Fights are won with a plan
Walls come in tiers and a charge strips one at a time. Logging out mid-fight kills you. Empty bases decay. Aim helps; a plan wins.
Closed beta · Whitelist open
BlockNation Rust Where Strategy Meets Survival
A Rust-inspired Minecraft survival PvP server. Build a base, raid your neighbours, run a clan and climb the ranks.
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Server address
mc.playblocknation.net
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BlockNation at a glance
- Version
- Java Edition 1.21.11
- Access
- Whitelist · closed beta
- Mode
- Survival PvP · raids
- Style
- Rust-inspired
- Custom items
- 100+ items & blocks
- Hosted
- Europe · France
Why BlockNation
Rust’s rules. Minecraft’s world.
Not vanilla with a gun plugin bolted on. A server built from the ground up around one idea: the smarter team wins.
Everything you touch was made for this
Over a hundred custom items and blocks: guns with real sights, vehicles you fly and drive, medkits that channel, doors that roll up. It all installs itself when you join.
A real economy
Blueprints unlock recipes. Craft, recycle, refine, press ammo, repair, and trade at player shops. What you own, you earned or took.
Vanilla survival against BlockNation, side by side
| Area | Vanilla Minecraft | BlockNation |
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| Combat | Swords, bows, potions | 23 guns with sights, recoil, damage fall-off and shared calibers; grenades, flashbangs, molotovs, mines |
| Raiding | TNT and creepers | C4 and rockets that strip one wall tier per charge; four tiers; garage doors; ammo crates that spill |
| Building | Any block, forever | A building hammer that upgrades walls in place; abandoned bases decay; blocks belong to whoever placed them |
| Economy | Villager trading | Crafting bench with blueprints, recycler, refinery, bullet press, repair bench, player shops |
| Healing | Food and potions | Bandage, syringe and medkit you channel and that heal over time |
| Events | Raids on villages | Oil rig locked-crate hacks with a dropship of heavies; a bandit helicopter that shoots back; elite crates on fire |
| Progression | XP levels | Blueprints, clans, and Discord activity levels that deliver rewards in game |
Gameplay
A night on BlockNation
Gather, build, fight, raid, and keep what you can hold.
Survive
Grow, cook, heal
Hemp for cloth, aloe for medicine, sprinklers that need water, campfires that need fuel. Radiation zones want a hazmat suit.
PvP
23 guns, real sights
Aim down sights, manage recoil and range, pick your calibre. Bandages and medkits heal over time, so you fight through it.
Base building
Wood, stone, metal, armored
Upgrade walls in place with the building hammer. Garage doors, sleeping bags, ammo crates: a base is a system, not a box.
See the wall tiers
Raiding
One charge, one tier
C4 and rockets strip walls a tier at a time. Ammo crates spill when they break. Abandoned bases decay, so the map stays alive.
Clans
Plant a flag, found a clan
Shared doors, allies, clan chat and a shop. Bring the flag down and the clan falls with it.
Vehicles & air defence
Fly, drive, shoot down
Minicopters, helicopters, quads, parachutes. SAM sites track anything with rotors.
Events
The oil rig and the bandit heli
Hack the locked crate and hold the rig for fifteen minutes. Shoot the bandit helicopter down for elite crates.
Progression
Play, level up, collect
Activity on Discord earns levels. Milestones deliver rewards to your in-game mailbox, and your stats and the leaderboard live in Discord.
Raid mechanics
Four wall tiers, one charge each
A charge strips one tier off every block it reaches. Stone is two charges; armored is four. The hammer puts tiers back, for iron. These are the wall textures from the server.
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1 charge
Wood
Fast to build, first to fall.
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2 charges
Stone
The everyday wall. Cracks before it breaks.
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3 charges
Sheet metal
Costs metal, buys time.
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4 charges
Armored
Rivets, plate and a hatch. Bring a clan.
Custom gear
Drawn for BlockNation
Every model below is ours. What you see is what you hold in game.
SAM site
Tracks helicopters and fires. Dodgeable, if you time the break.
Ammo crate
Holds 10,000 rounds. Raid it and the ammo spills.
Bullet press
Turns sulfur and metal into rounds, one stroke at a time.
Clan flag
Plant it to found your clan. Lose it and the clan falls.
Building hammer
Repairs and upgrades walls where they stand.
The quad
Fast, climbs hills, no fall damage. Ideal for bad ideas.
Field medicine
Bandage, syringe, medkit: hold still and heal over time.
C4 charge
One charge, one wall tier.
Military backpack
Cosmetic, for now.
Auto turret
In development.
The farming system in pictures
Deployables
Water pump, sprinkler and farm light. Plants only grow under a fed sprinkler.
Hemp
Seed, three growth stages, and the cloth every recipe wants.
Aloe vera
Seed, three growth stages, and the aloe that goes into medicine.
What you can do
Everything a Rust player expects
Custom arsenal
23 firearms with sights, recoil and range, on shared calibres.
