A bow in Minecraft is a ranged weapon, with its help you can shoot mobs and other players. In order to shoot, you need to aim and press the right mouse button. As soon as the player releases the button, the arrow will fly at the target. The bow has a certain safety margin, which is spent when shooting. A bow can be enchanted for strength, strength, a burning arrow, but the most useful enchantments are for infinity and repair.. Skeletons use bows, so when a skeleton is killed, a bow may fall out, usually in need of repair. The finished bow is sold by the Archer
Bow as fuel
Bow can also be used as stove fuel. However, using 1 bow it is possible to completely fry an entire 1 block(s). Therefore, it is better to use other types of fuel in Minecraft.
Bow as weapon
Tricks and tips
If you draw your bow all the way down and wait a little longer, the damage is greater (critical damage)
If an arrow flies through lava it will become fiery and set the enemy on fire
- Minecraft versions: 1.19.2 /1.19.1 /1.19 /1.18.2 /1.18.1 /1.18 /1.17 /1.16
- ID: bow
| Burn time | 15 |
| Damage | 4.5 |
| Toughness | 385 |
How to craft bow
Here is how to craft bow in Minecraft. The crafting recipe specifies the required ingredients and their location in Minecraft.
To craft bow in Minecraft you will need: This and This. These ingredients should be placed on the workbench as shown in the picture below. To open the workbench, you need to right-click on the installed workbench.
Where to find bow
Here’s where you can find bow in Minecraft, i.e. where bow in Minecraft.
What can be done from bow
Here it is indicated what can be done from bow in Minecraft, i.e. which recipes use bow in Minecraft.
Dispenser
 | Cobblestone (7) | |
 | Bow (1) | |
 | Redstone (1) |
Where to buy bow
Here it is indicated where you can buy bow in Minecraft, i.e. where bow is sold in Minecraft.
How to fix bow
Here you can learn how to fix bow in Minecraft, that is, how to restore the strength of bow in Minecraft.
There are 3 ways you can repair bow:
If bow is not enchanted, you can merge 2 bow right in your inventory to get 1, but with a larger amount of durability remaining. If one of the items was enchanted during the merge, the enchantment will disappear after the merge. No experience or additional resources are consumed with this method of repair.
When bow is repaired in the inventory, 5% is added to the total strength.
If bow is enchanted, it is better to repair on the anvil to keep or add enchantments. Repair can be done with a netherite ax, bow with charms or with the appropriate material used in the item’s crafting.
This method of repair consumes experience and additional resources.
Also keep in mind that when using an anvil, its strength is lost. Therefore, it is better to combine bow and an enchanted bow or a book on the anvil at once.
And don’t forget that each new bow mending on the anvil will cost more and more experience. That’s why it’s better to combine enchanted items right away.
When repairing the bow on the anvil, we recommend trying to swap items around, as this may reduce the amount of experience needed to repair it.
To restore the strength of bow, you can cast a ‘Repair’ spell. The item will then automatically regenerate its strength when you gain experience.
It is worth noting that the player will not receive experience that goes towards repairing bow But as soon as the durability reaches the maximum level, experience will be accumulated again by the player.
A book with repairing charms can be made on the enchantment table, fished out with a fishing rod or found in treasure chests, fortresses, mines, etc.
The fastest way to repair bow with the “Repair” spell is to put the item in your left hand and use your right hand to mine, fish, kill mobs or breed animals.
How to enchant bow
Here are the enchantments that can be used to improve bow in Minecraft, i.e. how to enchant bow in Minecraft.
Get bow command
Here is the command that allows you to get bow in Minecraft, that is, how to create bow in Minecraft.
Bow can be summoned using a command in creative mode.. This requires:
- open chat (press “T”)
- write command
/give @p minecraft:bow - press “ENTER”
You can also specify the number and to whom bow will be issued:
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/give @p minecraft:bow 10
get 10 bow -
/give MinecraftMax minecraft:bow
bow will be given to the player with the nickname MinecraftMax
The command can be written to the command block so that it is executed when a redstone signal is received.
Video about bow
Here you can watch a video about bow in Minecraft, that is, a selection of videos about Minecraft, where there is bow.