Place a Warden-Summoning Shrieker

Place a sculk shrieker that can summon the Warden

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Places a sculk shrieker with can_summon enabled — the same as naturally generated ones in the deep dark. Trigger it three times (via sculk sensors detecting vibrations) and the Warden claws its way out of the ground.

/setblock ~ ~ ~ sculk_shrieker[can_summon=true]

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Java: yes
Bedrock: yes
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
Stand where the shrieker should go.
Paste the command and press Enter.
Trip it three times via a nearby sculk sensor to summon the Warden — at your own risk.

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