Bow


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Trivia

  • If you enchant a bow with a level 1 enchantment, it will always get Power I.

Skeletons

Skeletons have an 8.5% chance of dropping a bow on death when killed by the player. The chance of dropping a bow is increased by 1% per level of looting "Flame" redirects here. For the non-solid damage-dealing block, see Fire. “ How does enchanting work in Minecraft? Well, you open a magical book and pick a random spell, not quite sure knowing what it will minecraft , allowing up to an 11.5% chance of dropping.

Illusioner

Illusioners have an 8.5% change of dropping a bow when killed by the player. The change of dropping a bow is increased by 1% per level of looting, allowing up to an 11.5% change of dropping.

Trading

Fletcher villagers Villager Health points 20 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn Village When a zombie villager is cured First appearances See History Drops None Experience minecraft will trade All villager trades, separated by profession. The trading system is a gameplay mechanic that allows players to trade emeralds for items (and vice-versa) with villagers. Contents 1 Functionality 1.1 Brown Robed Villager 1.2 White Robed minecraft a bow for 2 to 3 emeralds Emerald Type Raw materials Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data value dec: 388 hex: 184 bin: 110000100 Name emerald See the gem. For the ore, see Emerald Ore. For minecraft as part of their tier 2 trades.

Fishing

Bows have a chance of being caught by fishing Fishing is the process of obtaining fish using fishing rods. Contents 1 Catching fish 2 Junk and treasures 3 Fishing rod durability 4 History 5 Issues 6 Trivia Catching fish edit | edit source] A minecraft as part of the treasure category. When caught, the bow may be damaged and contain random enchantments equivalent to a level 30 enchantment "Flame" redirects here. For the non-solid damage-dealing block, see Fire. “ How does enchanting work in Minecraft? Well, you open a magical book and pick a random spell, not quite sure knowing what it will minecraft from an enchantment table Enchantment Table Type Solid Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance Computer: No Pocket Edition: 12 Blast resistance 6,000 Hardness 5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops minecraft .

Crafting

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The durability of the two bows is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Weapon

Bows can be drawn back by using it. In order to use the bow, you must have at least one arrow Arrow Type Combat Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID Normal / Tipped: PC: 10, PE: 80 Spectral: PC: 24 Network ID Normal / Tipped: PC: 60 Spectral: PC: 91 Entity ID Normal minecraft in your inventory, or be in creative mode. While the bow is being charged or remains fully charged, the player is forced to move at sneaking Notch sneaking Sneaking is a gameplay featureSpecial attraction that prevents players from falling off of blocks, helps players hide from enemies, among other useful features. Contents 1 Controls 2 Effects 3 Video 4 History 5 Issues minecraft speed, unless they are riding a horse Horse Health points 15 () to 30 ( × 15) Armor points See horse armor Size Adult: Height: 1.6 Blocks Width: 1.3965 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.8 Blocks Width: 0.6982 Blocks Spawn Plains and savanna First minecraft , minecart Minecart Type Vehicles Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No Internal ID PC: 42 PE: 84 Network ID PC: 10 Entity ID minecart Drops Minecart (1) Health points 6 () First appearances See History Data value minecraft or boat Boat Type Vehicles Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No Flammable No, but drops except in lava Internal ID PC: 41 PE: 90 Network ID PC: 1 Entity ID boat Drops See Drops Health points 4 minecraft at the time, which causes no speed decrease.

Charging the bow to its maximum causes it to visually shake as an indicator, and releases an arrow Arrow Type Combat Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID Normal / Tipped: PC: 10, PE: 80 Spectral: PC: 24 Network ID Normal / Tipped: PC: 60 Spectral: PC: 91 Entity ID Normal minecraft with a white sparkling effect, signifying a critical hit See damage in Minecraft. For information on health/hearts, see Health. Damage represents injury from attacks or natural causes. Players and mobs in Minecraft each have a supply of health points, which are minecraft . At minimum charge (3 ticks), the arrow will deal 1 () and barely travel a block. At full charge (1 second), the arrow travels up to 64 blocks Blocks may refer to: Block - cubes that make up the Minecraft world as a whole. Blocks music disc This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you upwards, flies with a speed of roughly 53⃂m/s, and consistently deals 9 () damage, with a 1/5 of chance of dealing 10 (), making it the most powerful weapon in the game. If the arrow hits another player, it will make a high pitched "ding" sound.

