/execute runs another command in a changed context: as another entity, from another position or dimension, or only when a test succeeds. It can also save the result of that command in a score or in NBT data. Almost every map and data pack depends on it.
/execute (align|anchored|as|at|facing|if|in|on|positioned|rotated|run|store|summon|unless)/execute align/execute align <axes> …| Argument | Expects | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| axes | Axes (xyz) | Axes rounded down to whole blocks, in any order: x, xz or xyz. |
/execute anchored/execute anchored <anchor> …| Argument | Expects | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| anchor | eyes / feet | eyes or feet: the point that local coordinates ^ ^ ^ and facing start from. |
/execute as/execute as <targets> …| Argument | Expects | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| targets | Entity selectorone or several | Entities that become the executor (@s). The rest of the chain runs once per entity. |
/execute at/execute at <targets> …| Argument | Expects | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| targets | Entity selectorone or several | Entities whose position, rotation and dimension are used. The executor does not change. |
/execute facing/execute facing (entity|<pos>)| Argument | Expects | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| targets | Entity selectorone or several | Entity to face; the anchor that follows picks its eyes or its feet. |
| anchor | eyes / feet | eyes or feet: the point that local coordinates ^ ^ ^ and facing start from. |
| pos | Position (x y z) | Coordinates, absolute (0 64 0), relative (~ ~1 ~) or local (^ ^ ^2). |
/execute if/execute if (biome|block|blocks|data|dimension|entity|function|items|loaded|predicate|score|slots|stopwatch)| Argument | Expects | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| pos | Block coordinates (x y z) | Block coordinates to test, for example ~ ~-1 ~ for the block under the executor. |
| biome | ID or #tag · biome | Biome ID or biome tag to test, for example minecraft:plains or #minecraft:is_ocean. |
| block | Block test | Block to look for, with optional states or a tag, for example minecraft:chest or #minecraft:logs. |
| start | Block coordinates (x y z) | First corner of the area that is compared. |
| end | Block coordinates (x y z) | Opposite corner of the area that is compared. |
| destination | Block coordinates (x y z) | Lower north-west corner of the second area, the one it is compared with. |
| source | Block coordinates (x y z) | What to read: block coordinates, an entity, a storage ID or a score holder, depending on the keyword before it. |
| path | NBT path | NBT path to test, such as Inventory[0] or Health. The test passes if the path exists. |
| dimension | Dimension | Dimension ID: minecraft:overworld, minecraft:the_nether or minecraft:the_end. |
| entities | Entity selectorone or several | Selector to test. The check passes if at least one entity matches. |
| name | Function | Function or function tag to run. The test passes if it returns a value other than 0. |
| slots | Slots | Slot or range of slots, for example weapon.mainhand, armor.head or container.*. |
| item_predicate | Item test | Item to look for: an ID, a tag, * for any item, or an ID with component checks. |
| predicate | Predicate | ID of a predicate file from a data pack, for example mypack:is_night. |
| target | Score holderone | Score holder whose score is tested: @s, a player name or a fake name. |
| targetObjective | Scoreboard objective | Objective that holds the score being tested. |
| sourceObjective | Scoreboard objective | Objective of the score it is compared with. |
| range | Range (1..5) | Accepted values: 5 exactly, 1..10 between, 10.. at least, ..3 at most. For stopwatches, in seconds. |
| id | Resource ID | ID of the stopwatch to test, created with /stopwatch create. |
/execute in/execute in <dimension> …| Argument | Expects | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| dimension | Dimension | Dimension ID: minecraft:overworld, minecraft:the_nether or minecraft:the_end. |
/execute onAdded in 1.19.4/execute on (attacker|controller|leasher|origin|owner|passengers|target|vehicle)/execute positioned/execute positioned (as|over|<pos>)| Argument | Expects | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| targets | Entity selectorone or several | Entity whose position is used, without its rotation or its dimension. |
| heightmap | Heightmap | Heightmap that sets the height: world_surface, motion_blocking, motion_blocking_no_leaves or ocean_floor. |
| pos | Position (x y z) | Coordinates, absolute (0 64 0), relative (~ ~1 ~) or local (^ ^ ^2). |
/execute rotated/execute rotated (as|<rot>)| Argument | Expects | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| targets | Entity selectorone or several | Entity whose rotation is used, without moving the current position. |
| rot | Rotation (yaw pitch) | Rotation as yaw and pitch, for example 90 0, or ~ ~ for relative values. |
/execute run/execute run …/execute store/execute store (result|success)| Argument | Expects | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| target | Block coordinates (x y z) | Where the value goes: block coordinates, an entity or a storage ID, depending on the keyword. |
| path | NBT path | NBT path that receives the value, followed by its type: byte, short, int, long, float or double. |
| scale | Number | Multiplier applied before the value is stored, for example 0.01 or 100. |
| id | Resource ID | ID of the bossbar whose value or max receives the result. |
| targets | Score holderone or several | Score holders that receive the value: @s, @a, a player name or a fake name. |
| objective | Scoreboard objective | Objective that receives the stored value. |
/execute summonAdded in 1.19.4/execute summon <entity> …| Argument | Expects | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| entity | ID · entity_type | Entity type to summon, for example minecraft:armor_stand or minecraft:marker. |
/execute unless/execute unless (biome|block|blocks|data|dimension|entity|function|items|loaded|predicate|score|slots|stopwatch)| Argument | Expects | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| pos | Block coordinates (x y z) | Block coordinates to test, for example ~ ~-1 ~ for the block under the executor. |
| biome | ID or #tag · biome | Biome ID or biome tag to test, for example minecraft:plains or #minecraft:is_ocean. |
| block | Block test | Block to look for, with optional states or a tag, for example minecraft:chest or #minecraft:logs. |
| start | Block coordinates (x y z) | First corner of the area that is compared. |
| end | Block coordinates (x y z) | Opposite corner of the area that is compared. |
| destination | Block coordinates (x y z) | Lower north-west corner of the second area, the one it is compared with. |
| source | Block coordinates (x y z) | What to read: block coordinates, an entity, a storage ID or a score holder, depending on the keyword before it. |
| path | NBT path | NBT path to test, such as Inventory[0] or Health. The test passes if the path exists. |
| dimension | Dimension | Dimension ID: minecraft:overworld, minecraft:the_nether or minecraft:the_end. |
| entities | Entity selectorone or several | Selector to test. The check passes if at least one entity matches. |
| name | Function | Function or function tag to run. The test passes if it returns a value other than 0. |
| slots | Slots | Slot or range of slots, for example weapon.mainhand, armor.head or container.*. |
| item_predicate | Item test | Item to look for: an ID, a tag, * for any item, or an ID with component checks. |
| predicate | Predicate | ID of a predicate file from a data pack, for example mypack:is_night. |
| target | Score holderone | Score holder whose score is tested: @s, a player name or a fake name. |
| targetObjective | Scoreboard objective | Objective that holds the score being tested. |
| sourceObjective | Scoreboard objective | Objective of the score it is compared with. |
| range | Range (1..5) | Accepted values: 5 exactly, 1..10 between, 10.. at least, ..3 at most. For stopwatches, in seconds. |
| id | Resource ID | ID of the stopwatch to test, created with /stopwatch create. |
/execute as @a at @s if block ~ ~-1 ~ minecraft:gold_block run effect give @s minecraft:speed 5 1 trueEvery player standing on a Block of Gold gets Speed II for 5 seconds, without particles. Put it in a repeating command block.
/execute as @a at @s if entity @e[type=minecraft:zombie,distance=..8] run title @s actionbar {"text":"Zombie nearby!","color":"red"}Each player with a zombie within 8 blocks sees a red warning above the hotbar.
/execute as @a if score @s kills matches 10.. run tag @s add veteranAdds the veteran tag to every player whose kills score is 10 or more.
/execute as @a[gamemode=adventure] unless items entity @s container.* minecraft:compass run give @s minecraft:compassPlayers in Adventure mode who carry no compass in their inventory receive one.
/execute as @p store result score @s y_pos run data get entity @s Pos[1]Copies the Y coordinate of the nearest player into the y_pos score as a whole number. The objective must exist.
/execute store result score zombie_count stats if entity @e[type=minecraft:zombie]Stores the number of zombies in loaded chunks in the fake holder zombie_count of the stats objective.
/execute as @p at @s anchored eyes positioned ^ ^ ^5 run particle minecraft:flame ~ ~ ~Shows a flame 5 blocks in front of the nearest player's eyes, in the direction they are looking.
/execute in minecraft:the_nether run teleport @s 0 100 0Sends you to X 0, Y 100, Z 0 in the Nether. Check the spot first: you may land inside netherrack.
Build your commandFill in the fields, then copy the command.
Command generator/execute reads its subcommands from left to right, and each one changes the context for everything that follows. run always comes last and is followed by an ordinary command without a slash. as changes the executor, so @s now points to that entity, but the position stays where it was. at takes the position, rotation and dimension of the entity without changing the executor. That is why execute as @a at @s is the usual opening: each player runs the command at their own feet. positioned, rotated, facing, anchored, align and in fine-tune the context. When a selector finds several entities, the rest of the chain runs once for each of them.
if and unless stop the branch when the test fails. They can check blocks, entities, scores, NBT data, items, biomes, dimensions, predicates, functions and stopwatches. Without run, the command only reports "Test passed" or "Test failed", with a count for entities. store result and store success write the outcome of the final command into a /scoreboard score, entity or block NBT, a storage or a bossbar. Combine it with /data to turn NBT values into scores.
summon creates an entity and makes it the executor at once; on owner, on vehicle or on attacker jump to a related entity.@e[type=zombie,distance=..10] to keep the game fast.✓ Checked in Java Edition 26.3 · updated 2 November 2026
as only changes who runs the command. Add at @s right after it so the position moves to each player too.
No, run accepts a single command. Put the commands in a function and use run function: it keeps the executor and the position.
Type it in the chat with cheats on: /execute align <axes> ….
Cheats on, or operator level 2.
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