How to play Skywars — become a pro & win

With this Roblox Skywars guide you'll be well on your way to becoming a Skywars Pro in no time.

Skywars is a unique Roblox game where you find yourself on a floating island and can choose to mine ores, build your fortress, and battle your way until you are crowned victor of the sky.

The premise of the game seems simple enough, but once you start playing it you realize there are a few technicalities that make the game supremely challenging. To help you out, we formulated this cheat sheet for tips and tricks on how to become a pro at Skywars.

Skywars game mechanics

The first and most important tip we can give you is to understand the gameplay mechanics of the game before you start playing. This will give you an edge over other noobs because you’ll already know what to expect from the game once it starts and won’t have to learn easy lessons the hard way.

Matches in Skywars work in a system of rounds, when each round begins, players will spawn on different islands in one play area. They are armed with only a bow, sword, pickaxe, and a few blocks. These blocks can be used to build protective structures or bridges to other islands, and more blocks can be obtained by mining them with your pickaxe. To win, players must either defeat every other player, thus being crowned the last alive, battle-royale style or alternatively, all players that stay alive until the timer runs out will also win the round.

Making smart purchasing decisions in Skywars

The first and most important tip we can give you is to understand the gameplay mechanics of the game before you start playing. This will give you an edge over other noobs because you’ll already know what to expect from the game once it starts and won’t have to learn easy lessons the hard way.

Players can mine various ores that are buried deep inside the island on which they spawn. These can be sold at the shop when the game is over. Each ore you find has a different monetary value and takes different amounts of time to dig. After the game has ended, players can travel to the shop in the lobby and sell their ores for in-game coins:

  • Coal Ore will earn them 5 coins,
  • Iron Ore will earn them 10 coins,
  • Gold ore will earn them 15,
  • Diamond ore will earn then 35,
  • Emerald Ore will earn them 50 coins.

Coins are Skywars’ main in-game currency, which can either be obtained by selling mined ores, as bonuses when you win games or can be purchased with Robux, Roblox’s premium inter-game currency.

What to buy?

Now that you know what in-game currencies exist how can you use them to the best of your abilities to get the most in-game benefit? There are a ton of stuff you should get your hands on first:

Potions:

Potions are available from the shop which can offer a variety of stat boosts. For instance:

  • the Shield Potion is available for 200 coins and can protect you from damage,
  • the High Jump potion is available for 400 coins and grants a jump boost,
  • the Speed Potion is available for 600 coins and grants a movement speed boost,
  • the Heal Potion is available for 800 coins and offers a way to rejuvenate your health as you play.
  • Building Material

Several extra blocks can also be purchased, that allow you extra building materials of different strengths when you start off the game.

Weaponry:

Better swords can be bought that can inflict greater damage, including:

  • Stone swords for 800 coins,
  • Gold swords for 14000,
  • Iron swords for 2000,
  • Diamond swords for 4000.

More powerful arrows that deal greater damage, including:

  • Stone arrows for 800 coins,
  • Gold arrows for 1400,
  • Iron arrows for 2000 coins,
  • Diamond arrows for 4000 coins.

Stronger pickaxes that can mine ores more quickly, like:

  • Stone pickaxes for 200 coins,
  • Gold pickaxes for 400 coins,
  • Iron pickaxes for 600 coins,
  • Diamond pickaxes for 800 coins.

Armour

Special Armour is protective clothing that can grant a variety of different amounts of extra health are all available to purchase at the shop, but instead of just certain amounts of coins players must have met victory milestones, too. Some great ones are:

  • Wood Armour,
  • Golden Armour,
  • Iron Armour,
  • Diamond Armour

Skywars codes & freebies

The main tip and trick to becoming a Pro in Skywars is to redeem all the codes whenever they are released as early in the game as you can. This will help you get on the ladder immediately and begin to stand out in the crowd as soon as possible. If you haven’t checked out our Skywars codes article, now would be a great time to check out. Here’s how you can use the freebies to your advantage:

Skywars codes offer cosmetic skins, coins and potions & cosmetics:  

  • Coins (link to section)  
  • potions (link to section)
  • Cosmetics: Primarily, these codes will deliver cosmetic player skins that will temporarily change the appearance of the player. You have a lot of choices when it comes to skins to choose from like polar bears, dragons, zombies, Santa Claus. These are a great way to stand out from the crowd. However, be warned: these skin promo codes aren’t permanent, so you’ll need to re-enter your favorite code whenever you’d like to have it equipped.

That’s everything you need to know to become a pro at Skywars. If you liked this guide, check out similar guides that we’ve come up with for other Roblox games: Tower Battles guide, Ro-Ghoul guide, Wizard Simulator guide. With all this information, you’ll be topping the leaderboards in every game you try!