Gunpowder


 * Not to be confused with Redstone (Dust) or Glowstone Dust (Item)

Gunpowder is not found naturally in the world of Minecraft. It can only be obtained through the killing of either Creepers or Ghasts. Gunpowder can also occasionally be obtained by opening reward chests in dungeons. Creepers are less likely to drop gunpowder if burned to death. Ghasts also drop gunpowder, but because they float, there is a good chance the gunpowder will fall into lava or into a place that cannot be reached. Gunpowder's only use is to make TNT, and currently has no other uses.

Trivia

 * Sulphur was 'officially' referred to as gunpowder until the Beta's Item Naming update. Realistically, sulphur is one of the ingredients of gunpowder, but is yellow and crystalline like Glowstone. However, in the Beta 1.3 update, Sulphur was again renamed back to Gunpowder.