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How to stop mobs dropping loot in Minecraft

Run /gamerule mob_drops false and mobs no longer drop loot or experience when they are killed.

mob_drops

Controls whether mobs drop loot and experience when killed.

/gamerule mob_drops <true|false>

Examples

/gamerule mob_drops false

Mobs drop nothing on death.

Values

ValueWhat it does
trueDefault On
false Off

Arguments

true|falseOptional
true turns the rule on, false turns it off. Leave it out to show the current value.

What it does

When false, killed mobs drop no items. Some minigames use it to stop players farming mobs. It does not affect blocks or other entities.

Good to know

  • Renamed from doMobLoot.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

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