Damage caused by the arrow is unaffected by the Strength "Healing" redirects here. For health, see health. Contents 1 Behavior 2 Summary of effects 3 List of effects 3.1 Absorption 3.2 Bad Luck 3.3 Blindness 3.4 Fire Resistance 3.5 Glowing 3.6 Haste 3.7 Health Boost minecraft status effect.

Endermen Enderman Health points 40 ( × 20) Attack strength Easy: 4 () Normal: 7 () Hard: 10 () Size Height: 2.9 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn In the Overworld, the Nether or the End in minecraft cannot be shot using an arrow, as the arrow will either disappear as the enderman teleports, or it will become deflected. An arrow shot from a bow enchanted with Flame I can ignite the enderman, however.

Crafting ingredient

Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition minecraft Ingredients Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid minecraft recipe Description
Dispenser Dispenser Type Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 17.5 Hardness 3.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See history Drops Dispenser (1) plus contents Block entity minecraft Cobblestone Cobblestone Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data value dec: 4 hex: 4 bin: 100 Name cobblestone Cobblestone is a common block, obtained from minecraft ⃂+
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The bow must be undamaged.
Enchantments on the bow do not affect the resulting dispenser.

Enchanting

Bows can receive seven different enchantments, and have a base enchantibility of 1. Bow enchantments have no effect on arrow Arrow Type Combat Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID Normal / Tipped: PC: 10, PE: 80 Spectral: PC: 24 Network ID Normal / Tipped: PC: 60 Spectral: PC: 91 Entity ID Normal minecraft speed or distance.

  • Power increases the damage by 25% times the level of power plus 1, up to a maximum of level V. A power V bow will deal a maximum of 25 ( ℂₗ 12.5).
  • Punch will increase the knock back (+4 blocks per level) applied by the bow, up to a maximum level of II.
  • Flame will ignite the arrow, causing it to likewise ignite any entities it hits. If not extinguished, the fire damage will do up to 5 (). Flame will also allow the player to ignite TNT from a distance. There is only 1 level of flame.
  • Infinity allows you to fire the bow without consuming any arrows. A single arrow is still required to fire. Fired arrows shot from an infinity enchanted bow cannot be retrieved if they land on the ground. There is only 1 level of infinity. Tipped arrows will be consumed even with Infinity.
  • Unbreaking causes a 100 divided by the level of unbreaking plus 1 chance of taking any damage. Unbreaking has a maximum level of III.
  • Mending allows a certain proportion of XP orbs collected to contribute towards repairing the bow, rather than raising the player`s experience. It can only be applied using enchanted books and an anvil.
    • Mending and Infinity are mutually exclusive.
  • Curse of Vanishing causes the bow to disappear instead of dropping on the ground when the player dies. It can only be applied using enchanted books and an anvil.

Fuel

A bow can be used as fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5Java⃂edition only/1Pocket⃂edition only items per bow.

Arrows

See also: Arrow

As arrows are affected by gravity, they take an arcing path over distances. One must aim above the target when firing from a distance, or gain higher ground, to effectively make a hit. Arrows will slow down if shot through water.

Arrows that hit solid blocks Blocks may refer to: Block - cubes that make up the Minecraft world as a whole. Blocks music disc This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you will become stuck and can be recollected, unless the arrow was shot by a bow enchanted with Infinity, a player in creative mode, or a skeleton.

Arrows shot through lava will ignite, similar to the flame enchantment. The arrow will likewise ignite any entities it hits. If not extinguished, the fire damage will do up to 5 ().

