How to Make a Landmine in Minecraft

Last Updated: December 20, 2022

Players of Minecraft have formed very unique and tricky traps to use on other players or mobs. Most require a lot of resources and can be quite complex. However, there is one trap that is easy to make and requires relatively little resources. That trap is the landmine. It's infamous for being the "noob's trap," but in some situations, they prove to be effective.

Steps

1
Go to Minecraft.
2
Find a place you want to place the mine.

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3
Dig where you want to place the mine 2 blocks. It is a hole that is a block in area and 2 blocks deep.
4
Place TNT on the bottom of the hole.
- If you want to, you can put more TNT to the side of it. This makes a bigger blast radius and a better chance to make a kill in case the player tries to run away.
- If you want to make it even harder to someone to escape, make the hole 5 blocks deep. At 1 block deep, place a TNT block, then cover the TNT with sand/gravel (or whatever that cannot be seen easily, is solid, and can be affected by gravity). That way, when the TNT is about to explode, it falls, making the block above it fall and trapping the player inside.
5
Place a block on top of the TNT that matches the surface's background.
6
Put a pressure plate where you put the block. This will ignite the TNT.
- If you can, use a pressure plate that matches the block or its color. This helps conceal the mine. It may not work all the time, but mobs and hesitant players may fall for it!
7
You have made a mine. Now make more for a mine field.
- If you do make a minefield, try to keep them close to each other. This makes it more difficult for other players to get through, though it might not be so economical (a waste of resources).
8
Wait for animals, mobs, and players to die in the mine.
- The mines could cause a chain reaction if the explosion touches other mines.
- Some players won't die unless they are new in Minecraft. You can compensate for this by adding more TNT/mines for bigger blast radius.
- If you plan on exploding other players, especially ones with strong armor, always double-check on the explosion site. That way, you can get their items or kill them off if they still survive.