Welcome to Ancients
Ancients is a Minecraft prison server set in the Greek underworld. You start as a prisoner of Tartarus with nothing but a wooden pickaxe, and you climb from there — mine ore, enchant your gear, prestige, and fight your way up through the underworld.
How to join
Open Minecraft Java Edition (the server runs version 1.21.11) and add a server with the address play.ancients.gg. You'll land in the hub first — right-click the compass in your hotbar to open the server selector and step into Tartarus. Return to the hub any time with /hub.
Three connected areas
Once you're in, three areas open up, all reachable from the /warp menu:
| Area | What it is |
|---|---|
| Tartarus | The prison core — mines, spawn, shops, and your day-to-day grind. |
| Forgotten Polis | An open overworld zone where you hunt shades and wraiths. |
| Ancient Roads | A more dangerous overworld zone full of caravans to raid. |
Both overworld zones unlock once the community reaches Fund Tier I — contribute through the Community Fund with /fund. Caravans then self-gate by your mining level, so the deeper roads open as you grow. Entering either zone prompts you to pick an alignment path (Pilgrim, Wanderer, or Defiler) for that visit, trading safety against reward.
Useful commands
A quick crib for getting around: /warp, /spawn, /hub, /rules, /discord, /link, /vote, /bugreport, and /help — which opens this wiki in your browser.
Start here
New to the underworld? Work through the getting-started pages below — Your First Steps covers the tutorial island and your first levels, then read up on Voting, Discord Linking, and Rules & Support.
Version history
v2.0.0
- The Forgotten Polis and the Ancient Roads now both open at Fund Tier I — the Ancient Roads no longer need Hunter Rank III to enter.
/helpnow opens the Ancients wiki (wiki.ancients.gg) with a clickable link, replacing the old in-game tutorial menu.