Creating & Managing Arenas¶
Arenas are the stages duels are fought in. A match needs a free arena with two spawn points set and the arena enabled — otherwise requests fail with "no arena available".
Creating an arena¶
/duels create <name>
/duels set <name> 1
/duels set <name> 2
/duels toggle <name>
/duels create Colosseum— creates a disabled arena.- Stand where fighter 1 should spawn →
/duels set Colosseum 1. - Stand where fighter 2 should spawn →
/duels set Colosseum 2. /duels toggle Colosseum— enables it so matches can use it.
Spawn placement
Face the spawns toward each other and keep ~15–30 blocks distance. The pre-match countdown freezes movement, so players get a fair look at the arena before GO!.
Managing arenas¶
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/duels list |
Lists all arenas (color-coded: red = disabled, blue = no positions, green = available, dark red = in use) plus kits, queues, signs and lobby status |
/duels info <arena> |
Shows state, positions, bound kits and settings |
/duels toggle <arena> |
Enable/disable (flips current state) |
/duels enable <arena> / /duels disable <arena> |
Explicit on/off |
/duels teleport <arena> [1\|2] |
Teleport yourself to a spawn point (aliases: tp, goto) |
/duels delete <arena> |
Deletes an arena (must not be in use — disable it first) |
/duels setgroup <arena> <group> |
Group arenas for the selector GUI |
/duels setarenaitem <arena> |
Sets the GUI display item to the item in your hand |
All need duels.admin.
Kit binding & display¶
/duels bind <kit>— opens the arena-bind GUI: choose on which arenas a kit may be used. Bound kits ignore random arenas they don't fit./duels setarenaitem <arena>— hold an item, run the command: that item represents the arena in selector GUIs.
Spawn points¶
Stored per arena (arenas.json, managed in-game — don't hand-edit). Both positions must be set or the arena counts as unavailable. Re-running /duels set <arena> 1|2 moves a spawn.
Spectator-relevant notes¶
Spectators are leashed around the arena center (spectate.wall-limit.radius, default 25 blocks) — build spectator-freedom-friendly arenas or raise the radius for huge maps. See Spectating.
Next¶
- Destructible arenas? Regeneration.
- Matchmaking signs for arenas? Queue & Signs.