# How to Claim Land - GriefPrevention Guide | SiriusMC

When it comes to claiming land, the **Golden Shovel** is your best friend. The information below covers the main commands from GriefPrevention; you can use these to create, extend, or abandon your claims, as well as setting and revoking permissions.

## Claiming and Extending Your Land Claiming your land takes 3 simple steps:

Step	Action	Result
1	Type /kit claim into chat	This will give you a golden shovel, the key tool for claiming land
2	Right-click a corner of your soon-to-be claim	This sets the first point of your claim, shown as a diamond block
3	Right-click the opposite corner of your soon-to-be claim	This creates a rectangular 2D claim

To extend a **pre-existing claim**, select a **corner** of your claim by right-clicking it with the golden shovel. Claim borders become visible by right-clicking the ground with a stick or golden shovel. Then select the point you'd like to extend the claim to. ## Trusting Other Players and Mods You may want to invite other players and give them permission to interact within your claim. Whether that means building, opening containers, or pressing buttons, the commands below must be run **within** your claim.

Command	Description
/Trust <Player\_Name>	Gives a player permission to build, open containers, and interact with objects
/AccessTrust <Player\_Name>	Gives a player permission to use your buttons, levers, and beds
/ContainerTrust <Player\_Name>	Gives a player permission to use your buttons, levers, beds, crafting gear, containers, and animals
/TrustList	Lists the permissions for the claim you're standing in
/Untrust <Player\_Name>	Revokes any permissions granted to a player in your claim
/Untrust All	Revokes any permissions granted to all players in your claim

Sometimes, Minecraft mods use "fake players", such as the Just Dire Things mod from ATM10. These fake players help automate certain player activities such as breaking, placing, or interacting with blocks. However, they may not work inside your claim by default. The command below will grant them permission:

Command	Description
/AutoTrust	Trusts any player or fake player that breaks a block within 30 seconds

## Subdividing Within Your Claim Subdividing is when you create a claim within your existing claim. This is useful for creating "plots", allowing players to have certain permissions within that smaller area that they won't have in your main claim.

Command	Description
/SubdivideClaims	Switches your shovel to subdivision mode
/RestrictSubclaim	Restricts a subclaim so that it inherits no permissions from your main claim
/BasicClaims	Switches your shovel back to basic claims mode

## Abandoning Your Claim(s) / Transferring Ownership If you no longer wish to have a piece of land claimed, you can choose to abandon it.

Command	Description
/AbandonClaim	Abandons the claim you are currently standing in
/AbandonAllClaims	Abandons all claims you have made

Alternatively, you can **transfer ownership** of the claim you are standing in to another player.

Command	Description
/TransferClaim <Player\_Name>	Transfers ownership of the claim to the selected player

## Earning More Claim Blocks Need more space? There are several ways to earn or acquire additional claim blocks on SiriusMC:

Method	How
Vote Crate Keys	Claim blocks can be found as rewards inside vote crates, earned by voting for the server. You can find the links [here](https://wiki.siriusmc.net/books/modpack-guides-and-tutorials/page/economy-and-earning-in-game-currency-siriusmc).
Play Time	For every hour you are on the server you will earn 500 claim blocks.
Player Trading — /transferblocks	Purchase claim blocks directly from other players using the /transferblocks command.
SiriusMC Store	Claim blocks can be purchased for real money from the SiriusMC store, found [here](https://www.siriusmc.net/).

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