Quick start
New player checklist
- Join the server using
play.runehavensmp.com.
- Read the starter information at spawn.
- Use
/guide to open the main guide menu.
- Use
/faq if you are confused about a system.
- Use
/rtp when you are ready to find land.
- Claim your first base with
/claim or the claim tool if available.
- Use
/jobs to join jobs and start earning while you play.
- Use
/skills to view your skill progression.
- Use
/shop or /farmer when you are ready to sell items.
- Use
/ia and /iarecipe before throwing away strange custom items.
- Use
/dungeons only once you have proper gear.
- Join Discord for updates, support, and community chat.
Based on player questions
Most asked questions in chat
These are the questions players ask the most in game, answered directly so new players do not have to search through every page first.
How do I leave spawn and find land?
Use /rtp to randomly teleport into the survival world. Once you find a spot you like, use /sethome so you can return later. Use /spawn to go back to spawn and /warps to view public server locations.
Where are the dungeons and bosses?
Use /dungeons to open the dungeon menu when dungeon access is enabled. Bosses are meant to be harder than normal survival mobs, so bring proper armor, weapons, food, and backup gear. If a boss is missing, it is likely on a respawn cooldown.
How do I get Souls?
Souls come from combat progression, mainly dungeon mobs and bosses. Farm dungeon rooms for smaller progress, then fight bosses when you are ready for harder rewards. Souls are mainly used for PvE upgrades and custom enchant progression.
How do I make money?
Use /jobs to earn while you play, sell items through /shop, sell crops through /farmer, sell fish through the fish shop, and use /ah or player shops for trading with other players. Be careful with sell commands so you do not accidentally sell items you wanted to keep.
How many jobs can I have and how do job points work?
Jobs are meant to be long term progression. Join jobs that match how you actually play, then earn money, job XP, and job points by doing those actions. Use /jobs for the main menu and the full Jobs Guide for exact payouts and limits.
How do I claim land and get more claim blocks?
Use /claim or the claim tool to protect your base. One claim block represents claim area, so bigger claims cost more claim blocks. Earn more through playtime, rewards, crates, quests, battlepass rewards, and server events. Only use /trust <player> with players you actually trust.
What are custom ores like cassiterite, rubies, turquoise, and dirt ore?
They are custom progression items from the resource pack. Use /ia to search custom items and /iarecipe <item> to check recipes. Some custom ores or dirt ores may need extra processing, such as using a chisel in a crafting table.
How do votes, crates, keys, kits, and rewards work?
Use /vote for voting links, /crates or the crate area for keys, /kits for available kits, /rewards for daily rewards, and /battlepass for battlepass progress. Some rewards go directly into your inventory, while others may be commands, currencies, or menu unlocks.
Can I pick up spawners?
Spawner pickup is limited for balance. Before building around a spawner or spending money on one, check the current menus and rules. If silk-touch spawner pickup is enabled, it will usually require the correct tool, permission, or server system.
Are custom enchants, auto tool, and vein miner explained anywhere?
Use the enchant menus and read each enchant description before applying books. Some enchants only work on certain item types and some may conflict for balance. If auto tool swap is bothering you, use /bt or /settings to toggle it.
What should I do first?
First 10 minutes
- Explore spawn.
- Open
/guide.
- Read
/faq.
- Check the main menus.
- Join Discord if you want support.
First 30 minutes
- Use
/rtp.
- Collect wood, stone, food, and tools.
- Start a small base.
- Claim your land if available.
- Join jobs that match your playstyle.
First few hours
- Build a proper base.
- Start farming, mining, fishing, or hunting.
- Learn which items sell well.
- Try fishing competitions.
- Explore dungeons when you have gear.
Your path
What is the goal?
The goal is to build your own path. RuneHaven SMP is not designed around one final objective. Every player can focus on something different.
| Playstyle | Possible goal |
| Builder | Create a base, town, shop, or themed build. |
| Grinder | Become rich through farming, mining, fishing, or mobs. |
| Adventurer | Explore dungeons, fight bosses, and collect rare rewards. |
| Collector | Unlock cosmetics, pets, toolskins, rare items, and ranks. |
| Trader | Use auctions, shops, player warps, and trades to make money. |
| Casual player | Build, fish, farm, chat, and relax. |
| Competitive player | Climb leaderboards and win events. |
Money and economy
How to earn money
Money is one of the main progression systems. Most players earn money by mixing several methods instead of relying on one thing forever.
