A Minecraft minigame

Monsters VS Guards

One very important villager. The Guards keep the King alive until the timer runs out. The Monsters would really rather they didn't.

Server address mvg.neowuf.ovh Java Edition +26.2

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What is Monsters VS Guards?

A team minigame on a Minecraft Java server. Two sides, one King, and a surprising number of explosions. Every match plays on its own fresh copy of the map, so nothing you break sticks around (sorry, builders).

Pick a side, pick a kit, and find out whether your team can hold a door for ten minutes.

It started about ten years ago as a PlayStation 3 world for up to eight players. Read the story behind it.

  • 59kits, each with its own items and abilities
  • 19modifiers that bend the rules for a match
  • Freeto play; kits are unlocked with gems you earn in matches

How a match works

  1. Queue up

    Grab the compass in the lobby (or type /mvg join). When enough players are waiting, a match starts.

  2. Vote and pick

    Sometimes everyone votes on a modifier. Then you choose a kit, or keep Random and let fate decide.

  3. Guards prepare

    The Guards get a head start to build defences. Their Commander can march the King somewhere safer. The Monsters wait. Impatiently.

  4. Fight

    Monsters go for the King, Guards stand in the way. Die, respawn, try something different.

  5. Someone wins

    The Monsters win the moment the King falls. The Guards win if it's still standing when time runs out.

Monsters vs Guards

The Monsters

Your job: take the King down. There are more of you, you come back fast, and every kit has at least one terrible idea built in.

31 Monster kits

The Guards

Your job: keep the King alive until the clock runs out. You're outnumbered, so each of you is a lot sturdier. Walls help.

28 Guard kits

Kits

Every kit has its own hotbar and abilities. Try any of them for free in a Test Kit session before you spend gems on it.

Monster Summoner · Beginner

Zombie

Raises the dead and wears the enemies down with constant pressure.

  • Raise Dead
  • Baby Zombie

Free · the Monsters' default

Zombie in its armour

Guard Frontline

Knight

Heavy plate and a shield. Holds the line at the King.

  • Shield Wall
  • Guarding Strike
  • Defender

Free · the Guards' default

Knight in its armour

Monster Tank · Retaliation

Cactus

Hard to take down, painful to hit. Turns into a cactus to recover.

  • Prickly Focus
  • Thorned Hide
  • Cactus Patch
  • Spine Flurry

Free

Cactus in its armour

Guard The Warden · Tank · Anti-rush

Iron Golem

The Warden: almost impossible to move, but far too slow to chase.

  • Heavy Frame
  • Iron Slam
  • Guard Stance
  • Magnetic Pull

1,750 gems

Iron Golem in its armour

Monster Disruption · Bounce

Slime

Bounces over walls, slams down on enemies and splits when it dies.

  • Bounce
  • Slime Slam
  • Slime Launch
  • Sticky Slime

900 gems

Slime in its armour

Guard The Fireworker · Artillery · Area Denial

Artificer

The Fireworker: rockets, flashes and mines. Loud, bright, never breaks a wall.

  • Masterwork
  • Firework Launcher
  • Rocket Barrage
  • Flash Rocket

1,250 gems

Artificer in its armour

All 59 kits

Modifiers

Same game. Questionable rules.

Before some matches everyone votes on a twist. Low gravity, hidden teams, a blood moon, the works.

Chaos

Every block can be broken. Everyone is faster.

Low Gravity

Jump higher, fall slower. No fall damage.

Sudden Death

No natural regeneration. Respawns take longer (8s Monsters, 14s Guards).

Blood Moon

Every 15s, everyone glows through walls and hits 50% harder for a few seconds.

Everyone's a Builder

Every class gets building blocks that come back over time.

Friendly Fire

Watch your aim: hits, arrows and abilities hurt your team too.

All 19 modifiers

Newsletter

All news

Nothing here yet. News lands on our Discord first, then here.

Balance changes

All changes

No balance changes posted yet. Everything is perfectly balanced. For now.

Community

Find a team, report a bug, or argue about which kit is overpowered (it's always the one that beat you).

How to play

  1. Open Minecraft Java Edition +26.2.
  2. Multiplayer → Add Server → paste the address.
  3. Join, grab the compass, and you're in the queue.

The full guide covers kits, gems, the Commander and every command.

Ready?

Grab a kit, pick a side, protect (or bonk) the King.

Server address mvg.neowuf.ovh Java Edition +26.2

Support the server

The store has ranks, Stardust, cosmetics and Match Boosters that raise everyone's gems in a game. It keeps the server running, and nothing in it wins a match for you.

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