Bans and Kicks

Ban

// Syntax
[prefix]ban [member] [reason]

// Example
;ban @member raiding

Works on members and on users who aren't in the server, so you can ban someone by id before they ever join. Needs Ban Members.

Softban

// Syntax
[prefix]softban [member] [reason]

// Example
;softban @member cleaning up spam

Bans and immediately unbans. The point isn't the ban — it's that banning deletes the member's recent messages, so a softban is a kick that cleans up after itself.

Tempban

// Syntax
[prefix]tempban [member] [duration] [reason]

// Example
;tempban @member 7d cool off

Bans for a set time and lifts it automatically. [prefix]tempunban is the mirror image — it unbans someone now and re-bans them after the duration, for letting a banned member back in for an event.

Kick

// Syntax
[prefix]kick [member] [reason]

// Example
;kick @member read the rules

Needs Kick Members. Nothing stops them coming back — that's the difference from a ban, and often the point.

Unban

// Syntax
[prefix]unban [member] [reason]

// Example
;unban 123456789012345678

Takes an id or a name. To clear the entire ban list at once:

;unbanall

Hardban

// Syntax
[prefix]hardban [member] [reason]

// Example
;hardban @member ban evading

A hardban is a ban that reapplies itself. If someone with Ban Members unbans the user — or the user is unbanned through Discord directly — Serenity bans them again. Lifting it takes [prefix]unhardban.

Requires Administrator and the antinuke admin role, which makes it one of the few commands a normal administrator can't use alone.

Related

;strip @member            // remove every dangerous role
;nickname @member Bob     // change a nickname
;moveall #voice           // move everyone into one voice channel
;mv @member #voice        // move one member

strip pulls anything carrying Administrator, Manage Server, Manage Roles, Manage Channels or Manage Webhooks, and is the fastest way to defuse a compromised staff account.