Fire Charge

Fire Charge
Fire Charge.png: Infobox image for Fire Charge the item entity in Minecraft
Invicon Fire Charge.png: Inventory sprite for Fire Charge in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Fire Charge
Rarity tier

Common

Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Network ID

JE: 64

A fire charge is an item that can be used as a single-use version of a flint and steel or shot as a small fireball from a dispenser.

Obtaining

Despite firing small fireballs, blazes do not drop fire charges.

Generated loot

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Ruined Portal Chest 1 46.4%
Trial Chambers Chamber dispenser 4–8 20.7%

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Blaze Powder +
Coal or
Charcoal +
Gunpowder
Invicon Blaze Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Blaze Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blaze Powder with description: Blaze PowderInvicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Gunpowder.png: Inventory sprite for Gunpowder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gunpowder with description: Gunpowder
Invicon Fire Charge.png: Inventory sprite for Fire Charge in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Fire Charge3

Bartering

Piglins may barter a single fire charge when given a gold ingot.

Natural occurrence

During ominous trials, each ominous trial spawner has a 15 chance to dispense a fire charge on top of either a player or a mob it spawns. The fire charge is directly dispensed into the world and cannot be obtained in the inventory.

Usage

Dispensing Fire Charge

Fire charges can be used as ammunition in dispensers or as a single-use substitute for a flint and steel.

When used, it instantly places a fire, similar to flint and steel. The fire charge is consumed in the process. It can prime TNT, light nether portals, campfires, candles, cakes with candles and creepers‌ like flint and steel.

When a fire charge is fired from a dispenser, it shoots a small fireball.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Black Firework Star Gunpowder +
Matching Dye +
Extra ingredients (optional)
Invicon Gunpowder.png: Inventory sprite for Gunpowder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gunpowder with description: GunpowderInvicon White Dye.png: Inventory sprite for White Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Dye with description: White DyeInvicon Light Gray Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Dye with description: Light Gray DyeInvicon Gray Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gray Dye with description: Gray DyeInvicon Black Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Black Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Dye with description: Black DyeInvicon Brown Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Dye with description: Brown DyeInvicon Red Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Red Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Dye with description: Red DyeInvicon Orange Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Dye with description: Orange DyeInvicon Yellow Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Dye with description: Yellow DyeInvicon Lime Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lime Dye with description: Lime DyeInvicon Green Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Green Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Dye with description: Green DyeInvicon Cyan Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Dye with description: Cyan DyeInvicon Light Blue Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Blue Dye with description: Light Blue DyeInvicon Blue Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Dye with description: Blue DyeInvicon Purple Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Dye with description: Purple DyeInvicon Magenta Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Dye with description: Magenta DyeInvicon Pink Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pink Dye with description: Pink DyeInvicon Fire Charge.png: Inventory sprite for Fire Charge in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Fire ChargeInvicon Glowstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone Dust with description: Glowstone DustInvicon Glowstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone Dust with description: Glowstone DustInvicon Diamond.png: Inventory sprite for Diamond in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Diamond with description: DiamondInvicon Diamond.png: Inventory sprite for Diamond in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Diamond with description: Diamond
Invicon Black Firework Star.png: Inventory sprite for Black Firework Star in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Firework Star with description: Firework Star Black
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.
Black Firework Star Gunpowder +
Bone Meal or
Lapis Lazuli or
Cocoa Beans or
Ink Sac +
 +
Glowstone Dust +
Diamond
Invicon Gunpowder.png: Inventory sprite for Gunpowder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gunpowder with description: GunpowderInvicon Bone Meal.png: Inventory sprite for Bone Meal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bone Meal with description: Bone MealInvicon Lapis Lazuli.png: Inventory sprite for Lapis Lazuli in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lapis Lazuli with description: Lapis LazuliInvicon Cocoa Beans.png: Inventory sprite for Cocoa Beans in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cocoa Beans with description: Cocoa BeansInvicon Ink Sac.png: Inventory sprite for Ink Sac in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Ink Sac with description: Ink SacInvicon Fire Charge.png: Inventory sprite for Fire Charge in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Fire ChargeInvicon Glowstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone Dust with description: Glowstone DustInvicon Glowstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone Dust with description: Glowstone DustInvicon Diamond.png: Inventory sprite for Diamond in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Diamond with description: DiamondInvicon Diamond.png: Inventory sprite for Diamond in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Diamond with description: Diamond
Invicon Black Firework Star.png: Inventory sprite for Black Firework Star in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Firework Star with description: Firework Star Black

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.

