Crafting a bow is easy, and you can also do so in the game’s early stages. All you’ll need is a string and some sticks to prepare a bow. Once you craft the bow, you will also need to make arrows. You will have to do a little bit of leg work as sticks are not the only resources you need. You will get four arrows when you use one of each item. The more resources you use, the more arrows you can craft simultaneously.
Enchantments for a Bow in Minecraft
There are many enchantments you can add to your bow in Minecraft. But since there are so many, it can get confusing as to what you can or cannot add to your weapon. You can check out the list of enchants for a bow in the game and their description below.
What is a Spectral Arrow
Spectral arrows are gold-colored arrows made from glowstone dust. When you shoot a mob with this arrow, it gives them a glowing effect lasting ten seconds. This effect creates a white line around the mob, which you can see from behind any solid objects. To craft a spectral arrow, you will need four glowstone dust and an arrow:
Tipped Arrows in Minecraft
The special types of arrows in Minecraft instilled with different potions are called tipped arrows. You can craft them using various potions and arrows. There are 16 different types of tipped arrows in the game. They are:
Arrow of Harming Arrow of Healing Arrow of Leaping Arrow of Poison Arrow of Regeneration Arrow of Strength Arrow of Slowness Arrow of Weakness Arrow of Night Vision Arrow of Fire Resistance Arrow of Invisibility Arrow of Water Breathing Arrow of Turtle Master Arrow of Swiftness Arrow of Slow Falling (Java Edition Exclusive) Arrow of Decay (Bedrock Edition Exclusive)
An important aspect of the tipped arrows is that they deplete your inventory even if your bow has infinity enchantment. Furthermore, you cannot craft arrows Slow falling and Luck in Bedrock and Java edition, respectively.
How to craft Tipped Arrows in Minecraft?
To craft tipped arrows, it’s important to prepare the potion for the type of effect you want. For an easier illustration, let us look at how to craft an arrow of Harming. We can divide the process into two parts. The first one is to prepare the lingering potion of Harming.
Craft Lingering Potion of Harming
Crafting Arrow of Harming (Instant Damage)
Arrow of Harming does instant damage to whatever mob it hits. To craft it, simply follow these steps: You can use this process to craft different lingering potions and use them to get tipped arrows of the same character as the potions. Additionally, it is best to remember that there are no recipes for tipped arrows in-game. Hence, you need to experiment by yourself or look them up online.
