What to know

  • Boom Powder is a crafting material for crafting explosives
  • It’s mainly obtained from specific enemies and select cave resources
  • You’ll use it early for bomb-type weapons like Popberry Bombs
  • It shines in crowd control and tight combat spaces

Right from early exploration, Boom Powder stands out as one of the first materials that lets you experiment with explosives in Hytale. If you want reliable area damage before advanced gear, this resource is worth learning.

Boom Powder locations in Hytale: Where to find it

Goblin Lobbers in Zone 1 underground caves

Your most consistent source of Boom Powder comes from Goblin Lobbers. These goblins specialize in ranged explosives and commonly drop Boom Powder when defeated.

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You’ll usually find them:

  • Near goblin camps
  • In contested surface zones
  • In the underground caves of Zone 1

Fighting them can be risky early on, so ranged weapons or cover help.

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Cave-based Boomshrooms

Some underground cave systems contain explosive-themed Boomshrooms that can yield Boom Powder when harvested. This route avoids combat and is safer if you prefer exploration over fighting, though the spawns are less predictable.

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To get Boom Powder from Boomshrooms, use a Hachet or a Hoe to collect the shrooms. If you use F to pick up, you will only get the Boomshrooms and not the Boom Powder.

What Boom Powder is used for in Hytale

Boom Powder is an alchemical ingredient used to craft throwable explosives. You can’t ignite or throw it on its own. Instead, it acts as the volatile core inside bomb recipes.

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Most players first encounter Boom Powder when crafting Popberry Bombs, which provide strong area-of-effect damage long before advanced weapons become available.

How to use Boom Powder explosives effectively

Popberry Bombs detonate on impact, making them ideal in specific situations:

  • Groups of weaker enemies clustered together
  • Narrow caves and corridors
  • Emergency defense when surrounded

Throwing a bomb at terrain can also clear soft blocks or disrupt enemy positioning, giving you breathing room in fights.


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