Minecart with Command Block

Minecart with Command Block

• Impulse
• Repeat

Rarity tier	Epic ‌ Common ‌
Renewable	No
Stackable	No
Size	Height: 0.7 blocks Width: 0.98 blocks
Drops	Minecart (1)
Health points	6HP

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A minecart with command block is an impulse‌ or repeating‌ command block inside a minecart.

Obtaining

The minecart with command block is obtainable only using the command /give @s command_block_minecart, as it does not appear in the creative inventory‌ and has no crafting recipe. It can also be summoned using the command /summon command_block_minecart. It can be broken like any other minecart, but only the minecart is retained, while the command block is lost.

Unlike most minecart types, command block minecarts can't be crafted with a minecart and a command block.

Usage

The minecart with command block combines the functionalities of both minecarts and command blocks. Although the minecart visually contains an impulse command block, it functions more similarly to a repeating command block, executing the command once every four game ticks (unlike a repeating command block that repeats every 1 game tick) when on an active activator rail. When it passes over a detector rail with a comparator connected next to it, it outputs the command block's success count value.

The command is executed at the coordinates of the minecart, which can of course move, allowing for command execution relative to an entity without the /execute command.

Sounds

Java Edition:
Minecarts with command blocks use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Minecart rolls	Friendly Creatures	While a minecart with command block is moving	entity.minecart.riding	subtitles.entity.minecart.riding​	0.0-0.35	0.0-1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Friendly Creatures	While a minecart with command block is moving	minecart.base	?	?

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Item	Identifier	Form	[hide]Translation key
Minecart with Command Block	command_block_minecart	Item	item.minecraft.command_block_minecart

Entity	Identifier	[hide]Translation key
Minecart with Command Block	command_block_minecart	entity.minecraft.command_block_minecart

Bedrock Edition:

Item	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	[hide]Translation key
Minecart with Command Block	command_block_minecart	563	Item	item.command_block_minecart.name

Entity	Identifier	Numeric ID	[hide]Translation key
Minecart with Command Block	command_block_minecart	100	entity.command_block_minecart.name

Entity data

Minecarts with command blocks have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity.

Java Edition:

• [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Entity data
  • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template[show]
  • Tags common to all minecarts see Template:Nbt inherit/vehicle/template[show]
  • [String] Command: The command entered into the minecart.
  • [String] LastOutput: The last line of output generated by the minecart. Still stored even if the gamerule commandBlockOutput is false. Appears in the GUI of the minecart when right-clicked, and includes a timestamp of when the output was produced.
  • [Int] SuccessCount: Represents the strength of the analog signal output by redstone comparators attached to this minecart. Only updated when the minecart is activated with an activator rail.
  • [Boolean] TrackOutput: 1 or 0 (true/false) - Determines whether the LastOutput is stored. Can be toggled in the GUI by clicking a button near the "Previous Output" textbox. Caption on the button indicates current state: "O" if true,"X" if false.

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

History

[hide]Java Edition
1.7.2			13w39a				Added minecart with command block.
1.9			15w34a				The texture of the command block in the minecart has been removed due to the new texture and types for the command block.
			15w35a				The texture of the command block has been changed.
1.14			18w43a				The textures of the minecart with command block has been changed.
1.17			21w20a				Minecart with command block rarity color was changed from common to epic.
1.19.3			22w44a				Minecart with command block is now available in the creative inventory, but only if cheats are enabled.
			22w45a				Moved the minecart with command block behind the Operator Utilities tab in the creative inventory. The tab is only available if cheats are enabled and the "Operator Items Tab" option in the controls menu is turned on.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.0.5			alpha 1.0.5.0				Added minecart with command block. The minecart has a repeating command block in it, instead of an impulse command block.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of the minecart with command block has been changed. The item texture has also been changed to match Java Edition's.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3	1.0.1	Added minecart with command blocks. This only exists as an item, as placing it will result in a normal minecart being placed. The command block in the minecart cannot be modified via NBT editing and it has an unused description stating "Used to execute commands on the move!".

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.11			16w32a				The entity ID has been changed from MinecartCommandBlock to commandblock_minecart.
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 422.​
			pre5				The entity ID has been changed to command_block_minecart.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				The entity ID has been changed from minecartcommandblock to command_block_minecart.

Issues

Issues relating to "Minecart with Command Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 

  A minecart with command block in 1.16.4.

• 

  A minecart command block testing the block in the red area with air.