This Minecraft tutorial explains the NBT tags (formerly called data tags) that you can use for a magma cube in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20.

TIP: If you are not running Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.16/1.17/1.18/1.19/1.20, find NBT tags for magma cube in another version of Minecraft:

  • Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.14/1.15
  • Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11/1.12
  • Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.10

Background

In Minecraft Java Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the entity value for a magma cube is magma_cube. The magma_cube entity has a unique set of data tags that can be used in Minecraft commands such as: /summon and /data.

What are NBT tags (formerly called Data Tags)?

NBT tags allow you to set certain properties of an entity such as (magma_cube). The NBT tag is always surrounded in {} such as {Size:3}. If there is more than one NBT tag used in a game command, the NBT tags are separated by a comma such as {Size:3, CustomName:”\”Scorcher\””}.

List of NBT Tags

Here is a list of the NBT tags that you can use for magma_cube in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20:

NBT Tag Value (Description)
Size number (It represents the size of the magma cube. The higher the number, the larger the magma cube. If you enter a number too high, your game will glitch and freeze!!)

0 (Baby magma cube)
1 (Medium magma cube)
3 (Large magma cube)
100 (Giant magma cube)

Example
{Size:3}

TIP: If you have summoned a magma cube that is too large and your game glitches, type the following /kill command to kill all magma cubes in your world:

/kill @e[type=magma_cube]

This will give you back control!! Though you may need to enter this command a few times as the magma cubes get smaller and smaller.
CustomName  

name (The name to assign to the magma cube)

Example
{CustomName:”\”Scorcher\””}
Health  

number (The number of health points the magma cube has)

Example
{Health:9.0f}
AbsorptionAmount  

number (The number of absorption health points the magma cube has)

Example
{AbsorptionAmount:2.0f}
Invulnerable  

0 (The magma cube will take damage like normal)
1 (The magma cube will not take any damage from attacks or physical surroundings)

Example
{Invulnerable:1}
PersistenceRequired  

0 (The magma cube will despawn naturally)
1 (The magma cube won’t despawn)

Example
{PersistenceRequired:1}
NoAI  

0 (The magma cube will have artificial intelligence and will move/behave like normal)
1 (The magma cube will have no artificial intelligence so it will appear motionless)

Example
{NoAI:1}
Silent  

0 (The magma cube will make its usual noises in the game)
1 (The magma cube will not make any noise in the game)

Example
{Silent:1}
Fire  

ticks (The number of game ticks until the magma cube is no longer on fire – there are 20 ticks in a second)

Example
{Fire:60}
PortalCooldown  

ticks (The number of game ticks until the magma cube can go through a portal again – there are 20 ticks in a second)

Example
{PortalCooldown:120}
Air  

ticks (The number of game ticks the magma cube has air left for)

Example
{Air:120}
id  

magma_cube (The entity value used to represent a magma cube in the EntityTag or Passengers tag)

Example
{id:magma_cube}
Passengers  

The mob that is riding on the magma cube. Use the entity value for the passenger mob

Example of skeleton as passenger
Passengers:[{id:skeleton}]

NBT Tag Examples

To summon a baby magma cube:

/summon magma_cube ~ ~ ~ {Size:0}

To summon a medium magma cube:

/summon magma_cube ~ ~ ~ {Size:1}

To summon a large magma cube:

/summon magma_cube ~ ~ ~ {Size:3}

To summon a giant magma cube:

/summon magma_cube ~ ~ ~ {Size:100}

To summon a large magma cube that is named Scorcher:

/summon magma_cube ~ ~ ~ {Size:3, CustomName:"\"Scorcher\""}

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=magma_cube value, you can target magma cubes:

@e[type=magma_cube]

Target Selector Examples

To change the nearest magma cube into a baby magma cube:

/data merge entity @e[type=magma_cube,limit=1,sort=nearest] {Size:0}

To kill all magma cubes:

/kill @e[type=magma_cube]

Next, learn how to use the game commands in Minecraft.

Command Examples

Here are some game command examples for a magma cube in Minecraft:

How to Summon a Magma Cube

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