Arrow

Template:ItemEntity An arrow serves as ammunition for bows, crossbows, and dispensers. Arrows can be modified to imbue status effects on players and mobs.

Obtaining

Mob loot

Skeletons and strays may drop between 0 and 2 arrows upon death. The maximum drop is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0–5 arrows with Looting III.

Strays have a 50% chance of dropping 1 arrow of Slowness when killed by a player. Each level of Looting increases the chance of this drop by 50% of the previous chance. This results in a maximum of 93.75% with Looting III.

In Bedrock Edition, pillagers also drop 0–2 arrows upon death. The maximum drop is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0-5 arrows with Looting III.

Arrows shot by a creative mode player, skeleton, stray, pillager, or piglin, with an Infinity-enchanted bow, or two of the extra arrows shot with a Multishot-enchanted crossbow cannot be picked up, even in creative mode.

Trading

Novice-level fletcher villagers have a 50% chance in Bedrock Edition, or a ²⁄₃ chance in Java Edition, to sell 16 arrows for one emerald as part of their trades.

In Bedrock Edition, master-level fletcher villagers have a ¹⁄₂ chance to sell 5 tipped arrows for 2 emeralds and 5 arrows. In Java Edition, they have a ²⁄₃ chance to sell 5 tipped arrows for 2 emeralds and 5 arrows. If the trade is offered, the potion effect is chosen randomly from the list below, and may be level II in Java Edition; in Bedrock Edition, only arrow of decay is level II.

• Arrow of Fire Resistance
• Arrow of Harming
• Arrow of Healing
• Arrow of Invisibility
• Arrow of Leaping
• Arrow of Slow Falling‌^{[Java Edition only]}
• Arrow of Night Vision
• Arrow of Poison
• Arrow of Regeneration
• Arrow of Slowness
• Arrow of Strength
• Arrow of Swiftness
• Arrow of the Turtle Master
• Arrow of Water Breathing
• Arrow of Weakness
• Arrow of Decay‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

To summarize, this is all potion effects except Slow Falling in Bedrock Edition, or all potion effects except Luck in Java Edition. This is the only legitimate way to obtain arrows of Decay in Survival mode, besides using a potion of Decay in a cauldron, which is rarely generated in a swamp hut.

Bartering

Spectral arrows‌^{[Java Edition only]}/normal arrows‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} can be obtained through bartering with piglins, and have a ~8.71% chance to give the player 6-12 arrows.

Villager gifts

In Java Edition, any regular or tipped arrow can be obtained as a reward item from fletcher villagers when the player has the Hero of the Village status effect.

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Arrow	Flint + Stick + Feather	4
Spectral Arrow	Glowstone Dust + Arrow	2	‌[Java Edition only]
Tipped Arrow	Arrow + Matching Lingering Potion	Lingering Potion of RegenerationLingering Potion of SwiftnessLingering Potion of Fire ResistanceLingering Potion of PoisonLingering Potion of HealingLingering Potion of Night VisionLingering Potion of WeaknessLingering Potion of StrengthLingering Potion of SlownessLingering Potion of LeapingLingering Potion of HarmingLingering Potion of Water BreathingLingering Potion of InvisibilityLingering Potion of Slow FallingLingering Potion of LuckLingering Potion of DecayLingering Potion of the Turtle Master 888888888888888888888	Arrows of Decay are exclusive to Bedrock Edition unless obtained via creative or commands. Arrows of luck are exclusive to Java Edition. A custom potion obtained via commands cannot craft arrows with the potion's custom name, lore, or the CustomPotionColor.

