Starter Guide
Your first steps in Arcadia — choosing an origin, storage, reforging, and the stat system.
Welcome to Arcadia, hero. This guide covers the first things every new player needs to know.
Your Origin
The first thing you did was choose an origin — and no, you didn't pick the wrong one. Every origin has its own playstyle, with its own buffs and debuffs and its own set of challenges.
- You can always change your origin with the Orb of Origin. One is available in the Quest Book shop.
- Press O to view your origin's abilities.
- Press G to use your primary ability.
- For any other abilities your origin has, check its description and your keybind settings.
On the origin screen, use the scrollbar on the far right to read the full description.
Storage
Backpacks
Backpacks are the most basic form of storage, and every player should get one immediately. They are essential for exploration — without one you'll run out of inventory space very quickly.
Backpack Tiers
Backpack tiers scale with your mining progression:
- Copper Backpack
- Iron Backpack
- Gold Backpack
- Diamond Backpack
- Netherite Backpack
To craft or upgrade one, surround the backpack with blocks of the matching material — for example, Copper Blocks for the Copper Backpack.
If one backpack isn't enough, craft several so you don't have to travel back and forth between your base and wherever you're exploring.
For base storage:
- Chests can be upgraded using valuable ores.
- Once you reach the End, you'll unlock Shulker Boxes for advanced portable storage.
Reforging
Arcadia used a reforger station before v3.2.0. The latest Tiered update fixed the server/client crashes, so update your pack if you're not on v3.2.0 or higher.
To reforge or re-tier an item you need one of three hammers, matching the item being rerolled. Take the Armorer's, Toolsmith's, or Weaponsmith's hammer to an anvil along with the item.
An item must be at 100% durability (fully repaired) to be reforged with a hammer in an anvil.
You can obtain these hammers from quest chapter rewards or buy them in the Quest Shop. Each hammer has 20 durability.
The three hammers:
Rerolling a bow with the correct hammer:
Using a hammer on a weapon:
Using the wrong hammer:
Stats System
Arcadia uses a custom stat system where certain equipment is locked behind stat requirements. For the full details, see the Reskillable Reimagined page.
Stats are leveled up using normal Minecraft XP.
- Maximum level is 50.
- At level 50, stats reach their full potential.
- The Leveling Guide covers which advancements gate each level.
