Entity Documentation - minecraft:behavior.tempt

Allows a mob to be tempted by a player holding a specific item. Uses pathfinding for movement.

Tempt Behavior Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
can_get_scared	false	Boolean true/false	If true, the mob can stop being tempted if the player moves too fast while close to this mob.	Fox: true
can_tempt_vertically	false	Boolean true/false	If true, vertical distance to the player will be considered when tempting.	Frog: true
can_tempt_while_ridden	false	Boolean true/false	If true, the mob can be tempted even if it has a passenger (i.e. if being ridden).
items	[]	Array of strings	List of items that can tempt the mob.	Chicken: ["wheat_seeds","beetroot_seeds","melon_seeds","pumpkin_seeds","pitcher_pod","torchflower_seeds"], Cow: ["wheat"], Fox: ["sweet_berries","glow_berries"]
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.	Chicken: 4, Fox: 3, Frog: 5
sound_interval	not set	Integer number	Range of random ticks to wait between tempt sounds. Can be a number, an array [min, max], or an object with range_min/range_max or min/max.
sound_interval (Alternate 1)	not set	Array of Sound Interval items
sound_interval (Alternate 2)	not set	Sound Interval item
speed_multiplier	1	Decimal number	Movement speed multiplier of the mob when using this AI Goal	Chicken: 1, Cow: 1.25, Fox: 0.5
stop_distance	1.5	Decimal number	The distance at which the mob will stop following the player.
tempt_sound	not set	String	Sound to play while the mob is being tempted.
within_radius	0	Decimal number	Distance in blocks this mob can get tempted by a player holding an item they like.	Fox: 16

Sound Interval

Sound Interval Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
0	not set	Integer number
1	not set	Integer number

Samples

Chicken

"minecraft:behavior.tempt": {
  "priority": 4,
  "speed_multiplier": 1,
  "items": [
    "wheat_seeds",
    "beetroot_seeds",
    "melon_seeds",
    "pumpkin_seeds",
    "pitcher_pod",
    "torchflower_seeds"
  ]
}

Cow

"minecraft:behavior.tempt": {
  "priority": 4,
  "speed_multiplier": 1.25,
  "items": [
    "wheat"
  ]
}

Fox

"minecraft:behavior.tempt": {
  "priority": 3,
  "speed_multiplier": 0.5,
  "within_radius": 16,
  "can_get_scared": true,
  "items": [
    "sweet_berries",
    "glow_berries"
  ]
}

Frog

"minecraft:behavior.tempt": {
  "can_tempt_vertically": true,
  "items": [
    "slime_ball"
  ],
  "priority": 5,
  "speed_multiplier": 1.25
}

Goat

"minecraft:behavior.tempt": {
  "priority": 4,
  "speed_multiplier": 0.75,
  "items": [
    "wheat"
  ]
}