Common methods
- Farming for steady crop income.
- Mining ores, minerals, and resources.
- Fishing custom fish and joining competitions.
- Using jobs for extra income while playing.
- Selling mob drops from combat.
- Using the auction house and player trading.
- Running dungeons and bosses for better rewards.
Useful shop commands
Use /farmer to sell crops and farm related items.
Use /shop to open the main shop.
Use /sellall carefully because it can sell every eligible item in your inventory.
Use /ah for the auction house and /pw for player warps if you want to trade with other players.
The economy is meant to last. Some prices may feel grindy early because progression is meant to be earned over time.
Progression
Jobs and skills
Jobs
Use /jobs to choose jobs that match how you play. Jobs let you earn money, job points, and job XP while doing normal survival activities.
RuneHaven currently has 12 active jobs, a 3 job limit, and a level 200 cap per job. Full payout examples and rate tables are now listed on the dedicated Jobs Guide.
| Playstyle | Good jobs |
| Mining | Miner, Explorer, Digger |
| Farming | Farmer, Crafter |
| Combat | Hunter, Weaponsmith |
| Building | Builder, Lumberjack |
| Fishing | Fisherman |
| Mixed gameplay | Miner, Farmer, Hunter |
Open the full Jobs Guide
Skills
Use /skills to view your long term skill progression.
- Mining improves by mining ores and blocks.
- Farming improves through crops and harvests.
- Combat improves by fighting mobs.
- Fishing improves by fishing.
- Woodcutting or foraging improves by chopping trees.
Skills make survival more rewarding by unlocking bonuses and abilities over time.
Special currencies
Souls and coins
Souls
Souls are a special progression currency separate from normal money. They are mainly tied to combat and custom progression.
- Fight dungeon mobs.
- Defeat dungeon bosses.
- Grind PvE content that rewards souls.
- Use souls for systems such as custom enchants and selected progression unlocks.
Coins
Coins are used for selected special rewards such as toolskins, pets, cosmetics, and other unlocks.
- Coins can be earned without paying.
- Coin rewards are meant to take longer to grind.
- Some cosmetic and premium style unlocks use coins instead of normal money.
- Check menus carefully before spending them.
Combat content
Dungeons and bosses
Dungeons and bosses are made for players who want stronger rewards and a bigger challenge. Do not enter serious combat areas with weak gear unless you are prepared to retreat.
Before entering
- Bring armor.
- Bring a strong weapon.
- Bring food.
- Bring healing items if available.
- Empty unnecessary valuables.
- Consider going with friends.
How rooms work
Mob rooms are not meant to be cleared level by level unless that is how you want to play. You can move through the dungeon at your own pace.
- You can run straight to the boss if you want a boss fight.
- You can stay in mob rooms if you want to farm souls.
- Mob rooms are usually the best option while bosses are on respawn.
Possible rewards
- Money.
- Souls from dungeon mobs.
- Boss rewards after respawn.
- Rare drops.
- Custom items.
- Progression materials.
Some commands may be blocked in dungeons to keep the content fair.
Fishing
Custom fishing
Fishing is more than vanilla fishing on RuneHaven SMP. The server has custom fish, rarities, competitions, and rewards.
| Feature | Description |
| Custom fish | Special fish with different values and rarities. |
| Rarities | Some fish are much harder to catch than others. |
| Competitions | Timed events where players compete. |
| Leaderboards | Track fishing records and top players. |
| Baits and rods | Special fishing items may improve the experience. |
Claims and building
Protect your base
Claiming protects your land from grief and unwanted edits. If you are building a base, claiming should be one of your first priorities.
Common claim commands
/claim protects the area you are standing in or starts the claim process.
/trust <player> lets another player build or interact in your claim.
/untrust <player> removes that access.
/abandonclaim removes the claim you are standing in.
/abandonallclaims removes all of your claims. Be careful with this.
Claim block basics
- One claim block protects one block of space.
- Bigger bases need more claim blocks.
- Only trust players you actually trust.
- Keep valuable storage inside your claim.
- Expand your claim as your base grows.
