Gunpowder
"Sulphur" redirects here. For the chemical element, see Sulfur.
Gunpowder

| Rarity tier |
Common |
|---|---|
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
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"title": "Gunpowder",
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"label": "(link to Rarity article, displayed as Rarity tier)"
},
{
"field": "Yes",
"label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
},
{
"field": "Yes (64)",
"label": "Stackable"
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"invimages": [
"Gunpowder"
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"images": [
"Gunpowder.png"
]
}
Gunpowder is an item used for explosion-related recipes, and as an ingredient in potions.
Obtaining
Mob loot
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Creeper | 0–2 | 66.67% | 1.00 | 0–3 | 83.33% | 1.50 | 0–4 | 91.67% | 2.00 | 0–5 | 94.44% | 2.50 | |
| Ghast | 0–2 | 66.67% | 1.00 | 0–3 | 83.33% | 1.50 | 0–4 | 91.67% | 2.00 | 0–5 | 94.44% | 2.50 | |
| Witch | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 21.98% | 0.43 | 0–12 | 23.98% | 0.57 | 0–15 | 24.64% | 0.71 | |
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Creeper | 0–2 | 2⁄3 | 1 | 0–3 | 5⁄6 | 3⁄2 | 0–4 | 11⁄12 | 2 | 0–5 | 17⁄18 | 5⁄2 | |
| Ghast | 0–2 | 2⁄3 | 1 | 0–3 | 5⁄6 | 3⁄2 | 0–4 | 11⁄12 | 2 | 0–5 | 17⁄18 | 5⁄2 | |
| Witch | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 48845⁄222264 | 3⁄7 | 0–12 | 426371⁄1778112 | 4⁄7 | 0–15 | 1478609⁄6001128 | 5⁄7 | |
| Mob | Amount | Probability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | |||
| Creeper | 0 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | 1⁄18 (5.56%) | |
| 1 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 2 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 5⁄18 (27.78%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 5⁄18 (27.78%) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄18 (5.56%) | ||
| Average | 1 (1.00) | 3⁄2 (1.50) | 2 (2.00) | 5⁄2 (2.50) | ||
| Ghast | 0 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | 1⁄18 (5.56%) | |
| 1 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 2 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 5⁄18 (27.78%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 5⁄18 (27.78%) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄18 (5.56%) | ||
| Average | 1 (1.00) | 3⁄2 (1.50) | 2 (2.00) | 5⁄2 (2.50) | ||
| Witch | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 173419⁄222264 (78.02%) | 1351741⁄1778112 (76.02%) | 4522519⁄6001128 (75.36%) | |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 2993⁄37044 (8.08%) | 3923⁄65856 (5.96%) | 26329⁄666792 (3.95%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 3095⁄37044 (8.35%) | 2285⁄28224 (8.10%) | 33251⁄500094 (6.65%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 10211⁄222264 (4.59%) | 3145⁄49392 (6.37%) | 17023⁄250047 (6.81%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 52⁄9261 (0.56%) | 311⁄12096 (2.57%) | 87337⁄2000376 (4.37%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 115⁄21952 (0.52%) | 12239⁄666792 (1.84%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 185⁄222264 (0.08%) | 2729⁄889056 (0.31%) | 28289⁄6001128 (0.47%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 1⁄12348 (0.01%) | 235⁄197568 (0.12%) | 2113⁄666792 (0.32%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 19⁄65856 (0.03%) | 1063⁄666792 (0.16%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄16464 (0.01%) | 3539⁄6001128 (0.06%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄592704 (0.00%) | 113⁄666792 (0.02%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 103⁄2000376 (0.01%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 11⁄500094 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄142884 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 3⁄7 (0.43) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | 5⁄7 (0.71) | ||
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Creeper | 0–2 | 66.67% | 1.00 | 0–3 | 66.67% | 1.33 | 0–4 | 66.67% | 1.67 | 0–5 | 66.67% | 2.00 | |
| Ghast | 0–2 | 66.67% | 1.00 | 0–3 | 66.67% | 1.33 | 0–4 | 66.67% | 1.67 | 0–5 | 66.67% | 2.00 | |
| Witch | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 17.87% | 0.38 | 0–12 | 17.87% | 0.48 | 0–15 | 17.87% | 0.57 | |
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Creeper | 0–2 | 2⁄3 | 1 | 0–3 | 2⁄3 | 4⁄3 | 0–4 | 2⁄3 | 5⁄3 | 0–5 | 2⁄3 | 2 | |
| Ghast | 0–2 | 2⁄3 | 1 | 0–3 | 2⁄3 | 4⁄3 | 0–4 | 2⁄3 | 5⁄3 | 0–5 | 2⁄3 | 2 | |
| Witch | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 4964⁄27783 | 8⁄21 | 0–12 | 4964⁄27783 | 10⁄21 | 0–15 | 4964⁄27783 | 4⁄7 | |
| Mob | Amount | Probability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | |||
| Creeper | 0 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | |
| 1 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | 1⁄18 (5.56%) | ||
| 2 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 2⁄9 (22.22%) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄18 (5.56%) | ||
| Average | 1 (1.00) | 4⁄3 (1.33) | 5⁄3 (1.67) | 2 (2.00) | ||
| Ghast | 0 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | |
| 1 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | 1⁄18 (5.56%) | ||
| 2 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 2⁄9 (22.22%) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄18 (5.56%) | ||
| Average | 1 (1.00) | 4⁄3 (1.33) | 5⁄3 (1.67) | 2 (2.00) | ||
