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Gunpowder
Miscellaneous

Gunpowder

An explosive item dropped by creepers, ghasts and witches. It is used to craft TNT, fire charges and firework rockets.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Miscellaneous

Version Added

Alpha

Item ID

gunpowder

Gunpowder at a glance

Mob drops and chest loot give you Gunpowder, an item filed under Miscellaneous. 64 Gunpowder fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

Gunpowder is also a hub ingredient, feeding 4 different recipes in this catalogue, so a stock in a chest unlocks that many crafts at once. Of the 4 kinds of generated chest that can hold Gunpowder, desert pyramid chests are the best bet at about 59% per chest. It sits between Green Dye and Guster Banner Pattern in Miscellaneous, number 63 of 147 there.

Used to craft

Follow Gunpowder forward and you land on 4 recipes: 3 in Miscellaneous, the rest spread over 1 other categories, Fire Charge through TNT. The links below go straight to the recipes that take Gunpowder.

How to obtain

  • Mob drops
  • Chest loot

Mobs that drop it

Creeper is one of the 3 mobs dropping Gunpowder, at 0 to 2 a kill. Looting on Creeper pays 1 more Gunpowder a level, 2 becoming 5.

Notes

Used to craft TNT, Firework Rockets, Fire Charges and to extend the duration of splash and lingering potions.

Frequently asked questions about Gunpowder

  1. Mob drops leading to Gunpowder, the way this answer says Gunpowder arrives

    How do you get Gunpowder in Minecraft?

    Gunpowder is obtained through mob drops, and Gunpowder from chest loot. You never craft Gunpowder; 4 recipes spend it.

  2. Several Gunpowder at once, the way a kill drops them

    Which mobs drop Gunpowder?

    Creeper is one of the 3 mobs dropping Gunpowder, at 0 to 2 a kill. Looting on Creeper pays 1 more Gunpowder a level, 2 becoming 5.

  3. A chest beside Gunpowder, the loot this answer lists

    Where do you find Gunpowder in chests?

    Gunpowder is chest loot in desert pyramid chests (about 59%, 1 to 8 at a time), dungeon chests (about 58%, 1 to 8 at a time), woodland mansion chests (about 58%, 1 to 8 at a time), and shipwreck supply chests (about 21%, 1 to 5 at a time). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

  4. Gunpowder coming forward out of the past, in the game since Alpha

    When was Gunpowder added to Minecraft?

    Gunpowder was added in the early Alpha development period.

  5. 64 Gunpowder drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Gunpowder can you stack?

    Gunpowder at 64 a slot, and Fire Charge takes 1 per craft, so a full slot is 64 Fire Charge with nothing left over. A double chest of Gunpowder comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

  6. Gunpowder turning into Fire Charge and Firework Rocket, two of the recipes it feeds

    What is Gunpowder used for?

    Gunpowder is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Fire Charge, Firework Rocket, Firework Star, and TNT.

Building with it

Creepers drop gunpowder, and so do ghasts and witches. It makes TNT, fireworks and every splash potion in the game, which means an elytra flyer, a demolition crew and a potion brewer all end up wanting the same creeper farm.

Related Astroworld Resources

Villager trades for Gunpowder

What villagers ask for Gunpowder on Astroworld Trades

Creeper drops Gunpowder

The Creeper page on Astroworld Mobs, where Gunpowder is listed as a drop

Ghast drops Gunpowder

The Ghast page on Astroworld Mobs, where Gunpowder is listed as a drop

Witch drops Gunpowder

The Witch page on Astroworld Mobs, where Gunpowder is listed as a drop

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