NBT Tags for Elder Guardian in Minecraft (Java Edition 1.11/1.12)
This Minecraft tutorial explains the NBT tags (formerly called data tags) that you can use for an elder guardian in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12.
TIP: If you are not running Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11/1.12, find NBT tags for elder guardian in another version of Minecraft:
(If you are running Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.10 or older, use the Guardian data tags for an elder guardian)
Background
In Minecraft Java Edition 1.11 and 1.12, the entity value for an elder guardian is elder_guardian. The elder_guardian entity has a unique set of data tags that can be used in Minecraft commands such as: /summon, /entitydata, /give, /fill, /setblock, /testfor.
What are NBT tags (formerly called Data Tags)?
NBT tags allow you to set certain properties of an entity (such as elder_guardian). The NBT tag is always surrounded in {} such as {Health:25.0f}. If there is more than one NBT tag used in a game command, the NBT tags are separated by a comma such as {Health:25.0f, CustomName:Menace}.
List of NBT Tags
Here is a list of the NBT tags that you can use for elder_guardian in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12:
| NBT Tag | Value (Description) | Works With |
|---|---|---|
| CustomName | name (The name to assign to the elder guardian. If the name has spaces, you need to surrounded the name value in "".) Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| Health | number (The number of health points the elder guardian has) Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| AbsorptionAmount | number (The number of absorption health points the elder guardian has) Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| Invulnerable | 0 (The elder guardian will take damage like normal) Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| PersistenceRequired | 0 (The elder guardian will despawn naturally) Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| NoAI | 0 (The elder guardian will have artificial intelligence and will move/behave like normal) Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| Silent | 0 (The elder guardian will make its usual noises in the game) Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| Fire | ticks (The number of game ticks until the elder guardian is no longer on fire - there are 20 ticks in a second) Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| PortalCooldown | ticks (The number of game ticks until the elder guardian can go through a portal again - there are 20 ticks in a second) Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| Air | ticks (The number of game ticks the elder guardian has air left for) Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| ArmorItems | Since an elder guardian does not wear armor, you can use this data tag to list 4 items that you want the elder guardian to drop when it is killed (4 custom drops) Syntax Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| ArmorDropChances | The drop chances for each of the 4 items listed in ArmorItems. A value of 1.0f means 100% chance of the item being dropped when the elder guardian is killed, 0.5f means 50%, 0.2f means 20%, and so on. Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| UUIDLeast | A number that specifies the right half of the UUID for the elder guardian (use UUIDLeast and UUIDMost to target/find a particular elder guardian in the game) Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| UUIDMost | A number that specifies the left half of the UUID for the elder guardian (use UUIDLeast and UUIDMost to target/find a particular elder guardian in the game) Example |
/summon /entitydata |
| id | elder_guardian (The entity value used to represent an elder guardian in the EntityTag or Passengers tag) Example |
/summon /give |
| Passengers | The mob that is riding on the elder guardian. Use the entity value for the passenger mob Example of skeleton as passenger |
/summon /entitydata |
NBT Tag Examples
To summon an elder guardian that is named Menace:
/summon elder_guardian ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:Menace}
To summon an elder guardian named Menace that is silent:
/summon elder_guardian ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:Menace, Silent:1}
To summon an elder guardian that has 4 custom drops (3 redstone, 1 gold horse armor, 2 iron ingot and 7 gold ingot):
/summon elder_guardian ~ ~1 ~ {ArmorItems:[{Count:3,id:redstone}, {Count:1,id:golden_horse_armor}, {Count:2,id:iron_ingot}, {Count:7,id:gold_ingot}], ArmorDropChances:[1.0f,1.0f,1.0f,1.0f]}
To give the closest player a elder guardian spawn egg in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12:
/give @p spawn_egg 1 0 {EntityTag:{id:minecraft:elder_guardian}}
Target Selectors
Before we finish discussing data tags, let's quickly explore how to use the @e target selector. The @e target selector allows you to target entities in your commands. If you use the type=elder_guardian value, you can target elder guardians:
@e[type=elder_guardian]
You can also add a radius value to target elder guardians within a certain radius of blocks (for example, r=5 lets you target elder guardians within a 5 block radius of where the command is run):
@e[type=elder_guardian,r=5]
Target Selector Examples
To change the name of all elder guardians to Menace within a 5 block radius:
/entitydata @e[type=elder_guardian,r=5] {CustomName:Menace}
To test for all elder guardians within a 50 block radius:
/testfor @e[type=elder_guardian,r=50]
To summon a lightning bolt at all elder guardians:
/execute @e[type=elder_guardian] ~ ~ ~ /summon lightning_bolt
To kill all elder guardians:
/kill @e[type=elder_guardian]
Next, learn how to use the game commands in Minecraft.
Command Examples
Here are some game command examples for an elder guardian in Minecraft:
Command Generators
If you need help, you can use these tools to automatically generate commands for you:
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