Raids that matter
C4, rockets, four wall tiers, and a hammer to build it all back.
Crafting & blueprints
Bench, recycler, refinery, bullet press and repair bench.
Clans & territory
Flags, door access, allies, clan chat and a clan shop.
Vehicles & air defence
Minicopter, helicopter, quad, parachute and SAM sites.
PvE events
Oil rig hacks, a bandit helicopter, elite crates and bandits.
Farming & medicine
Hemp, aloe, sprinklers, hazmat suits and medkits.
Discord progression
Levels, milestone rewards, stats and the leaderboard.
Closed beta
Live now, for a whitelisted group
The server runs today and updates land most weeks. The public launch date will be announced on Discord; the people who join now shape what launches.
Server
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mc.playblocknation.net
Players online
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whitelisted slots
Version
1.21.11
Java Edition
- 23firearms
- 4wall tiers
- 100+custom items & blocks
- 15minute oil rig hack
- 10,000rounds per ammo crate
- 16custom plugins
Join now
Three steps in
Whitelist only, handled in the Discord. No form, no fee, about ten minutes.
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Join the Discord
Where the whitelist, the updates and the people you will be raiding all are.
Join the Discord -
Get whitelisted
Post your exact Minecraft username. An admin adds you and pings you when it is done.
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Join BlockNation
Java Edition 1.21.11, no mods. The resource pack installs itself.
Server addressmc.playblocknation.net
Your first join: register, then link your Discord
On your first join, create a password with /register <password> <password>. After that it is /login <password> every time, and your name is yours from then on.
To link your Discord, run /trigger bn_link in game to get a code, then /link <code> in the Discord. Rewards you earn on Discord land in your in-game /mailbox.
Community
The Discord is where BlockNation happens
Raid stories, base tours, patch notes, and the suggestions that turn into features.
Raids & builds
Screenshots and stories from the beta group: the first armored wall, the first helicopter shot down, the base that held.
See the latestSuggest a feature
The bot takes suggestions right in Discord. Garage doors, the quad, the oil rig and the SAM site all began as one.
Post a suggestionStats & leaderboard
/stats mirrors the in-game panel: kills, deaths, K/D, playtime, blocks and your clan. /leaderboard ranks the server.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I join BlockNation?
Join the Discord, post your Minecraft username to be whitelisted, then connect with Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.11 to mc.playblocknation.net. On your first join, create a password with /register. Link your Discord with /trigger bn_link in game and /link <code> in Discord.
Is BlockNation whitelist only?
Yes. BlockNation is in closed beta and only whitelisted players can join. The whitelist is handled in the Discord; there is no application form and no fee.
What is custom about BlockNation?
Sixteen plugins written for this server and over a hundred custom items and blocks: 23 firearms with aim-down-sights, recoil and their own sounds; C4 and rockets that strip walls one tier at a time across four tiers; a crafting bench with blueprints, a recycler, a refinery, a bullet press and a repair bench; clans founded on a clan flag, with garage doors and door access; minicopters, helicopters, quads, parachutes and SAM sites; hemp and aloe farming; radiation zones and hazmat suits; medkits, bandages and syringes; bandits, a bandit helicopter with elite crates, and an oil rig event with a locked crate. The resource pack installs itself when you join.
Is BlockNation pay-to-win?
No. There is no store. Every gun, blueprint, vehicle and wall on the server is crafted, found or taken in a raid. Discord activity levels grant in-game rewards, and those are earned by being active, not bought. Any future ranks or perks will be announced on Discord first.
When did BlockNation start, and when does it launch publicly?
BlockNation went into closed beta in late August 2026 with a whitelisted group and has had weekly updates since. The public launch date will be announced in the Discord; joining it now is the way to be there on day one.
Which Minecraft version do I need, and do I need mods?
Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.11, with no mods. Everything custom is server-side; the resource pack with the models, textures and sounds is sent to your client automatically when you join.
How do raids work?
Walls come in four tiers: wood, stone, sheet metal and armored. A C4 charge or a rocket strips one tier off the blocks it reaches, so a stone wall takes two charges and an armored wall four. A building hammer repairs and upgrades walls in place, garage doors open only for their owner, ammo crates spill their rounds when destroyed, and SAM sites shoot down helicopters. Logging out in combat kills you, and the bases of players who stop logging in decay.
Can I play solo, or do I need a clan?
Both work. A solo player can farm, craft, raid and run PvE events alone. Clans are founded by placing a clan flag and add shared door access, allies, clan chat and a clan shop.
How do the Discord rewards work?
Messages, reactions and voice time on the Discord earn XP and levels. Milestone levels (5, 10, 25 and 50) grant in-game rewards, delivered to a mailbox you open in game with /mailbox once your accounts are linked. Discord also mirrors your in-game stats: kills, deaths, K/D, playtime, blocks placed and the leaderboard.
Closed beta · whitelist open
Be there before it goes public
Join the Discord, get whitelisted, and log in tonight.
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Server address
mc.playblocknation.net