.give command usage

lavaword

I'm having trouble getting the .give command to work.
I've gone through several guides, but nothing seems to help — not even ChatGPT could figure it out.

I tried examining the NBT data of an already enchanted item, but it shows up as an empty dictionary.
I’ve tested this with multiple items, and it's always the same result: {}.

For context, I’m playing on a vanilla server (version 1.21.5), and I’m not the host.

If anyone could explain how this works or provide a working example, I’d really appreciate it.

What I’m trying to achieve:
Give myself a Bow with the following attributes:

Enchantments:
- Power VII
- Mending
- Infinity
- Unbreaking III
Custom Name: test (in red color)
Lore: test

Could someone please show me the exact command syntax for that?

Alexander01998

Hey lavaword,

I know the struggle! Making custom items in modern Minecraft versions is a huge pain, because NBT data technically doesn't exist anymore. It was replaced with item components in Minecraft 1.20.5.

The reason why ChatGPT (and other chatbots) currently can't figure this out is because none of them are familiar with the new component syntax yet. They are all stuck in Minecraft 1.20.1 and haven't seen later versions at all.

This /give command generator works with the new syntax, you'll just have to replace the /give @a part with .give. It's not nearly as convenient as having ChatGPT write the command for you, but it seems to be the only approach that works right now.

Hope this helps!

lavaword

Alexander01998 I must be doing something wrong then.
1.21.5 command from website:

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.give bow 1 [enchantments={power:5,unbreaking:5}] doesn't work as well

1.20 command from website:

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As I said previously it will be easier if you just show me the command I'm supposed to use on 1.21.5 with an example item

Alexander01998

lavaword Oh, sorry, I forgot that .give still uses NBT instead of components.

As a workaround for now, you should be able to .give a normal bow and then .modify it with the components you want.

Here are the commands to run (tested in 1.21.5):

.give bow
.modify set enchantments {power:7,mending:1,infinity:1,unbreaking:3}
.modify set item_name $ctest
.modify set lore [{"text":"test","italic":false}]

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lavaword

Alexander01998 This seems to work!

Thank you for your time and patience♥️
You can mark this as solved if possible