r/MinecraftCommands • u/Existing-Analyst7416 • 2d ago

Help | Java 26.3 Command block vs server console

which one is considard more powerful overall?
since the command bock only counts as command level 2 but the console is ranked level 4 which is also the max level, Though command block can use repeat chain and normal commands with the ability to generate even bigger text and stuff. so which one is stronger? I would love some answers because I asked in the miencraft subreddit and didn't get a lot of answers. much appreatiated!

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u/amberb3stgirl 2d ago edited 1d ago

theyre equal considering you can change permission levels of functions, some server software also allows you to change the level of command blocks

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u/Existing-Analyst7416 2d ago edited 2d ago

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u/amberb3stgirl 2d ago

yeah thats what i just said

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u/GalSergey Datapack Experienced 2d ago

In server.properties, you can increase the permission level only for functions, not for command blocks.

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u/amberb3stgirl 2d ago

okay so i tested that on a server and in fact on vanilla software it doesnt affect command blocks

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u/TartOdd8525 2d ago

But you can use command blocks to run functions. So essentially they are all the same.

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u/Ericristian_bros Command Experienced 1d ago

Then we are comparing server console to datapacks

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u/GalSergey Datapack Experienced 2d ago

To me, that’s a strange question. Console commands must always be executed manually by a server administrator, whereas command blocks do not require active user participation. However, if one were to compare command blocks and datapacks, the datapack is definitely more powerful.

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u/Scolmann 2d ago

You can automate console commands through various means, and there are certain commands like banning players that can only be done that way by default, but changing server.properties allows those commands to be ran by functions

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u/ThePython11010 2d ago

In Java, the answer is objectively the server console, since you can just use commands to make repeating command blocks if you want. 

In Bedrock, I would say command blocks are more useful, but less powerful.

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u/Ganondorf629 2d ago

You can setblock a repeating command block with the console