How to Make a TNT Cannon in Minecraft [Complete Guide] | TheGlobalGaming (2024)

How to make a TNT Cannon

There are many designs for making a TNT cannon inMinecraft, and this one is a sniper cannon. This means the TNT cannon will shoot 1 TNT block very far away in a single direction on your command! Here are the items you'll need to build this simple TNT cannon in Minecraft:

• 17 Solid blocks, like wood planks
• 5 Dispensers
• 2 Redstone repeaters
• 9 Redstone dust
• 1 Button
• 1 Pressure plate
• 1 Wood fence
• 1 Bucket of water
• A minimum of5 TNT blocks

Place 4 Dispensers inFront of Each Other

First, find the location where you want to build your TNT cannon. There you'll want to place 2 dispensers on top of each other facing themselveswhile leaving 1 empty block space between them.

Cover the Dispensers with Solid Blocks

Once you place the dispensers, you'll want to build around them with some kind of solid blockfrom all the sides except the one you want the cannon to shoot from.We'll be using wooden planks, but you can also use iron blocks.You can see how to cover the dispensers for the TNT cannon in the image below.

Add an Upside-Down Dispenser at the End of the Cannon

At the end of the side on which you want the TNT cannon to shoot, you'll want to place your last dispenserupside-down pointing toward the ground instead of placing another solid block on the top.To do this, you'll want to crouch, aim at the upper side of the top wooden plank, and place the dispenser.

Place the Fence and Pressure Underneath Upside-DownDispenser

Now you'll want to break the groundblock that is located underneath the upside-down dispenser you just placed. Then add a fence and a pressure plate on top of the fence.

Place Redstone Dust and Redstone Repeaters on Top of the Build

Next up you'll want to go on top of the TNT cannon and surround the right and left side withRedstone dust.This means you'll have to place the Redstone dust on top of the dispensers as well. And as we saw previously, you can place Redstone dust on top of the dispensers by Shift crouching!

Then on the very top, you'll want to place the Redstone repeaters facing toward the upside-down dispenser.Make sure the Redstone repeaters connect with the Redstone dust at the other end of the TNT cannon.And finally, right-click all the repeaters 3 times.

Add the Button and Place the Bucket of Water in the TNT Cannon

You can use a Redstone torch or even a lever, but the best way to go about activating the TNT cannon is by using a button .So place a buttonon one side of the TNT cannon, and press it at the end to shoot out TNT blocks.

After you place the button , fill in the insides of the TNT cannon with the water bucket. This bucket of waterwill make sure your whole TNT cannon doesn't explode to a crisp!

Fill in the Dispensers with TNT Blocks

The last step to completing this TNT cannon in Minecraft is to place TNT blocks inside the dispensers.You can open the dispensers by right-clicking them.

At minimum, you'll have to place 1 TNT block per dispenser to make 1 shot. So for this cannon, you'll need 5 TNT blocks per 1 shot.You can add however many TNT blocks you want though depending on how many shots you'll need to destroy your friends' base!