Entity Documentation - minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack

Allows an entity to deal damage through a melee attack with reach calculations based on bounding boxes.

Melee Box Attack Behavior Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
attack_once	false	Boolean true/false	Allows the entity to use this attack behavior, only once EVER.	Bee: true
attack_types	not set	String	Defines the entity types this entity will attack.
can_spread_on_fire	false	Boolean true/false	If the entity is on fire, this allows the entity's target to catch on fire after being hit.	Drowned: true
cooldown_time	1	Decimal number	Cooldown time (in seconds) between attacks.	Creaking: 2, Hoglin: 0.75
horizontal_reach	0.8	Decimal number	The attack reach of the mob will be a box with the size of the mobs bounds increased by this value in all horizontal directions.
inner_boundary_time_increase	0.25	Decimal number	Time (in seconds) to add to attack path recalculation when the target is beyond the "path_inner_boundary".
max_path_time	0.55	Decimal number	Maximum base time (in seconds) to recalculate new attack path to target (before increases applied).
melee_fov	90	Decimal number	Field of view (in degrees) when using the sensing component to detect an attack target.	Warden: 360
min_path_time	0.2	Decimal number	Minimum base time (in seconds) to recalculate new attack path to target (before increases applied).
on_attack	not set	Minecraft Event Trigger	Defines the event to trigger when this entity successfully attacks.	Bee: {"event":"countdown_to_perish_event","target":"self"}
on_kill	not set	Minecraft Event Trigger	Defines the event to trigger when this entity kills the target.	Axolotl: {"event":"killed_enemy_event","target":"self"}
outer_boundary_time_increase	0.5	Decimal number	Time (in seconds) to add to attack path recalculation when the target is beyond the "path_outer_boundary".
path_fail_time_increase	0.75	Decimal number	Time (in seconds) to add to attack path recalculation when this entity cannot move along the current path.
path_inner_boundary	16	Decimal number	Distance at which to increase attack path recalculation by "inner_boundary_tick_increase".
path_outer_boundary	32	Decimal number	Distance at which to increase attack path recalculation by "outer_boundary_tick_increase".
priority	not set	Integer number	As priority approaches 0, the priority is increased. The higher the priority, the sooner this behavior will be executed as a goal.	Axolotl: 4, Bee: 2, Blaze: 3
random_stop_interval	0	Integer number	This entity will have a 1 in N chance to stop it's current attack, where N = "random_stop_interval".	Cave Spider: 100
require_complete_path	false	Boolean true/false	Toggles (on/off) the need to have a full path from the entity to the target when using this melee attack behavior.	Drowned: true
speed_multiplier	1	Decimal number	This multiplier modifies the attacking entity's speed when moving toward the target.	Bee: 1.4, Bogged: 1.25, Drowned: 1
track_target	false	Boolean true/false	Allows the entity to track the attack target, even if the entity has no sensing.	Bogged: true
x_max_rotation	30	Decimal number	Maximum rotation (in degrees), on the X-axis, this entity can rotate while trying to look at the target.
y_max_head_rotation	30	Decimal number	Maximum rotation (in degrees), on the Y-axis, this entity can rotate its head while trying to look at the target.

Samples

Axolotl

"minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack": {
  "priority": 4,
  "on_kill": {
    "event": "killed_enemy_event",
    "target": "self"
  }
}

Bee

"minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack": {
  "priority": 2,
  "attack_once": true,
  "speed_multiplier": 1.4,
  "on_attack": {
    "event": "countdown_to_perish_event",
    "target": "self"
  }
}

Blaze

"minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack": {
  "priority": 3
}

Bogged

"minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack": {
  "priority": 4,
  "track_target": true,
  "speed_multiplier": 1.25
}

Cave Spider

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/minecraft:spider_hostile/minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack/:

"minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack": {
  "priority": 3,
  "track_target": true,
  "random_stop_interval": 100
}

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/minecraft:spider_angry/minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack/:

"minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack": {
  "priority": 3,
  "track_target": true
}

Creaking

"minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack": {
  "priority": 2,
  "cooldown_time": 2
}

Dolphin

"minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack": {
  "priority": 2,
  "track_target": true
}

Drowned

"minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack": {
  "can_spread_on_fire": true,
  "priority": 3,
  "speed_multiplier": 1,
  "track_target": false,
  "require_complete_path": true
}

Enderman

"minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack": {
  "priority": 2
}

Fox

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/minecraft:docile_fox/minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack/:

"minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack": {
  "priority": 10,
  "track_target": true,
  "require_complete_path": true
}

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/minecraft:defending_fox/minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack/:

"minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack": {
  "priority": 1,
  "track_target": true,
  "require_complete_path": true
}