Skyblock Pandora Release

Skyblock Pandora releases on August 19th at

3 PM EDT / 12 PM PDT / 8 PM BST!

Join our Discord at https://discord.gg/mc to interact with the community and participate in key alls and giveaways!!

What is being reset

Everything is being reset apart from Kits, Ranks or Permanent Perks. If you have bought anything within the last two weeks contact us on discord.gg/mc to get these items next season.

Release Details

New Spawn

To celebrate, we have a brand new spawn! Ready your pickaxe to mine your way through this breezy pocket of the galaxy!

PvP Update

This season will introduce numerous improvements to PvP, enhancing the combat experience and providing much-needed quality of life enhancements. The following changes will be implemented:

Netherite armor will no longer be obtainable.
The survivor pet will now have a cooldown of 45 seconds and will grant absorption hearts.
Food items, Golden apples, and potions will be instantly consumed upon clicking.
Swords and Axes will have a 30% chance to deal 1 point of extra durability damage.
Wizard will no longer grant Protection 6.
The Donkey pet's range will be increased, and it will be able to repel projectiles. At the maximum level, players hit with this ability will have their hotbars randomized.
A new King of the Hill (KoTH) zone is being added to /warp pvp.
Players who combat log within PvP will instantly die and drop their items.

Visual Improvements

Fish will now jump out at you when you reel them in at /warp fishing. Generators will be getting visual changes so you can tell them apart.

Grinder Crate and Key Generator

A new crate, known as the Grinder Crate, is being introduced this season. Players will earn these keys by engaging in activities such as mining, farming, fishing, and killing blazes, without requiring the Key Generator upgrade.

The Key Generator will enhance the chances of obtaining Grinder Crate Keys.

Crate Envoys

Within /warp pvp crates will now occasionally spawn and give amazing rewards when collected.

Pickaxe Upgrades

We are introducing four upgrades (/upgrade) for pickaxes in this season:

Fortune Teller - Offers a chance to double the amount of Spacecoins gained.
Double or Nothing - Provides a chance to receive double ore drops when mining ores.
Instabreak - Instantly breaks ancient debris when mined.
Key Generator - Increases the chance of obtaining a Grinder Crate Key.

Island Upgrades

This season will introduce one new /islandupgrades:

Double Drop - Doubles the amount of items dropped by mobs (except Blazes).

Challenge Rerolls

Players will now be able to obtain challenge rerolls in order to change the challenges within /challenges. The Pandora rank will recieve one free daily challenge reroll while Galactic will recieve 2. These can also be found within Comet crates and Lootboxes and from the store

Minor Changes

We are implementing the following changes:

A regular message will now appear in chat to inform players about /levels, playtime/login rewards, and voting.
All mobs, excluding Blazes, will drop only one of their designated mob drops.
Chunk Collectors can now be upgraded to level 5, providing 1 million storage.
The Fishing Outpost will grant a 100% chance to receive +2 Spacecoins when claimed.
All challenge based issues have been resolved.
Flight will no longer be disabled when traveling to and from your island.
Horizontal Grass Generator blocks have been added to /shop.
Items obtained from bosses and challenges will now be placed in your /box.
Island chat functionality has been extended to work everywhere, not just on your island.
Players can now send Spacecoins using the command /spacecoins send [player] [amount].
Mob wands have been rebranded as Sell wands and can now sell cobblestone.
Mob hoppers are now available in /shop for $1 million.
Spacecoin leaderboard and statistics can be accessed using /leaderboards and /stats.
Money Generators have undergone changes in their outputs.
Grinder Gkit has been changed to also give 5x Grinder Crate Keys and 4x Blaze Spawners. Iron Golem Spawners have been removed
Different Ranks will now give different Island Sizes
- Default/Acid: 100x100
- Decay: 150x150
- Hazard: 200x200
- Toxic: 250x250
- Pandora: 300x300
- Galactic: 400x400

Payouts and Competition

Island Top (/istop)

Players with the highest Island Level will recieve the following: This is reset weekly

$100 Buycraft
$75 Buycraft
$50 Buycraft
$40 Buycraft
$35 Buycraft

Farming Top (/farmingtop)

Players with the most Crops Harvested will recieve the following

$30 Buycraft
$20 Buycraft
$10 Buycraft

Mob Top (/mobtop)

Players with the most Mobs Killed will recieve the following

$30 Buycraft
$20 Buycraft
$10 Buycraft

Fishing Top (/fishingtop)

Players who reel in the most fish will recieve the following

$30 Buycraft
$20 Buycraft
$10 Buycraft

Pass Top (/passtop)

Players with the highest Galaxy Pass level will recieve the following

$10 Buycraft
$7.5 Buycraft
$5 Buycraft

Nitro Rewards

Did you know you can get a load of perks just by boosting us on Discord? If you already have a Nitro subscription you get two free boosts included! Below are just some of the amazing perks you will receive upon boosting.

1x Nitro Lootbox (available in game via /reclaim once per season).
In-game Pink Diamond on your display name.
In-game Nitro Boosting line in your hover over display name.
In-game Nitro Cosmetics (/cosmetics).
Extra Deliveryman Rewards (/deliveryman).
Nitro Booster role in Discord.
Nitro Booster badge next to your name in Discord.
Your name will be displayed on the side bar in our Discord under the Nitro Booster heading!

Conclusion

We're looking forward to another great season, good luck to everyone in contention for our prize pool!

~ Vortex Staff Team

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