You can earn more claim blocks through normal play, rewards, crates, quests, battle pass rewards, chat games, and other progression systems.
Custom content
Custom ores, items, and recipes
RuneHaven SMP includes custom items, custom materials, custom tools, cosmetics, ores, blocks, and recipes. If an item looks strange, check it before throwing it away.
Useful commands
/ia opens the custom item browser.
/iarecipe <item> shows recipes for custom items.
- Use the search button inside
/ia when you do not know the exact item name.
Where custom items come from
- Crafting and custom recipes.
- Crates, rewards, and battle pass rewards.
- Dungeons, bosses, and PvE content.
- Shops, trading, and player auctions.
- World generation and custom resource gathering.
| Question | Answer |
| What do I do with dirt ores? | Search the item in /ia, then check /iarecipe. Some dirt ores need a chisel in a crafting table to extract the usable ore. |
| What is cassiterite for? | Cassiterite and similar custom resources are used in custom recipes, blocks, and progression items. |
| How do I make a chisel? | Use /ia and search for chisel. Recipes may change when the server gets balanced. |
| Do I keep the chisel? | Check the current recipe and item behavior in game. Some processing items may be consumed depending on the recipe. |
Gear progression
Custom enchants and enchant books
Custom enchants are one of the main ways to make tools, weapons, and armor stronger over time. Some enchants are simple upgrades, while others are stronger utility or combat effects.
How enchant books work
- Use the enchant menus to browse custom enchants if enabled.
- Some enchants may require money, Souls, XP, or other progression currency.
- Read the book or menu description before applying it.
- Some enchants may only work on specific item types.
Common confusion
- Not every enchant works with every tool or weapon.
- Some strong enchants may conflict with each other.
- Mining enchants such as tunnel or explosion style effects may have limits for balance.
- If an enchant seems broken, test it on the correct item type first, then report it with screenshots.
Mob systems
Spawners, mob farms, and payouts
Spawner rules are kept strict so the economy does not get destroyed by automatic farming. Always check the current menus before spending a lot of money on spawner related items.
What to know
- Spawner pickup, buying, and silk touch behavior may be limited.
- Jobs may not pay for spawner kills if the system detects them as farmed kills.
- Some mobs, bosses, or dungeon enemies may not be capturable or farmable.
Before building a farm
- Check the rules page for automation limits.
- Do not build farms that cause lag or bypass progression.
- Ask staff before using a setup that feels like an exploit.
Optional goals
Cosmetics, pets, toolskins, and ranks
Cosmetics, pets, and toolskins give players long term collection goals. They are usually optional and let you customize how you look or show off what you have unlocked.
After buying certain cosmetics, pets, or toolskins, you may need to click the item again to enable it.
Earnable ranks give active players something meaningful to work toward. Paid ranks help support the server and are optional.
World progression
The End, Nether, and structures
Some world areas and structures may not behave exactly like vanilla Minecraft. RuneHaven has expanded terrain, extra structure types, changed Nether resources, and a stronger late game End experience.
The End
- The End is meant to be discovered and progressed toward.
- Staff may not give out the End portal location directly.
- Prepare before entering late game areas.
- The dragon fight has extra mechanics and should not be treated like a normal vanilla fight.
Nether and structures
- Nether structures may differ from normal vanilla layouts.
- Some resources may come from structures, custom generation, shops, or trading.
- The Nether includes extra ore, geode, mob, and loot possibilities.
- Ask in Discord if a resource seems impossible to find.
Storage
Backpacks
Backpacks give extra storage, but they are not permanent safety boxes.
- Backpacks do not upgrade into bigger backpacks.
- If you want the biggest backpack, save for the bigger one directly.
- Open a backpack like a chest.
- Some backpacks can be worn in your offhand.
- If you die, the backpack can drop with your items.
Use backpacks carefully in dungeons, boss fights, the Nether, and other dangerous areas.
Support
Death, lost items, and bug reports
Deaths and item loss are part of survival, but staff can look into serious bugs when there is enough information to verify what happened.
Before asking for help
- Check if your items dropped at your death location.
- Check backpacks carefully because they can drop like other items.
- Check if another player picked up the items.
- Take screenshots or clips when possible.
What staff need
- Your Minecraft name.
