Entity Documentation - minecraft:area_attack

A component that does damage to entities that get within range.

Area Attack Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
cause	not set	String from a list of choices	The type of damage that is applied to entities that enter the damage range.	Magma Cube: `"entity_attack"`
damage_cooldown	0	Decimal number	Attack cooldown (in seconds) for how often this entity can attack a target.	Magma Cube: `0.5`
damage_per_tick	2	Integer number	How much damage per tick is applied to entities that enter the damage range.	Magma Cube: `6`, `4`, `3`
damage_range	0.2	Decimal number	How close a hostile entity must be to have the damage applied.	Magma Cube: `0.15`
death_message_override	not set	String	A localization key to use as the death message when the area attack kills an entity. If empty, the default death message for the damage cause is used.
entity_filter	not set	Minecraft filter	The set of entities that are valid to apply the damage to when within range.	Magma Cube: `{"any_of":[{"subject":"other","test":"is_family","value":"player"},{"subject":"other","test":"is_family","value":"irongolem"}]}`, Slime: `{"any_of":[{"subject":"other","test":"is_family","value":"player"},{"subject":"other","test":"is_family","value":"irongolem"},{"subject":"other","test":"is_family","value":"snowgolem"}]}`
play_attack_sound	true	Boolean true/false	If the entity should play their attack sound when attacking a target.
use_self_as_damage_source	true	Boolean true/false	If the entity should use itself as the damage source when attacking a target.

cause

The type of damage that is applied to entities that enter the damage range. A list of available damage sources can be found at Entity Damage Sources located in the Vanilla Listings Documentation.

use_self_as_damage_source

If the entity should use itself as the damage source when attacking a target. If set to false, the target entity won't retaliate and its minecraft:damage_sensor won't be able to identify the attacker as the damage source.

Samples

Magma Cube

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/minecraft:slime_large/minecraft:area_attack/:

"minecraft:area_attack": {
  "cause": "entity_attack",
  "damage_cooldown": 0.5,
  "damage_per_tick": 6,
  "damage_range": 0.15,
  "entity_filter": {
    "any_of": [
      {
        "subject": "other",
        "test": "is_family",
        "value": "player"
      },
      {
        "subject": "other",
        "test": "is_family",
        "value": "irongolem"
      }
    ]
  }
}

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/minecraft:slime_medium/minecraft:area_attack/:

"minecraft:area_attack": {
  "cause": "entity_attack",
  "damage_cooldown": 0.5,
  "damage_per_tick": 4,
  "damage_range": 0.15,
  "entity_filter": {
    "any_of": [
      {
        "subject": "other",
        "test": "is_family",
        "value": "player"
      },
      {
        "subject": "other",
        "test": "is_family",
        "value": "irongolem"
      }
    ]
  }
}

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/minecraft:slime_small/minecraft:area_attack/:

"minecraft:area_attack": {
  "cause": "entity_attack",
  "damage_cooldown": 0.5,
  "damage_per_tick": 3,
  "damage_range": 0.15,
  "entity_filter": {
    "any_of": [
      {
        "subject": "other",
        "test": "is_family",
        "value": "player"
      },
      {
        "subject": "other",
        "test": "is_family",
        "value": "irongolem"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Slime