Nbt Tags For Giant Wiki Guide

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

  • Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.14/1.15
  • Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11/1.12
  • Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.10

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Background

In Minecraft Java Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the entity value for a giant is giant. The giant entity has a unique set of data tags that can be used in Minecraft commands such as: /summon and /data.

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What are NBT tags (formerly called Data Tags)?

NBT tags allow you to set certain properties of an entity (such as giant). The NBT tag is always surrounded in {} such as {CustomName:”\”Argos\””}. If there is more than one NBT tag used in a game command, the NBT tags are separated by a comma such as {CustomName:”\”Argos\””, NoAI:1}.

List of NBT Tags

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

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

Example
{LeftHanded:1}

CustomName  

name (The name to assign to the giant)

Example
{CustomName:”\”Argos\””}

Health  

number (The number of health points the giant has)

Example
{Health:25.0f}

AbsorptionAmount  

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

Example
{AbsorptionAmount:2.0f}

Invulnerable  

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

Example
{Invulnerable:1}

PersistenceRequired  

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

Example
{PersistenceRequired:1}

NoAI  

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

Example
{NoAI:1}

Silent  

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

Example
{Silent:1}

Fire  

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

Example
{Fire:60}

PortalCooldown  

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

Example
{PortalCooldown:120}

Air  

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

Example
{Air:120}

HandItems  

Items that the giant 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 giant is killed, 0.5f means 50%, 0.2f means 20%, and so on.

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

ArmorItems  

Items of armor that the giant is wearing, listed in this order: boots, leggings, chestplate, helmet

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

Example
{ArmorItems:[{Count:1,id:diamond_boots}, {Count:1,id:diamond_leggings}, {Count:1,id:diamond_chestplate}, {Count:1,id:diamond_helmet}]}

ArmorDropChances  

The drop chances for each of the 4 items listed in ArmorItems. A value of 1.0f means 100% chance of the item being dropped when the giant is killed, 0.5f means 50%, 0.2f means 20%, and so on.

Example
{ArmorDropChances:[1.0f,1.0f,1.0f,1.0f]}

id  

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

Example
{id:giant}

Passengers  

The mob that is riding on the giant. Use the entity value for the passenger mob. Although the Passengers data tag is valid for a giant, the giant will crush the passenger mob when it spawns.

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

NBT Tag Examples

To summon a giant named Argos:

/summon giant ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:"\"Argos\""}

To summon a giant carrying an iron sword and shield:

/summon giant ~ ~1 ~ {HandItems:[{Count:1,id:iron_sword}, {Count:1,id:shield}]}

To summon a giant wearing a full set of netherite armor:

/summon giant ~ ~1 ~ {ArmorItems:[{Count:1,id:netherite_boots}, {Count:1,id:netherite_leggings}, {Count:1,id:netherite_chestplate}, {Count:1,id:netherite_helmet}]}

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=giant value, you can target giants:

@e[type=giant]

Target Selector Examples

To give all the nearest giant an iron sword and shield:

/data merge entity @e[type=giant,limit=1,sort=nearest] {HandItems:[{Count:1,id:iron_sword}, {Count:1,id:shield}]}

To kill all giants:

/kill @e[type=giant]

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

Command Examples

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

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