Block Wars Season 5

*This article is about the 2023 Content Creator event. For the 2021 Origins event, see Block Wars Origins Season 5.*

## Events

### Prior Event

**Prior immediate event:**
BW Origins Season 19
**Prior CC event:**
BW Season 4

### Next Event

**Next immediate event:**
BW Origins Season 20
**Next CC event:**
BW Season 6

**Block Wars Season 5** is the fifth Content Creators event, and the twenty-fifth event overall. It took place at 2:00 PM ET on April 15, 2023.

## Teams

### Substitutions

* Orange Otters: apokuna subbed in for Ashswag.
* Purple Pelicans: Nukeri subbed in for Krinios. Yahiamice also subbed in for Michaelmcchill.

## Games and changes

### Games and maps played

There are 8 games in rotation in this event: Battle, Construction, Extraction, Move, Race, SkyZone, Spleef, and a brand new game, Order Up. Party is benched this event.

* Battle continue to be played on **Hull**.
* Construction continue to be played on **Winter Bay**. The game received new spring-themed builds.
* Extraction continue to be played on **Steam**.
* The minigames played in Move are **Trident**, **Parkour**, **Obstacles**, and a new minigame, **Elytra**.
* Race continue to be played on **Kerbal**. The map received minor changes.
* SkyZone continue to be played on **Construction?**. New islands have been added to the asset pool and all Jump Pads have been removed, being replaced by physical bridges.
* Spleef continue to be played on **Sorbet**.
* Introduced a new map layout for Bridges.

To find out more about the new game, visit the Order Up page.

### General changes

* The server is updated to Minecraft version 1.19.4.
* Introduced an "Easter Egg Hunt" minigame in The Hub for this event.

### Gameplay changes

* Battle kits received many changes:
	+ For all kits, the helmet slot is replaced with head, and the chestplate slot is a leather tunic with the team color. The tunic change to black when the player uses the kit's ultimate ability.
	+ The Illager kit is replaced with a new Slime kit.
	+ Various other changes to other kits.
* In Extraction, players are now set to take exactly 4 hits to be killed. Natural generation is disabled and healing potions are removed.
* Speed pads in Race now have a longer effect duration.
* In SkyZone, cobwebs have been removed from the lootable. Additionally, gravestones are no longer solid blocks, players can walk through them.
* In Bridges, the height border has been increased.

## Result Overview

### Game 1: **Order Up**

Top 4 teams this game:

1. Golden Gorillas - 1,085
2. Scarlet Sharks - 1,025
3. Fuchsia Frogs - 980
4. Teal Turtles - 970

### Game 2: **Battle**

Winning team:  Golden Gorillas - 2,340

Top 5 players this game:

1. FireBreathMan - 684
2. Feinberg - 538
3. Mysticat\_ - 504
4. acho - 496
5. heyGraecie - 412

### Game 3: **Move**

**(X1.5 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Teal Turtles - 2,451

Top 5 players this game:

1. Feinberg - 450
2. FireBreathMan - 440
3. camman18YT - 417
4. Wolfeei - 416
5. PeteZahHutt - 401

### Game 4: **Spleef**

**(X1.5 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Fuchsia Frogs - 2,147

Top 5 players this game:

1. HBomb94 - 432
2. PeteZahHutt - 401
3. sleepai - 382
4. Nukerii - 369
5. apokuna - 367

### Game 5: **SkyZone**

**(X2.0 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Scarlet Sharks - 3,726

Top 5 players this game:

1. Feinberg - 510
2. FireBreathMan,  Couriway - 396
4. acho - 378
5. Wirtual - 345

### Game 6: **Race**

**(X2.0 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Golden Gorillas - 3,763

Top 5 players this game:

1. FireBreathMan,  PeteZahHutt - 461
3. Feinberg - 435
4. Illumina - 395
5. xShatter - 389

### Game 7: **Extraction**

**(X2.5 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Blue Bears - 4,550

Top 5 players this game:

1. Reddoons - 524
2. highkeyhateme,  sleepai - 384
4. PeteZahHutt - 370
5. Couriway - 356

### Game 8: **Construction**

**(X3.0 Point Multiplier)**

Winning team:  Purple Pelicans - 5,040

Top 5 players this game:

1. Feinberg - 462
2. Nukerii - 460
3. camman18YT - 429
4. Couriway,  Wolfeei - 364

### **Bridges** Finale

 Scarlet Sharks VS.  Golden Gorillas

* FireBreathMan scored for  Golden Gorillas. (0-1)
* acho scored for  Golden Gorillas. (0-2)
* FireBreathMan scored for  Golden Gorillas. (0-3)
* acho scored for  Golden Gorillas. (0-4)

 **GOLDEN GORILLAS WIN BLOCK WARS SEASON 5!**