How to craft Bow in Minecraft
Combat Since Classic 0.24
Quick answer: Craft Bow in a Crafting table with 3x Stick + 3x String. You get 1.
Recipe
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Ingredients and how to get them
| Material | Amount | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Stick | 3 | Craft planks into sticks. |
| String | 3 | Kill spiders, break cobwebs with a sword, or barter with piglins. |
What is Bow used for?
- Shoots arrows; hold right-click to draw for more damage and range
- Fully drawn shots can crit
- Best enchantments: Power, Infinity, Flame, Punch, Unbreaking, Mending
Variants
- Crossbow (3 sticks + 2 string + 1 iron ingot + 1 tripwire hook, loads and holds arrows)
Java vs Bedrock
Identical recipe in Java and Bedrock Edition.
Related: ShieldFishing Rod