The Minecraft PvP/Faction glossary
The terms you will meet on ScandiCraft and on any PvP/Faction server.
The words of the group
Faction, claim, base, ally, enemy: everything that describes your clan and its territory. This is the vocabulary you will use most.
The words of combat
Gear, combo, sprint reset, block-hit, combat tag: the vocabulary of fights. It comes straight from Minecraft PvP culture.
The words of progression
Farm, sidegrade, season, auction house: what describes the things you build over time, alone and with your faction.
Every term, A to Z
Missing a word? Ask on Discord: this page evolves with the server.
- Auction house
- The place where players list items for sale at the price they choose.
- Base
- A faction's headquarters: chests, farms, defences. The place you protect first.
- Block-hit
- Hitting and blocking in the same motion. A tempo mechanic that is part of the ScandiCraft combat identity.
- Chunk
- A square plot of the Minecraft world, 16 × 16 blocks. It is the unit used to claim land.
- Claim
- A plot held by a faction. Inside it, others cannot break blocks or loot chests.
- Combat tag
- The mark applied as soon as a PvP exchange starts. It blocks the ways of escaping by command or teleport.
- Combo
- A chain of hits that keeps your opponent from striking back.
- CPS
- Clicks per second. Clicking fast is allowed; automating your clicks is not.
- Farm
- Gathering one resource in quantity. Also the installation built to do it.
- Faction
- A clan of players with a base, a chat, roles, allies and enemies.
- Gear
- Your full combat kit. Gearing up is what you do before heading out.
- Lazurite, Pyrite, Scandium
- The three ScandiCraft-exclusive ores, from the most accessible to the rarest.
- Power
- A faction's territorial budget. It decides how many claims it can protect.
- PvP
- Player versus Player: fights between players.
- Raid
- An organised attack on another faction's base.
- Sidegrade
- Gear that is not better than the previous tier, just different: other strengths, other weaknesses.
- Spawn
- The arrival point on the server. On ScandiCraft it is a protected area.
- Sprint reset
- Cutting then restarting your sprint before a hit, to maximise the knockback you deal.
- Warzone
- A dedicated combat area where faction claims do not apply.
- Wilderness
- Unclaimed land. Everything that does not belong to a faction yet.
Frequently asked questions about the vocabulary
Why are so many terms in English?
PvP/Factions was born on English-speaking servers in the early 2010s. The words stuck, including on French-speaking servers.
Do I need to know all of this to play?
No. Faction, claim, base and gear are enough for your first session. The rest comes on its own.
Where do I ask if a word is missing?
On the ScandiCraft Discord. It is also where you find a faction that is recruiting.