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Behavior and Orders
Every companion has one behavior. Change it on the Overview tab of the companion menu or for all companions at once with the command wheel.
| Behavior | Follows you | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| Follow | yes | Mobs that attack you or the companion. |
| Wait | no, stays where it is | Only mobs that attack the companion itself. |
| Passive | yes | Never. |
| Protect | yes | Mobs that attack you or the companion, plus every monster near you (10 blocks) that is hunting something. |
| Hunt monsters | yes | Dangerous monsters within 16 blocks: zombies, skeletons, creepers, spiders, witches, illagers, blazes, ghasts, guardians, the Warden and similar. Endermen, piglins and other neutral mobs are left alone. |
| Hunt all mobs | yes | Every mob within 16 blocks except villagers, players and other companions. |
The two distances (10 and 16 blocks) can be changed by the server owner, see Configuration.
Companions never attack you, villagers or other companions. With PartyLink installed, they also leave your party members and their companions alone.
A following companion walks after you when you are more than its follow distance away (4 blocks by default) and teleports to you beyond its teleport distance (30 blocks). It only teleports to a safe spot next to you – solid ground, enough room, no lava, and only into water if you allow it. While you fly or fall it waits until you land.
When you change dimension, following companions come along a moment later. Waiting companions stay where they are and can be fetched with Recall at any time.
Both distances and the water rule are per companion, on the Settings tab of the companion menu.
Hold G, move the mouse towards an order and let go – or click it. The order goes to every companion that is out.
| Order | What it does |
|---|---|
| Follow, Wait, Passive, Protect, Hunt monsters | Sets this behavior. |
| Attack target | All companions within 48 blocks attack the mob you were looking at when you opened the wheel. Waiting and passive companions switch to Protect for that. |
| Come here | Recalls every companion that is out, from any distance. |
| Store all | Stores every companion that is out. |
| Overview (center) | Opens the companion overview. |
The wheel key can also be a mouse button (Options → Controls).