How to Change Game Rules in Minecraft

Learn how to quickly change game rules in Minecraft to suit your play style. This guide walks you through easy steps to customize settings like mob griefing, spawn rates, and more. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned player, these simple commands and tips can help you tweak the rules on your Minecraft server.

In order to change gamerules, you must have OP access. Check out our guide on how to give someone OP on your Minecraft server for more information.

Changing Game Rules

To change game rules in Minecraft, type "/gamerule <rule> <value>"

Replace <rule> with the specific rule you want to adjust, and <value> with your desired setting. To view all available game rules, just enter /gamerule without any additional arguments.

Key points:

Command Format: /gamerule <rule> <value>

Accessing Rules: Type /gamerule to list all available rules.

Boolean Values: Use true or false to enable or disable features.

Integer Values: Some rules require numerical values. Check the table below to see those rules.

Examples:

Disable mob griefing (prevent mobs from destroying blocks):\
/gamerule mobGriefing false

Speed up the day cycle:\
/gamerule randomTickSpeed 10

List of Minecraft Game Rules

Below is a list of every important Game Rule in Minecraft:

Gamerule	Description	Default Value	Value Type	Works on Java	Works on Bedrock
announceAdvancements	An added game rule that determines if player achievements are broadcast in chat.	true	Bool	Yes	No
blockExplosionDropDecay	Controls whether block loot is dropped by all blocks or randomly – depending on how far the explosion center is – when a block explosion occurs (block loot is dropped).	true	Bool	Yes	No
commandBlockOutput	Determines if command blocks store their output text and notify admins when executing commands (no yes commandblockoutput).	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
commandBlocksEnabled	Specifies whether command blocks are enabled in game; note this is a Bedrock Edition game rule.	true	Bool	No	Yes
commandModificationBlockLimit	Sets the maximum number of blocks that can be modified using command blocks with commands executed in a single game tick (maximum number of blocks modified).	32768	Int	Yes	No
disableElytraMovementCheck	Skips checking player speed while wearing elytra – the server should skip checking player speed – to reduce lag-related jitter.	false	Bool	Yes	No
disablePlayerMovementCheck	Skips checking player speed for all players.	false	Bool	Yes	No
disableRaids	Prevents raids from being triggered (yes no disableraids).	false	Bool	Yes	No
doDaylightCycle	Enables the natural progression of day, night, and moon phases so that weather can change naturally (yes no doweathercycle).	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
doEntityDrops	Controls if non-mob entities drop items when destroyed.	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
doFireTick	Allows fire to spread naturally and extinguish on its own.	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
doInsomnia	Determines if phantoms can spawn during the night.	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
doImmediateRespawn	Enables doimmediaterespawn so that players respawn immediately without showing the death screen.	false	Bool	Yes	Yes
doLimitedCrafting	Restricts players to crafting only those recipes they have unlocked – recipesunlock controls only those recipes.	false	Bool	Yes	Yes
doMobLoot	Controls whether mobs drop items and experience orbs upon defeat.	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
doMobSpawning	Enables natural mob spawning (excluding effects from spawner blocks) according to the list of game rules.	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
doPatrolSpawning	Allows natural spawning of mob patrols.	true	Bool	Yes	No
doTileDrops	Specifies if blocks drop items when broken (yes no dotiledrops).	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
doTraderSpawning	Controls whether wandering traders spawn naturally.	true	Bool	Yes	No
doVinesSpread	Determines if vines can spread to adjacent blocks (excluding certain vine types).	true	Bool	Yes	No
doWardenSpawning	Controls whether wardens can spawn naturally.	true	Bool	Yes	No
doWeatherCycle	Enables natural weather changes so that weather can change naturally (yes no doweathercycle).	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
drowningDamage	Determines if players take damage when drowning.	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
enderPearlsVanishOnDeath	Specifies whether thrown ender pearls vanish when the player dies.	true	Bool	Yes	No
fallDamage	Determines if players receive fall damage (fall damage).	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
fireDamage	Controls if players take damage from fire sources like lava, campfires, or magma blocks.	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
forgiveDeadPlayers	Makes angered neutral mobs stop attacking the targeted player when that player dies (targeted player).	true	Bool	Yes	No
freezeDamage	Specifies if players take damage when in contact with powder snow.	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
globalSoundEvents	Ensures that certain sound events are audible to all players regardless of location.	true	Bool	Yes	No
functionCommandLimit	Sets the maximum number of commands executed by a /function at once (commands executed).	10000	Int	No	Yes
keepInventory	Determines if players retain their items and experience after death – default behavior is no on Bedrock and yes on Java (no yes keepinventory).	false	Bool	Yes	Yes
lavaSourceConversion	Controls whether new lava source blocks are allowed to form (allowed value).	false	Bool	Yes	No
logAdminCommands	Determines if admin commands are recorded in the server log (log admin commands).	true	Bool	Yes	No
maxCommandChainLength	Specifies the maximum length of a chain of commands executed in one game tick for command blocks and functions (yes no maxcommandchainlength; maximum length).	65536	Int	Yes	Yes
maxCommandForkCount	Sets the upper limit for the number of command forks allowed during command execution.	65536	Int	Yes	No
maxEntityCramming	Limits how many pushable entities non spectator mode players can push before incurring cramming damage – damage affects survival mode players every half second.	24	Int	Yes	No
minecartMaxSpeed	Specifies the maximum speed permitted for minecarts.	8	Int	Yes	No
mobExplosionDropDecay	Controls if block loot is dropped by all blocks or varies based on distance from the explosion center during mob explosions (block loot is dropped).	true	Bool	Yes	No
mobGriefing	Determines if mobs, including zombie like creatures, can change blocks or pick up items.	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
naturalRegeneration	Allows players to regenerate health naturally when hunger is sufficient, though it does not affect external healing (regenerate health naturally; affect external healing).	true	Bool	Yes	Yes
playersNetherPortalCreativeDelay	Sets the tick delay for Creative mode players using Nether portals.	1	Int	Yes	No
playersNetherPortalDefaultDelay	Sets the tick delay for Survival and adventure mode players using Nether portals.	80	Int	Yes	No
playersSleepingPercentage	Specifies the percentage of players required to sleep to skip the night.	100	Int	Yes	Yes
projectilesCanBreakBlocks	Determines if projectiles, such as tridents, can break blocks.	true	Bool	Yes	No
pvp	Controls whether players can engage in combat with one another.	true	Bool	No	Yes
randomTickSpeed	Defines how often random ticks occur for plant growth and leaf decay; negative values disable random ticks, and numbers over 4096 result in plant growth leaf decay and even leaf decay instantaneous (random ticks occur; negative values disables random ticks; growth leaf decay etc).	3 (JE) / 1 (BE)	Int	Yes	Yes
recipesUnlock	Controls whether players must collect items to unlock only those recipes in the recipe book, recipesunlock controls only those recipes.	true	Bool	No	Yes
reducedDebugInfo	Determines if the debug screen shows less detailed information, including chunk boundaries, compared to full detail.	false	Bool	Yes	No
respawnBlocksExplode	Prevents beds and respawn anchors from exploding in dimensions where they aren’t native.	true	Bool	No	Yes

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By: Mason B.

Updated on: 04/03/2025