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How do you make bows and arrows in Minecraft?
The bow and arrow are one of the most well known pairs of items in Minecraft. This blog post will highlight how you can acquire a bow and arrows as well as their usage and application.
Method 1 (Skeletons)
1. Find a skeleton (they usually spawn at night).
2. Use a weapon to kill the skeleton.
3. There is a chance the skeleton will drop a bow, arrows, or both!
Method 2 (Trading)
1. Locate a village.
2. Find a fletcher.
3. Use emeralds to trade with the fletcher for a bow and arrows.
Method 3 (Crafting)
1. Obtain feathers, flint (mining gravel), and a stick. Use them in the below formation to craft arrows.
2. Obtain three sticks and three strings. Use them in the below formation to craft a bow.
Usage of bows and arrows
Bows and arrows are a quintessential ranged weapon ensuring that you can win any fight against your opponents. In games such as bedwars and skywars they can be used to knock your opponents into the void. Because you can use them essentially anywhere, the bow and arrow are a must have in combat.
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If you are interested in more Minecraft content, checkout our Minecraft glossary, what horses eat in Minecraft, how to get scutes,
how to get a barrier block, making pumpkin pie, villagers opening doors, getting Acacia wood, and our blogpost on how to kill mobs in Minecraft. You might also like our blogpost on Minecraft Player-vs-Player mode of gameplay. Also checkout and participate in Kodeclik's Minecraft Settlement Creation contest. Also learn about Minecraft MLG.
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