You can summon an ender dragon whenever you want using a cheat (game command) in Minecraft. This is done using the /summon command.
Let's explore how to do this.
The command to summon an ender dragon is available in the following versions of Minecraft:
* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.
- Java
- PE
- Xbox
- PS
- Nintendo
- Win10
- Edu
Summon Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the syntax to summon an ender dragon using the /summon command is:
/summon ender_dragon [pos] [nbt]
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon EnderDragon [x] [y] [z] [dataTag]
Definitions
- pos or x y z is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender dragon should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender dragon will spawn in the current location.
- nbt or dataTag is optional. It is a compound NBT tag (formerly called data tag) that sets a property for the ender dragon such as {DragonPhase:7} or {NoAI:1}. See NBT tags for ender dragon.
Summon Command in Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.20, the syntax to summon an ender dragon using the /summon command is:
/summon ender_dragon <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender dragon should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender dragon will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the ender dragon. See spawn events for ender dragon.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the ender dragon. It will appear as a nametag above the ender dragon.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the ender dragon is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the ender dragon is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the ender dragon will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the ender dragon will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Xbox One Edition
In Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon an ender dragon using the /summon command is:
/summon ender_dragon <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender dragon should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender dragon will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the ender dragon. See spawn events for ender dragon.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the ender dragon. It will appear as a nametag above the ender dragon.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the ender dragon is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the ender dragon is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the ender dragon will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the ender dragon will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft PS4 Edition
In Minecraft PS4 Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon an ender dragon using the /summon command is:
/summon ender_dragon <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft PS4 Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft PS4 Edition 1.14, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender dragon should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender dragon will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the ender dragon. See spawn events for ender dragon.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the ender dragon. It will appear as a nametag above the ender dragon.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the ender dragon is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the ender dragon is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the ender dragon will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the ender dragon will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition
In Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon an ender dragon using the /summon command is:
/summon ender_dragon <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender dragon should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender dragon will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the ender dragon. See spawn events for ender dragon.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the ender dragon. It will appear as a nametag above the ender dragon.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the ender dragon is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the ender dragon is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the ender dragon will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the ender dragon will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition
In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon an ender dragon using the /summon command is:
/summon ender_dragon <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender dragon should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender dragon will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the ender dragon. See spawn events for ender dragon.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the ender dragon. It will appear as a nametag above the ender dragon.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the ender dragon is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the ender dragon is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the ender dragon will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the ender dragon will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Education Edition
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.14.31, 1.17.30 and 1.18.32, the syntax to summon an ender dragon using the /summon command is:
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_dragon <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.12, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.4, 1.7 and 1.9, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon ender_dragon [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.0, the syntax to summon an ender dragon is:
/summon dragon [spawnPos]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender dragon should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender dragon will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the ender dragon. See spawn events for ender dragon.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the ender dragon. It will appear as a nametag above the ender dragon.
- Java
- PE
- Xbox
- PS
- Nintendo
- Win10
- Edu
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20
To summon an ender dragon that is about to start its attack phase in Minecraft 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20:
/summon ender_dragon ~ ~ ~ {DragonPhase:0}
To summon an ender dragon that is about to perform a breath attack:
/summon ender_dragon ~ ~ ~ {DragonPhase:7}
To summon an ender dragon that is about to die and drop experience:
/summon ender_dragon ~ ~ ~ {DragonPhase:9}
To summon an ender dragon that is tame:
/summon ender_dragon ~ ~ ~ {DragonPhase:10}
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.9 and 1.10
Starting in Minecraft 1.9, a new data tag called DragonPhase was introduced to allow you to select the attack phase for the dragon. Here are a few of the attack phases that you might be interested in.
To summon an ender dragon that is about to start its attack phase in Minecraft 1.9 and 1.10:
/summon EnderDragon ~ ~ ~ {DragonPhase:0}
To summon an ender dragon that is about to perform a breath attack:
/summon EnderDragon ~ ~ ~ {DragonPhase:7}
To summon an ender dragon that is about to die and drop experience:
/summon EnderDragon ~ ~ ~ {DragonPhase:9}
To summon an ender dragon that is tame:
/summon EnderDragon ~ ~ ~ {DragonPhase:10}
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8
To summon an ender dragon in Minecraft 1.8:
/summon EnderDragon
Example in Pocket Edition (PE)
To summon an ender dragon in Minecraft Pocket Edition 1.1 and higher:
/summon ender_dragon
To summon an ender dragon at the coordinates (12, 65, -8):
/summon ender_dragon 12 65 -8
Example in Pocket Edition (PE) 1.0
To summon an ender dragon in Minecraft Pocket Edition 1.0:
/summon dragon
Example in Xbox One Edition
To summon an ender dragon in Minecraft Xbox One Edition:
/summon ender_dragon
To summon an ender dragon that is 4 blocks West of your current position:
/summon ender_dragon ~-4 ~ ~
Example in PS4 Edition
To summon an ender dragon in Minecraft PS4 Edition:
/summon ender_dragon
To summon an ender dragon at the coordinates (8, 67, 100):
/summon ender_dragon 8 67 100
Example in Nintendo Switch Edition
To summon an ender dragon in Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition:
/summon ender_dragon
To summon an ender dragon at the coordinates (8, 72, 100):
/summon ender_dragon 8 72 100
Example in Windows 10 Edition
To summon an ender dragon in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.1 and higher:
/summon ender_dragon
To summon an ender dragon that is 1 block above your current position:
/summon ender_dragon ~ ~1 ~
Example in Windows 10 Edition 1.0
To summon an ender dragon in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.0:
/summon dragon
Example in Education Edition
To summon an ender dragon in Minecraft Education Edition 1.0.18 and higher:
/summon ender_dragon
Example in Education Edition 1.0
To summon an ender dragon in Minecraft Education Edition 1.0:
/summon dragon
In this example, we are going to summon an ender dragon that is about to perform a breath attack in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.20 with the following command:
Type the command in the chat window. As you are typing, you will see the command appear in the lower left corner of the game window. Press the Enter key to run the command.
Once the cheat has been entered, the ender dragon will spawn and appear in your world:
Congratulations, you have summoned an ender dragon in Minecraft.
If you need help with /summon commands, you can use these tools to automatically generate commands for you: