Minecarts with monster spawners are a combination of both minecarts and monster spawners.
Obtaining[]
Minecarts with monster spawners cannot be obtained as an item in the inventory, and can only be produced using the /summon command.
Usage[]
The monster spawner within behaves the same way as normal monster spawners; but the entity to be spawned cannot be set via using spawn eggs; the monster spawner's data can only be modified using commands or NBT edits. It has the same associated NBT tags as a normal monster spawner.[1]
More precisely, a minecart with monster spawner acts as a monster spawner block at the minecart's position. In other words, if the minecart with monster spawner moved within a block position, the range of spawn would not change, but if it moved 5 blocks east, the range of spawn would now be centered at the minecart with monster spawner's new position.
Drops[]
When they are broken, minecarts with monster spawners drop 1 minecart. The monster spawner will not drop.
Sounds[]
Minecarts with monster spawners use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.[sound 1]
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minecart rolls | Friendly Creatures [sound 1] | While a minecart with monster spawner is moving | entity | subtitles | 0.0-0.35 [sound 2] | 0.0-1.0 [sound 3] | 16 |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Entity | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Minecart with Monster Spawner | spawner_minecart | entity.minecraft.spawner_minecart |
Entity data[]
Minecarts with monster spawners have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity.
- Entity data
- Tags common to all entities
- Tags common to all minecarts
- Tags common to all spawners
History[]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 07, 2013 | Nathan Adams tweets an image of a monster spawner inside a minecart, spawning pigs throughout a village. | ||||
| Later that day, Adams tweets an image of minecarts with spawners riding along a complex railway.[2] | |||||
| February 06, 2013 | Adams tweets another image of minecart pig spawners. | ||||
| 1.5 | 13w06a |  Added minecarts with spawners.
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| Placing any type of minecart creates a minecart with a pig spawner. | |||||
| 13w06a (reupload) | Placing any type of minecart no longer creates a minecart with spawner. | ||||
| 1.7.2 | 13w36a | Minecart with spawners can now be summoned using the /summon command. | |||
| 1.11 | 16w32a | The entity ID for minecarts with spawners has now been changed from MinecartSpawner to spawner_minecart. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The texture of minecarts with spawners has now been changed. | |||
| 1.15 | 19w38a |  The spawner now appears dark and sometimes opaque, same as suffocating mobs. | |||
| 19w39a | The spawner texture is now colored correctly. | ||||
| 1.19.3 | 22w44a | "Minecart with Spawner" has been renamed to "Minecart with Monster Spawner". | |||
| Minecart with monster spawners no longer have a pig in them and flame particles by default. | |||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Minecart with Monster Spawner" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[]
The first image of minecarts with monster spawners released by Dinnerbone.
The second image released by Dinnerbone.
Zoomed image of the second release.
Another image posted by Dinnerbone.
A minecart with monster spawner spawned using
/summon.
A minecart with monster spawner spawning pigs.
