> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://wiki.megabuild.de/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://wiki.megabuild.de/en/economy.md).

# Mana & Ruby

The two currencies on MegaBuild.de – how to earn Mana, what you need it for and how to send Ruby.

MegaBuild.de has two currencies. Both work on all servers and are shown at the bottom right, above your hunger bar.

|                      | Mana                                      | Ruby                    |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| **Used for**         | Biomes in the skill tree, skipping quests | Trading between players |
| **Starting balance** | 1000                                      | 0                       |
| **Sending**          | Not possible                              | With `/pay`             |

## Earning Mana

### Through actions

Many activities have a chance to give Mana:

| Action                               | Chance |  Mana |
| ------------------------------------ | -----: | ----: |
| Mining ore                           |    8 % |   1–2 |
| Diamond, emerald or gold ore         |   35 % |   2–4 |
| Defeating monsters                   |   15 % |   1–2 |
| Fishing                              |   10 % |   1–3 |
| Trading with villagers               |   12 % |   1–2 |
| Taming an animal                     |   60 % |   4–8 |
| Breeding animals                     |   10 % |   1–2 |
| Shearing sheep                       |   12 % |     1 |
| Harvesting                           |    4 % |     1 |
| Enchanting                           |   35 % |   2–5 |
| Every 5 levels gained                |   50 % |   1–3 |
| Defending against a raid             |  100 % | 20–40 |
| Earning an advancement               |  100 % |   3–8 |
| Wearing out a tool (200+ durability) |   25 % |   2–4 |
| Taking items out of a furnace        |    5 % |     1 |

{% hint style="info" %}
**Daily limit: 150 Mana from actions.** Quests and Mana Ore don't count towards it. The limit resets every day at **04:00**.
{% endhint %}

Advancements only give Mana the first time – no matter which island you're on.

### Through Mana Ore

Mana Ore looks like a glowing, magenta deepslate lapis lazuli ore. If you mine it with a **pickaxe**, you get **6–12 Mana** instead of lapis. **Fortune** increases that by 25 % per level.

Mana Ore has its own daily limit of **200 Mana**.

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[Resources & Farming](/en/farming.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Through quests

Quests give the biggest Mana rewards and have no daily limit.

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[Quests](/en/quests.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### What doesn't give Mana

* Anything outside **Survival mode**
* Blocks you **placed yourself**
* Ore you mine **without a pickaxe**
* Monsters from **spawners**, spawn eggs or commands
* **AFK fishing** or fishing outside of open water

## Commands

| Command                       | What it does                     |
| ----------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| `/bal [player]`               | Show balance                     |
| `/baltop [mana\|ruby] [page]` | The richest players, 10 per page |
| `/pay <player> <amount>`      | Send Ruby                        |

### Sending Ruby

* There's **no fee** and no confirmation prompt – double-check the name first.
* You can also send to players who are currently offline.
* Amounts may use thousands separators: `1000`, `1.000` and `1,000` all work. Decimals don't.

## Related pages

* [Skill tree & biomes](/en/skilltree.md)
* [Quests](/en/quests.md)
* [Ranks](/en/ranks.md)