From killing creepers to building extensive farms, this guide will give you the detailed process of gathering as much gunpowder in Minecraft.
How to Get Gunpowder in Minecraft
Killing Creepers
The easiest way to gather Gunpowder in Minecraft is by killing Creepers. Creepers are scary, as they can creep up behind you silently and explode. But if you kill it before it explodes, you can get at least one gunpowder from it.It is best to remember that Creepers will not drop any gunpowder if they explode. Furthermore, if you have a weapon with the Looting enchantment, you can get more than one gunpowder when you kill it.
Killing Ghasts
Ghasts, found in the Nether, also drop gunpowder in the same ratio as the Creeper. Similarly, if you use the looting enchantment, the maximum loot Ghasts can drop increases up to five.
Killing Witches
Witches can drop up to six gunpowder when you kill them. Additionally, if you have the looting enchant, they can drop up to 15 gunpowder if they die at your hands.
Looting Chests
Several places in Minecraft have gunpowder in the chests. You can see the list below for the places you can find such chests.
Desert Temples have a 57.8% chance of having gunpowder in them. You can find 1-8 gunpowder in the chests located here.Shipwrecks also provide you with 1-5 gunpowder in their supply chests. The chances of it spawning is 20.8%Woodland mansions have a 57.8% chance of getting gunpowder in the chests. The chests can have up to eight gunpowder in them.Dungeons (Spawners) also give you a 57.8% chance of finding gunpowder in the chests. You can get up to eight gunpowder in them.
Trading with Wandering Traders
Although the chances of a Wandering Trader selling you gunpowder is only ⅙, you can exchange it with emerald if you find a trader that sells you the item.
Building a Gunpowder Farm
Building a farm is the best and most efficient way of gathering gunpowder. Gunpowder farm, commonly known as Creeper farm, is a simple farm that uses a dark setting and a lot of trapdoors.Let’s look at how to build an automatic Creeper farm so that you can gather as much gunpowder as you need.We can divide the building process of the farm into three parts: the farm base, the structure, and the trap.
Building the Farm Base
Firstly, you need some solid blocks to build the whole structure. You can use stone/cobblestone blocks as they are easy to gather. However, if you want a more aesthetic-looking building, you can use any colored cement blocks or even tinted glass. We are using grey concrete blocks to build the farm in this tutorial.
Building the Structure
Now that we have our base, we can start building the structure where Creepers can spawn.
Building the Trap
Now that our structure is complete, we can start making the traps for the creepers.
Run the Farm
Now, all you need to do is remove all the light sources, get out of the structure and close up all the holes. You can then use scaffolding next to the collection center exit to build and access an AFK station 130 blocks high. You can get tons of gunpowder in the chest just by staying in the AFK section for about 10 minutes.
