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block_explosion_drop_decay

booleanJava 26.2 only

Controls whether blocks destroyed by generic explosions (not TNT or mob explosions) have a random chance to drop items rather than always dropping. When true, only a fraction of blown-up blocks drop loot.

Enable block_explosion_drop_decay

Block explosions use drop decay — roughly 1/3 of destroyed blocks drop items.

Java/gamerule block_explosion_drop_decay true

Disable block_explosion_drop_decay

All blocks destroyed by generic explosions always drop their items.

Java/gamerule block_explosion_drop_decay false

Default: true. Restore with /gamerule block_explosion_drop_decay true

What block_explosion_drop_decay does

Controls whether blocks destroyed by generic explosions (not TNT or mob explosions) have a random chance to drop items rather than always dropping. When true, only a fraction of blown-up blocks drop loot.

block_explosion_drop_decay is a Java Edition-only gamerule and is not available in Bedrock.

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