1. Set difficulty to normal
Normal is the middle setting most maps are balanced around
/difficulty normalWhat it does Will set this world's difficulty to normal.
Difficulty command generator
Set the world's difficulty level: peaceful, easy, normal, or hard
How to use the Difficulty command generator
- Choose the edition and version that match your game
- Pick the difficulty level you want
- Copy the command and run it in Minecraft
Worked examples
The examples below come out of the same generator as the form above, so the commands and explanations always match what the tool produces. Copy one and adjust it from there
2. Stop hostile mobs from hurting anyone
Peaceful is what you want while building or testing commands, so nothing interrupts you
/difficulty peacefulWhat it does Will set this world's difficulty to peaceful.
3. Set the hardest difficulty
For a survival server that wants more of a challenge than the default
/difficulty hardWhat it does Will set this world's difficulty to hard.
How this command differs by edition and version
This is the first example above, run through every edition and version this tool supports. Versions that produce the same result share a row
Every version this tool supports produces the same result, so a command you copy works without version-specific edits
Java Edition 1.21.5 and up
Java Edition 1.20.5 - 1.21.4
Java Edition 1.13 - 1.20.4 (legacy NBT)
Bedrock Edition (stable)
/difficulty normalBefore you use these
- Commands typed into chat always need a leading /, while a command block accepts them either way. The examples above already include it
- Most commands only run when cheats are enabled for the world, or when you hold operator permission on the server How to enable cheats
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