Guide To Minecraft Gamerules: All Rules Explained

• disableElytraMovementCheck true becomes elytra_movement_check false
• disablePlayerMovementCheck true becomes player_movement_check false
• disableRaids true becomes raids false

randomTickSpeed

Java and Bedrock. Default: 3 (Java), 1 (Bedrock)

How fast crops grow, grass spreads, leaves decay and ice melts.

• 0: Nature freezes
• 3: Normal Java speed
• 10: Faster growth
• 1000+: Almost instant (can cause lag)

/gamerule randomTickSpeed 10

doDaylightCycle

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false to freeze the sun and moon right where they are.

/gamerule doDaylightCycle false

doWeatherCycle

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false to lock the current weather. /weather still works.

/gamerule doWeatherCycle false

doFireTick

Java and Bedrock. Default: true. Removed on Java 1.21.11+

Set to false so fire never spreads and burns in place. Great for stopping lightning forest fires. On Java 1.21.11+, see the naming section above for its replacement.

/gamerule doFireTick false

doVinesSpread

Java only. Default: true

Set to false to stop jungle vines from spreading. Nether and cave vines are not affected.

/gamerule doVinesSpread false

Snow and Liquid Sources

Java only

• snowAccumulationHeight: Max snow layers that stack (Default: 1). Range 0 to 8 on 1.21.11+.
• waterSourceConversion: Two buckets make an infinite water source (Default: true).
• lavaSourceConversion: Same for lava (Default: false).

/gamerule snowAccumulationHeight 4
/gamerule waterSourceConversion false

globalSoundEvents

Java only. Default: true

Some sounds, like the Ender Dragon dying, play for everyone. Set to false so only nearby players hear them.

/gamerule globalSoundEvents false

respawnBlocksExplode

Bedrock only. Default: true

Set to false so beds and respawn anchors no longer explode in the Nether or End.

/gamerule respawnBlocksExplode false

tntExplodes

Java (1.21.5+) and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false and lit TNT disappears without exploding.

/gamerule tntExplodes false

spawnChunkRadius

Java only. Default: 2. Removed in 1.21.9

Kept chunks around world spawn loaded with no players nearby, so farms kept running. Only works on versions before 1.21.9.

/gamerule spawnChunkRadius 4

spectatorsGenerateChunks

Java only. Default: true

Set to false so spectators cannot load new chunks. Handy for UHC referees.

/gamerule spectatorsGenerateChunks false

projectilesCanBreakBlocks

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false so projectiles, like a thrown trident, cannot break blocks.

/gamerule projectilesCanBreakBlocks false

mobGriefing

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false to stop mobs from changing blocks or picking up items. Among others, this blocks:

• Creeper: Explosion craters
• Enderman: Picking up blocks
• Zombie: Trampling turtle eggs
• Villager: Harvesting and planting
• Wither: Breaking blocks around it
• Allay and Piglin: Picking up items
• Ravager: Breaking crops and leaves

/gamerule mobGriefing false

doMobSpawning

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false to stop mobs from spawning naturally. Spawners and structure mobs still work.

/gamerule doMobSpawning false

spawnMonsters

Java only (1.21.9+). Default: true

Like doMobSpawning, but only stops hostile monsters. Passive mobs still spawn.

/gamerule spawnMonsters false

doInsomnia

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false and phantoms stop spawning, no matter how long you skip sleep.

/gamerule doInsomnia false

Specific Spawns

Java only. Default: true

• doPatrolSpawning: Pillager patrols
• doTraderSpawning: Wandering trader
• doWardenSpawning: Warden

/gamerule doPatrolSpawning false
/gamerule doTraderSpawning false
/gamerule doWardenSpawning false

disableRaids

Java only. Default: false

Set to true to turn off raids. Bad Omen is no longer used up when you enter a village.

1.21.11+: renamed raids and flipped. Use raids false to turn raids off.

/gamerule disableRaids true

Neutral Mob Anger

Java only

• universalAnger: Angry mobs attack every nearby player, not just the one who hit them (Default: false).
• forgiveDeadPlayers: Mobs calm down after the player they are angry at dies (Default: true).

/gamerule universalAnger true
/gamerule forgiveDeadPlayers false

keepInventory

Java and Bedrock. Default: false

The most popular gamerule! Set to true and players keep their items and XP when they die.

/gamerule keepInventory true

naturalRegeneration

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false and a full hunger bar no longer heals you. Only potions, golden apples, beacons and totems do. A UHC favorite.

/gamerule naturalRegeneration false

Damage Types

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set any of these to false to turn that damage off:

• fallDamage: Falling
• fireDamage: Fire, lava and magma
• drowningDamage: Drowning
• freezeDamage: Powder snow

/gamerule fallDamage false
/gamerule fireDamage false
/gamerule drowningDamage false
/gamerule freezeDamage false

enderPearlsVanishOnDeath

Java only. Default: true

Set to false and a pearl still in the air can teleport you even after you die and respawn.

/gamerule enderPearlsVanishOnDeath false

doImmediateRespawn

Java and Bedrock (doimmediaterespawn). Default: false

Set to true to skip the death screen and respawn right away.

/gamerule doImmediateRespawn true

showDeathMessages

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false to hide death messages in chat, including pet deaths.

/gamerule showDeathMessages false

spawnRadius

Java and Bedrock. Default: 10 (Java), 5 (Bedrock)

How far from world spawn new players, or players without a bed, can appear. 10 means a 21 x 21 block area.

/gamerule spawnRadius 0

pvp

Java (1.21.9+) and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false so players cannot hurt each other. On Java older than 1.21.9, use the pvp setting in server.properties instead (needs a restart).

