

However, blocks with resistance as low as 3.5 survive if hit. The minimum blast resistance required to absorb all blast force of a fireball is 4.034 (about the equivalent of basalt, which is 4.2). If a ghast is killed, any remaining fireballs launched by that ghast disappear. Blocks are also set on fire by the explosion. When two fireballs collide, one is deflected to a random direction while the other explodes upon impact. If an entity has the fire resistance effect, it will not get damaged by the fireball, though this is not consistent unlike with blaze fireballs. A fireball deals 1000 × 500 damage to a ghast if the fireball was rebounded by a player.

Fireballs have a straight trajectory unaffected by gravity and a theoretically infinite range, although they despawn after 1 minute. Fireballs do not track their target once fired and can be deflected if hit with a projectile or melee attack.Īt close range, it is one of the most powerful mob attacks in Minecraft a direct hit deals 6 projectile damage from the impact, and up to 9, 17 × 8.5, or 25 × 12.5 explosion damage from the blast, depending on difficulty.
