Clans are a system for joining players into groups with their own name, roster and shared goals. Instead of playing alone, you join a clan or found your own, share a base and resources, defend territory and fight wars against other groups together. It is a team format where not only personal skill matters but also cooperation, trust and shared strategy. Clans add social depth and long-term goals to Minecraft.
This page lists 218 servers with clans; each project's player count is verified by direct ping. The content varies: faction wars over territory, cooperative survival in clans, servers with alliances and diplomacy. If you would rather have role-playing interaction than clan wars, take a look at Roleplay servers.
Global Update: Server on 1.16.5!
Hey, Minecraft players! We've switched to 1.16.5. Full Nether Update — mine netherite armor, raid bastions, trade with piglins. No bugs, everything optimized for Paper 1.16.5.
Survival got hotter: new biomes in the Nether, ancient debris, huge mob farms. Hardcore players will appreciate the Wither 2.0, creative players — redstone triggers with fireballs. Kids are thrilled with hoglins and striders.
The server flies on Purpur with Folia support for large worlds. No lag even with 100+ players. Claims via WorldGuard, factions without griefing. Elytra are repaired at the Ender Dragon respawn.
The global update added 20+ blocks, 10 mobs, Trial Chambers in upcoming snapshots. We test Mojang patches first — 100% stability.
Join right now! IP in the listing. Gather clans, raid bosses, build mega-bases. Minecraft unites — from vanilla to modpacks. Register and fly into the Nether!
WildGrief is a Minecraft Java server running version 1.16.5. This private project focuses on PvP, clans, and quests in an open world with grief elements.
Server features:
- PvP mode and clans
- PvE mechanics
- Flight (fly)
- Quest system
- Airdrops and resource packs
- Building grief
- Economy and donations
- Regular events
Crusalis: Age of Discovery III Fully Vanilla — No Mods Required! Embark on a grand journey into the era of exploration, empire-building, and revolutionary warfare! Key Features: - A world on the brink of discovery — Chart unclaimed lands, establish colonies, and fight to control lucrative trade routes across a vast, realistic map. - Dynamic territory & province system — Claim land province-by-province like Europa Universalis, expanding your influence across continents. View our political map at https://map.crusalis.net - Global warfare every weekend — Massive battles where 600+ players clash for dominance, from New World colonies to European capitals. - Era-accurate warfare & technology — Build and command ships of the line, cannons, muskets, pikes, cavalry, early industrial machines, and more as the timeline progresses. - Economy & infrastructure progression — Build your settlements, ex
BravoHvH is a Minecraft server in the HvH genre with open cheats allowed and a griefing mode.
Server features:
- FFA arena for free-for-all PvP fights
- Griefing mode with no restrictions on destroying builds
- Cheats are allowed, which defines the HvH format
- Separate addresses for players from Russia and Europe
- Version 1.16.5, Java platform
LuckyDayz – top survival with helicopters and zombies!
Want to survive big time? LuckyDayz on 1.12-1.16.5 – Minecraft server where crowds of players battle online. No lags, everything runs smoothly, like on fresh Paper.
Helicopters soar over biomes. Cars race down roads – build highways and speed with your clan. Zombie apocalypse adds spice: hordes swarm at night, hold the defense!
Cases shower loot for progression. Fair donate – no overpowered stuff, only conveniences like /home or kits. Minimal grief, claims work like clockwork.
Building a base? Raiding enemies? Everything's fair here. Lots of players – always find a teammate.
Fly in: mc.luckydayz.ru. Site: luckydayz.ru. VK: vk.com/ddayzmine.
Register now – LuckyDayz awaits your survival story!
TMINE (ThreadsMine) is a griefing Minecraft server for players seeking intense PvP survival. Destroying builds, raiding bases, and fighting over territory are all part of the experience, with an atmosphere built around constant player-versus-player conflict.
Server features:
- Full griefing mode: destruction, raids, base captures
- Active PvP: battles for resources and territorial control
- Unique plugins and modifications for tactical builds and traps
- Duel system for direct player confrontations
- Java version 1.20.1, clan support and a donation shop
Sakeva is a free vanilla Minecraft server running on versions from 1.21.x. Joining the server is simple: players don't need to fill out any application — just link their Discord account through the bot.
