Battle (mini game)

Battle mini game logo.

Battle (initially codenamed/known as Arena, as seen in Wii U Edition's unused files) is a mini game most similar to the popular "Hunger Games" mode on Java Edition servers, where players compete in a "last man standing" or "deathmatch" style game. Battle was added to the Legacy Console Edition on June 21, 2016.

Description

Gameplay of the Battle mini game.

The gameplay of Battle differs from the standard "Hunger Games" mode in a variety of ways, such as:

• A fifteen-second grace period
• Refilling chests
• The ability to remove all items from a chest at once
• Armor is automatically equipped when acquired (stronger armor is prioritized)
• Players can heal and sprint so long as they are not starving
• A red outline surrounds the crosshair, indicating where damage was received from
• TNT is ignited upon placement
• "Showdown" begins after an extensive amount of time has passed, where name tags for remaining players become visible and a countdown clock begins
• Following the completion of a round, a leaderboard is displayed, which includes the number of kills by each player and other statistics.

Up to 16 players can join a single game on Xbox One Edition and PlayStation 4 Edition, 8 players on Xbox 360 Edition, PlayStation 3 Edition, Wii U Edition, and Nintendo Switch Edition, and 4 players on PlayStation Vita Edition. A "Casual" or "Competitive" option can be chosen when creating a lobby, which can either allow or restrict the use of smaller-sized skins and can change the appearance of spectators. Spectators cannot pass through blocks, but can fly through one block tall spaces. As of TU60 and equivalent updates, the totem of undying can be found in a map's center chests, commonly in the High Power mode, occasionally in the Food Central mode, and never in the Decayed mode.

Custom Battle is an option that allows a player to change various aspects of Battle, such as:

• Chest Loot
  • Normal – Description: A standard, balanced set of items.
  • No Armor – Chests never have any armor. Stone pickaxes and iron pickaxes only appear in this item set. Potion of Leaping 2 can appear in central chests upon start. Unlike other potions the duration is not shortened. Description: No armor items at all!
  • High Power – Armor and weapons are at least iron, with diamond equipment and enchanted equipment appearing significantly more often. Food also becomes exclusively rabbit stew and cooked mutton. Description: The most powerful items in Minecraft.
  • Decayed – Armor and weapons have low durability and the chance of more powerful loot is reduced. Description: Every item breaks after only a few uses.
  • Food Central – Food and potions only appear in the central chests. Many more different food items can be obtained. Description: Only the central chests have food, and the outer chests don't have any!
  • Random - Description: Pick a random item set every rounds to keep things fresh.
• Hunger and Regeneration
  • Normal – The standard hunger settings, specifically designed for battle. Players can heal and sprint for longer, but cannot stand still without getting hungry.
  • Anti-Camping – Hunger is lost quicker when idling than usual. Sneaking, walking and swimming causes no exhaustion.
    Description: Slightly rebalanced hunger settings to prevent players from staying in one place.
  • Fast Healing – Players regenerate twice as fast, regenerating causes slightly more exhaustion players require more hunger points to be able to regenerate.
    Description: Players heal faster than usual.
  • No Starving – Players never take damage starvation damage.
  • Always Healing – Players never take starvation damage, can always regenerate health. Regeneration is slower.
    Description: Players constantly regenerate health over time, but cannot sprint if they are too hungry. This setting is better for long games than short ones.
  • No Hunger – The hunger bar is not used; players can sprint, but cannot heal or starve.
  • Lead Feet – Sprinting, jumping and swimming cause much more exhaustion than usual.
  • Always Hungry – Every action causes you to lose much more hunger than usual. Regeneration usually uses up 3 hunger points.
    Description: Every action causes much more exhaustion than usual.
• Spectating
  • Bat – Default appearance for spectators in a Casual match.
  • Parrot – Spectators appear as various parrots.
  • Vex – Spectators appear as a Vex.
  • Player Head – Spectators appear as a translucent version of their head.
  • Invisible – Default appearance for spectators in a Competitive match.
• Miscellaneous settings
  • Random Spawn – When enabled, players spawn at various locations around the map.
  • Take Everything – When enabled, players can empty a chest in one go.
  • Small Inventory – When enabled, only the hotbar, armor, and offhand inventory slots are available.
  • Map size – Small, Large, and Large+ on Xbox One and PS4 (can't be selected in other consoles). When set to auto, the sizes depend on the player count: Small is chosen at 2-4 players, Large at 5-8, and Large+ at 9-16. The small map is the smallest and has the least chests, the large map has more chests and areas, and large+ has even more chests, having 9 chests at spawn compared to 5 that the other settings have.

