Voltar ao blog

The 30 Essential Minecraft Commands - Ultimate Guide

List of the most useful Minecraft commands: /tp, /give, /gamemode, /time, and more. Tutorial with practical examples for beginners and experts.

The 30 Essential Minecraft Commands - Ultimate Guide

Introduction

Minecraft commands are powerful tools that allow players to modify their world, manage players, and automate certain tasks. This guide covers the most useful commands that every player should know.

Note: To use commands, you must have cheats enabled (creative mode) or be an operator on a server.

📍 Teleportation Commands

/tp or /teleport

Teleports a player to coordinates or another player.

/tp <player> <x> <y> <z>
/tp <source_player> <destination_player>

Examples:

  • /tp Steve 100 64 -200 — Teleports Steve to the specified coordinates
  • /tp @s @p — Teleports to the nearest player
  • /tp @a 0 100 0 — Teleports all players to spawn

/spawnpoint

Sets a player's spawn point.

/spawnpoint <player> <x> <y> <z>

🎁 Inventory Commands

/give

Gives items to a player.

/give <player> <item> [quantity]

Examples:

  • /give @s diamond 64 — Gives 64 diamonds to yourself
  • /give @a golden_apple 16 — Gives 16 golden apples to everyone
  • /give Steve netherite_sword 1 — Gives a netherite sword to Steve

/clear

Removes items from a player's inventory.

/clear <player> [item] [quantity]

Examples:

  • /clear @s — Empties the entire inventory
  • /clear @s dirt — Removes all dirt from the inventory

🌤️ Time and Weather Commands

/time

Changes the game time.

/time set <value>
/time add <value>
Value Corresponding Time
day or 1000 Morning
noon or 6000 Noon
night or 13000 Night
midnight or 18000 Midnight

/weather

Controls the weather.

/weather <clear|rain|thunder> [duration]

Examples:

  • /weather clear — Sunny weather
  • /weather rain 6000 — Rain for 5 minutes
  • /weather thunder — Thunderstorm

🎮 Game Mode Commands

/gamemode

Changes a player's game mode.

/gamemode <mode> [player]
Mode Alias Description
survival 0 Survival mode
creative 1 Creative mode
adventure 2 Adventure mode
spectator 3 Spectator mode

Example: /gamemode creative @s

/difficulty

Sets the game difficulty.

/difficulty <peaceful|easy|normal|hard>

⚙️ Game Rule Commands

/gamerule

Modifies the world rules.

/gamerule <rule> <value>

Most Useful Rules:

Rule Values Description
keepInventory true/false Keep inventory on death
doDaylightCycle true/false Day/night cycle
doMobSpawning true/false Mob spawning
doWeatherCycle true/false Weather cycle
mobGriefing true/false Mobs can damage blocks
doFireTick true/false Fire spread
fallDamage true/false Fall damage
showDeathMessages true/false Death messages

Example: /gamerule keepInventory true

🎯 Target Selectors

Selectors allow targeting specific entities.

Selector Description
@p Nearest player
@a All players
@r Random player
@e All entities
@s Self (the executor)

Selection Arguments

@e[type=zombie,distance=..10]
@a[gamemode=survival]
@e[type=item,nbt={Item:{id:"minecraft:diamond"}}]

💫 Effect Commands

/effect

Applies or removes potion effects.

/effect give <player> <effect> [duration] [amplifier]
/effect clear <player> [effect]

Popular Effects:

  • speed — Speed
  • strength — Strength
  • regeneration — Regeneration
  • invisibility — Invisibility
  • night_vision — Night vision
  • jump_boost — Jump boost
  • fire_resistance — Fire resistance

Examples:

  • /effect give @s speed 300 2 — Speed III for 5 minutes
  • /effect clear @s — Removes all effects

🔧 Administration Commands

/kill

Kills entities.

/kill <target>

Examples:

  • /kill @e[type=zombie] — Kills all zombies
  • /kill @e[type=!player] — Kills everything except players

/summon

Spawns an entity.

/summon <entity> [x] [y] [z] [nbt]

Examples:

  • /summon minecraft:lightning_bolt — Summons a lightning bolt
  • /summon minecraft:zombie ~ ~ ~ — Summons a zombie at your position

/fill

Fills an area with blocks.

/fill <x1> <y1> <z1> <x2> <y2> <z2> <block> [mode]

Modes: destroy, hollow, keep, outline, replace

Example: /fill ~-5 ~-1 ~-5 ~5 ~-1 ~5 stone

/setblock

Places a block at a position.

/setblock <x> <y> <z> <block>

💬 Communication Commands

/say

Sends a message to all players.

/say <message>

/tell or /msg

Sends a private message.

/tell <player> <message>

/title

Displays a title on the screen.

/title <player> title {"text":"Title"}
/title <player> subtitle {"text":"Subtitle"}

🏆 Experience Commands

/xp or /experience

Manages players' experience.

/xp add <player> <amount> [points|levels]
/xp set <player> <amount> [points|levels]

Examples:

  • /xp add @s 30 levels — Adds 30 levels
  • /xp set @s 0 points — Resets XP points to zero

🗺️ Location Commands

/locate

Finds the nearest structure.

/locate structure <structure>

Common Structures:

  • village — Village
  • stronghold — Stronghold
  • fortress — Nether fortress
  • monument — Ocean monument
  • mansion — Mansion
  • mineshaft — Abandoned mine

/locatebiome

Finds the nearest biome.

/locatebiome <biome>

📝 Quick Reference

Action Command
Creative mode /gamemode creative
Teleportation /tp @s <x> <y> <z>
Give items /give @s <item> <qty>
Change time /time set day
Clear weather /weather clear
Keep inventory /gamerule keepInventory true
Kill mobs /kill @e[type=!player]

Conclusion

These commands form the essential foundation for any player looking to customize their Minecraft experience. Feel free to experiment and combine these commands to create unique situations in your world!

Tip: Use the Tab key for command and argument auto-completion.

Voltar ao blog