Sounds

Java Edition

Sounds
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Ghast shootsHostile MobsWhen a fireball is shot by a ghastentity.ghast.shootsubtitles.entity.ghast.shoot10.00.8-1.216
​Blaze shoots [sound 1]Hostile MobsWhen a fire charge is fired from a dispenser or a blazeentity.blaze.shoot[sound 1]subtitles.entity.blaze.shoot​​[sound 1]2.00.8–1.232
​Fireball whooshesBlocksWhen a fire charge is used by handitem.firecharge.use[sound 2]subtitles.item.firecharge.use​​[sound 2]1.00.8-1.216
​Fireball whooshesHostile MobsWhen a fire charge is used to light a creeperitem.firecharge.use[sound 2]subtitles.item.firecharge.use​​[sound 2]1.00.8-1.216
  1. a b c MC-98316 — Wrong subtitles caused by missing distinction
  2. a b c d MC-177457

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
Hostile Creatures‌
Hostile Mobs​
When something shoots or uses a fire chargemob.ghast.fireball1.01.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
ItemSprite fire-charge.png: Sprite image for fire-charge in Minecraft Fire Chargefire_chargeItemitem.minecraft.fire_charge

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormTranslation key
ItemSprite fire-charge.png: Sprite image for fire-charge in Minecraft Fire Chargefire_chargefireball509Itemitem.fireball.name

Entity data

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Into The NetherConstruct a Nether Portal.Light a nether portal.30Bronze

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
We Need to Go DeeperBuild, light and enter a Nether PortalEnter the Nether dimension.

Video

History

For information pertaining to small fireballs (which fire charges produce when shot from a dispenser), see Small Fireball § History.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease Added the fire charge texture. It is currently only used by fireballs and small fireballs, both of which are entities, and is not used by any items.
1.2.112w04aAdded fire charges, which use the above texture. They can be crafted only with coal.
12w05aFire charges can now be crafted with charcoal.
1.4.212w38bThe sound when using the fire charge has now been changed together with the sound for using a flint and steel.
1.4.612w49aFire charges can now be used to craft fireworks.
1.814w31aThe sound when using fire charges to set fire has now been changed; it now uses the same sound as when fired from dispensers.
Fire charges can now be used to ignite TNT. Previously using it on it resulted in fire being placed adjacent to it.
1.915w33cWhen firing a fire charge, dispensers now shoot a dragon fireball entity instead of a small fireball.
15w44bDispensers shoot fire charges as small fireballs once again.
1.1418w43a The texture of fire charges has now been changed.
1.1519w42aFire charges shot by dispensers can now light campfires when colliding with them.
1.1620w07aFire charges have a 5109 (~4.59%) chance of being given by the new piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 1.
20w09aFire charges now have a 20226 (~8.85%) chance of being given by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 1–5.
20w10aFire charges now have a 40411 (~9.73%) chance of being given by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 1–5.
20w11aFire charges now have a 40417 (~9.59%) chance of being given by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 1–5.
20w13aFire charges now have a 40424 (~9.43%) chance of being given by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 1–5.
20w16aFire charges now generate in ruined portal chests.
20w20aFire charges now have a 40423 (~9.46%) chance of being given by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 1–5.
1.16.220w28aFire charges now have a 40459 (~8.71%) chance of being given by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 1.
1.19.3Pre-release 2Fire charges can now be used to forcibly detonate creepers.[1]
1.19.423w06aAdded the fire charge to the "Ingredients" tab in the creative inventory.
1.20.3
Experiment
Update 1.21
23w45aFire charges can now generate in trial chambers dispensers.
1.20.5
Experiment
Update 1.21
24w13aFire charges can now be dispensed by ominous trial spawners.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.15.0build 1 Added fire charges.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2Fire charges can now be used to craft firework stars.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of fire charges has now been changed.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57Fire charges can now be obtained from bartering with piglin.
Fire charges can now be found in ruined portal chests.
1.20.60
Experiment
Update 1.21
Preview 1.20.60.20Fire charges can now generate in trial chambers dispensers.
1.21.0
Experiment
Update 1.21
Preview 1.21.0.20Fire charges can now be dispensed by ominous trial spawners.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU9CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added fire charges.
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3Fire charges now make sounds when igniting blocks.
1.90 The texture of fire charges has now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added fire charges.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 385.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.100beta 1.16.100.56The ID of fire charges has been changed from fireball to fire_charge.

Issues

Issues relating to "Fire Charge" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

See also

References

  1. MC-185618 — resolved as "Fixed".

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