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How to Craft Firework Rocket in Minecraft

Firework Rocket in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own item texture. Elytra boosting for flight. Minecraft has used the name Firework Rocket since 1.4.6.

Stand at a Crafting Table with 1 Paper and 1 Gunpowder and you can make Firework Rockets. The grid returns 3 Firework Rockets.

Firework Rocket Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Firework Rocket is minecraft:firework_rocket. In commands the namespace may be left off, so firework_rocket works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p firework_rocket
Give a full stack of 64
/give @p firework_rocket 64
Give it to a named player
/give Steve firework_rocket 1

Cheats have to be on for Firework Rocket to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Overview

Firework Rockets boost elytra flight when used in the air. Add more gunpowder for longer duration (up to 3). Add firework stars for visual effects. Firework Rocket uses a shapeless recipe, so the ingredients can go in any cells of the grid as long as all of them are present.

Minecraft has used the name Firework Rocket since 1.4.6, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with paper (craft from sugar cane) and gunpowder (kill creepers).

The Full Stack Sum

Counted per stack: 64 gunpowder, 64 crafts, 192 firework rockets. Have 64 paper ready as well. It divides evenly, no gunpowder left over.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
PaperPaperPaper1xCraft from sugar cane
GunpowderGunpowderGunpowder1xKill creepers

Gather Paper (craft from sugar cane) and Gunpowder (kill creepers), then take the lot to a Crafting Table.

The Full Chain

3 Sugar Cane makes 3 Paper, the one part of this you craft rather than gather. All in: 1 Gunpowder and 3 Sugar Cane.

  1. 1
    Sugar CaneSugar Cane3PaperPaper3Paper
  2. 2
    Firework RocketFirework RocketFirework Rocketthis page

Gather this first

GunpowderGunpowderGunpowderSugar CaneSugar Cane3Sugar Cane

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    PaperPaperPaperGunpowderGunpowderGunpowder

  2. 2

    3x Firework Rocket

Minecraft crafting recipe for Firework Rocket: 1 x Paper, 1 x Gunpowder in a crafting table, making 3 Firework Rocket.

Tips & Notes

  • Cell positions do not matter here: drop Paper and Gunpowder anywhere in the grid and Firework Rocket appears.
  • Line up 1x Paper and 1x Gunpowder before you open the Crafting Table. Paper: craft from sugar cane.
  • The recipe returns 3 Firework Rocket at a time.

Uses for Firework Rocket

  • Elytra boosting for flight
  • Crossbow ammunition
  • Decorative fireworks

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Firework Rocket on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Firework Rocket in Minecraft?
Bring 1 Paper and 1 Gunpowder to a Crafting Table and you can make a Firework Rocket. Place them in the grid in any arrangement, and one craft produces 3 Firework Rockets.
What do you need to make a Firework Rocket from scratch?
Counting all the way down, a Firework Rocket comes to 1 Gunpowder and 3 Sugar Canes, spread over 2 crafts.
Where do you find the materials for a Firework Rocket?
Each ingredient in a Firework Rocket has its own source. Paper: craft from sugar cane. Gunpowder: kill creepers.
How many Firework Rockets do you get from one craft?
The Firework Rocket recipe makes 3 Firework Rockets in a single craft.
What is the item ID for Firework Rocket in Minecraft?
In Java 26.2 the Firework Rocket goes by minecraft:firework_rocket; firework_rocket without the namespace does the same job in a command.
Can you farm everything you need for a Firework Rocket?
Firework Rocket needs nothing you have to go find: paper from sugar cane and gunpowder from creepers. Set those up once and you can keep making firework rocket.
What is the give command for Firework Rocket?
The command for Firework Rocket is /give @p firework_rocket. Add a number for more than one, so /give @p firework_rocket 64 hands you a full stack, and it only runs with cheats enabled.
Does it matter where you put the ingredients for a Firework Rocket?
No, a Firework Rocket is a shapeless recipe, so 1 Paper and 1 Gunpowder can go in any slots you like. Only the set of ingredients is checked, not their arrangement.
What version of Minecraft added the Firework Rocket?
The name Firework Rocket goes back to Minecraft 1.4.6, and no older release we can read uses it. The recipe file cannot narrow that down, because 1.13 renamed every recipe file in the game. That pattern above is still the one the game uses.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
1 Paper and 1 Gunpowder in, 3 Firework Rockets out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
How far back it goes
The name appears in Minecraft Java 1.4.6 and in nothing older. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
That the ingredients come back
What drops, what villagers trade and what farms regrow in Minecraft Java, followed through the recipes to see what those ingredients can be turned into.
Stack size
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
The stack sum
Counted, not played: 3 Firework Rockets per craft against the stack size.

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