Loot

All loot in the Battle mini game is obtained from chests or other players. Center chests at the beginning of a round have multiple different saved combinations of items for different playing styles out of which 1 is randomly selected and it always generates with food in addition to that. Different regions of the maps have different types of loot. Some special, hard-to-reach chests can also have valuable loot. Every 30 seconds, loot is restocked in 4 randomly selected chests. Chests that have a player nearby have a lower chance to be refilled.​ On small and large maps there are two chests with valuable loot, and on large+ there are four. On high power these chests usually have exclusive loot. [Potion/Arrow Effect Duration is not accurate]

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The following combinations of items are placed into the center chests at the beginning with apples and cooked porkchop being placed in addition to it:

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The regular chests around the map are always filled with one weapon and can contain the following items:
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The 2 or 4 special chests are always filled with one weapon (TNT is considered a weapon) and one armor piece and can contain the following items:
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The following combinations of items are placed into the center chests at the beginning with cooked mutton and rabbit stew being placed in addition to it:

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Food Central

The following combinations of items are placed into the center chests at the beginning with rabbit stew, cooked porkchop, cooked beef, beetroot soup, cooked mutton, golden carrot, apple, golden apple, cooked chicken, cooked rabbit, baked potatoes, cookies, mushroom stew, rotten flesh or beetroot being chosen from a pool and being placed in addition to it:

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A chest in the Halloween map always contains the following items, regardless of the mode being used.

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Hunger

The hunger system works differently and can be customized.

Variable	Normal	Anti camper	Fast Healing	No Starving	Always Healing	No Hunger	Lead Feet	Always Hungry
ExhaustionDrop	4.0	5.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	1.5
HealthTickCount	40	60	20	40	100	40	40	40
HealLevel	4	4	8	4	0	21	4	4
StarveLevel	0	0	0	-1	-1	0	0	0
SprintLevel	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
ExhaustionHeal	4.0	5.0	5.0	4.0	4.0	0.0	4.0	4.0
ExhaustionJump	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.2
ExhaustionSprintJump	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	2.5	0.8
ExhaustionMine	0.025	0.025	0.025	0.025	0.025	0.0	0.025	0.025
ExhaustionAttack	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3
ExhaustionDamage	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1
ExhaustionSneak	0.04	0.0	0.0	0.04	0.04	0.0	0.04	0.04
ExhaustionWalk	0.04	0.0	0.0	0.04	0.04	0.0	0.04	0.04
ExhaustionSprint	0.085	0.05	0.05	0.085	0.085	0.0	0.2	0.085
ExhaustionSwim	0.03	0.0	0.0	0.03	0.03	0.0	0.5	0.03
ExhaustionIdle	0.004	0.012	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.0	0.004	0.004

Maps

Cove

As of TU49 and equivalent updates, there are a total of 21 maps in the Battle mini game (excluding the Nintendo Switch Edition). The first three maps - Cavern, Cove, and Crucible - can be used by anyone, however the remaining 18 maps must be purchased through the respective Battle Map Pack or the Season Pass (excluding the Nintendo Switch Edition). Each map is based on a theme, occasionally with unique music and a texture pack. Because of this, the texture pack cannot be changed during Battle mini game.

