A Cosmic PvP-style factions server

What Cosmic-style means on ArtemisPvP

A Cosmic-style server is a factions server where the gear and the events matter as much as the land. You do not just claim and raid; you enchant, socket and upgrade gear, then take it to timed events to fight other factions over loot. That is the shape ArtemisPvP is built around. Each part below is a real system on the server, with its own page.

Enchants and gear

• 207 custom enchants in 8 rarities: Simple, Unique, Elite, Ultimate, Legendary, Soul, Heroic and Mastery. Each enchant has its own page with its chance and cooldown at every level.
• Enchanting tools: enchant books, the Enchanter, white scrolls, black scrolls, transmog scrolls and soul gems.
• 11 armor sets and 12 set weapons, plus masks, pets, 22 charms and 5 socket types.
• 14 chests to open, each with a charged version.

Events and things to fight over

• Envoys: supply drops every 30 minutes in the overworld, with Nether and End envoys on their own timers.
• KOTH every 6 hours: hold the hill 15 minutes; the capper takes $1,000,000.
• 4 outposts, 2 strongholds and 3 conquests.
• 6 boss eggs and 14 timed events in all.

Raiding

Raids use 4 kinds of custom TNT and 5 kinds of custom creepers. A faction's shield stops explosions in its land 16 hours a day, so raids are planned around the open hours. The full rules are on the raiding and cannoning page.

How to judge any Cosmic-style server

Plenty of servers use the word Cosmic in a title. A few questions separate a real attempt from a name on a list:

1. Are the enchants documented? A real custom enchant system can tell you every enchant, its rarity and what it does at each level.
2. Do the events run on a timer you can read? Envoys, KOTH and conquests should have a published schedule.
3. What version is the combat balanced for? Many Cosmic-style servers are balanced for 1.8.9 combat.
4. How do raids work? Shields, claim rules and TNT types decide whether a new faction survives its first week.

ArtemisPvP answers each of these on its wiki. The longer checklist is on how to choose a factions server.

About Cosmic PvP itself

Questions about the original server - what it was, whether it is still running and what its address is - are answered on the Cosmic PvP FAQ. The ArtemisPvP wiki also has a page for players searching for a Cosmic PvP test server.

Can Bedrock players play on a Cosmic-style server like ArtemisPvP?

Java and Bedrock players can both join. Java players use play.artemispvp.com; Bedrock players can ask in the ArtemisPvP Discord for the connection details.

Is ArtemisPvP run by the Cosmic PvP team?

No. ArtemisPvP is an independent server built in the style of Cosmic PvP and Cosmic Reborn, with its own team, its own world and its own wiki.

Does ArtemisPvP run Cosmic-style events like envoys and KOTH?

Yes. Envoys drop every 30 minutes, KOTH runs every 6 hours, and there are 14 timed events in all, from conquests to the Black Market Auction.

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ArtemisPvP is an independent server and is not affiliated with CosmicPvP, Cosmic Reborn, Mojang Studios or Microsoft.