Most Useful Commands On Minecraft May 2024

In Minecraft there are a multitude of commands which sometimes can get overwhelming, not knowing which one to use. Here is a list with all the commands that we find useful.

Commands List

Command	Description	Syntax
help	Displays an extensive list of all console commands	/help [command]
gamemode	Sets the game mode of the specified player	/gamemode {mode} [player]
tp	Teleports the specified entity or entities to the specified destination	/tp {destination} /tp {location} [rotation] /tp {targets} {destination} /tp {targets} {entity}
/tp {targets} {location} facing {facingLocation} /tp {targets} {location} facing entity {facingEntity} [facingAnchor] /tp {targets} {location} [rotation]
time	Allows you to check or change the time - from day, to noon, to night, to midnight	/time {add
weather	Sets the weather - from rain to clear to thunder	/weather {clear
give	Gives an item to a player	/give {player} {item} [count]
summon	Summons the specified entity or Minecraft mob at the specified position	/summon {entity} [position] [NBT data tag]
kill	Instantly kills the specified entity or entities	/kill {targets}
locate	Locates the closest biome, point of interest, or structure of a specified type	/locate {structureType}
enchant	Enchants whatever item a player is currently holding	/enchant {player} {enchantment ID} [level]
xp	Adds, sets, removes, or checks a player’s XP	/xp [add
/xp query {player} {points	levels}

What are arguments?

A lot of the commands make use of arguments, which are extra details that come after the command. Here is an example:

/gamemode survival

The command is “/gamemode”, and the argument is “survival”, which means you are telling the game to set your gamemode to Survival Mode.

What are targets?

Some commands require a target. Here is a list with different possibilities:

@p (targets the nearest player)
@r (targets a random player)
@a (targets every player)
@e (targets all alive entities in loaded chunks)
@s (targets the entity that executed the command)

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