How to use /summon

[Shocker]

/summon is a command that allows you to summon your own monsters. You can make them wear armour, ride other monsters and create various things! Here are a few:

Creeper Riding Bat: /summon Creeper ~ ~1 ~ {Riding:{id:Bat}}

Zombie with my head: /summon Zombie ~ ~1 ~ {Equipment:[{},{},{},{},{id:397,Damage:3,tag:{SkullOwner:Shocker6666}}]}

Skeleton wearing diamond armour named "Boxer" who has 50% chances to drop his armour: /summon Skeleton ~ ~1 ~ {Equipment:[{},{Count:1,id:313},{Count:1,id:312},{Count:1,id:311},{Count:1,id:310}],CustomName:Boxer,CustomNameVisible:1,DropChances:[0.0F,0.5F,0.5F,0.5F,0.5F]}

A rideable EnderDragon: /summon Boat ~ ~1 ~ {Riding:{id:EnderDragon}}

If you want to suggest a mob, feel free to post!

EDIT: If these don't fit in chat, put them in a command block. To get a command block, do /give (your name) 137

 

[DarkHender]

Cannot rate both informative and confusing.
So commenting it.

 

[myusername22]

I kind of want to try riding a silverfish what happens if it goes into a block while I'm riding it though?

 

[Shocker]

Reply sorta doesn't work for me :/

Myuser's Request: /summon Boat ~ ~1 ~ {Riding:{id:Silverfish}}
Copy and paste that and you should be able to get it to work, but it hurts you if your in survival and it's not controllable

 

[Naoh]

Alright, first, I'd like to thank you for starting this, as I am a command block master-in-making, and need all the help I can get. ANYWAY.

This is the one I am super stuck on,

Summoning a fireball that you can then punch in directions!

Every time I do /summon FireBall ~ ~1 ~ it appears for a second, then disappears! D:

I could really use help with this, so thanks in advance!

 

[Shocker]

Noah, to summon a fireball, you must do the following:

/summon Fireball ~ ~3 ~ {ExplosionPower:1,direction:[0.0,0.0,0.0]}
NOTE: If you want to make the explosion bigger, change the 1 a bigger number.

e.g: /summon Fireball ~ ~3 ~ {ExplosionPower:256,direction:[0.0,0.0,0.0]}

 

[Naoh]

Noah, to summon a fireball, you must do the following:

/summon Fireball ~ ~3 ~ {ExplosionPower:1,direction:[0.0,0.0,0.0]}
NOTE: If you want to make the explosion bigger, change the 1 a bigger number.

e.g: /summon Fireball ~ ~3 ~ {ExplosionPower:256,direction:[0.0,0.0,0.0]}

Thanks!