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Firework Rocket
MiscellaneousCraftable

Firework Rocket

Propels a player wearing elytra when used in flight and can be fired from crossbows. With firework stars it produces colorful explosions.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Miscellaneous

Version Added

1.4.2

Item ID

firework_rocket

Firework Rocket at a glance

Firework Rocket comes from crafting and chest loot, and Miscellaneous is where it sits as an item. Carrying Firework Rocket is cheap: 64 to a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 1728 in a chest.

Firework Rocket sits between Fire Charge and Firework Star in Miscellaneous, number 47 of 147 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
PaperPaper
GunpowderGunpowder
Firework RocketFirework Rocket3

How to obtain

  • Crafting
  • Chest loot

Notes

Adding 1 to 3 gunpowder sets the flight duration. Add up to 7 firework stars for visual effects.

Frequently asked questions about Firework Rocket

  1. Paper, Gunpowder going into Firework Rocket, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Firework Rocket in Minecraft?

    Firework Rocket is crafted from Paper and Gunpowder at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 3. It also comes from chest loot, not just the recipe above.

  2. Firework Rocket coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.4.2

    When was Firework Rocket added to Minecraft?

    Firework Rocket was added in version 1.4.2.

  3. 64 Firework Rocket drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Firework Rocket can you stack?

    22 Paper and 22 Gunpowder is what 64 Firework Rocket costs, since each one returns 3, so filling a single slot is 22 crafts. A double chest of Firework Rocket comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

  4. Firework Rocket on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Firework Rocket used for?

    Propels a player wearing elytra when used in flight and can be fired from crossbows. With firework stars it produces colorful explosions.

Building with it

Gunpowder and paper make a rocket, and more gunpowder makes it fly further. In an elytra it is the engine: one rocket per few seconds keeps a flyer in the air indefinitely, which is why a creeper farm and a sugar cane farm end up feeding each other.

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