🏰 Claim Your Territory
Protect your builds, form nations, and wage epic wars for dominance.
Build Your Empire
Lands is a premium Minecraft land claiming plugin that enables players to protect builds, build together with trusted members, form nations, wage wars for territory, and manage economies with land banks and upkeep costs.
Everything starts with /lands — your gateway to the intuitive GUI menu.
Protect Builds
Claim chunks to keep griefers out
Build Together
Role-based permissions
Form Nations
Alliances under one banner
Wage Wars
Territory, glory & rewards
🏰 Land
A protected territory composed of claimed chunks. Has owner, members, bank balance, spawn point, and configurable roles. Players can own multiple lands.
📦 Chunk
16x16 block area extending from bedrock to build limit. The basic unit of land claiming.
🔲 Sub-Areas
3D block-level regions inside a land with separate permissions. Created using selection mode.
🌍 Nation
Collection of allied lands with one capital. Shared diplomacy, wars, and pooled upkeep system.
Create Your First Land
Quick Start Methods
- 1 Quick claim:
/lands claimClaims an initial area using your player name as the land name
- 2 Custom name:
/lands create <name>Create a land with your chosen name, then claim chunks
- 3 Open the menu:
/landsManage everything through the intuitive GUI
Pro Tip
Use /lands view to visualize your land borders with particles! Make sure particles are enabled in your Minecraft settings.
Essential Commands
/ lands / lands help / lands edit <land> / lands rename <name> / lands delete Claim Your Territory
/ lands claim / lands claim radius <number> / lands claim auto / lands claim fill / lands unclaim / lands unclaim all / lands view / lands map / lands claimlist / lands info 📐 Advanced Claiming - Selection Mode
For large or irregular areas, use selection mode to define exact boundaries:
/ lands selection / lands selection expand / lands selection assign <area> How it works: Execute /lands selection, click two opposite corners, then run /lands claim to claim everything inside.
Building Your Community
Trust Commands
/ lands trust <player> [area] / lands untrust <player> [area] / lands setrole <player> <area|*> <role> / lands setowner <player> / lands ban <player> [area] / lands unban <player> [area] Invitation Commands
/ lands invites / lands accept <land> / lands deny <land> / lands leave <land> 🎭 Managing Roles (GUI Method)
- 1. Open your land menu:
/lands - 2. Click on the Roles item
- 3. Open Role Settings to configure permissions
- 4. To promote/demote: Go to Players menu → Click player → Shift+Left Click to promote, Shift+Right Click to demote
Fast Travel
/ lands spawn [land] / lands setspawn / lands wild / lands unstuck / lands confirmtp Land Bank & Upkeep
Lands have their own bank for taxes, upkeep, and shared expenses. Keep it funded!
/ lands deposit <amount> / lands withdraw <amount> / lands balance / lands upkeep / lands taxes / lands storage 💰 Upkeep System
- • Upkeep cost depends on number of claimed chunks
- • Compact claims = cheaper (scattered claims cost more)
- • If upkeep can't be paid, the last claimed chunks auto-unclaim
Critical
Always maintain enough money for upkeep. Set up automatic deposits to avoid losing chunks!
Form Alliances
A Nation is a collection of lands united under one banner. The founding land becomes the capital.
/ nations menu / nations create <name> / nations trust <land> / nations untrust <land> / nations accept <nation> / nations deny <nation> / nations leave / nations relations / nations setcapital / nations spawn / nations chat <message> / nations level / nations list / nations info [nation] / nations rename <name> / nations delete 💡 Nation Upkeep: Lands in a nation pay upkeep to the nation instead of the server. The nation then pays server upkeep. Configure land contributions in the nation menu.
Conquer & Defend
Declare war on rival lands or nations. Fight for territory, glory, and rewards!
/ wars menu / wars declare <land|nation> / wars deny / wars spawn / wars info / wars list ⚔️ How Wars Work
- 1. Declaration: Use
/wars declareand set a tribute (paid if enemy surrenders) - 2. Preparation Time: Defenders get time to prepare before war starts (server-configured duration)
- 3. Battle: Fight to earn points through kills and capturing flags
- 4. Victory: Team with most points wins. Winner receives robbery money from loser's bank
Capture Flags
Crafted item (check /wars menu for recipe). Place at enemy border, clear enemy presence and hold the point for set time. Defenders get notified when placed! May claim captured area after successful hold (server-dependent).
Expert Advice
Keep Your Bank Funded
Always maintain enough money for upkeep. Set up automatic deposits to avoid losing chunks!
Use Roles Wisely
Create custom roles with specific permissions. Don't give everyone full access - protect your builds!
Join a Nation
Nations provide protection, allies, and shared resources. Join existing or create your own.
Claim Strategically
Claim chunks in compact shapes to minimize upkeep costs. Scattered claims cost more!
Use /lands view
Visualize borders with particles before claiming
Use /lands edit <land>
Essential when managing multiple lands
Command Cheat Sheet
🏰 Lands
/lands— Main menu (GUI)/lands claim— Claim chunk/lands trust— Add member/lands spawn— Teleport home/lands edit— Switch active land
🌍 Nations
/nations menu— Main menu/nations create— Found nation/nations relations— Diplomacy/nations spawn— Teleport to capital
⚔️ Wars
/wars declare— Start war/wars menu— War info/wars spawn— Teleport to battle
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I have multiple lands. How do I claim for a specific one?
A: Use /lands edit <land> first, then all commands apply to that land.
Q: How do I select which land my commands apply to?
A: Same answer: /lands edit <land> sets your active land.
Q: I'm part of multiple lands in a war. Which team do I join?
A: Defending lands are prioritized. Your team is calculated once at war start and stays the same.
Q: What happens if I can't pay upkeep?
A: Your last claimed chunks will be automatically unclaimed until you can afford upkeep.
Q: Can I have different permissions in different areas?
A: Yes! Create sub-areas with /lands selection and assign different roles/permissions to each.