Minecraft Command: The Complete Strategy Guide – Trick #28: “Use the family condition filter to select only mobs!” -

This video explains Trick #28: “Use the family condition filter to select only mobs! ” from the 40 essential techniques featured in the book Minecraft Command: The Complete Strategy Guide, now available on Amazon.

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“Use the family condition filter to select only mobs! ”

Command entered in the Command Block:

Command Block A

Block Type: Repeat / Redstone: Always Active
/execute as @e[type=splash_potion] at @s run tag @e[family=mob,r=3] add target
➡️ This gives a target tag to mobs near the splash potion.

Command Block B

Block Type: Chain / Conditional / Redstone: Always Active
/execute as @e[type=splash_potion] at @s run particle minecraft:huge_explosion_emitter ~~~
➡️ This ensures the explosion effect only occurs if a mob was successfully tagged in Command Block A.

Command Block C

Block Type: Chain / Redstone: Always Active
/execute as @e[tag=target] at @s run tp @s ^^0.5^-1 facing @p
➡️ This makes the mob appear as though it’s being blown backward and slightly upward while looking at the player.

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