- The approximate time it happened.
- The world and coordinates if you have them.
- What you were doing and what item was lost.
Staff may not restore items from normal deaths, risky dungeon runs, lava, PvP, or mistakes. Verified bugs are handled case by case.
Settings and tools
Auto tool swap, tree cutting, and skills
Auto tool swap
RuneHaven has an auto tool system that can switch to the best tool for the block you are breaking.
- Use
/bt to control BestTools settings.
- Use
/settings for general player settings.
- If you do not like auto tool swapping, turn it off from one of those menus.
Tree cutting and skills
Some tree cutting and mining systems have limits so they do not become too overpowered.
- Tree cutting may only break a limited number of blocks.
- Some enchants or abilities work better for large trees.
- Mana and skills are part of long term progression.
- Use
/skills to view skill progress.
Rewards
Battle pass, crates, keys, and arcade
Rewards can come from several systems. Some are guaranteed progression rewards, while crates are chance based and can contain rare items.
Common reward sources
- Voting and vote rewards.
- Chat games and playtime rewards.
- Battle pass rewards.
- Dungeons, bosses, and events.
- Crates and special keys.
- Job shop rewards if enabled.
Voting, crates, and kits
- Use
/vote or the vote menu if enabled to view voting sites.
- Use
/crates or visit spawn crates to preview crate rewards.
- Use
/kits to view available kits and cooldowns.
- Use
/rewards or /battlepass to check claimable progression rewards if enabled.
Arcade room
The arcade room gives players extra games outside normal survival progression.
- Use
/warp arcade to visit the arcade if the warp is enabled.
- Games can be played solo or with friends depending on the game.
- Some arcade rewards may be money, coins, cosmetics, or simply for fun.
Ranks and perks
Paid ranks, earnable ranks, and free progression
RuneHaven has paid ranks, but progression should not feel locked behind payment. Paid ranks help support the server and may include quality of life perks.
What free players can do
- Earn money and build up over time.
- Use jobs, skills, quests, crates, rewards, and trading.
- Earn selected ranks or rewards through gameplay when available.
- Collect cosmetics, toolskins, pets, and items through progression systems.
Rank commands
- Use
/ranks or /rank if enabled.
- Use
/store for the webstore if enabled.
- Use
/guide if you are unsure which rank menu is current.
Rules and mods
Vanilla focused rules and allowed mods
RuneHaven is meant to be played like survival Minecraft with custom progression added on top. Do not use anything that automates gameplay, reveals hidden information, changes combat fairness, bypasses progression, or gives an advantage that vanilla gameplay would not provide.
Generally allowed
- Normal performance mods.
- Shaders and visual mods that do not reveal hidden information.
- Resource packs that do not expose ores, caves, entities, containers, or hidden blocks.
Not allowed
- Hacked clients, xray, freecam, baritone, kill aura, flight, nuker, or movement cheats.
- Macros, auto clickers, scripts, bots, auto fishing, auto mining, auto farming, or unattended gameplay.
- AFK fishing farms or anything used to farm rewards while not actively playing.
- Anything that bypasses progression, combat, economy, claims, farms, fishing, or anti cheat.
SafariNet
- SafariNet lets players capture certain mobs if enabled.
- Recipes may be intentionally hard.
- Some mobs or worlds may be blocked.
- Check the recipe before using expensive materials.
Commands
Useful commands
| Command | What it does |
/guide | Opens the main guide menu. |
/faq | Opens common questions and answers. |
/spawn | Returns you to spawn. |
/sethome | Saves a home location if you have permission and available home slots. |
/home | Teleports to one of your saved homes. |
/back | Returns to your previous location if enabled. |
/warps | Opens the server warp list. |
/rtp | Randomly teleports you into the world. |
/claim | Starts or manages land claiming. |
/trust <player> | Lets a trusted player access your claim. |
/untrust <player> | Removes a player from your claim trust list. |
/shop | Opens the main shop system. |
/farmer | Opens the farm shop for crops and farming items. |
/ah | Opens the auction house. |
/pw | Opens player warps. |
/sellall | Sells eligible items quickly if enabled. |
/jobs | Opens jobs and job progression. |
/skills | Opens skill progression. |
/dungeons | Opens dungeon content if enabled. |
/vote | Shows voting links if the command is enabled. |
/kits | Shows available kits and cooldowns. |
/rewards | Opens available reward menus if enabled. |
/battlepass | Opens battle pass progress if enabled. |
/fish | Opens fishing information or the fishing menu if enabled. |
/emf shop | Opens the fish selling shop if enabled. |
/ia | Opens the custom item browser. |
/iarecipe <item> | Shows recipes for custom items. |
/bt | Opens auto tool settings. |
/settings | Opens player settings. |
/warp arcade | Goes to the Arcade Room. |
/bounty | Opens the bounty system. |
/discordsrv link | Links your Minecraft account to Discord. |
Beginner paths
Pick a playstyle
Farmer
Build crop farms, join farming jobs, sell crops with /farmer, and upgrade your base over time.
