Donor Ranks

Donor Tier Ladder — The Full Table

All seven tiers compared side by side. Cosmetic slots are active cosmetic slots per month; keep slots are cosmetics kept permanently across prestige cycles. The sell bonus applies to NPC sell prices; auto-sell is the percentage of mined blocks automatically converted to Denarius.

Prices in USD. Cosmetic slots for Imperator are unlimited.

Tier-by-Tier Breakdown

Monthly vs Lifetime — Which to Pick?

Every tier is available as either a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Lifetime costs roughly 5x the monthly price, so the break-even point is around five months. If you plan to play longer than that, lifetime is the better value; if you're testing the waters or expect to take breaks, monthly keeps your commitment low.

• Monthly auto-renews (you can cancel any time on the website under Dashboard → Subscription) and grants the monthly Aureus + booster hours every 30 days.
• Lifetime is one payment and you keep the rank forever. Monthly Aureus and booster hours are still credited on the same schedule.
• Upgrading tiers credits you the price difference toward the new tier.

What Each Perk Actually Does

• Cosmetic slots — how many cosmetics (trails, hats, kill effects, mine effects, pickaxe skins) you can have active simultaneously. Imperator removes the cap entirely.
• Permanent keep slots — cosmetics that survive a prestige reset. Higher tiers keep more of your look across the prestige cycle.
• Sell bonus — a flat multiplier on NPC sell prices (level × 5%). At Imperator you sell for 35% more per block.
• Monthly Aureus — Imperium's premium currency, credited monthly. Spend it in /premiumshop, on rank skips (/rankskip), or on donor tiers themselves.
• Monthly booster hours — hours of 2x sell booster credited monthly. Stack them with /boosts.
• Auto-sell percent — the share of mined blocks automatically converted to Denarius without typing /sellall. Consul and above hit 100%.
• XP bonus — multiplier on all XP gained, accelerating pickaxe leveling and profession progression.
• Exclusive trails — Patrician, Consul, and Imperator each unlock a unique particle trail (donor_patrician_trail, donor_senator_trail, donor_emperor_trail).

LuckPerms Donor Groups

Each donor tier maps to a bundled LuckPerms permission group. Imperium grants the right group when you purchase — you don't need to do anything. The full inheritance ladder:

# Each tier inherits the previous — the ladder runs PEREGRINUS → ... → IMPERATOR.
imperiummc.group.donor.peregrinus  # +imperiummc.vip, /fly
imperiummc.group.donor.plebeian    # +2x auto-miner boost
imperiummc.group.donor.libertus    # +unlimited homes, premium battle pass
imperiummc.group.donor.eques       # +3x auto-miner boost, /top
imperiummc.group.donor.patrician   # +MVP, /vanish
imperiummc.group.donor.consul      # +no rank-up cooldown
imperiummc.group.donor.imperator   # +/god, chat-mod bypass, rent-all free

See the Permissions article for the full permission tree and LuckPerms setup walkthroughs.

How to Purchase

You can buy a donor rank in two ways:

# In-game — purchase with Aureus (premium currency)
/donor                          # opens the donor-tier picker
/donor buy peregrinus           # buy a monthly sub for Peregrinus
/donor buy patrician lifetime   # buy a lifetime Patrician rank

# Online — purchase with USD at the web store
# /store opens the store URL in your browser

In-game with Aureus costs USD × 100 (so Peregrinus monthly is 299 Aureus). It's a great way to convert grinding into a donor rank. Online with USD via the web store is the canonical path and is required for auto-renewing monthly subscriptions.

Frequently Asked Donor Questions

• Do perks stack? Yes — every tier inherits the previous one. Buying Eques gives you everything in Libertus, Plebeian, and Peregrinus too.
• What happens if my monthly sub lapses? Your donor rank reverts to Servus (the free default tier). Anything you had equipped that required the lapsed tier is preserved but unequipped.
• Can I upgrade mid-month? Yes. The unused portion of your current sub is prorated against the upgrade cost.
• Do donor perks affect PvP balance? No. Every perk is economic (sell bonus, auto-sell, booster hours) or cosmetic (trails, slots). No tier grants a combat advantage.
• Is Imperium pay-to-win? No. The four currencies, the rank ladder, and every gameplay system are fully accessible to free players. Donor ranks just speed up the grind and unlock cosmetic variety.