Arrows from bows can trigger wooden pressure plates and wooden buttons. Be that as it may, they cannot trigger stone pressure plates or stone buttons.

The player can choose which type of arrow to fire based on its location in the inventory. Arrows in the off-hand, or the selected hotbar slot if the bow is in the off-hand, are prioritized first. If there are no arrows in the off-hand or selected hotbar slot then the arrow closest to slot 0 is selected.

Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Availability Xbox points earned Trophy type (PS)
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Sniper Duel Kill a skeleton with an arrow from more than 50 meters Use a launched arrow Arrow Type Combat Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID Normal / Tipped: PC: 10, PE: 80 Spectral: PC: 24 Network ID Normal / Tipped: PC: 60 Spectral: PC: 91 Entity ID Normal minecraft to kill a skeleton, wither skeleton, or a stray from 50 or more blocks away, horizontally. Yes Yes Yes Yes 30G Silver

Dispense With This Construct a Dispenser Dispenser Type Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 17.5 Hardness 3.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See history Drops Dispenser (1) plus contents Block entity minecraft . Yes Yes Yes Yes 20G Silver

Archer Kill a creeper with arrows. Yes Yes Yes Yes 10G Bronze

Cupid Kill 2 players in a round of a public Battle mini game using a bow and arrow. Yes Yes No Yes 20G Bronze

Advancements

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Internal ID
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Take Aim Shoot something with a bow and arrow Monster Hunter Fire a bow so that the arrow Arrow Type Combat Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID Normal / Tipped: PC: 10, PE: 80 Spectral: PC: 24 Network ID Normal / Tipped: PC: 60 Spectral: PC: 91 Entity ID Normal minecraft strikes any entity. minecraft:adventure/shoot_arrow
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Sniper duel Kill a skeleton with an arrow from more than 50 meters Take Aim Use a launched arrow Arrow Type Combat Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID Normal / Tipped: PC: 10, PE: 80 Spectral: PC: 24 Network ID Normal / Tipped: PC: 60 Spectral: PC: 91 Entity ID Normal minecraft to kill a skeleton from 50 or more blocks away, horizontally. minecraft:adventure/sniper_duel

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History

Classic
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST The player did not need a bow to shoot arrows. Instead, Tab ⃢₆Ⅱ was used to fire arrows. Be that as it may, arrows still had to be collected to shoot. Launching arrows this way was much slower than the bow that now fires them.
Indev
Jan. 22, 2010 Development began on the bow and arrow.
Jan. 30, 2010 Added bows. The right mouse button could be held down to fire in rapid succession. Each arrow dealt 4 () for each hit. They would fly in a ballistic trajectory affected by gravity and drag in air or water. They would travel approximately 15 blocks when fired parallel to a flat plane. Arrows also had a maximum range of around 52 blocks when fired at a 38 degree angle on a flat plane.
Bows often failed to interact with objects, but would instead shoot. This was very inconvenient when trying to open doors, chests etc. This was due to the fact that shooting arrows was an instantaneous action.
Beta
1.2 Bows are now used to craft dispensers.
1.8 Bow behavior is overhauled; they now need to be charged to fire.
Official release
1.0.0 A fully charged arrow now consistently deals 9 () damage, with a rare chance of dealing 10 ().
Bows have a durability.
Bows do not need arrows for ammo in Creative mode.
The bow could be enchanted via console commands, but no enchantment would affect it.
1.1 Bows can now be legitimately enchanted. Four enchantments were added: Flame, Punch, Power and Infinity.
1.2.1 12w06a Skeletons have a 2.5% chance of dropping a bow. One fifth of the time, this bow will be enchanted with Power I (20%).
1.4.6 12w50a Bows can now be enchanted with Unbreaking using an anvil and an appropriately enchanted book.
1.4.6-pre When a player hits another player from far away with a bow it makes a high pitched "dinging" sound.
1.7.2 Bows can be obtained as a "treasure" item from fishing.
1.8 Bow placement when drawing back was slightly changed.
1.8 14w02a Fletcher villagers Villager Health points 20 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn Village When a zombie villager is cured First appearances See History Drops None Experience minecraft now sell 1 bow for 2⃢₀ₓ3 emeralds Emerald Type Raw materials Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data value dec: 388 hex: 184 bin: 110000100 Name emerald See the gem. For the ore, see Emerald Ore. For minecraft .
1.9 15w31a The bow in the hotbar now shows an arrow when being drawn.
Bows can now shoot an additional 14 types of arrows, selected based on which arrow type is in the off-hand or closest to slot 0.
Bows cannot be used in the off-hand.
15w37a The bow can now be used in the off-hand.
Bows will prioritize the selected hotbar slot for arrows if the bow is in the off hand.
1.11 16w33a Bows can now be used to fuel furnaces.
1.11.1 16w50a Infinity and Mending are now mutually exclusive.
1.12 17w16a Illusioners now have bows.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.3.3 Added bows.
0.8.0 build 2 New bow rendering.
0.11.0 build 1 Bows can be obtained as a "treasure" item from fishing.
0.12.1 build 1 Fully charged bows now cause particles.
Pocket Edition
1.0.4 build 1 Bows can be obtained by trading with a fletcher villager.
Console Edition
TU1 CU1 1.0 Patch 1 Added bows.
TU5 Bow behavior is overhauled; they now need to be charged to fire.

