This Minecraft tutorial explains the NBT tags (formerly called data tags) that you can use for a phantom 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 phantom in another version of Minecraft:

  • Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.14/1.15

Background

In Minecraft Java Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the entity value for a phantom is phantom. The phantom entity has a unique set of NBT 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 phantom). The NBT tag is always surrounded in {} such as {NoAI:1}. If there is more than one NBT tag used in a game command, the NBT tags are separated by a comma such as {NoAI:1, CustomName:”\”Spooky\””}.

List of NBT Tags

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

NBT Tag Value (Description)
AX number (The x-coordinate of the point in the air above the player where the phantom will circle when not attacking.)

Example
{AX:-846}
AY  

number (The y-coordinate of the point in the air above the player where the phantom will circle when not attacking.)

Example
{AY:91}
AZ  

number (The z-coordinate of the point in the air above the player where the phantom will circle when not attacking.)

Example
{AZ:216}
CustomName  

name (The name to assign to the phantom)

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

number (The number of health points the phantom has)

Example
{Health:35.0f}
AbsorptionAmount  

number (The number of absorption health points the phantom has)

Example
{AbsorptionAmount:2.0f}
Invulnerable  

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

Example
{Invulnerable:1}
PersistenceRequired  

0 (The phantom will despawn naturally)
1 (The phantom won’t despawn)

Example
{PersistenceRequired:1}
NoAI  

0 (The phantom will have artificial intelligence and will move/behave like normal)
1 (The phantom will have no artificial intelligence and will appear motionless)

Example
{NoAI:1}
Silent  

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

Example
{Silent:1}
Fire  

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

Example
{Fire:60}
PortalCooldown  

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

Example
{PortalCooldown:120}
Air  

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

Example
{Air:120}
id  

phantom (The entity value used to represent a phantom in the Passengers tag)

Example
{id:phantom}
Passengers  

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

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

NBT Tag Examples

To summon a phantom that is named Spooky:

/summon phantom ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:"\"Spooky\""}

To summon a phantom whose circling point in the air is set to the coordinate (-846,91,216):

/summon phantom ~ ~ ~ {AX:-846, AY:91, AZ:216}

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=phantom value, you can target phantoms:

@e[type=phantom]

Target Selector Examples

To change the name of the nearest phantom to Spooky:

/data merge entity @e[type=phantom,limit=1,sort=nearest] {CustomName:"\"Spooky\""}

To kill all phantoms:

/kill @e[type=phantom]

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

Command Examples

Here are some game command examples for a phantom in Minecraft:

How to Summon a Phantom

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