Bedwars Squads

Overview ​

Bedwars Squads is a Priority Event where players compete in five-player teams. Each team has a bed that allows players to respawn as long as it remains intact.

Compared to Bedwars Doubles, Squads gives teams more room to assign roles and recover from mistakes. A team can defend, gather resources, scout, pressure enemy bases, and contest upgrades at the same time when coordinated properly.

The event rewards teamwork, map control, communication, and smart pressure. Strong teams balance offense and defense instead of sending everyone into the same fight.

How to Play ​

At the start of the event, each team spawns at its own base with a bed. Your first goal is to gather resources, protect your bed, and prepare for nearby teams.

As the round continues, teams build bridges, upgrade their gear, and attack other bases. Destroying an enemy bed removes that team’s ability to respawn, making future eliminations permanent.

In Squads, teams usually have enough players to split responsibilities. Some players can defend and upgrade the base while others bridge, scout, collect resources, or pressure enemy teams.

You can play aggressively by rushing enemy beds early, or more defensively by building stronger protection and waiting for better gear. The best strategy depends on your team, nearby enemies, generator control, and how quickly other teams are pushing.

Team Roles ​

Bedwars Squads works best when players divide responsibilities instead of everyone doing the same task. A balanced team usually has players watching the base, gathering resources, pressuring enemies, and contesting important areas of the map.

One player should usually stay aware of the bed and base defense, especially early in the round. Other players can scout enemy movement, bridge toward generators, collect diamonds or emeralds, and help pressure nearby teams.

Roles do not need to stay fixed for the entire event. Strong teams adapt quickly, sending more players to defend when the base is threatened or grouping up for a coordinated push when an enemy bed is exposed.

The most important part is keeping the team balanced. Too many players defending can give other teams map control, while too many players attacking can leave your bed open.

Win Condition ​

The winner is the last team remaining. To eliminate another team permanently, you must first destroy their bed and then defeat their players after they no longer have respawns.

Your own team can keep respawning as long as your bed is alive. Once your bed is destroyed, every fight becomes much more dangerous because dying means you are out of the event.

In Squads, a team can sometimes survive for a long time even after losing its bed, but it requires careful positioning, teamwork, and avoiding unnecessary fights.

Generator Tier Upgrades ​

Diamond and Emerald Generators upgrade themselves as time goes on, increasing their drop rate.

Make sure your team contests these generators early. Diamonds can help unlock powerful team upgrades, traps, and defensive improvements, while emeralds can give players stronger equipment and useful tools for attacking or surviving.

In Squads, generator control is especially important because more teammates means resources need to be shared carefully. A team that controls upgrades early can become much harder to push later.

Final Phase ​

As time passes and generators reach their highest tiers, the final phase begins. All remaining beds vanish, meaning no team can respawn anymore.

Players also receive the glow effect, making them more visible to enemy players. Eventually, the arena begins to shrink and forces everyone toward the middle for a final battle.

Once the final phase starts, survival becomes more important than risky bed pushes. Stay grouped, avoid getting picked off alone, and use your remaining resources carefully.

Tips ​

Keep at least one player aware of the base while others apply pressure. Squads can recover from mistakes better than Doubles, but poor role balance can still lose the bed quickly.

Assign early tasks before everyone leaves the base. One player can defend, one can bridge, one can gather resources, and others can scout or prepare pressure.

Contest Diamond and Emerald Generators early. Strong upgrades can decide fights before beds are even broken.

Do not attack alone if your team is nearby. Coordinated pushes are much harder for enemy teams to stop, especially when multiple players pressure the same base.

Watch for teams that are distracted by another fight. This can create a good opening to break their bed or take control of their resources.

Use team communication. You can use ! <message> to shout to other players, or use /shout <message>. Team chat is on by default.

Avoid taking unnecessary final deaths after your bed is gone. Once you cannot respawn, staying alive matters more than chasing risky kills.

Common Mistakes ​

One common mistake is having too many players leave the base at once. Even in Squads, an undefended bed can be broken quickly by a coordinated enemy push.

Another mistake is having everyone focus only on fighting. Gear, upgrades, traps, and bed defense can matter just as much as direct combat.

Players also often ignore generator control. If enemy teams control diamonds and emeralds for too long, they can become much harder to fight later.

A final mistake is splitting too far apart after your bed is destroyed. Once your team has no respawns, isolated players are much easier to eliminate permanently.