/gamerule pvp false

Portal Delays

Java only

• playersNetherPortalCreativeDelay: Creative players (Default: 0, instant).
• playersNetherPortalDefaultDelay: Survival and adventure players (Default: 80, 4 seconds).

/gamerule playersNetherPortalDefaultDelay 40

allowEnteringNetherUsingPortals

Java only (1.21.9+). Default: true

Set to false to block Nether portals everywhere, without breaking any portal frames.

/gamerule allowEnteringNetherUsingPortals false

locatorBar

Java only. Default: true

Turns the locator bar (which shows where nearby players are) on or off. On Bedrock, the setting is locatorbar, or playerwaypoints (everyone or off) on newer versions. See our locator bar guide.

/gamerule locatorBar false

playersSleepingPercentage

Java and Bedrock. Default: 100

The percent of online players who must sleep to skip the night.

• 100: Everyone
• 50: Half
• 1: Just one player
• 101+: The night can never be skipped

/gamerule playersSleepingPercentage 25

doMobLoot

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false and mobs drop no items or XP when killed. Chicken eggs and sheared wool still drop.

/gamerule doMobLoot false

doTileDrops

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false and broken blocks drop nothing. Careful: a broken shulker box loses its contents too. Chests still drop what is inside them.

/gamerule doTileDrops false

doEntityDrops

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false and boats, minecarts, item frames and armor stands drop nothing when broken.

/gamerule doEntityDrops false

Explosion Drop Decay

Java only

When on, blocks farther from an explosion are less likely to drop.

• tntExplosionDropDecay: TNT (Default: false)
• mobExplosionDropDecay: Creepers, Withers and other mobs (Default: true)
• blockExplosionDropDecay: Beds, end crystals and other blocks (Default: true)

/gamerule mobExplosionDropDecay false
/gamerule blockExplosionDropDecay false

sendCommandFeedback

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false to hide command confirmation messages in chat. Great for servers that run lots of commands.

/gamerule sendCommandFeedback false

commandBlockOutput

Java and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false so command blocks stop posting results in chat. They still work.

/gamerule commandBlockOutput false

announceAdvancements

Java only. Default: true

Set to false to keep advancements out of chat.

/gamerule announceAdvancements false

logAdminCommands

Java only. Default: true

Set to false to stop writing admin commands to the server log. You lose the record of what admins did.

/gamerule logAdminCommands false

reducedDebugInfo

Java only. Default: false

Set to true to hide coordinates, facing direction and chunk info on the F3 screen, and turn off F3+B and F3+G. Great for keeping coordinates secret.

/gamerule reducedDebugInfo true

Bedrock Display Options

Bedrock only

• showCoordinates: Your XYZ position on screen (Default: true)
• showTags: "Can place on" and "Can destroy" lines on items (Default: true)
• showBorderEffect: Particles from border blocks (Default: true)
• showDaysPlayed: In-game day count on the HUD (Default: false)
• showRecipeMessages: Popups when you unlock a recipe (Default: true)

/gamerule showCoordinates false
/gamerule showTags false
/gamerule showBorderEffect false

doLimitedCrafting

Java and Bedrock. Default: false

Set to true so players can only craft recipes they have unlocked.

/gamerule doLimitedCrafting true

recipesUnlock

Bedrock only. Default: true

Set to false and the whole recipe book is open from the start, no unlocking needed.

/gamerule recipesUnlock false

maxEntityCramming

Java only. Default: 24

How many mobs can squeeze into one space before they start taking damage. 0 turns this off.

/gamerule maxEntityCramming 0

Command Limits

Mixed, see each rule

These stop runaway commands. Raising them allows bigger operations but can slow things down.

• maxCommandChainLength: Chained commands per tick (Default: 65536)
• maxCommandForkCount: Command branches per tick (Java, Default: 65536)
• commandModificationBlockLimit: Blocks one /fill or /clone can change (Java, Default: 32768)
• functionCommandLimit: Commands per function file (Bedrock, Default: 10000)

/gamerule commandModificationBlockLimit 100000

commandBlocksEnabled

Java (1.21.9+) and Bedrock. Default: true

Set to false and command blocks stop working completely. On older Java versions, use enable-command-block in server.properties instead.

/gamerule commandBlocksEnabled false

minecartMaxSpeed

Java only. Default: 8 (range 1 to 1000)

Top speed for minecarts on rails. Only works when the "Minecart Improvements" experiment is on for the world.

/gamerule minecartMaxSpeed 16

Anti-cheat Checks

Java only. Default: false

Set to true to turn off the server's speed checks. This stops lag rubberbanding, but makes fly and speed hacks easier.

• disableElytraMovementCheck: Elytra movement
• disablePlayerMovementCheck: All movement

1.21.11+: both are renamed and flipped. See the warning in the naming section above.

/gamerule disableElytraMovementCheck true

How do I turn on keepInventory?

Type /gamerule keepInventory true in chat (as an operator) or in your console. Use keep_inventory on Java 1.21.11+. No restart needed. You can also change it with Game Rules in the World Manager.

Can I change gamerules without commands?

Yes! Open World Manager in your panel, find your world under Your worlds, and click Game Rules.

Why is my gamerule command not working?

On Java 1.21.11+, the names changed, so check the table above. Type /gamerule with no rule name to see the names your version accepts. On Bedrock, make sure cheats are on.

How do I stop the day/night cycle?

Type /gamerule doDaylightCycle false (advance_time false on Java 1.21.11+). Want a set time? Run /time set noon or /time set midnight first. Set it back to true to restart the cycle.

How do I reset a gamerule?

There is no reset command. Set it back to its default by hand, like /gamerule randomTickSpeed 3. Each rule's default is listed on its card above.

Are gamerules saved per world?

Yes. Each world stores its own gamerules, and the Game Rules button in World Manager only changes the world you clicked.