Gunpowder is an item that is used for explosion-related recipes, and as an ingredient in potions.
Obtaining[]
Mob loot[]
Creepers[]
Creepers can drop 0-2 pieces of gunpowder upon death. Looting can increase this by one per level, with a maximum of 5 gunpowder.
Ghasts[]
Ghasts can drop 0-2 pieces of gunpowder upon death. Looting can increase this by one per level, with a maximum of 5 gunpowder.
Witches[]
Witches can drop 0-6 pieces of gunpowder upon death. Looting can increase this by three per level, with a maximum of 15 gunpowder.
Trading[]
Wandering traders have 1⁄6 chance to sell gunpowder for an emerald.
Chest loot[]
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Gunpowder | Dungeon | Chest | 1–8 | 57.8% |
| Desert temple | Chest | 1–8 | 59% | |
| Suspicious sand | 1 | 12.5% | ||
| Shipwreck | Supply chest | 1–5 | 20.8% | |
| Woodland mansion | Chest | 1–8 | 57.8% | |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Gunpowder | Dungeon | Chest | 1–8 | 57.8% |
| Desert temple | Chest | 1–8 | 59% | |
| Suspicious sand | 1 | 12.5% | ||
| Shipwreck | Supply chest | 1–5 | 20.8% | |
| Woodland mansion | Chest | 1–8 | 57.8% | |
Usage[]
Crafting ingredient[]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Charge | Blaze Powder + Coal or Charcoal + Gunpowder |
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| Firework Rocket | Any Firework Star + Paper + Gunpowder |
Adding more gunpowder increases the duration of the rocket. Up to three gunpowder can be used. Up to five firework stars can also be used with three gunpowder. Up to seven firework stars can be used by using firework stars instead of additional gunpowder. All firework stars explode almost simultaneously when the rocket detonates. | |
| Firework Rocket | Paper + Gunpowder |
When crafted this way (without a firework star), the rocket does not have explosion effects. The value of gunpowder affects the flight duration. | |
| Firework Star | Gunpowder + Matching Dye + Extra ingredients (optional) |
Up to eight dyes can be added. One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added. Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients. | |
| TNT | Gunpowder + Sand or Red Sand |
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| White Firework Star or Blue Firework Star or Brown Firework Star or Black Firework Star |
Gunpowder + Bone Meal or Lapis Lazuli or Cocoa Beans or Ink Sac + Head or Gold Nugget or Feather or Fire Charge + Glowstone Dust + Diamond |
[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only] Up to eight dyes can be added. One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added. Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients. |
Brewing ingredient[]
| Name | Ingredients | Brewing recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Splash Potion | Gunpowder + Any Potion |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunpowder | gunpowder | Item | item.minecraft.gunpowder |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunpowder | gunpowder | 328 | Item | item.gunpowder.name |
History[]
| Java Edition Indev | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.31 | 20100130 |  Added gunpowder.
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| Gunpowder is a crafting ingredient for TNT. | |||||
| Gunpowder can be dropped by any mob. | |||||
| 20100219 | Gunpowder now drops only from creepers. | ||||
| Java Edition Infdev | |||||
| 20100625-2 | Gunpowder can now be found in dungeon chests. | ||||
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||
| v1.2.0 | preview | Added ghasts, which drop gunpowder upon death.[needs testing] | |||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
| 1.0 | The item now has a display name: Sulphur. | ||||
| 1.3 | Sulphur has been renamed to Gunpowder. | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | Gunpowder is now usable in brewing to create splash potions. | |||
| 1.2.1 | 12w04a | Fire charges are now crafted with gunpowder. | |||
| 1.4.2 | 12w38b | Witches may now drop gunpowder. | |||
| 1.4.6 | 12w49a | Gunpowder can now be used to craft a firework star and a firework rocket. | |||
| 1.9 | 15w44a | Gunpowder now generates in desert temple chests. | |||
| The average yield of gunpowder in dungeon chests has now doubled. | |||||
| 1.11 | 16w39a | Gunpowder can now be found in woodland mansion chests. | |||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 289. | |||
| 18w11a | Gunpowder can now generate in shipwreck chests. | ||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The texture of gunpowder has been changed. | |||
| 19w05a | Added wandering traders, which sell gunpowder. | ||||
| 1.20 (Experimental) | 23w07a | Gunpowder now drops when brushing suspicious sand in desert pyramids. | |||
| 1.20 | 23w12a | The probability for the gunpowder to generate in suspicious sand in desert temples has been changed from 1/7 to 1/8. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.2.0 | Added gunpowder. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose. | ||||
| v0.3.3 | Gunpowder now drops from creepers. It is still unobtainable due to creepers not yet spawning naturally. | ||||
| v0.4.0 | Creepers now spawn naturally, making gunpowder obtainable in Survival mode. | ||||
| Gunpowder can now be used to craft TNT. | |||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added gunpowder to the creative inventory. | |||
| Gunpowder is now usable in brewing to create splash potions. | |||||
| v0.13.0 | build 1 | Gunpowder can now be found inside desert temple chests. | |||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Gunpowder can now be dropped by witches. | |||
| v0.15.0 | build 1 | Gunpowder can now be used to craft fire charges. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Gunpowder now generates inside woodland mansion chests. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Gunpowder can now be used to craft firework rockets and firework stars. | |||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Gunpowder now generates inside shipwreck chests. | |||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of gunpowder has been changed. | |||
| Next Major Update (Experimental) | beta 1.19.70.23 | Gunpowder now drops when brushing suspicious sand in desert pyramids. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added gunpowder. |
| 1.90 | The texture of gunpowder has been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added gunpowder. | ||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Gunpowder" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
References[]
External Links[]
- Taking Inventory: Gunpowder – Minecraft.net on June 21, 2019