Using gamerules in Minecraft

Gamerules control various aspects of the gameplay, and provide a lot of customization for server owners.

Gamerule Commands

How to Set the Value

/gamerule <rule name> <value>

How to Get the Current Value

/gamerule <rule name>

A rule name is the name of the specific gamerule that you would like to set, or view. A list of these can be seen below.
The value is the value you wish to assign to a specific rule name. In the majority of cases, this is a boolean true or false value, but can sometimes be a number.
Each command must be entered into either an Admin/OP's chat in game or in the server console.
For Bedrock servers when the command is entered in the server console the "/" must be obmitted, otherwise the following error will occur: Unknown command: /. Please check that the command exists and that you have permission to use it.
The following example uses the gamerule fallDamage in the Nodecraft server console for Java:

List of Gamerules

Rule Name	Description	Possible Values	Default Value	Java Edition	Bedrock Edition	Version Added
announceAdvancements	Whether advancements should be announced in chat	true/false	true	✔️	❌	1.12
commandBlocksEnabled	Whether command blocks should be enabled in-game	true/false	true	❌	✔️	1.7.0
commandBlockOutput	Whether command blocks should notify admins when they perform commands	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.4.2
disableElytraMovementCheck	Whether the server should skip checking player speed when the player is wearing elytra	true/false	false	✔️	❌	1.9
disableRaids	Whether raids are disabled or not	true/false	false	✔️	❌	1.14.3
doDaylightCycle	Whether the day-night cycle and moon phases progress	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.6.1
doEntityDrops	Whether entities that are not mobs should have drops	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.8.1
doFireTick	Whether fire should spread and naturally extinguish	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.4.2
doInsomnia	Whether phantoms can spawn in the nightmare	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.15
doImmediateRespawn	Players respawn immediately without showing the death screen. (Bedrock: immediateRespawn)	true/false	false	✔️	✔️	1.15
doLimitedCrafting	Whether players should only be able to craft recipes that they've unlocked first	true/false	false	✔️	❌	1.12
doMobLoot	Whether mobs should drop items	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.4.2
doMobSpawning	Whether mobs should naturally spawn	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.4.2
doPatrolSpawning	Whether patrols can spawn	true/false	true	✔️	❌	1.15.2
doTileDrops	Whether blocks should have drops	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.4.2
doTraderSpawning	Whether wandering traders can spawn	true/false	true	✔️	❌	1.15.2
doWeatherCycle	Whether the weather will change	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.11
drowningDamage	Whether the player should take damage when drowning	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.15
fallDamage	Whether the player should take fall damage	true/false	true/false	✔️	✔️	1.15
fireDamage	Whether the player should take fire damage	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.15
forgiveDeadPlayers	Makes angered neutral mobs stop being angry when the targeted player dies nearby.	true/false	true	✔️	❌	1.16
freezeDamage	Whether the player should take damage when inside powder snow	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.17
functionCommandLimit	The maximum number of commands that can be executed by /function at once	number	10000	❌	✔️	1.9
keepInventory	Whether the player should keep items in their inventory after death	true/false	false	✔️	✔️	1.4.2
logAdminCommands	Whether to log admin commands to server log	true/false	true	✔️	❌	1.8
maxCommandChainLength	Determines the number at which the chain command block acts as a "chain"	number	65536	✔️	✔️	1.12
maxEntityCramming	The maximum number of pushable entities another entity can try to push, before taking suffocation damage. Setting to 0 disables the rule. Affects players and mobs only (excluding bats)	number	24	✔️	❌	1.11
mobGriefing	Whether creepers, zombies, endermen, ghasts, withers, ender dragons, rabbits, sheep, and villagers should be able to change blocks and whether villagers, zombies, skeletons, and zombie pigmen can pick up items	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.4.2
naturalRegeneration	Whether the player can regenerate health naturally if their hunger is full enough (doesn't affect external healing, such as golden apples, the Regeneration effect, etc.)	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.6.1
playersSleepingPercentage	What percentage of players must sleep to skip the night.	number	100	✔️	❌	1.17
pvp	Whether the player can fight with other players	true/false	true	❌	✔️	1.0.5
randomTickSpeed	How often a random block tick occurs (such as plant growth, leaf decay, etc.) per chunk section per game tick. 0 will disable random ticks, higher numbers will increase random ticks	number	3 (JE) / 1 (BE)	✔️	✔️	1.8
reducedDebugInfo	Whether the debug screen shows all or reduced information; and whether the effects of F3+B (entity hitboxes) and F3+G (chunk boundaries) are shown	true/false	false	✔️	❌	1.8
sendCommandFeedback	Whether the feedback from commands executed by a player should show up in chat. Also affects the default behavior of whether command blocks store their output text	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.8
showCoordinates	Whether the player's coordinates are displayed	true/false	true	❌	✔️	Unknown
showDeathMessages	Whether a message appears in chat when a player dies	true/false	true	✔️	✔️	1.8
spawnRadius	The number of blocks outward from the world spawn coordinates that a player will spawn in when first joining a server or when dying without a spawnpoint	number	10 (JE) / 5 (BE)	✔️	✔️	1.9
spectatorsGenerateChunks	Whether players in spectator mode can generate chunks	true/false	true	✔️	❌	1.9
tntExplodes	Whether TNT will explode or not after activation	true/false	true	❌	✔️	Unknown
universalAnger	Makes angered neutral mobs attack any nearby player, not just the player that angered them. Works best if you disable forgiveDeadPlayers.	true/false	false	✔️	❌	1.16
showTags	Hides the "Can place on" and "Can destroy" block lists from item lore.	true/false	true	❌	✔️	1.14.0

List accurate as of Minecraft 1.17.

Gamerules are an advanced feature of Minecraft. Invalid or misuse of gamerules can cause unpredictable or damaging behavior.

For more information about gamerules, and the effects they can have on gameplay, be sure to reference the Minecraft Gamerule Wiki.

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