Entity Documentation - minecraft:explode

Defines how the entity explodes.

Explode Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
add	not set	Add item		Fireball: {"component_groups":["minecraft:exploding"]}
allow_underwater	false	Boolean true/false	If true, the explosion will affect blocks and entities under water. This item requires a format version of at least 1.21.40.	Breeze Wind Charge Projectile: true
breaks_blocks	true	Boolean true/false	If true, the explosion will destroy blocks in the explosion radius.
causes_fire	false	Boolean true/false	If true, blocks in the explosion radius will be set on fire.	Fireball: true
damage_scaling	1	Decimal number	A scale factor applied to the explosion's damage to entities. A value of 0 prevents the explosion from dealing any damage. Negative values cause the explosion to heal entities instead.
destroy_affected_by_griefing	false	Boolean true/false	If true, whether the explosion breaks blocks is affected by the mob griefing game rule.	Ender Crystal: true
fire_affected_by_griefing	false	Boolean true/false	If true, whether the explosion causes fire is affected by the mob griefing game rule.	Fireball: true
fuse_length	not set	Range of integers	The range for the random amount of time the fuse will be lit before exploding, a negative value means the explosion will be immediate.	Tnt Minecart: 4
fuse_lit	false	Boolean true/false	If true, the fuse is already lit when this component is added to the entity.	Ender Crystal: true
knockback_scaling	1	Decimal number	A scale factor applied to the knockback force caused by the explosion. This item requires a format version of at least 1.21.40.	Breeze Wind Charge Projectile: 0.6, Wind Charge Projectile: 1.22
max_resistance	3.40282e+38	Decimal number	A blocks explosion resistance will be capped at this value when an explosion occurs.
negates_fall_damage	false	Boolean true/false	Defines whether the explosion should apply fall damage negation to Players above the point of collision. This item requires a format version of at least 1.21.40.	Wind Charge Projectile: true
particle_effect	explosion	String	The name of the particle effect to use. The accepted strings are 'explosion', 'wind_burst', or 'breeze_wind_burst'. This item requires a format version of at least 1.21.40.	Breeze Wind Charge Projectile: "breeze_wind_burst", Wind Charge Projectile: "wind_burst"
power	3	Decimal number	The radius of the explosion in blocks and the amount of damage the explosion deals.	Breeze Wind Charge Projectile: 3, Ender Crystal: 6, Fireball: 1
sound_effect	explode	String	The name of the sound effect played when the explosion triggers. This item requires a format version of at least 1.21.40.	Breeze Wind Charge Projectile: "breeze_wind_charge.burst", Wind Charge Projectile: "wind_charge.burst"
toggles_blocks	false	Boolean true/false	If true, the explosion will toggle blocks in the explosion radius. This item requires a format version of at least 1.21.40.	Breeze Wind Charge Projectile: true

Add

Add Properties

JSON path: add

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
component_groups	not set	String		Fireball: ["minecraft:exploding"]

Samples

Breeze Wind Charge Projectile

"minecraft:explode": {
  "knockback_scaling": 0.6,
  "damage_scaling": 0,
  "allow_underwater": true,
  "breaks_blocks": false,
  "causes_fire": false,
  "max_resistance": 0,
  "negates_fall_damage": false,
  "particle_effect": "breeze_wind_burst",
  "toggles_blocks": true,
  "power": 3,
  "sound_effect": "breeze_wind_charge.burst"
}

Ender Crystal

"minecraft:explode": {
  "causes_fire": false,
  "fuse_lit": true,
  "power": 6,
  "destroy_affected_by_griefing": true,
  "fuse_length": 0
}

Fireball

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/minecraft:exploding/minecraft:explode/:

"minecraft:explode": {
  "causes_fire": true,
  "fire_affected_by_griefing": true,
  "fuse_lit": true,
  "power": 1,
  "destroy_affected_by_griefing": true,
  "fuse_length": 0
}

At /minecraft:entity/events/minecraft:explode/:

"minecraft:explode": {
  "add": {
    "component_groups": [
      "minecraft:exploding"
    ]
  }
}

Tnt Minecart

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/minecraft:instant_explode_tnt/minecraft:explode/:

"minecraft:explode": {
  "causes_fire": false,
  "fuse_lit": true,
  "power": 3,
  "fuse_length": 0
}

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/minecraft:primed_tnt/minecraft:explode/:

"minecraft:explode": {
  "causes_fire": false,
  "fuse_lit": true,
  "power": 3,
  "fuse_length": 4
}

Wind Charge Projectile

"minecraft:explode": {
  "knockback_scaling": 1.22,
  "damage_scaling": 0,
  "allow_underwater": true,
  "breaks_blocks": false,
  "causes_fire": false,
  "max_resistance": 0,
  "negates_fall_damage": true,
  "particle_effect": "wind_burst",
  "toggles_blocks": true,
  "power": 1.2,
  "sound_effect": "wind_charge.burst"
}