500 GC, 5 Plus rank vouchers (30 days), 15 seasonal crate keys and a custom island tag, and the top 10 all win GC.

Trade Winds
Not every sale counts fully 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 to about 10% in the final hour, shifting every hour. Typical Wind: about 93% on Monday, 80% Tuesday, 68% Wednesday, 55% Thursday, 42% Friday, 29% Saturday and 16% Sunday.
Tailwind is the rest of the sale. It's banked and lands in full at the next weekly reset, counting toward next week's Island Top. Your all-time island value gets the full sale right away.
Gales are surprise windows of 100% Wind. There are usually 1 to 3 each week, on the last day before the reset (Sunday, UTC), lasting 5 to 15 minutes, and they always end at least 30 minutes before the reset.
Season Finale: in the last week before a new season, the Wind stays at 100% all week, with no Gales and no Tailwind banked.

Check the current Wind, your banked Tailwind and how it all works in /istop.
Overheat
Last month's top 3 islands are Overheated for the next month: 1st place earns 15% less island value from sales, 2nd 10% less and 3rd 8% less.

/istop

Shows the Island Top scoreboard.

Sell Portals

Sell Portals are the ONLY way to earn Island Value for Island Top. Throw your items into your Sell Portal and they are converted into /istop value. Buy Sell Portals in /shop 7 (the last block, crying obsidian).

You can upgrade your Sell Portal in Island Upgrades to earn a higher percentage of value from items sold through it.

📌 Note

Sell Portals CAN be picked back up after placing. Break one of the crying obsidian blocks and the Sell Portal returns to your inventory.

Leaderboard

The Leaderboard, often called "LB", is a weekly solo competition to have the most points by the end of the week. There are many categories, and the more you compete in, the more points you can earn!

/lb

Shows the leaderboard scoreboard.

Pharaoh's Realm

Pharaoh's Realm is a realm reached through an Ancient Portal, which you build on your island after finding eight different Ancient Artifacts. Inside, you can earn even more money and resources. But be careful, using Pharaoh's Realm too much may cause the portal to break!

Pharaoh's Tomb (/warp tomb)

Pharaoh's Tomb is the Complex Skyblock PvE area, where hordes of mobs drop gold shards, tomes, spawners, boosters and more!
Some items, like gold shards and treasure keys, count as contraband. If you're killed by a player or mob, you keep your inventory except for contraband items. You can see whether an item is contraband by hovering over it, as shown below.

📌 Note

Kills with a crossbow inside the Tomb have 40% worse drop odds than sword kills.

Tomb Expeditions

Tomb Expeditions are solo wave-survival arenas inside the Pharaoh's Tomb, each with its own mobs, abilities and weapons, and they get harder as you climb the ladder. Clear Expeditions 1-5 and get 20,000 Tier 1 kills to unlock Tier 2. Clear Expeditions 6-10 and get 50,000 Tier 2 kills to unlock Tier 3. Tiers 2 and 3 also need a weekly pass from /tomb. Expedition 1 is free and teaches you the basics, including your first backpack, and the rest cost 8 up to 640 Gold Shards to enter, which you lose if you fail the run. Every expedition gives a one-time reward along the way, like spawners, vote keys, rune tomes, boosters and an Angelic Backpack, and the top expeditions give Island Top benefits. See every tier, Expedition and boss in our Pharaoh's Tomb Guide.

Chest Shops

To learn how to set up a chest shop, check out our Chest Shop Guide!

/Sunday

Every Sunday, players get special perks, including fewer votes needed for vote parties, no tax on /ah listings, faster milestone progress and increased experience drops.

Cosmetics

Cosmetics like banners, pets and gadgets are crafted with mystery dust. First craft a mystery crate, then open it to receive your cosmetics.

/warp cosmetics	Takes you to the area where you can craft mystery crates and receive cosmetics.
/cosmetics	Opens the menu to equip cosmetics on your character.