Chest loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Arrow	Bastion remnant	Hoglin stable chest	5–17	22.8%
		Generic chest	5–17	44.1%
		Bridge chest	5–17	47.9%
	Jungle temple	Dispenser	2–7	100%
	Pillager Outpost	Chest	2–7	39.1%
	Village	Fletcher's chest	1–3	23.3%
Bedrock Edition
Arrow	Bastion remnant	Treasure chest	5–21	29.4%
		Generic chest	5–17	54.6%
		Bridge chest	5–17	47.9%
		Bridge chest	2–12	12.2%
		Hoglin stable chest	5–17	26.2%
		Generic chest	2–15	16%
	Jungle temple	Dispenser	2–7	100%
	Pillager Outpost	Chest	2–7	39.1%
	Village	Fletcher's chest	1–3	23.3%

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Spectral Arrow	Bastion remnant	Generic chest	10–22	11.2%
		Bridge chest	10–28	11.2%
		Treasure chest	12–25	33.7%

Retrieving

Arrows stuck in a block that were originally shot by dispensers or by players in Survival without the Infinity enchantment may be collected. Arrows originally shot by skeletons, strays, illusioners, pillagers, piglins, players in Creative, players using the Infinity enchantment, or duplicate arrows created by Crossbows with the Multishot enchantment cannot be collected. Arrows cannot be retrieved when they are stuck in a player or mob, and players or mobs do not drop them when killed. Retrievable arrows have a despawn timer of 60 seconds.

Cauldrons

Main article: Cauldron § Potions

In Bedrock Edition, tipped arrows can also be obtained by using arrows on cauldrons that contain potions. The number of tipped arrows created depends on the potion inside the cauldron. When the cauldron is ¹⁄₃ full, 16 arrows can be tipped. When the cauldron is ²⁄₃ full, up to 32 arrows can be tipped and when the cauldron is full, an entire stack of 64 arrows can be tipped. This is more efficient than using lingering potions as up to 21.33 arrows can be tipped per potion.

Usage

See also: Bow

When fired, arrows fly in a ballistic trajectory affected by gravity and drag in air, water, and lava. The arrow's velocity is multiplied by 0.99 every tick, and it also experiences 1 m/s² of gravity.

Arrows travel approximately 3 blocks when fired parallel to a flat plane with no charge, 15 blocks average with medium charge, and 24 blocks average with maximum charge. When fired from a fully charged bow, arrows can travel 120 blocks if fired from an optimal angle. The maximum height an arrow fired by a bow can reach is around 66 blocks.

An arrow fired in water experiences much more drag than in air: it moves less than 8 blocks before completely losing horizontal speed and falling straight down, although the knockback of the arrow remains unaffected. It also leaves a trail of bubbles in its wake.

There is a random variable to the trajectory of an arrow, given by this.rand.nextGaussian() * 0.0075 * (double)inaccuracy for the x, y and z coordinate. The inaccuracy is relatively small, becoming noticeable over larger distances. The inaccuracy of different arrow delivery devices may differ. Dispensers fire with an inaccuracy of 6, while bows fire with an inaccuracy of 1.

An arrow's speed determine the damage it inflicts. When fired from a fully-charged unenchanted bow, arrows do 69px9px9px of damage, with a smaller chance to damage for up to 119px × 5.5 via critical hits. They inflict up to 59px9px9px damage from a medium-charged bow, and 19px from a bow with no charge. Arrows fired from dispensers always do 39px9px of damage unless their velocity is modified by an external source. Arrows fired from crossbows do 69px9px9px to 119px × 5.5 of damage.

Arrows trigger damage immunity on hit. However, unlike other methods of damage that may bypass invulnerability under certain conditions, arrows hitting the mob while it is invulnerable lose all speed and drop to the ground, dealing no damage unless they contact another mob.

File:ArrowShotInTree.png

An arrow shot into a tree.

File:WeGotShot.png

Two players with arrows sticking out of them.

Arrows also stick into objects they come in contact with and remain there for one minute before disappearing; the distance from the object and the angle determine how far into the target the arrow penetrates. Such arrows may be retrievable.

If the arrow has any custom potion effects (NBT tag CustomPotionEffects), all potion effects, including vanilla potion effects (NBT tag Potion) are removed 30 seconds after the arrow stops moving.

If an arrow is stuck in a block, and that block is broken or disappears (e.g., leaves upon decay), then the arrow falls straight down and damages entities below, but never deals a critical hit.

Arrows can bounce off mobs immune to damage like the wither under the "wither armor" effect and a perching ender dragon.

Arrows shot through lava or (if there's at least a 2 block gap) fire catch on fire and show an appropriate animation until they pass through water. Like arrows shot from a bow with the Flame enchantment, they can set other entities they hit on fire for 5 seconds as well as ignite TNT and campfires.