The Season Pass and nearly all DLC Battle maps are absent on the Nintendo Switch Edition, even though all other versions, including the Wii U Edition, have these maps as purchasable DLC. When asked about this during the Official Minecraft Livestream, it was stated that excluding Nintendo Switch Edition players from Battle Map DLC is "kind of intentional." This is currently still the case, where Valley is the only DLC Battle map that is available on the Nintendo Switch Edition through the purchase of the Chinese Mythology Mash-Up Pack.

The current available battle maps are as follows, with the Nintendo Switch Edition having access only to Cavern, Cove, Crucible, and Valley:

Name	Applied textures	Description
Cavern	Default	"This ancient looking underground structure is the perfect place to sneak up on your enemies!"
Cove	Default	"Try to survive in the pirate's hidden camp, full with shipwrecks and caves!"
Crucible	Default	"A world built deep in the nether, with plenty of lava for your enemies to swim in!"
Lair	Fantasy	"Battle in the dragon's lair."
Medusa	Greek Mythology	"Don't look directly at her!"
Temple	Default	"This mysterious temple is set within the deepest jungle. Watch out for enemies lurking in the tree tops!"
Atlantis	Greek Mythology	"Deep beneath the ocean, a lost city lay in ruins. Atlantis awaits the battle."
Ruin	City	"Abandoned and left to ruin, there are still secrets left to be found. Battle for the remaining resources and survive this hazardous place."
Siege	Fantasy	"Brave the enemy walls or defend the keep. The siege is upon us."
Castle	Default	"Crown yourself in glory in the Castle's great halls."
Invasion!	City	"An alien attack has created a dangerous arena. Defend your rooftops but don't fall off!"
Shipyard	Steampunk	"A port in the sky away from the storm, but this area is anything but calm."
Frontier	Default	"It's high noon! Things are about to get wild in the Old West, so grab a fistful of TNT, slap on a sou'wester and prepare for an almighty dustbowl dust-up between the good, the bad, and the ugly."
Dig	Default	"A snowbound excavation site lies deserted. What unspeakable things did the scientists discover beneath the ice? Find out for yourself, while battling against both the elements and each other!"
Shrunk	Plastic	"Are you tiny or is everything else just really, really big? Be careful not to lose your sense of proportion as you fight your way across this over-sized bedroom and tidy up the competition."
Halloween	Halloween	"Something wicked this way comes. Full of deadly thrills and sinister shocks, it will scare you off your Minecraft blocks!"
Valley	Chinese Mythology	"Discover your inner self as you battle across this ancient land of dragons! This battle map is exclusive to the Chinese Mythology Mash Up."
Festive	Festive	"Get together with friends and family for some Minecraft-style tussling in this special seasonal map. The more the merrier! Guaranteed to be more fun than pretending you like the socks your uncle gave you."
Capitol	Fallout	"Clamber through the ruins of the Capitol! Who will rise from the rubble to battle their way through the wasteland?"
Libertalia	Fallout	"Battle through the troubled waters of Libertalia! Who will captain the seas in this watery graveyard of ships?"
Atomics	Fallout	"Face the perils of the General Atomics Galleria! Is Mister Handy friend or foe? Will you dodge the traps rigged to blow?"

DLC

The current available Battle Map DLC Packs are as follows, with the Nintendo Switch Edition having access only to the Chinese Mythology Mash-Up:

• Battle Map Pack Season Pass – Grants access to Battle Map Packs 1-4.
  • Battle Map Pack 1 – Contains Lair, Medusa, and Temple.
  • Battle Map Pack 2 – Contains Atlantis, Ruin, and Siege.
  • Battle Map Pack 3 – Contains Castle, Invasion, and Shipyard.
  • Battle Map Pack 4 – Contains Dig, Frontier, and Shrunk.
• Chinese Mythology Mash-up – Contains Valley in addition to the normal mash-up pack content.
• Halloween Battle Map
• Festive Battle Map
• Vault-Tec Battle Map Pack – Contains Atomics, Capitol, and Libertalia.