Server features:
- Vanilla gameplay without private claims or regions, with moderator protection against resource theft
- Voice chat (PlasmoVoice) and an emotes module (EmoteCraft)
- Ability to play music using regular in-game records, no third-party mods needed
- Trained and responsive moderation team
- The server launched on March 24, 2025, is currently in its third season, with the last wipe on January 3, 2026
- Java version 26.1, clan support and a city-based economy
BloodMine is a Java Edition 1.16.5 anarchy server where freedom of action meets griefing protection. Raids and PvP are allowed, but cheats are strictly prohibited. Minimal plugins and a focus on survival create an atmosphere of honest competition for resources.
Server features:
- Anarchy with build protection
- PvP and raids enabled
- Clans and duels
- Anti-cheat enforced
- Starter kits and economy
BubbleGame is a Minecraft server supporting versions from 1.12.2 to 1.20.4, with several game modes and its own donation currency.
Server features:
- Survival mode with adventure elements
- SkyPvP — battles in a sky-based location
- BedWars — a mini-game about defending and destroying beds
- An in-game currency obtainable both through donations and for free while playing
- Clans and clan events
- Starter kits and cases
- Economy and a wedding system
A clan (or guild) on a Minecraft server is a group of players united under a common name for joint play. Clan members share resources and a base, help each other and defend or attack together. Unlike solo play where you rely only on yourself, a clan gives a sense of team, a division of roles and shared goals. It is clans that turn a server from a set of separate players into a living society with alliances, rivalry and a history.
Clans are not part of vanilla Minecraft but a server layer of plugins. So such projects run on the Spigot, Paper and Purpur cores: they add clan creation, member invites, a shared bank and territory, a rank system inside the group and clan-war mechanics. How deep the clan system goes varies between projects — from a simple shared chat to complex politics with taxes and land conquest.
How clan play works
Behind the word "clan" sits a set of connected systems. The deeper they are developed, the closer a server gets to a full faction strategy.
Creation and roster
You found a group, invite players (usually with a command like /clan invite) and assign roles — leader, officers, regular members. Most plugins set a clan size limit — typically from 20 to 100 depending on the server. Clans can be open (anyone may join) or closed (the leader's approval is required).
Shared territory and base
A clan gets a home — a protected zone, a storage and a gathering point. Territory is secured to the group through a claim system: claimed land cannot be broken or looted by outsiders. On servers with the Towny plugin these are town plots; on Factions they are lands held by the clan's "power".
Wars and territory conquest
Clan wars are the main mechanic of many servers: groups fight over resources, territory and reputation by the project's rules. On classic Factions servers a clan's strength is measured by a "power" resource: it is spent on holding land and drops when members die, and losing it opens the territory to enemy conquest. So a base is protected exactly as long as the clan is strong.
Alliances and diplomacy
Clans form alliances, declare wars and divide spheres of influence. On developed servers real politics emerges — with negotiations, betrayals and coalitions of several groups.
Factions, guilds and clans: close concepts
Different servers call the clan system different things. Factions are the best-known format, where clans fight over territory and resources, often with PvP and raids on rival bases. Guilds is a term closer to RPG and co-op: the focus is on shared progression and achievements. Clans is a general name for any group of players. In essence these are variants of one idea — joining up for joint play — and the exact set of features is stated in the server's description.
How clan servers differ from ordinary ones
Aspect
Server with clans
Ordinary server
Basis of play
Team cooperation and goals
Everyone for themselves
Property
Shared clan base and resources
The player's personal belongings
Conflict
Wars and alliances between groups
Skirmishes between individual players
Who servers with clans are for
Servers with clans are for those interested in team play and long-term goals in Minecraft. If you enjoy playing with friends, building a shared base, coordinating actions and competing with other groups, such a project comes into its own in a team. It is a format for those who value the social side of the game — alliances, rivalry and belonging to a group. A beginner finds it easier to join an existing clan and settle in, while experienced players enjoy leading their own clan and building strategy. Mind the platform: clan plugins work mainly on Java Edition, while on Bedrock the toolset is more limited — the supported platform is worth checking on the project's card.
