Game mode
Factions Minecraft servers
Players on them now
728
- Playable now
- 7
- Listed
- 13
- Playable in 7 days
- 7
- Busiest around
- UTC
Factions is team PvP built on land claims. Your faction's power decides how much land it can hold, and raiding rival bases with TNT cannons is the point of the whole mode. Strong factions plan their bases around cannon defence long before they build anything pretty.
Timing matters more here than anywhere else: joining at the start of a new map gives you a real chance. Check the raid rules, cannon limits, grace periods, faction size caps and what the store sells. Factions explained covers power, claims and raids.
Right now 728 players are on the 7 factions servers that answer our pings, out of 13 listed. Over the last four weeks, the busiest hour was around 15:00 UTC. Measured at 23:13 UTC.
The factions servers
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Before you join
How to choose factions servers
- 01
Join at the start of a map if you can. Late joiners face factions that already have walls, cannons and stacked gear.
- 02
Read the raid rules, including grace periods and whether cannons and TNT are allowed in every zone.
- 03
Check the faction size cap. Small caps keep the field open, large caps reward big organised groups.
- 04
Look at the store. Ranks with kits or spawners can tilt the balance before the first raid.
Questions
Questions about factions servers
What does HCF mean in Minecraft?
HCF stands for Hardcore Factions. It is a factions variant with deathbans, so dying keeps you out for a while, and usually a map with a limited border, end of the world events and short seasons.
When is the best time to join a factions server?
At the start of a new map. Everyone begins with the same nothing, land is still free near spawn and nobody has cannons yet. Servers announce map resets on Discord, often a week ahead.
Can you play factions solo?
You can, but it is hard. A solo faction has little power, so its land is easy to overclaim and raid. Most solo players join an existing faction or play the economy side of the server.
How many factions servers are online right now?
7 of the 13 factions servers we list answered our last ping at 23:13 UTC with an open world. Together they had 728 players online. 7 of them were playable at least once in the last 7 days.
Answered from our own pings, updated every minute
When are factions servers busiest?
Over the last 28 days, factions servers were busiest around 15:00 UTC. On a typical day in the last 7 days, about 1,053 players were online across these servers at that hour. The quietest hour was around 03:00 UTC.
Answered from our own pings, updated every minute
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