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 Ender Dragon Summon Generator

  1. Type ender dragon into the search box (or leave the default – this page opens straight to the Ender Dragon panel).
  2. Set the Dragon Phase number to control what the dragon is doing the instant it spawns – see the reference table below for what each number means.
  3. Give it a spawn position with plenty of open air space using the shared X/Y/Z fields; the dragon needs room to fly and won’t behave correctly if boxed in.
  4. Optionally set a Custom name, Health override, or Tags using the shared fields above.
  5. Copy the generated /summon command and paste it into a command block, the server console, or an operator’s chat.

Command Syntax & Dragon Phase Reference

The base command is /summon minecraft:ender_dragon ~ ~ ~ {NBT}. This tool fills in the {NBT} portion for you:

  • DragonPhase:<0-10> – sets which behavior phase the dragon starts in. This is the only mob-specific field this generator exposes for Ender Dragon, since almost everything else about it (health pool, the End Crystal healing mechanic, the End Portal fight arena) is fixed vanilla boss logic rather than a settable NBT value.

The phase numbers, as used by this generator:

  • 0 – Circling (the default flight pattern around the arena)
  • 1 – Strafing (flying toward and attacking the player directly)
  • 2 – Flying to land on the exit portal
  • 3 – Landing
  • 4 – Taking off from the portal
  • 5 – Landed (perched, breathing fire from the ground)
  • 6 – Landed, actively attacking
  • 7 – Flying, charging up a breath attack
  • 8 – Charging player (the dragon’s breath-attack lunge)
  • 9 – Flying (a generic airborne state)
  • 10 – Dying (the death animation/explosion sequence)

A summoned dragon still runs its full normal fight AI regardless of the phase you start it in – the phase number only sets its state at the moment it spawns, and vanilla behavior takes over immediately after that.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will this dragon still heal from nearby End Crystals?

Yes. This generator doesn’t add a field to disable crystal healing – a summoned Ender Dragon uses the exact same healing-from-End-Crystals mechanic as the one from a natural End fight. If you don’t want that, don’t place crystals near it, or use Invulnerable or No AI in the shared fields for a fully passive/undamageable dragon instead.

Does setting Dragon Phase to 10 (dying) actually kill it instantly?

It starts the death animation sequence, but this is a boss with its own internal health-driven death handling – using this generator to force phase 10 on a dragon that still has health may not behave identically to a natural kill (for example, egg/trophy spawning tied to actually defeating the boss can depend on more than just the phase value). Treat the higher phase numbers as mainly useful for testing, cutscenes, or screenshots rather than a shortcut to “defeat” it.

Can I make the dragon spawn already at a specific health percentage?

Yes, but through the shared Health override field, not Dragon Phase – the two are independent. Set Health override to whatever HP value you want the dragon to have; the phase number only affects its initial behavior state, not its health.

Why is there no “number of End Crystals” or “arena” option here?

Because those aren’t part of the dragon entity’s own NBT – End Crystals are separate entities you’d place yourself, and the End’s obsidian pillar arena is generated terrain, not something a /summon command controls. Dragon Phase is the one dragon-specific behavior flag that actually lives on the entity itself.

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