Entity Documentation - minecraft:area_attack

minecraft:area_attack is a component that damages entities within a defined range.

Parameters

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
cause	not set	String	The type of damage that is applied to entities in the damage range.
entity_filter	not set	Minecraft Filter	The set of entities that are valid to apply damage to within range.
damage_per_tick	2	Integer	How much damage per tick is applied to entities in the damage range.
damage_range	0.2	Decimal	How close a hostile entity must be to have damage applied.

Cause

Important

A list of available damage sources can be found at Entity Damage Source located in the Addons Documentation.

Example

"minecraft:area_attack":{
    "damage_range": 0.2,
    "damage_per_tick": 2,
    "cause": "contact",
    "entity_filter": {
         "test": "is_family", "subject": "other", "value": "monster"
    }
}

Vanilla entities examples

pufferfish

"minecraft:area_attack" : {
    "damage_range": 0.2,
    "damage_per_tick": 2,
    "cause": "contact",
    "entity_filter": {
        "any_of": [
            { "test": "is_family", "subject": "other", "value": "player" },
            { "test": "is_family", "subject": "other", "value": "monster" }
        ]    
    }
}

Vanilla entities using minecraft:area_attack

• area_effect_cloud
• pufferfish