TNT Recipe
How to Craft TNT
TNT is an explosive block that can be ignited to create powerful explosions.
Crafting
Step-by-step Instructions
- Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
- Place ingredients exactly as shown in the grid (shape matters unless marked shapeless) then move the resulting Tnt to your inventory.
- Use, place, or craft further with your new item.
Ingredients Needed
- 5x Gunpowder
- 4x Sand
Ingredient Tips
Gunpowder: Gather Gunpowder via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).
Sand: Gather Sand via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).
Technical Stats
- Stack Size: 64
- Renewable: Yes
Variants & Interactions
Key Interactions:
- Ignite with flint and steel, fire charge, redstone, or flame arrows
- Drops are affected by explosion rules
Uses for TNT
- Mining large areas quickly
- Creating traps
- Launching players and entities with controlled explosions
- Clearing space for building projects
Additional Uses
- Quarrying
- Mob/ore farms
- Duplication contraptions (version dependent)
Fun Fact
Unlike creeper explosions, TNT explosions have a 100% drop rate for blocks they destroy, making TNT mining an efficient way to collect resources in certain situations.
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