Reset Vault, Clue Scrolls and Boosters

Reset Vault

Complex Skyblock runs in seasons, and the Reset Vault lets you save items to use after the map resets. It opens two weeks before the season ends. Once it's unlocked, you can save items as long as you have an open slot. A few rules apply:

Once an item is saved to your Reset Vault, it can't be taken out until the map resets.
Stacked items, shulker boxes, spawners, runes, enchant books and pouches cannot be saved to the Reset Vault.
Enchanted items lose all their enchants when added to the Reset Vault. For example, a Diamond Pickaxe with Unbreaking 1 comes back as an unenchanted Diamond Pickaxe.
Crate exclusive items keep all their enchants when added to the Reset Vault.

To check out the Reset Vault in game, type /warp resetvault. For slots, timing and what carries over, see our Skyblock Reset and Reset Vault Guide.

Clue Scrolls

Clue scrolls are an easy way to earn rewards by completing tasks, like breaking or placing blocks, typing something in chat, or crafting an item to solve a riddle. There are 3 types of scrolls on Skyblock: Cactus, Papyrus and Emerald. Rewards include Boosters, Tags, Spawners, Diamond/Emerald Blocks, Minions and much more! You can get scrolls from crates, buy them on /ah, or from /freescrolls if you have a rank. See every scroll type and reward in our Skyblock Clue Scrolls Guide.

Boosters

Boosters increase all XP or money you earn by a set multiplier for a set amount of time, depending on the booster. Multipliers are capped at 200%. You can get boosters from clue scrolls, crates and crate items, or buy them on /store. Boosters are single use and are consumed when you drink them.

Commonly Used Terms

Common words you'll see in chat

IGM - In Game Money	The currency used ONLY on Skyblock. Check your balance with /bal
GC - Gift Card	A currency shared GLOBALLY across all Complex Gaming servers. Check your GC balance with /gc. See our GC Guide
Istop - Island Top	The monthly Skyblock competition where your island of up to 10 members competes against other islands. The goal is to reach #1 on /istop
Ponds	Contestable fishing spots in the Tomb and PvP areas that give bonuses to the PvP Team that controls them. (/ponds)
Runes	Complex Skyblock's custom enchantments for tools, armor and weapons. (/warp infuser)
Lucky Gems	Items that increase a rune's success rate.
Shards / Fuel	Other names for gold shards.
Tomb	The Pharaoh's Tomb PvE area, where you kill mobs for gold shards and trade them for valuable items (Hidden Treasures, exclusive tags, etc.) (/warp tomb)
Envoy	A loot chest that spawns in /warp pvp with items like tags, spawners, money and XP boosters, and more! (/envoys)
Vote Party	When the Skyblock server reaches 500 votes (fewer on /sunday), everyone who voted gets an extra vote key, with a chance at a higher key! (/vp)
Minions	In-game NPCs that work for you. There are many types, including mining, farming and slaying minions.
Scrolls	A set of quests and riddles you complete with the scroll in your inventory. Finishing each step unlocks the next one. Once the scroll is complete, redeem it for rewards like tags, spawners and boosters!
Mystery Dust	Used to craft cosmetic crates at /warp cosmetics! Open the crate to receive cosmetics!
Boosters	Items that increase the money OR experience you earn. (Ex. Before selling items, drink a money booster to increase your profit by the percentage on the bottle.)
RV - Reset Vault	A vault where you store items before a reset so they carry over safely to the next season. (/warp resetvault)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the IP for Complex Gaming Skyblock?

The IP is hub.mc-complex.com. It works on Minecraft Java Edition 1.12.2 through the latest release and on Bedrock Edition.

How do I create an island on Complex Skyblock?

Type /is and click the emerald block, then choose a Classic or Oasis island. Invite friends with /is invite <username>.

What is Island Top?

Island Top (istop) is the Complex Skyblock competition for Competitive islands of up to 10 members. Island value comes only from Sell Portals. Each week the top 10 islands earn points, and the islands with the most points each month win prizes, up to 500 GC for 1st. Trade Winds decides how much of each sale counts this week, and the rest lands as Tailwind at the next weekly reset. You need Island Level 5 to opt in.

