Horizon SMP is a traditional SMP server designed to showcase player skill above all else.
When a ranked round starts, 20 online players each get a random rank from #1 to #20. The higher the rank, the stronger the player: more hearts, longer potion effects, faster XP gain, and extra inventory space. Players who join after the round has started stay unranked and play vanilla, with no bonuses.
Killing a player ranked above you steals their spot in the standings — that's the only way to climb. Every rank is shown in chat and above the player's head via [#N].
| Rank | Hearts | Potion duration | XP multiplier | Extra slots |
|---|
Rank #1 has 20 hearts, rank #20 has 10.5. Each rank adds roughly half a heart.
Higher ranks enjoy noticeably longer potion effects than low or unranked players.
XP gain speed scales with rank, up to three times faster for rank #1.
The top ten ranks unlock extra inventory slots, up to a full double chest for the top two.
Eliminating a higher-ranked player swaps your positions — the main driver of the competition.
The trading limit with villagers is disabled, so you can trade with them as much as you want.
The mace and the Lunge enchantment have a slight cooldown between uses, keeping PvP skill-based instead of spam-driven.
Getting a kill while invisible hides your name from the death message in chat.
Getting killed by another player drops your head, leaving a visible trophy for the winner.
| Command | Permission | Description |
|---|---|---|
| /rankedsmp help | None | Show the help menu |
| /extrainventory | None | Open the bonus inventory (ranks 1-10) |
Season announcements, events results, support, and good vibes: it all happens on the official Horizon SMP Discord.
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