Minecraft Command: The Complete Strategy Guide – Trick #27: “Use the /tag command to select the target mob!” -

This video explains Trick #27: “Use the /tag command to select the target mob!” from the 40 essential techniques featured in the book Minecraft Command: The Complete Strategy Guide, now available on Amazon.

Using this video alongside the book will deepen your understanding of commands even further! Be sure to check out the guide and start enjoying the world of Minecraft with total freedom .

“Use the /tag command to select the target mob!”

Command entered in the Command Block:

Command Block A

Block Type: Repeat / Redstone: Always Active

/execute as @e[type=snowball] at @s unless entity @e[tag=target] run tag @e[family=mob,r=20,c=1] add target
➡️ This allows the snowball to choose the nearest mob as its target.

Command Block B

Block Type: Chain / Redstone: Always Active

/execute as @e[type=snowball] at @s run tp @s ^^0.1^0.5 facing @e[tag=target]
➡️ This causes the snowball to float slightly upward and fly toward the target.

Command Block C

Block Type: Chain / Redstone: Always Active

/execute as @e[type=snowball] at @s run kill @e[tag=target,r=3]
➡️ This causes the mob to be defeated when the snowball hits it.

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