Rivals Update: Grab an Orb, Upgrade Your Gear
New this update: Rivals just got a big upgrade. Every 15 seconds a glowing upgrade orb appears over the arena. Walk into it and you bump both your weapon and your armor up a full tier at the same time. It turns every match into a race to grab the next orb before your friends do.
How the tiers climb
Your gear now climbs a clear path. Melee goes wood, stone, iron, diamond, netherite. Armor goes leather, chainmail, iron, diamond, netherite. Ranged goes bow, crossbow, gun, mega gun. Reach the top tiers and your whole team gets a team-colored glow, so you can spot your squad in a crowded fight.
We also made rounds faster, so there is less waiting and more playing. Rivals is a mini-game inside your kingdom, and it stays exactly what it always was: private, friends only, kid-safe, and running on Java and Bedrock together.
Want to try it? Read the Rivals guide to see how a match works, browse the worlds, or start a private kingdom and play the update with your own friends.