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Sets or queries the difficulty level (peaceful, easy, etc.).

Usage

On a multiplayer server difficulty lasts only until the server is restarted — on restart, difficulty is reloaded from server.properties.

In hardcore mode, the difficulty doesn't change even when successful.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Syntax

• Java Edition

difficulty [peaceful|easy|normal|hard]

• Bedrock Edition

difficulty <difficulty: Difficulty>

difficulty <difficulty: int>

Arguments

JE: peaceful|easy|normal|hard
BE: difficulty: Difficulty: enum and difficulty: int: int

Specifies the new difficulty level. Must be one of the following:

• peaceful (can be abbreviated as p or 0‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}) for peaceful difficulty
• easy (can be abbreviated as e or 1‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}) for easy difficulty
• normal (can be abbreviated as n or 2‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}) for normal difficulty
• hard (can be abbreviated as h or 3‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}) for hard difficulty

If unspecified, queries the current difficulty instead of changing it.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Result

Output

Examples

• To change the difficulty to hard: difficulty hard, difficulty h‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}, or difficulty 3‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

History

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Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

See also

• /gamemode – changes a player's game mode (creative, survival, etc.)

External links

• "/difficulty Command" – Microsoft Learn, October 11, 2023.

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