Minecraft: How To Make Arrows

Learn how to produce arrows in Minecraft. Also, learn about different types of arrows and how to use them to your advantage.

Hunt animals and mobs (Source: Mojang Studios)
Hunt animals and mobs (Source: Mojang Studios)

In Minecraft, survival is a must. Killing mobs and gathering important resources come under the umbrella of survival. Both activities are only successful when the player has some kind of offensive item, such as a sword, axe, or bow. Moreover, any kind of ranged weapon is very important in Minecraft, as they can help in hunting down animals and damaging mobs from a distance. Bows and crossbows are great ranged weapons that use arrows as their ammunition. Crafting arrows is not a big deal, but in Minecraft, everything has to be produced in a distinct manner.

In this guide, we will learn the process of making arrows as well as their different types in Minecraft.

How To Make Arrows

Craft arrows in Minecraft (Source: Mojang Studios)
Craft arrows in Minecraft (Source: Mojang Studios)

There are three types of arrows in Minecraft, each having a different method of crafting. Therefore, we will go over the process of crafting each one of them:

1. Normal Arrows

The most commonly used arrows in the game. These are the items needed to craft normal arrows:

  • 1x Stick: Sticks can be obtained with the help of 2 wooden planks.
  • 1x Flint: Players can find Flint by breaking down gravel.
  • 1x Feather: When a chicken is slayed, it drops raw chicken and a feather.

2. Spectral Arrows

This arrow generates a glowing effect for 10 seconds on the hit target. However, this effect does not increase damage but helps in locating fleeing mobs in the dark. Here are all the materials used to craft spectral arrows:

  • 4x Glowstone dust: In order to collect glowstone dust, players have to enter the Nether and mine glowstone.
  • 1x Arrow: Craft normal arrows with the above-mentioned method.

3. Tipped Arrows

Use these arrows to apply various status (Source: Mojang Studios)
Use these arrows to apply various status (Source: Mojang Studios)

These arrows are equipped with status effects. To craft a tipped arrow, just combine eight arrows with a lingering potion. Moreover, there are 15 kinds of tipped arrows in Minecraft. Brew Dragon’s Breath and a splash potion together to make a lingering potion. In order to obtain Dragon’s Breath, fight the Ender Dragon and collect the breath attack in a bottle. The following are the types of tipped arrows:

  • Arrow of regeneration
  • Arrow of fire resistance
  • Arrow of healing
  • Arrow of swiftness
  • Arrow of night vision
  • Arrow of strength
  • Arrow of leaping
  • Arrow of invisibility
  • Arrow of weakness
  • Arrow of poison
  • Arrow of harming
  • Arrow of slowness
  • Arrow of water breathing
  • Arrow of of the Turtle master
  • Arrow of slow falling

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