Minecraft: Spawn Mob
Spawns a specific entity near the linked player.
When to use it
- Spawn a viewer-named mob.
- Spawn a boss-style enemy.
- Spawn mobs with custom data, equipment, tags, or names.
Fields
- Mob ID: Full entity ID, such as
minecraft:zombieormodid:custom_mob. - Amount: How many mobs to spawn.
- Offset X / Y / Z: Spawn position relative to the player.
- Entity Data: Optional entity NBT/data for names, tags, equipment, loot tables, persistence, and modded values.
Examples
Spawn zombie on player
Mob ID: minecraft:zombie
Amount: 1
Offset X: 0
Offset Y: 0
Offset Z: 0
Entity Data:
Spawn named skeleton
Mob ID: minecraft:skeleton
Amount: 1
Offset X: 2
Offset Y: 0
Offset Z: 0
Entity Data: {Tags:["Viewer Spawn"],CustomName:'{"text":"$userDisplayName","color":"gold"}',CustomNameVisible:1b,PersistenceRequired:1b}