| Witch | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 43⁄1029 (4.18%) | 43⁄2058 (2.09%) | 43⁄3087 (1.39%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 223⁄2646 (8.43%) | 4657⁄74088 (6.29%) | 997⁄23814 (4.19%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 9913⁄222264 (4.46%) | 113329⁄1778112 (6.37%) | 337177⁄6001128 (5.62%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 157⁄37044 (0.42%) | 4649⁄197568 (2.35%) | 1369⁄31752 (4.31%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 71⁄24696 (0.29%) | 523⁄148176 (0.35%) | 4651⁄285768 (1.63%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 22⁄27783 (0.08%) | 397⁄148176 (0.27%) | 157⁄55566 (0.28%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 5⁄74088 (0.01%) | 37⁄32928 (0.11%) | 4751⁄2000376 (0.24%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 73⁄296352 (0.02%) | 919⁄666792 (0.14%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄21168 (0.00%) | 1583⁄3000564 (0.05%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄49392 (0.00%) | 29⁄222264 (0.01%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 71⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 1⁄55566 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 8⁄21 (0.38) | 10⁄21 (0.48) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | ||
Generated loot
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition and Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Chest | 1–8 | 57.8%{ "item": "Gunpowder", "stacksize": "1–8", "chance": 0.578125, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
| ||
| Suspicious sand | 1 | 12.5%{ "item": "Gunpowder", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.125, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Suspicious sand" }
| ||
| Chest | 1–8 | 59%{ "item": "Gunpowder", "stacksize": "1–8", "chance": 0.5904, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| ||
| Supply chest | 1–5 | 20.8%{ "item": "Gunpowder", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.20778331426627006, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Supply chest" }
| ||
| Chest | 1–8 | 57.8%{ "item": "Gunpowder", "stacksize": "1–8", "chance": 0.578125, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
| ||
Trading
Wandering traders have 1⁄6 chance to sell gunpowder for an emerald.
Usage
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Charge | Blaze Powder + Coal or Charcoal + |
||
| Firework Rocket | Paper + |
When crafted without a firework star, the rocket does not have explosion effects. The amount of gunpowder used increases the flight duration to a maximum of three. | |
| Firework Rocket | Any Firework Star + Paper + |
Up to three gunpowder can be used, which increases flight duration. Any remaining spaces can be filled with firework stars to combine various effects. All firework stars explode almost simultaneously when the rocket detonates. | |
| Firework Star | + 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 | + Sand or Red Sand |
It is possible to use any combination of sand and red sand. | |
| White Firework Star or Blue Firework Star or Brown Firework Star or Black Firework Star |
+ Bone Meal or Lapis Lazuli or Cocoa Beans or Ink Sac + Head or Gold Nugget or Feather or Fire Charge + Glowstone Dust + Diamond |
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 | + Any Potion |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
gunpowder | Item | item |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
gunpowder | 328 | Item | item |
History
| Java Edition Indev | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.31 | 20100130 | ||||||
| Sulphur is a crafting ingredient for TNT. | |||||||
| Sulphur drops from black steve. | |||||||
| 20100201-0025 | Sulphur can be dropped by mobs. | ||||||
| 20100219 | Sulphur now drops only from creepers. | ||||||
| Java Edition Infdev | |||||||
| 20100625-1917 | Sulphur can now be found in dungeon chests. | ||||||
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v1.2.0 | ? | Added ghasts, which drop sulphur upon death. | |||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||||
| 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 pyramid 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 | 18w11a | Gunpowder can now generate in shipwreck chests. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | ||||||
| 19w05a | Added wandering traders, which sell gunpowder. | ||||||
| 1.19.4 Experiment | 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 pyramids has been changed from 1⁄7 to 1⁄8. | |||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v0.2.0 | |||||||
| 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 pyramid 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 | ||||||
| 1.19.70 Experiment | Preview 1.19.70.23 | Gunpowder now drops when brushing suspicious sand in desert pyramids. | |||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | |
| TU7 | Gunpowder is now usable in brewing to create splash potions. | ||||||
| TU9 | Fire charges are now crafted with gunpowder. | ||||||
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | Added witches, which have a chance to drop gunpowder upon death. | ||
| Gunpowder can now be used to craft a firework star and a firework rocket. | |||||||
| TU43 | CU33 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | Patch 13 | Gunpowder now generates in desert pyramid chests. | |
| The average yield of gunpowder in dungeon chests has now doubled. | |||||||
| TU54 | CU44 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | Patch 24 | 1.0.4 | Gunpowder can now be found in woodland mansion chests. |
| TU69 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Gunpowder can now generate in shipwreck chests. | ||
| 1.90 | |||||||
| 1.91 | Added wandering traders, which sell gunpowder. | ||||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
| 0.1.0 | |||||||
Data history
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 289. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Gunpowder" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
External links
- Taking Inventory: Gunpowder – Minecraft.net on June 21, 2019