Unleash chaos in Minecraft Realms
Marketplace
By Christina Anderca, Linn Viberg, and Sophie Austin
Published 12/11/25
Embrace the chaos, or build it together
Entering a fresh Minecraft world solo has its perks—like not needing to share the surprisingly tasty bread you find in random chests. But returning to an empty, sabotage-free base can feel lonely, especially now that there’s more opportunity for mayhem than ever (https://www.minecraft.net/article/play-mounts-of-mayhem-today). With Minecraft Realms (https://www.minecraft.net/realms), you can invite friends to join your adventures, collaborate on builds, and run into (or unleash) good old-fashioned shenanigans.
To push our quest for ultimate mastery, Sophie invited two bold writers to join her realm. That pair was me and colleague Linn. Our mission: stir up as much mayhem as possible and prove we could survive the surprises lurking in Sophie’s realm.
What’s new on Realms
Why would Sophie risk hosting her realm for two reckless writers? Because Realms saves are replacing traditional backups, giving realm owners tighter control over their worlds. With saves, you gain a dedicated storage vault to preserve specific Realms saves indefinitely, keeping them safe as long as you need. You can also save your game at any time (in addition to the existing auto-save), and saves include more details than backups—such as the world name, settings, and applied packs. Thanks to Realms saves, Sophie could have preserved her realm in its pre-invasion, pre-sabotage state. Whether she remembered to do so before inviting us is another matter entirely—and frankly, not my concern!
Causing mayhem with Realms
One of my favorite Realms features is that once you’re invited, you can access it anytime—even when the owner is offline. Knowing Sophie would be en route to the UK, Linn and I decided to drop into her realm and leave some surprises for her to find upon return. How did that play out? Read on…
Cristina’s mayhem attempt
Upon spawning, I appeared in front of a cozy cottage packed with pets and supplies. Was this Sophie’s trick to lull me into a false sense of security? I started punching trees anyway, determined not to be blindsided by whatever traps awaited. And the first opportunity for mischief presented itself: floating trees. Clumsy, chaotic, and unapologetically cheeky. A strong start, if I say so myself.
Sophie’s base was charming but uneventful, while the underground mine beneath it hummed with potential for mischief. I’m a sucker for a good mine, so I plunged in—but soon stumbled upon a sign reading “MONSTER ROOM.” A dark sense of humor, perhaps. Beyond that ominous sign lay a ravine with a single, foreboding word: “Death.” We’d see about that.
I pressed onward, mining straight toward the ravine. I uncovered a modest cache of ore, but was swamped by lava and troublesome water streams. I fought through deepslate as my tools disappeared one by one. After what felt like a lifetime, I surfaced via a watery escape in a moment of heroic, but unseen, spectacle.
Defeated and tool-less, I conceded that my skills weren’t enough to dominate Sophie’s lair. So I defaulted to a specialty I do well: petty sabotage. I hauled all the deepslate I’d mined and fashioned a message that would irk Sophie on her return and spoil her view and base value.
Apologies, readers—detours happen.
With my mischief largely completed, I hoped Linn would raise the stakes...
Linn’s mayhem attempt
Me, causing mayhem? Some might not know that Mayhem is my legal birth name, so multiplayer or not, I was all in. Entering Sophie’s realm felt like stepping into her head—bright, tidy, and filled with cute pets. Signs were everywhere, so I decided to remix them.
“Don’t mine!!!! Water behind” became “Surprise here!” and “Exit this way ->” pointed into a dead end. The thrill of watching Sophie sprint into a trap while I added another sign that simply read “haha got you” was pure joy. Could multiplayer become my jam? Perhaps!
Then things took a turn. I got hopelessly tangled in a cave-maze for half an hour, finally digging straight up 150 levels to reach the surface. Spotting a second island, I took that as a cue to explore further.
I won’t burden you with every misadventure, but I eventually found a portal to the Nether on the island. I was chased by piglins, attacked by hoglins, and fell into lava—twice. Yet giving up wasn’t an option. Even as I wandered lost, Sophie online would have been a beacon for more mischief, but here we are.
The turning point came when I retraced my steps and placed not one, not two, but three signs pointing toward the exit—and then flipped them to point the opposite direction. A near-miss, but I pulled through.
Back at the base, I finalized my plan: transform Sophie’s realm into a Nether-infused landscape. With glowstone, magma blocks, various Nether fungi, weeping vines, and other Nether blocks, I built a scene that felt like the Nether itself. I dreamed of snagging hoglins or piglins, but endless respawns and missing rope left me empty-handed. Still, the victory felt complete: Sophie would surely hate this.
Reaction from Sophie
Picture this: you land after a flight, the seatbelt sign goes quiet, and you receive a message: “Hope you don’t mind what we’ve done to your Realm.” The mayhem—floating trees, warped signs, and a flooded undersea mine—has you feeling every ounce of annoyance. My seven-year no-lose streak? It’s been crushed. And yes, I do remember planning to sleep, not battle a Nether portal.
Time for revenge. I’ve sharpened and enchanted a spear for the moment.
Mayhem with Marketplace Pass
Linn takes the crown for this challenge—bringing the Nether into the Overworld is peak chaos. If you’re not as inclined to torment friends, you can always lean on add-ons for extra flair, and Marketplace Pass has exciting updates this month.
First, Over Mob add-on by Overtales Studio debuts on Marketplace Pass Day One. This add-on populates your world with dozens of challenging mobs and bosses, plus gear to match. It features more than 80 unique mobs and variants, five themed bosses, and 200 items with 40 pieces of equipment, delivering substantial challenge and potential mayhem.
Also, Actions & Stuff from Oreville Studios, already a Marketplace Pass favorite, is getting a Mayhem-influenced update! Expect revamped animations, enhanced particles, textures, and new mounts you can ride above ground or below, facing hostile riders with a spear.
Minecraft Editor
Prefer building chaos to experiencing it? If you haven’t seen it yet, Minecraft Editor—accessible from the Minecraft Launcher—helps you craft faster in Bedrock Edition. Building block by block is rewarding, but sometimes you need to shape a world in a pinch. Editor provides tools for selecting multiple blocks, cloning structures, painting landscapes, and more. When you’re happy with your design, you can export it to Realms to share with friends.
What sort of mayhem will you unleash on Realms? Your Minecraft world is yours to shape—and sometimes, your friend’s world is too. Grab your pickaxe and start building an adventure—or a delightfully chaotic text-based sculpture.
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