Gunpowder

Items

Gunpowder — item.

Obtaining

Gunpowder is renewable through several mob and chest-loot paths. Creepers, ghasts, and witches can drop it, structure loot tables can contain it, and a wandering trader can offer four gunpowder for one emerald. These sources also make simple creeper, ghast, or witch farms practical for larger quantities.

Data: Obtaining
Creeper drop	0–2 gunpowder; Looting can add 0–1
Ghast drop	0–2 gunpowder; Looting can add 0–1
Witch drop	0–2 gunpowder; Looting can add 0–1
Trader offer	4 gunpowder for 1 emerald
Other sources	Structure chests and mob farms

Brewing ingredient

Adding gunpowder to a potion in a brewing stand converts the matching potion into a splash potion. This is a brewing transformation rather than a shaped crafting recipe.

Data: Brewing ingredient
Potion result	Splash potion
Brewing input	Any compatible potion

Crafting ingredient

Gunpowder is the explosive ingredient in TNT and firework rockets. It also combines with blaze powder and coal or charcoal for fire charges. A firework rocket can use one to three gunpowder units to control its flight duration.

Data: Crafting ingredient
TNT	5 gunpowder and 4 sand or red sand
Firework rocket	1–3 gunpowder with paper
Fire charge	Gunpowder with blaze powder and coal or charcoal

Data values

The stable item identifier is `minecraft:gunpowder`; the item stacks to 64 and remains renewable through mob drops, loot, and trading.

Data: Data values
Identifier	`minecraft:gunpowder`
Version	Minecraft 26.2
Item model	assets/minecraft/models/item/gunpowder.json
Stack size	64

History

26.2Item facts were published from the verified snapshot.Provenance: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5

Gallery

Gunpowder image — Gunpowder — Gunpowder · Local Minecraft asset

Gunpowder image — TNT — TNT · Local Minecraft asset

Gunpowder image — Firework rocket — Firework rocket · Local Minecraft asset

Gunpowder image — Blaze powder — Blaze powder · Local Minecraft asset

References

The item registry identifies gunpowder, while independent loot, trade, and recipe files describe each source or use. Keeping these records separate makes the page easier to update when a recipe changes.

Data: References
Validated DeepMine snapshot	Validated DeepMine snapshot
Snapshot ID	918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Digest	`8d623b6f9187523009e2320428626f9c02930994b7246e4a82878e3d69c31cb1`
Item registration	net/minecraft/world/item/Items.java
Item identifiers	net/minecraft/references/ItemIds.java
Creeper loot	data/minecraft/loot_table/entities/creeper.json
Ghast loot	data/minecraft/loot_table/entities/ghast.json
Witch loot	data/minecraft/loot_table/entities/witch.json
Trader offer	data/minecraft/villager_trade/wandering_trader/emerald_gunpowder.json
TNT recipe	data/minecraft/recipe/tnt.json
Firework recipe	data/minecraft/recipe/firework_rocket.json
Fire charge recipe	data/minecraft/recipe/fire_charge.json

Data and provenance

minecraft:gunpowder

Snapshot digest verified.

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Facts

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Data source8d623b6f9187523009e2320428626f9c02930994b7246e4a82878e3d69c31cb1

Provenance and publication

Readiness: Pending
Snapshot: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Source set: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Entity identifier: minecraft:gunpowder
Digest: 8d623b6f9187523009e2320428626f9c02930994b7246e4a82878e3d69c31cb1
Missing locales: ru, en