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    Overview

    A Bow is an item that can be used to attack mobs, assuming the player has arrows in their inventory. To fire the bow, hold down right-click to charge the shot, then release to fire. A bow can be used 385 times before it breaks. The damage and range depend on how far back the arrow was drawn. For best results, shoot at maximum charge. A fully charged bow will be known by two ways. First, the bow is fully charged when it stops the drawing animation and begins shaking, or the bow`s arrow, when shot, will leave a particle trail, much like that of a critical hit when jumping and attacking with a sword.

    The bow is best used to take on mobs at a distance, or where sword attacks could endanger the player (such as engaging Creepers or Skeletons).

    Fight Mechanics

    When fighting a Creeper or another mob, try to hit the block beneath it so you can keep a distance as aiming at the torso will slow you down and allow said mob to advance. Shooting from above ledges is the most effective way to kill mobs and/or a player, However, when aiming, stay close to the edge and sneak so you don`t fall off the ledge. Bows are best used when fighting range attack mobs like Skeletons. The farther the bow is pulled, the farther the arrow will go.

    Bow in PvP

    Bows are an excellent initiator or full-length combat weapon if the opposing player is without one. The bow starts to lose its significance quickly when opponents adorn armor. To say that the bow is "overpowered" is clearly a matter of opinion. A shooter atop a tower would certain seem "overpowered" because the enemies can not reach him. However, on solid ground, sword wielders would easily run him down. However, to a person trying to cross a river or other body or water, a bow is truly something to be feared. To really keep the bow significant, enchanting the bow is nearly required of it in PvP, unless it is simply a defensive weapon in the defense of towers, walls, etc.

    Enchantments

    As of 1.2.5, enchantments have been added to bows, including Power, Flame, Infinity, Punch and Unbreaking.

    • Flame (I) adds fire to the bow, said more simply making an arrow light on fire when it is ejected from an arrow and makes the cooked⃂₠version of meat from⃂₠cows, pigs, and chicken if they are killed by the fire.
    • Infinity (I) makes you have unlimited arrows so long as you have at least one arrow in your inventory.
    • Punch (I-II) is equivalent to Knockback.
    • Power (I-V) increases damage per shot. Only up to Power IV can be obtained from enchanting depending on the level, 30 being the max. In Survival Mode, Power V can only be obtained by combining two Power IV enchantments from another bow or a book.
    • Unbreaking (I-III) increases the bow`s durability. However, this enchantment is not the most useful for a bow.

    Crafting

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