Music

A soundtrack featuring the music from the Battle mini game by Gareth Coker was released on December 22, 2020.

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  Battle & Tumble album cover.

The music from Battle has later appeared in related games. Three songs from Battle are featured as music in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, being "Clockwork Crafter", "Toys on a Tear", and "Dance of the Blocks", with the latter two receiving new arrangements. The song "Master Builder" from the Shrunk Battle Map plays in the trailer for the 1.11 update of Java Edition.

Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Availability			Gamerscore earned (Xbox)	Trophy type (PS)
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	The Student...	Win a public Battle mini game.	—	Yes	Yes	Wii U, Switch	25G	Silver
	...has become the master	Win 3 public Battle games in a row.	—	Yes	Yes	Wii U, Switch	60G	Gold
	'Tis but a scratch	Take 100 damage in a round of a public Battle mini game.	—	Yes	Yes	Wii U, Switch	40G	Silver
	Cupid	Kill 2 players in a round of a public Battle mini game using a bow and arrow.	—	Yes	Yes	Wii U, Switch	20G	Bronze
	Hunger Pain	While starving, kill a player in a Battle mini game.	—	Yes	Yes	Wii U, Switch	20G	Bronze
	Mine!	Open every chest in a Battle mini game arena in one round.	—	Yes	Yes	Wii U, Switch	20G	Bronze

History

[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU36	CU25	1.28	1.28	1.28	Patch 7	1.0.1	Added Battle mini game.
							Added Battle Map Pack 1.
TU38	CU26	1.30	1.30	1.30	Patch 9		Disabled kicking players during Public Battle rounds. This is enabled for the host in the Lobby.
							Disabled the host exiting the game during a Battle round. This is enabled in the lobby.
							Grace period increased to 20 seconds.
							Changed all poison potions to level 2 instead of level 1. All sticks now have at least Sharpness 1.
							Replaced the fire charge item with a potion of fire resistance.
							Replaced the diamond chestplate with an iron chestplate.
							The Wooden Hoe with Fire Aspect 1 has Sharpness 1 added to it.
							Removed the wooden shovel from the center chests.
							Added Sharpness 1 to the wooden pickaxe in the outer chests.
							Added Sharpness 2 to the wooden shovel in the outer chests.
TU39	CU27	1.31	1.31	1.31	Patch 10		Added Battle Map Pack 2 (Atlantis, Ruin and Siege).
						1.0.1	Non-solid blocks such as tall grass or torches no longer have a hitbox during a mini game to allow potions to pass through them and to prevent them from obstructing attacks.
TU43	CU33	1.36	1.36	1.36	Patch 13		The player now regenerates faster due to food saturation, which also happens in the Battle mini game.
TU44	CU34	1.37	1.37	1.37	Patch 14		Added Halloween Battle Map.
							Added Battle Map Pack 4.
							The fast health regeneration from food saturation is now disabled in the Battle mini game.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15	1.0.1	Since splash potions now have the same durations as drinkable potions, the durations of all splash potions in the Battle mini game have been increased from 7.5 seconds to 10 seconds.
TU57	CU49	1.57	1.56	1.56	Patch 27	1.0.7	Since splash potions have 25% less of the duration from drinkable potions again, the durations of all splash potions have been reduced back to 7.5 seconds.
TU58	CU51	1.60	1.57	1.57	Patch 28	1.0.8	Added the "Custom" game type to the Battle mini game with many new settings.

Trivia

• The golden apple is more rare on High Power settings than in Normal settings.
• If the spectating mode is set to Invisible, player's cameras can go though blocks. On the map Crucible, this can be used to view outside the map by going into third person.
• The music tracks for the three base maps of Battle (Cavern, Cove and Crucible) were never officially released with their in-game audio being heavily compressed, which means the lossless version of these songs could be considered lost media.

Gallery

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  Battle Mini Game key art.

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  Battle Mini Game secondary key art.

Official images

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