Minecart with TNT

Type	Vehicles
Renewable	Yes, if destroyed by a player punching it No, if TNT inside detonated
Stackable	No
Internal ID	JE: 45 BE: 97
Network ID	JE: 10
Entity ID	tnt_minecart
Drops	If not exploded 1 Minecart 1 TNT
Health points	6 ()
First appearances	See History
Data value	dec: 407 hex: 197 bin: 110010111
Name	tnt_minecart

The minecart with TNT is a block of TNT inside a minecart.

Obtaining[edit]

Crafting[edit]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
TNT + Minecart

Minecarts with TNT cannot be retrieved by attacking them, as they will just drop a minecart and a TNT. Still, they are renewable since the player just has to go through the trouble of recrafting them.

Usage[edit]

Minecart with TNT will detonate on these conditions:

It moves over a powered Activator Rail (after 4 second delay like the TNT block).
It is hit by a fire charge (also with a 4 second delay)
It hits the ground with a downward velocity of it falling more than three blocks, unless landing on any form of rail.
It is destroyed while in motion. (Does not explode if destroyed by a player in Creative mode.)
It is destroyed by fire, lava or an explosion.
It turns on a curved track too fast, with a solid block or entity located beside the track (in the previous movement direction).
It is hit by a flaming arrow. (Explosion size is dependent on the speed of the arrow)
It is pressed into a block or entity and has velocity.

Upon detonation, it will act as normal TNT, exploding and damaging nearby scenery, players, and entities. Upon detonation after activating on activator rail, it will not destroy its rails and the blocks the rail is on, however other nearby carts can. The faster the minecart, the more powerful the explosion.

Minecart with TNT will bounce off of other minecarts and cannot be linked to a Minecart with Furnace.

Data values[edit]

Entity data[edit]

See also: Chunk format

Minecarts with TNT have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity. Their entity ID is tnt_minecart.

Entity data
- Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template
- Tags common to all minecarts see Template:Nbt inherit/vehicle/template
- TNTFuse: Time until explosion or -1 if deactivated.

Video[edit]

History[edit]

Java Edition
1.5			13w02a	Added minecart with TNT.
1.5			13w03a	Minecart with TNT will now no longer destroy nearby rails and rail supports during explosion.^[1]
1.8			14w11a	Minecart with TNT explosions will now no longer stack.
1.8			14w26a	Minecart with TNT can now be detonated using arrows on fire.
1.11			16w32a	The entity ID for minecart with TNT has now been changed from `MinecartTNT` to `tnt_minecart`.
1.13			17w47a	Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 407.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.14.0			build 1	Added minecart with TNT.
Pocket Edition
1.1			build 1	The entity ID has now been changed from `minecarttnt` to `tnt_minecart`.
Legacy Console Edition
TU19	CU7	1.12	Patch 1	Added TNT minecarts.

Issues[edit]

Issues relating to "Minecart with TNT" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[edit]

A direct hit from three merged minecarts with TNT can reduce a fully diamond armored player to half a heart.^[2]

Gallery[edit]

The first image of TNT carts released by Dinnerbone.^[3]^[4] (A TNT cart can be seen in the lower left hand corner.)
A more zoomed in image.
Minecart with TNT and Activator rail for detonation.
The 13w02a banner, with a minecart with TNT and a hopper.
Dinnerbone showing how TNT carts have controlled explosions.^[5]
Primed TNT cart.
TNT cart explosion (Note there is a "bridge" of rails, proving these minecarts will not destroy their rails).