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TNT

Java Edition · crafting, gathering and project requirements.

Java Edition
INGREDIENTS & QUANTITIES

What you need to craft it

Amounts below are for one recipe batch. Open an ingredient to find where to get it.

Crafting Table · Produces 1 × TNT

Crafting grid

GunpowderSandGunpowderSandGunpowderSandGunpowderSandGunpowder
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CRAFTING & INGREDIENTS

Crafting Shaped alternative

Crafting Table

Crafting Table

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GET STARTED

How to craft

Before you craft

  • 5 × Gunpowder, 4 × Sand
  1. Gather the listed ingredients: 5 × Gunpowder, 4 × Sand.
  2. Open Crafting Table, select TNT, and use the listed recipe.
  3. Each recipe batch produces 1 × TNT.

Crafting tips

  • Use ingredients already in your inventory before gathering more.
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REWARD DETAILS & CONDITIONS

Sources & rewards

Gathering

Tnt

Java 26.3 · Blocks

  • Vanilla Java Edition 26.3.
  • Use a suitable tool; enchantments and explosion rules may change the result.
  • Datapacks, plugins and modified servers are outside this baseline.
Rate not listed
Chest

Buried Treasure

Java 26.3 · Chests

  • Vanilla Java Edition 26.3.
  • Open the specified chest type; generated loot depends on world context.
  • Datapacks, plugins and modified servers are outside this baseline.
Rate not listed
Chest

Shipwreck Supply

Java 26.3 · Chests

  • Vanilla Java Edition 26.3.
  • Open the specified chest type; generated loot depends on world context.
  • Datapacks, plugins and modified servers are outside this baseline.
Rate not listed
WHAT IT IS FOR

Used for

Newest items appear first in each group. Quantities include all listed upgrades; costs vary by level or recipe.

Components & recipes 1
Minecart with TNTMinecart with TNTCrafting Shapeless ×1↗× 1per craft or build

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