You can summon a guardian 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 a guardian 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 a guardian using the /summon command is:
/summon guardian [pos] [nbt]
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10, the syntax to summon a guardian is:
/summon Guardian [x] [y] [z] [dataTag]
Definitions
- pos or x y z is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the guardian should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the guardian 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 guardian such as {NoAI:1}. See NBT tags for guardian.
Summon Command in Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.20, the syntax to summon a guardian using the /summon command is:
/summon guardian <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon a guardian is:
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon a guardian is:
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the guardian should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the guardian will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the guardian. See spawn events for guardian.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the guardian. It will appear as a nametag above the guardian.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the guardian 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 guardian 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 guardian will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the guardian will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Xbox One Edition
In Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon a guardian using the /summon command is:
/summon guardian <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon a guardian is:
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon a guardian is:
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the guardian should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the guardian will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the guardian. See spawn events for guardian.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the guardian. It will appear as a nametag above the guardian.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the guardian 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 guardian 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 guardian will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the guardian will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft PS4 Edition
In Minecraft PS4 Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon a guardian using the /summon command is:
/summon guardian <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft PS4 Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon a guardian is:
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft PS4 Edition 1.14, the syntax to summon a guardian is:
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the guardian should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the guardian will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the guardian. See spawn events for guardian.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the guardian. It will appear as a nametag above the guardian.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the guardian 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 guardian 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 guardian will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the guardian will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition
In Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon a guardian using the /summon command is:
/summon guardian <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon a guardian is:
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon a guardian is:
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the guardian should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the guardian will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the guardian. See spawn events for guardian.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the guardian. It will appear as a nametag above the guardian.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the guardian 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 guardian 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 guardian will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the guardian will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition
In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon a guardian using the /summon command is:
/summon guardian <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon a guardian is:
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon a guardian is:
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the guardian should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the guardian will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the guardian. See spawn events for guardian.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the guardian. It will appear as a nametag above the guardian.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the guardian 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 guardian 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 guardian will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the guardian 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 a guardian using the /summon command is:
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon guardian <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.12, the syntax to summon a guardian is:
/summon guardian [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.9 and older, the syntax to summon a guardian is:
/summon guardian [spawnPos]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the guardian should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the guardian will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the guardian. See spawn events for guardian.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the guardian. It will appear as a nametag above the guardian.
- Java
- PE
- Xbox
- PS
- Nintendo
- Win10
- Edu
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20
To summon a guardian in Minecraft 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20:
/summon guardian
To summon a guardian that is named Scooter:
/summon guardian ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:"\"Scooter\""}
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12
To summon a guardian in Minecraft 1.11 and 1.12:
/summon guardian
To summon a guardian that is named Scooter:
/summon guardian ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:Scooter}
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10
To summon a guardian in Minecraft 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10:
/summon Guardian
To summon a guardian that is named Menace:
/summon Guardian ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:Menace}
Example in Pocket Edition (PE)
To summon a guardian in Minecraft PE:
/summon guardian
To summon a guardian at the coordinates (12, 65, -8):
/summon guardian 12 65 -8
Example in Xbox One Edition
To summon a guardian in Minecraft Xbox One Edition:
/summon guardian
To summon a guardian that is 4 blocks West of your current position:
/summon guardian ~-4 ~ ~
Example in PS4 Edition
To summon a guardian in Minecraft PS4 Edition:
/summon guardian
To summon a guardian at the coordinates (8, 67, 100):
/summon guardian 8 67 100
Example in Nintendo Switch Edition
To summon a guardian in Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition:
/summon guardian
To summon a guardian at the coordinates (8, 72, 100):
/summon guardian 8 72 100
Example in Windows 10 Edition
To summon a guardian in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition:
/summon guardian
To summon a guardian that is 1 block above your current position:
/summon guardian ~ ~1 ~
Example in Education Edition
To summon a guardian in Minecraft Education Edition:
/summon guardian
To summon a guardian at the coordinates (-70, 63, 12):
/summon guardian -70 63 12
In this example, we are going to summon a guardian 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 guardian will spawn and appear in your world:
Congratulations, you have summoned a guardian in Minecraft.
If you need help with /summon commands, you can use these tools to automatically generate commands for you: