Minecraft

Most Useful Commands On Minecraft

Find out which commands are most common on a Minecraft server

Jul 22, 2026 1 view

In Minecraft there are a multitude of commands which sometimes can get overwhelming, not knowing which one to use. Here is a list with all the commands that we find useful.

Commands List

Command

Description

Syntax

help

Displays an extensive list of all console commands

/help [command]

gamemode

Sets the game mode of the specified player

/gamemode {mode} [player]

tp

Teleports the specified entity or entities to the specified destination

/tp {destination} /tp {location} [rotation] /tp {targets} {destination} /tp {targets} {entity}

/tp {targets} {location} facing {facingLocation} /tp {targets} {location} facing entity {facingEntity} [facingAnchor] /tp {targets} {location} [rotation]

time

Allows you to check or change the time - from day, to noon, to night, to midnight

/time {add

weather

Sets the weather - from rain to clear to thunder

/weather {clear

give

Gives an item to a player

/give {player} {item} [count]

summon

Summons the specified entity or Minecraft mob at the specified position

/summon {entity} [position] [NBT data tag]

kill

Instantly kills the specified entity or entities

/kill {targets}

locate

Locates the closest biome, point of interest, or structure of a specified type

/locate {structureType}

enchant

Enchants whatever item a player is currently holding

/enchant {player} {enchantment ID} [level]

xp

Adds, sets, removes, or checks a player's XP

/xp [add

/xp query {player} {points

levels}

What are arguments?

A lot of the commands make use of arguments, which are extra details that come after the command. Here is an example:

/gamemode survival

The command is "/gamemode", and the argument is "survival", which means you are telling the game to set your gamemode to Survival Mode.

What are targets?

Some commands require a target. Here is a list with different possibilities:

  • @p (targets the nearest player)

  • @r (targets a random player)

  • @a (targets every player)

  • @e (targets all alive entities in loaded chunks)

  • @s (targets the entity that executed the command)