What is the Pharaoh's Tomb?

The Pharaoh's Tomb (/warp tomb) is the Complex Skyblock PvE area, where mobs drop gold shards, tomes, spawners and boosters. Gold shards and treasure keys are contraband and are lost if you die.

What are Tomb Expeditions?

Tomb Expeditions are solo wave-survival challenges in the Pharaoh's Tomb. Clearing them, along with enough Tomb kills, unlocks Tier 2 and Tier 3 of the Tomb and gives one-time rewards. The first expedition is free, and later ones cost gold shards to enter.

What is the difference between Competitive and Casual islands?

You choose when you create your island. Competitive islands compete for Island Top with higher upgrade prices, while Casual islands have cheaper upgrades for a relaxed experience. You can convert Competitive to Casual once, permanently.

How do runes work on Complex Skyblock?

Runes are custom enchants bought as tomes with experience at /warp infuser. Each rune has a success, fail and critical fail rate, and lucky gems raise the success rate.

What carries over when Complex Skyblock resets?

Only items saved in the Reset Vault. Stacked items, shulker boxes, spawners, runes, enchant books and pouches can't be saved, and enchanted items lose their enchants, but crate exclusive items keep theirs.

Is Complex Gaming Skyblock free to play?

Yes. Complex Skyblock is free to play. Ranks, crate keys and boosters are optional and available on the store.

We hope this helps you get started on your journey to becoming a great Skyblock player! If you have any more questions, ask the staff members online at the time or our helpful community, who can answer most of your questions!

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Complex Gaming Skyblock Server Guide: Islands, Runes, Island Top

Skyblock Starter Tips​

Spawn Warps​

Free Resources​

Creating and Managing Your Island​

Creating an Island​

Navigating the /island GUI​

New This Season​

Key Skyblock Features​

Dynamic Economy​

Pioneer Tax​

Time Traveler​

Infuser/Runes (/warp infuser)​

Super Hoppers (/shoppers)​

Super Hopper Filters​

Island Top​

Sell Portals​

Leaderboard​

Pharaoh's Realm​

Pharaoh's Tomb (/warp tomb)​

Tomb Expeditions​

Chest Shops​

/Sunday​

Cosmetics​

Reset Vault, Clue Scrolls and Boosters​

Reset Vault​

Clue Scrolls​

Boosters​

Commonly Used Terms​

Watch: Skyblock video guide​

Frequently Asked Questions​

What is the IP for Complex Gaming Skyblock?​

How do I create an island on Complex Skyblock?​

What is Island Top?​

What is the Pharaoh's Tomb?​

What are Tomb Expeditions?​

What is the difference between Competitive and Casual islands?​

How do runes work on Complex Skyblock?​

What carries over when Complex Skyblock resets?​

Is Complex Gaming Skyblock free to play?​

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Skyblock Starter Tips

Spawn Warps

Free Resources

Creating and Managing Your Island

Creating an Island

Navigating the /island GUI

New This Season

Key Skyblock Features

Dynamic Economy

Pioneer Tax

Time Traveler

Infuser/Runes (/warp infuser)

Super Hoppers (/shoppers)

Super Hopper Filters

Island Top

Sell Portals

Leaderboard

Pharaoh's Realm

Pharaoh's Tomb (/warp tomb)

Tomb Expeditions

Chest Shops

/Sunday

Cosmetics

Reset Vault, Clue Scrolls and Boosters

Reset Vault

Clue Scrolls

Boosters

Commonly Used Terms

Watch: Skyblock video guide

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the IP for Complex Gaming Skyblock?

How do I create an island on Complex Skyblock?

What is Island Top?

What is the Pharaoh's Tomb?

What are Tomb Expeditions?

What is the difference between Competitive and Casual islands?

How do runes work on Complex Skyblock?

What carries over when Complex Skyblock resets?

Is Complex Gaming Skyblock free to play?