Nearest creature
The closest mob, animal or other living thing near a location, whatever its kind. Players don't count.
A Minecraft element (a value) in Entities & mobs. Needs the Basic plan or higher to go live; building and testing are free.
Example
When a player uses a command → Nearest creature → If Found → Make an entity glow.
Also called
closest mob, any mob, nearest living, nearest animal
Works as a data pack?
No. This one needs the Elementium plugin on a Paper server.
What you give it
- Near
- Within
What it gives back
- Entity
- Found
- Distance