Tutorial:Ironman Guide

An ironman profile is an alternative, harder way of playing skyblock.

Ironman profiles have several differences compared to a normal profile :


 * Bazaar and auction house are unavailable
 * You cannot trade with players that are not in your coop
 * Drops from people that are not in your coop can't be picked up
 * However, you may still pick up drops from mobs that other people killed, or from blocks mined by other players if they did not pick the item before you do. You still cannot pick up items that have a pick up priority for another player.


 * The ♻ icon will appear next to your name while on an ironman profile. this doesn't appear on the player list menu by pressing tab.

These challenges are intended to make skyblock closer to an actual MMORPG, where you have to grind everything by yourself.

Advice when starting an Ironman profile
Starting an Ironman is often hard and very grindy at first, but it feels very rewarding when you do unlock new items. It's recommended that you also play with friends that are also willing to also play ironman.

Dungeons Approach
Due to the nature of ironman, you cannot skip any progression, as such you have to earn dungeon loot from scratch.

Upon reaching combat 15, attempt to do the Entrance Floor in hopes of getting a Dreadlord Sword. it's a powerful magic weapon able to deal damage from a distance. you don't have to necessarily beat the dungeon to get one, however, you do need Catacombs 5 to use said weapon, meaning it'll require multiple runs.

If you are going mage, kill Tank Zombies for Heavy Armor. it's a good defense set able to let you survive Floor 1 and 2. However, if you are going archer or berserk, Rotten Armor is recommended instead. it has low effective health but high Strength, however, for archer, Skeletron Grunt armor may be preferred instead for higher survivability.

Once you are able to survive higher floors such as Floor 3, you will start meeting new kinds of zombies such as the Zombie Knight and Zombie Soldier. the Zombie Knight armor grants high strength and is widely used as a budget chestplate if players cannot afford Necron's Chestplate or Shadow Assassin Chestplate on normal profiles. Meanwhile, Zombie Soldier armor grants very high effective health, which is useful for mages as the next floors are very dangerous.

Dragons/Monster Hunter Approach
Although this is slower than the dungeons approach and possibly less grindy, it requires a lot of luck. Start by first trying to unlock miner armor and grind enough combat to enter the end. Once you're in the End, buy a Raider Axe from the Viking. Start by just hitting the endermen on the top levels until you get yourself a full set of Ender Armor.

From here, unlock a spider minion, creeper minion, skeleton minion, and fishing minion. You will be trying to get monster hunter armor. After you get these minions placed, you probably should be able to grind ender pearls to try and unlock the crafting recipe for an Aspect of the End. Once your able to craft it, collect the materials needed and do your fairy souls (full list here). Be sure to kill all the mobs with your Raider axe to increase its damage.

From here, the next goal is to be able to one tap zealots. This is pretty easy to do if you follow many of the other guides out there. It's recommended to either increase your combat level or increase your wood collection to get more strength on your Raider axe. While you slowly get kills from minions, grind summoning eyes from Zealots to prepare to do dragons.

If you have enough eyes for a few dragons you may want to start grinding for a Magma Bow. This is the best bow for an early game player to use to do dragons. If you don't want to go through the magma cube grind but still need a decent bow, get a Savanna Bow. Keep in mind that if you grind for a magma bow, you will also get combat exp pet items to help you later on in the game, and participate in Magma cube bosses if they appear as they will loot enchanted magma cream to speed up your progression (timer here).

Once you have full monster hunter and a magma/savanna bow. Start doing dragons and grinding zealots. Your main goal is to get a combination of superior or strong dragon armor. This method also allows you to have a chance at getting an Aspect of the Dragons which is a very powerful weapon that can propel you forward into dungeons.