Miner
Join mining jobs, mine resources, sell extra minerals, and use profits for better tools and gear.
Fisher
Fish custom catches, join competitions, sell valuable fish, and upgrade fishing gear if available.
Combat
Get armor, fight mobs, prepare for dungeons, defeat bosses, and earn souls or rare drops.
Builder
Find land, claim it, gather materials, build your base, and use shops or jobs to fund large projects.
Trader
Use auctions, player warps, shops, and direct trades to turn items into profit.
FAQ
Common questions
What is the goal of the server?
There is no single goal. You build your own path through money, building, skills, jobs, bosses, fishing, trading, cosmetics, ranks, or community gameplay.
Why is progression slow?
Progression is meant to last. The economy and unlocks are designed for long term survival instead of quick completion.
How do I make money?
Good beginner methods include farming, mining, jobs, fishing, selling useful items, daily quests, battle pass rewards, auctions, and learning the shop system.
How do I claim land?
Use /claim or the claim tool if available. Use /trust <player> only for players you actually trust.
How do I get more claim blocks?
Claim blocks can come from normal play, rewards, crates, quests, battle pass rewards, chat games, and other progression systems.
What do I do with custom ores?
Use /ia to search the item. Use /iarecipe <item> to check recipes. Some dirt ores need to be crafted with a chisel to extract the usable ore.
How do I make or use a chisel?
Search chisel in /ia. A chisel is used with certain custom ore blocks in a crafting table when the item requires processing.
How do I get souls?
Souls usually come from combat content such as dungeon mobs and bosses. They are mainly used for custom enchants and PvE progression.
How do custom enchants work?
Use the enchant menus if enabled, check the description carefully, and apply books only to the correct item type. Some enchants may conflict or have balance limits.
Can I pick up or buy spawners?
Spawner behavior may be limited for balance. Check the current menus and rules before spending money or building a large farm.
What are coins for?
Coins are used for selected cosmetics, pets, toolskins, and special unlocks. They can be earned, but they are meant to take longer.
Do dungeons keep inventory?
No. Dungeons are dangerous PvE content. Bring gear you are willing to risk.
Where are bosses?
Use /dungeons if dungeon access is enabled. Boss content is meant to be harder than normal survival. You do not have to clear every mob room first. You can run toward the boss, or farm the mob rooms for souls while bosses are respawning.
Do I have to clear dungeon rooms in order?
No. Mob rooms are optional farming areas. Clear them if you want souls and combat rewards, or move past them if your goal is to reach the boss.
How do I sell crops?
Use /farmer.
How do I sell fish?
Use /emf shop or the fishing shop menu if enabled.
Do backpacks upgrade?
No. Save for the backpack size you actually want. Backpacks can drop when you die.
How do I disable auto tool swap?
Use /bt or /settings.
Is the server pay to win?
No. Paid ranks exist, but the server is built around long term free progression, grinding, economy, jobs, quests, crates, and rewards.
Is Litematica allowed?
Planning builds is allowed. Printer mode, hacked clients, xray, nuker, and unfair automation are not allowed.
What should I do if I am lost?
Use /spawn, open /guide, check /faq, or ask for help in chat or Discord.
Will staff restore lost items?
Normal survival deaths usually are not restored. If you believe a bug caused the loss, report it with your name, time, world, coordinates, screenshots, and what happened.
Support
Need help?
Ask in chat or Discord. Include what command you used, what menu you clicked, what world you were in, and any error message or screenshot you have.