How to Claim Land in Survival
Why Claim Land?
Claiming land protects your builds and resources from other players. Once claimed, only you (and trusted friends) can modify the area.
Claiming land protects your builds and resources from other players. Once claimed, only you (and trusted friends) can modify the area.
Step 1: Get a Golden Shovel You need a Golden Shovel to create land claims. If you don’t have one:
- Craft it using 1 Gold Ingot and 2 Sticks.
Step 2: Create Your First Claim
- Hold the Golden Shovel. Don't switch to other items while claiming, it will stop the claiming process.
- Right-click two opposite corners of the area you want to claim.
- A border of gold blocks will appear showing your claim.
Step 3: Manage Your Claim
- Use /trust <player> to allow friends to build.
- Use /untrust <player> to remove permissions.
- Resize your claim by right-clicking corners again.
Additional Commands
- /claimlist – Shows all your claims.
- /abandonclaim – Removes the claim you are standing in.
- /abandonallclaims – Removes all claims.
- /buyclaimblocks <amount> – Purchase extra claim blocks with ingame money.
- /trust public – Allows everyone to build (use with caution).
- /containertrust <player> – Allow access to containers only.
- /accesstrust <player> – Allow button/lever use.
- /permissiontrust <player> – Allow player to manage permissions.
Claim Blocks: How to Get More
- You start with a basic amount of claim blocks.
- Earn 50 claim blocks for every 15 minutes of playtime.
- Buy additional claim blocks using /buyclaimblocks.
Tip: Make sure your claim is big enough for future builds!