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title: "Minecraft or ScandiCraft: everything that changes"
product: scandicraft
language: en
url: /en/gameplay/discover/minecraft-vs-scandicraft
canonical_url: "https://www.scandicraft-pvp.com/en/gameplay/discover/minecraft-vs-scandicraft"
last_updated: 2026-10-25
type: article
prerequisites:
  - /en/gameplay/discover
related:
  - /en/gameplay/discover/gameplay-changes
  - /en/gameplay/discover/mods
  - /en/gameplay/discover/viking-world
summary: "Every difference between standard Minecraft and ScandiCraft: new ores, classic combat, changed recipes and removed content."
---

# Minecraft or ScandiCraft: everything that changes

New resources, new items, and PvP 1.7.10 combat. Every difference from standard Minecraft.

- Ores slot in between diamond and well past netherite.
- Fast swords and axes with Mining Fatigue retained, sword blocking and no knockback resistance, including netherite.
- Some recipes return to their original version, others disappear.

## Three new ores

Lazurite, Pyrite and Scandium slot into progression without replacing what you know. The full order becomes: diamond, lazurite, netherite, pyrite, scandium. Each is mined, smelted and crafted like an ordinary ore, but needs a pickaxe of a specific tier.

![Displayed ores: lazurite on the left, pyrite in the centre and scandium on the right.](/gameplay/media/discover-differences.webp)

## Gear that goes past netherite

Each ore gives the full toolkit: sword, pickaxe, axe, shovel, hoe, and the armour pieces. Scandium adds a bow of its own, and every scandium item resists fire and lava.

| Material | Durability | Mining speed | Damage bonus | Enchantability |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Diamond | 1561 | 8 | +3 | 10 |
| Lazurite | 1800 | 8.5 | +3.5 | 12 |
| Netherite | 2031 | 9 | +4 | 15 |
| Pyrite | 2285 | 9.5 | +4.5 | 17 |
| Scandium | 2540 | 10 | +5 | 18 |

## No knockback resistance at all

This is the biggest change for combat. Netherite's knockback resistance is removed, and no ScandiCraft armour grants any.

## PvP 1.7.10 combat

Swords and axes have a fast pace that Mining Fatigue can slow. Maces, tridents and spears keep their own pace. Sword sweeping is removed, right-click raises a guard and the off-hand is closed.

![ScandiPvP: guarding with a pyrite sword and counterattacking another player, with real damage.](/gameplay/media/combat-block-hit.webp)

[ScandiPvP: guarding with a pyrite sword and counterattacking another player, with real damage.](/gameplay/media/combat-block-hit.mp4)

## New items

Scepters, scandium bow, lazurite ladder, lazurite and pyrite chests and furnaces, pyrite pie and scandium bread have their own effect and recipe references. Lazurite, pyrite and scandium spears craft from one ingot and two sticks.

![Stoneward Scepter, Antifall Scepter and Escape Scepter, from left to right.](/gameplay/media/items-scepters.webp)

## Changes to Minecraft gameplay

The enchanting table consumes all displayed levels. Wardens drop echo shards and trade runs through players. The dedicated page also explains new recipes and the Wither and sculk rules.

[ScandiCraft](/en/gameplay/discover/gameplay-changes)

## A deliberately stingier world

Villages, monuments, mansions, ancient cities, trial chambers, bastions and Nether fortresses are further apart. Amethyst geodes are about 30% rarer and ancient debris half as common. Netherite upgrade templates are also rarer in bastions outside treasure rooms.

## And on top of all that, factions

The world is cut into chunks your faction protects one by one. Outside protected zones PvP is on everywhere, and your chests are only safe on a chunk that belongs to your faction. That layer is what turns a survival game into a competition.

## Frequently asked

**Do I need to know Minecraft to play?**

Yes, but the basics are enough: mining, crafting, building. Everything ScandiCraft adds is learned in game, and the beginner guide walks you through the first hour.

**Do my modern PvP reflexes work here?**

Only partly. Attack rhythm, critical hits and blocking do not behave like on a recent server. Read the combat page before your first duel and you will save weeks.

**Are diamond and netherite still useful?**

Yes. Diamond is still the gateway to lazurite, and netherite sits between lazurite and pyrite. No tier is skipped.

**Can I play solo on ScandiCraft?**

You can, but you miss the point. Without a faction nothing protects your chests and you cannot hold territory. Joining a faction is the real starting line.

## Related links

- [Changes to Minecraft gameplay](https://www.scandicraft-pvp.com/en/gameplay/discover/gameplay-changes)
- [The ScandiCraft mods](https://www.scandicraft-pvp.com/en/gameplay/discover/mods)
- [The northern world of ScandiCraft](https://www.scandicraft-pvp.com/en/gameplay/discover/viking-world)