TNT submerged in water can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities
The Bug:
TNT submerged in water can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Build the setup as shown in the attachment below. setup.png

- Ignite the TNT and wait for it to explode.
- Take note as to whether or not TNT submerged in water can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities.
Observed Behavior:
TNT can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities.
Expected Behavior:
TNT would not be able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities.
Linked Issues
relates to5
- Fixed
[Mod] AvomaFireHunterX
[Mojang] etanaratsastaja
- 20
- 15
- Confirmed
Low
- Platform
- Entities
- armor_stand glow_item_frame item_frame leash_knot painting tnt
1.4.5 - 1.21.1
1.4.5 12w50a 1.15.2 20w16a 1.16-pre2 1.16-rc1 1.16 1.16.1 20w30a 1.16.2-pre1 1.16.2-pre2 1.16.2-pre3 1.16.2-rc1 1.16.2-rc2 1.16.2 1.16.3-rc1 1.16.3 1.16.4-pre1 1.16.4-pre2 1.16.4-rc1 1.16.4 20w45a 20w46a 20w48a 20w49a 20w51a 21w03a 1.16.5 21w05b 21w06a 21w07a 21w08b 21w10a 21w11a 21w13a 21w14a 21w15a 21w17a 21w20a 1.17 1.17.1-rc1 1.17.1 21w39a 21w40a 21w42a 1.18 1.18.1 22w05a 1.18.2-rc1 1.18.2 22w14a 22w18a 1.19 1.19.1-pre5 1.19.1 1.19.2 22w43a 1.19.3 1.19.4 1.20 1.20.1 23w33a 24w11a 24w13a 1.20.6 1.21 1.21.1- 24w33a
Created Issue:
TNT can destroy Item Frames and Paintings even when submerged in water
TNT knocks Paintings and Item Frames off of walls if it explodes even underwater.
This doesn't happen with any other non-solid block, just these 2 items so far.
Can be annoying at times.Environment
Latest Release of Java
OS X
TNT knocks Paintings and Item Frames off of walls if it explodes even underwater.
This doesn't happen with any other non-solid block, just these 2 items so far.
Can be annoying at times.
TNT can destroyItemFrames andPaintings even when submerged in waterTNT can destroy item frames and paintings even when submerged in water
relates to
TNT can destroy item framesand paintings even when submerged in waterTNT can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other entities even when submerged in water
is duplicated by
MC-212963
TNT can destroy item frames, glow item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other entities even when submerged in water
The Bug:
TNT is able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other entities, even when submerged in water.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Build the setup as shown in the attachment below. setup.png
- Ignite the TNT and wait for it to explode.
Observed Behavior:
TNT is able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other entities, even when submerged in water.
Expected Behavior:
TNT would not be able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other entities, when submerged in water.
The Bug:
TNT is able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities, even when submerged in water.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Build the setup as shown in the attachment below. setup.png
- Ignite the TNT and wait for it to explode.
Observed Behavior:
TNT is able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities, even when submerged in water.
Expected Behavior:
TNT would not be able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities, when submerged in water.
TNTcan destroy item frames, glowitem frames, paintings, armor stands, and other entities even when submerged in waterTNT is able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities, even when submerged in water
The Bug:
TNT
is able todestroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities,evenwhen submerged in water.Steps to Reproduce:
- Build the setup as shown in the attachment below. setup.png
- Ignite the TNT and wait for it to explode.
Observed Behavior:
TNT
is able todestroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities,evenwhen submerged in water.Expected Behavior:
TNT would not be able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities, when submerged in water.
The Bug:
TNT can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities, when submerged in water.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Build the setup as shown in the attachment below. setup.png
- Ignite the TNT and wait for it to explode.
- Take note as to whether or not TNT can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities, when submerged in water.
Observed Behavior:
TNT can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities, when submerged in water.
Expected Behavior:
TNT would not be able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities, when submerged in water.
TNTis able todestroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities,evenwhen submerged in waterTNT can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities, when submerged in water
The Bug:
TNT can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities
, when submerged in water.Steps to Reproduce:
- Build the setup as shown in the attachment below. setup.png
- Ignite the TNT and wait for it to explode.
- Take note as to whether or not TNT can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities
, when submerged in water.Observed Behavior:
TNT can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities
, when submerged in water.Expected Behavior:
TNT would not be able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities
, when submerged in water.The Bug:
TNT submerged in water can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Build the setup as shown in the attachment below. setup.png
- Ignite the TNT and wait for it to explode.
- Take note as to whether or not TNT submerged in water can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities.
Observed Behavior:
TNT can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities.
Expected Behavior:
TNT would not be able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities.
TNT can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities, when submerged in waterTNT submerged in water can destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other similar entities
relates to
relates to
The Bug:
This is a Bedrock repost of MC-3697, and it relates to MC-3697.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Build this setup as shown:

- Get a cow and leash it onto the fence that is shown on the structure.
- Ignite the TNT.
- Notice the painting, armor stand and the leash knot all get destroyed.
Expected results:
The TNT submerged in water will not destroy paintings, armor stands and leash knots.
Observed results:
The TNT submerged in water will destroy paintings, armor stands and leash knots.
Despite MC-3697 being fixed, TNT and other explosions that have been triggered underwater can still destroy vehicles such as minecarts and boats. Armor stands are similar entities and are unaffected.
How to reproduce
- Create an underwater space.
- Summon a few boats and minecarts.
- Place a TNT around them and trigger it.
Expected result
The vehicles would remain intact, as the explosion was triggered underwater.
Observed result
The vehicles were destroyed by the explosion.





This is because item frames are NOT blocks. TNT in water only affects entities, which item frames and paintings are.
It will also have a chance to destroy the drops.
Technically the drops are also entities and can be damaged, hence throwing them into lava or a cactus destroys them. Explosions also can destroy drops.
This is not a bug.
Close this?
dont forget paintings and item frames are not blocks but entities so they get 'killed' by the TNT
Why is this reopened? Paintings and Item Frames are entities, so should be destroyed by TNT regardless of whether it's in water.
It has been reopened by Mojang
Confirmed in 20w16a
Affects 1.16 Release Candidate 1
Also happens with respawn anchors.
Can confirm in 20w48a.
affects 20w51a, it never fixed, until its done yet.
its just an entity, not a block.
Relates to MC-175250.
Can confirm in 21w03a. Also affects armour stands.
Can confirm in 21w05b.
Can confirm in 21w07a. Video attached.
Can confirm in 21w15a.
Can confirm in 21w17a.
Can confirm in 1.17 Release Candidate 2.
Affects 1.17
Can confirm in 1.17.1 Release Candidate 1.
Can confirm this in 21w39a. Here are some extra details regarding this problem.
The Bug:
TNT is able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other entities, even when submerged in water.
Steps to Reproduce:
Observed Behavior:
TNT is able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other entities, even when submerged in water.
Expected Behavior:
TNT would not be able to destroy item frames, paintings, armor stands, and other entities, when submerged in water.
can confirm in 1.18.1
Can confirm in 1.20.3 rc-1