Updated 25 October 2026. Facts on this page come from minecraft.wiki, community sites named in the text and the live Artemis PvP server; sources are listed at the bottom.
Faction Shields and Grace Periods
A faction shield is a daily window when your land cannot be damaged by explosions, so you are not raided while everyone sleeps. A grace period is a server-wide version, usually at the start of a new map, when explosions are off everywhere. Both stop TNT, not players.
What is a faction shield?
FactionsUUID offers shields as an upgrade: once unlocked, /f shield temporarily protects your faction, can be scheduled, and lasts a set number of minutes with a cooldown. /f shield status shows the state and /f shield activate turns it on.
The CosmicPE wiki describes a daily 8-hour shield window on that server during which base claims are protected from explosive damage, with custom blocks and spawners in protected claims unminable from an hour before to an hour after. It warns that the shield does not protect against insiders.
What is a grace period?
FactionsUUID describes grace as explosion protection, typically for the start of a server. Admins turn it on for a set time (for example, 5 days 3 hours) and players can check it with /f grace. During grace, factions build bases and gear up without TNT raids.
How do you choose shield hours?
- Cover the hours when your faction is usually offline.
- Remember shields stop explosions, not traitors; keep permissions tight.
- Know when enemies' shields drop if you plan to raid.
- Do not change the hours right before a big fight if the server limits changes.
How do shields work on ArtemisPvP?
A shield protects your claims for 16 hours a day, starting at an hour your faction picks. While it is up, TNT and creeper eggs do nothing in your land and explosions cannot damage it. A brand-new faction is shielded for its first 48 hours, and you can change your start hour once every 24 hours. Custom TNT and creepers also do nothing in a shielded claim. Broken claims have no shield. See Factions basics and Custom TNT.
What else protects a base?
Walls and water (buffers and walls) and your claim type (claim types). The game mode overview is on Factions.
Frequently asked questions
What is a faction shield?
A window of time when explosions cannot damage your faction's land.
How long is the ArtemisPvP shield?
16 hours a day, from a start hour your faction chooses. New factions are shielded for their first 48 hours.
Sources
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