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

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

Background

In Minecraft Java Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the entity value for a vindicator is vindicator. The vindicator 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 vindicator). The NBT tag is always surrounded in {} such as {CustomName:”\”Alfred\””}. If there is more than one NBT tag used in a game command, the NBT tags are separated by a comma such as {CustomName:”\”Alfred\””, Health:25.0f}.

List of NBT Tags

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

NBT Tag Value (Description)
LeftHanded 0 (The vindicator is right-handed)
1 (The vindicator is left-handed)

Example
{LeftHanded:1}
CustomName  

name (The name to assign to the vindicator)

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

number (The number of health points the vindicator has)

Example
{Health:25.0f}
AbsorptionAmount  

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

Example
{AbsorptionAmount:2.0f}
Invulnerable  

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

Example
{Invulnerable:1}
PersistenceRequired  

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

Example
{PersistenceRequired:1}
NoAI  

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

Example
{NoAI:1}
Silent  

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

Example
{Silent:1}
Fire  

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

Example
{Fire:60}
PortalCooldown  

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

Example
{PortalCooldown:120}
Air  

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

Example
{Air:120}
HandItems  

Items that the vindicator is holding in its hands, listed in this order: right hand, left hand

Syntax
HandItems:[{Count:1,id:item}, {Count:1,id:item}]

Example
{HandItems:[{Count:1,id:diamond_sword}, {Count:1,id:shield}]}
HandDropChances  

The drop chances for each of the 2 items listed in HandItems. A value of 1.0f means 100% chance of the item being dropped when the vindicator is killed, 0.5f means 50%, 0.2f means 20%, and so on.

Example
{HandDropChances:[1.0f,1.0f,1.0f,1.0f]}
id  

vindicator (The entity value used to represent a vindicator in the EntityTag or Passengers tag)

Example
{id:vindicator}
Passengers  

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

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

NBT Tag Examples

To summon a vindicator with a custom name of Alfred:

/summon vindicator ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:"\"Alfred\""}

To summon a vindicator with a custom name of Alfred and has no artificial intelligence:

/summon vindicator ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:"\"Alfred\"", NoAI:1}

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=vindicator value, you can target vindicators:

@e[type=vindicator]

Target Selector Examples

To change the nearest vindicator to have no artificial intelligence:

/data merge entity @e[type=vindicator,limit=1,sort=nearest] {NoAI:1}

To kill all vindicators:

/kill @e[type=vindicator]

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

Command Examples

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

How to Summon a Vindicator

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