tnt_explosion_drop_decay
booleanJava 26.2 onlyControls whether blocks destroyed by TNT explosions have a random chance to drop items rather than always dropping. When true, only a fraction of blocks near a blast drop loot — consistent with the explosion drop formula added in Java 1.20.
Enable tnt_explosion_drop_decay
TNT explosions use drop decay — blocks have a reduced chance of dropping items based on blast distance.
/gamerule tnt_explosion_drop_decay trueDisable tnt_explosion_drop_decay
All blocks destroyed by TNT always drop their items, regardless of blast distance.
/gamerule tnt_explosion_drop_decay falseDefault: true. Restore with /gamerule tnt_explosion_drop_decay true
What tnt_explosion_drop_decay does
Controls whether blocks destroyed by TNT explosions have a random chance to drop items rather than always dropping. When true, only a fraction of blocks near a blast drop loot — consistent with the explosion drop formula added in Java 1.20.
tnt_explosion_drop_decay is a Java Edition-only gamerule and is not available in Bedrock.