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Gunpowder, formerly known as Sulphur, is an item that can be obtained by killing Creepers, Ghasts or looting dungeon chests.

Uses

Gunpowder can be crafted into TNT and Fire Charges, and it can be brewed with any potion to make a Splash Potion. Fire Charges were added in minecraft 1.2.2, and has the same properties as flint and steel, except if launched from a dispenser.

Placing

Although it may have the look of Redstone Gunpowder cannot be placed on the ground as a wire.

Ingredients Input » Output
Sand + Gunpowder Template:Grid/Crafting Table
Blaze Powder +
Coal/Charcoal +
Gunpowder
Template:Grid/Crafting Table

The items for fire charges can be put anywhere on the crafting grid.

History

In Indev, mob drops were randomized, so when a Pig was killed it could drop gunpowder instead of Pork (seen here).

In Beta 1.0, Gunpowder was renamed Sulphur, but reverted to its original term in Beta 1.3.

In Beta 1.9 pre-release 4, gunpowder was made usable in brewing to create Splash Potions.

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