Build /summon commands with custom NBT for every vanilla mob — baby variants, equipment, colors, and mob-specific options.

Run /summon from an operator’s chat, a command block, or the server console. Not every internal NBT field is covered — this generates the commonly-used ones for each mob.

How to Use the Creeper Summon Generator

  1. Type creeper into the search box, or leave the page on its default – it opens straight to the Creeper panel.
  2. Check Charged if you want the blue-glowing charged variant, which explodes far more violently than a normal creeper.
  3. Set Fuse to control how many ticks (20 ticks = 1 second) the creeper hisses before detonating once it’s close enough to a target. Vanilla default is 30.
  4. Set Explosion Radius to control the blast power – vanilla default is 3, and this generator accepts any number you type in.
  5. Copy the resulting /summon command into a command block, server console, or operator chat.

Command Syntax & NBT Reference

Base command: /summon minecraft:creeper ~ ~ ~ {NBT}. The fields on this page map directly onto:

  • powered:1b – the exact tag a real lightning strike sets on a creeper. Toggling Charged here has the identical effect to summoning a creeper and immediately zapping it, without needing an actual thunderstorm or a Channeling trident.
  • Fuse:<n> – the internal countdown (in ticks) the creeper resets to whenever a target leaves its blast range and it re-arms. This field only affects the timer value, not whether the creeper is currently primed.
  • ExplosionRadius:<n> – the creeper’s blast power stat. Vanilla creepers use 3 by default; a charged creeper’s true explosion is roughly 2x a normal one’s regardless of this value, so Charged and Explosion Radius stack rather than replace each other.

All three fields are independent – you can, for example, summon an uncharged creeper with ExplosionRadius:10 for a huge but non-charged blast, or a Charged creeper with a short Fuse for a near-instant detonation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s the actual difference between Charged and a bigger Explosion Radius?

Charged (powered:1b) is the same flag a real lightning strike applies and roughly doubles the explosion’s destructive power on top of whatever Explosion Radius is set to; it also lets the creeper drop a mob head from whatever it kills. Explosion Radius is a separate, independent number that scales blast size regardless of whether the creeper is charged. You can combine both for a very large charged blast.

Does a charged creeper summoned this way still drop mob heads?

Yes – the mob-head-on-kill mechanic is tied to the powered NBT tag itself, not to how the creeper became charged. A creeper charged by this generator behaves identically to one struck by real lightning.

Can I stop the creeper from exploding at all?

This generator doesn’t have a dedicated “never explode” switch, but checking No AI in the shared fields above the mob panel stops the creeper from pathing toward players or igniting on its own, which functionally prevents it from ever starting its fuse.

Will a very high Explosion Radius destroy blocks like bedrock or obsidian?

No. Regardless of how high you set the radius here, creeper explosions in survival-relevant contexts still respect each block’s built-in blast resistance – bedrock, obsidian, and similarly tough blocks remain unaffected no matter how large the blast is.

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