There's a lot of things to do in Minecraft, but few know that you can actually make fireworks. The recipes can't be found in the recipe book even when the player has all the required items, which can be a bit frustrating for the casual player, because it requires going into the Wikipedia page of the game and looking for the information.
Have no worry however, because we've got you fully covered with all the tips and tricks you need to know about making fireworks and all of their quirky uses. Let's get right into it.
10 For Decoration
The first use for fireworks is obviously for pure decorative purposes. Maybe you'd like to have a celebration of sorts or just light up the night skies with beautiful colors.
Either way, if you craft fireworks and use them at night time against the darkened sky, you'll be able to see various colors and patterns depending of the kind you've crafted. The fireworks are visible during the day as well, but it will be more difficult to spot them against a brighter sky.
9 Elytra Fuel
After defeating the Ender Dragon, you're granted access to the End, an alternate dimension where Endermen live among Chaurus Fruit trees and End Cities. If you happen to come across a particularly large one with an End ship, you'll discover the Elytra, which essentially let's the player glide and fly around.
In order to maintain your flight, fireworks without any charge are used to propel you into the skies. Although flying machines can be made as well, having a stack of fireworks is a lot more convenient in general.
8 Ammunition For Crossbow
If you come across an Illager settlement, chances are you'll probably pick up a crossbow off of one of these evil versions of Minecraft villagers. The crossbow can be loaded up with fireworks as ammunition, and the higher the charge is the longer the range will be.
As soon as the firework comes into contact with a target, it will detonate in an explosion, making it a great mini cannon for anyone looking to deal with some serious damage on mobs at night time while defending their homestead.
7 Ingredients Needed
Fireworks are not the cheapest of items to make. The two ingredients needed are paper and gunpowder. Paper can be made from three pieces of sugar cane, which is widely available in the wild.
Gunpowder, on the other hand, is found in chests in Desert Temples and Buried Treasure locations, as well as in dungeons and mine shafts. If you manage to kill a Creeper before it explodes, it will also drop a bit of gunpowder depending on how good your sword is.
6 Crafting Recipe
Once you have the needed ingredients, the recipe is fairly straightforward. You'll need one piece of paper anywhere on the crafting table grid and 1-3 pieces of gunpowder. The more gunpowder you use, the higher the charge of your firework will be and the longer their range or flight duration will be.
If you're making the fireworks for Elytra, it's recommended to always use three pieces of gunpowder to take advantage of the longest possible flight duration. If you're planning on using the fireworks for decoration only, the recipe also calls for a Firework Star, the most basic one being a combination of glowstone, brown dye and gunpowder.
5 Using Fireworks
Once you have your fireworks prepared, you can either use your crossbow to shoot them or place them on the ground to send them up in the skies. When using with an Elytra, it can be a bit more difficult to activate the flight.
It's recommended to get to a high spot such as a mountain or even the roof of your Minecraft house and then jump down. While falling, engage your Elytra's glide and then look upwards into the sky before shooting a rocket. This should propel you away and off the ground.
4 Creeper-shaped
For this decorative firework, you'll need a Firework Star made of one magenta dye, any mob head and one gunpowder. You can use any other type of dye as well. The mob heads can be obtained if a mob is killed by the explosion of a charged Creeper.
Alternatively, the easiest mob head to find is the Dragon Head found on End ships. Then combine the star with one piece of paper and as 1-3 charges of gunpowder to determine the length of the effect. Once you shoot this firework into the skies you should be able to see a magenta colored Creeper face.
3 Burst
In order to get an orange burst kind of effect, you'll need one piece of dye, one gunpowder and one feather. Feathers are dropped by chickens when they're killed.
If you want to add a fade effect to this firework, combine the Firework Star with any dye of your liking before then combining it with one paper and as many gunpowder charges as you need. The result is a simple burst like firework with orange fading into red.
2 Twinkle Burst
The green twinkle burst effects can be crafted by combining any available dye, one feather, one piece of glowstone and one gunpowder.
If you want to add a fade to another color, the process is still the same: combine the Firework Star with yellow dye and then combine it once again with a piece of paper and as many charges of gunpowder as you need. You should now have a beautiful green twinkle burst fading into a yellow shade.
1 Star-shaped Twinkle With Trail
The final type of firework is a star-shaped blue twinkle with a trail, and is undoubtedly the most expensive one. In order to craft this Firework Star you'll need any dye of your choice, one gold nugget, one diamond and one piece of gunpowder.
If you to add a fade to a color, combine the Firework Star with any dye before combining it with one paper and as many pieces of gunpowder as you need. The crafting price of this item might be high, but it definitely creates the most beautiful firework.