An arrow shot at a boat‌^{[JE only]} or any kind of minecart causes the vehicle to break, dropping any components (including container contents).

Arrows can get stuck in players in Java Edition, although not any other mobs. They appear as regular arrows regardless of type.

Redstone circuits

An arrow can activate a wooden button, wooden pressure plate, a tripwire, or a target. If the arrow sticks in the switch, the switch remains activated until the arrow despawns after one minute. Target blocks emit a redstone pulse for one second, as opposed to the static depressed state of the other switches. Non-wooden switches are not affected by arrows.

When arrows are fired into the sides of blocks, they change their orientation to point more downward than their original flight path might indicate. This can cause them to intersect and thus trigger switches above them that they didn't actually hit, or block rails above them.

Explosions

Arrows are affected by explosions while they are in flight. Since explosions can increase the speed of an arrow, they can also increase the damage dealt by them. ‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Variants

Tipped arrows

See also:  § Crafting

Tipped arrows are arrows that imbue a potion effect when hitting a mob or player. The duration of the effect is ¹⁄₈ that of the corresponding potion, if applicable, and is not affected by the power of the arrow. The status effect is the same as the regular power effect for the potion. If a bow is enchanted with Infinity, tipped arrows are still consumed.

The types of arrows are:

• Arrow of Regeneration
• Arrow of Swiftness
• Arrow of Fire Resistance
• Arrow of Healing
• Arrow of Night Vision
• Arrow of Strength
• Arrow of Leaping
• Arrow of Invisibility
• Arrow of Poison
• Arrow of Weakness
• Arrow of Slowness
• Arrow of Harming
• Arrow of Water Breathing
• Arrow of Luck‌^{[JE only]}
• Arrow of Decay‌^{[BE only]}
• Arrow of the Turtle Master
• Arrow of Slow Falling

Arrows of Harming (and Arrows of Healing when used against undead mobs) do not add a static amount of damage to the arrow. Instead, the arrow's damage is first calculated, then checked to see if it is below 129px × 6. If the arrow's damage is less than 12, the Harming effect of the arrow makes up the difference, to ensure the arrow does exactly 129px × 6. Therefore, an unenchanted bow cannot deal more than 12 damage using Harming (or Healing) arrows, as it can deal a maximum of 119px × 5.5 damage on level ground. However, if the arrow would deal more than 12 damage, the harming effect is entirely neutralized. This means that bows enchanted with Power I through Power III has a chance to not utilize the arrow at full charge, and any Power level above III never utilizes Arrows of Harming effectively at full charge when against unarmored mobs/players.

No-effect tipped arrows

It is possible to craft tipped arrows using Lingering Water Bottles as well as Awkward, Thick, and Mundane Lingering Potions. If crafted with a water bottle, the arrow is called an Arrow of Splashing. If crafted with Mundane, Awkward, or Thick potions, it is called a Tipped Arrow. Interestingly, Tipped Arrows crafted from different potions do not stack.

All four kinds generate blue particles in flight and upon landing, but otherwise behave like regular arrows. In particular, Arrow of Splashing has no effect on fire and campfires and when shot from a bow with the Flame enchantment, can light campfires and TNT just like regular arrows on fire.

Icon	Name
	Tipped Arrow
	Arrow of Splashing

Uncraftable tipped arrows

In Java Edition, the uncraftable tipped arrow is a tipped arrow with no effect that is unobtainable in regular gameplay. It is available in two variants that don't stack together:

• /give @s minecraft:tipped_arrow{Potion:"minecraft:empty"} - arrow assigned an effect placeholder "empty"
• /give @s minecraft:tipped_arrow - arrow not assigned any effect.

The uncraftable arrow doesn't differ from regular arrows in behavior when used as projectile.

Icon	Name
	Uncraftable Tipped Arrow

Spectral arrows

Template:Exclusive A spectral arrow confers the Glowing status effect for 10 seconds. The Glowing effect creates an outline of the target, which is visible through blocks, and colored based on the target's team (white by default). Even if a bow is enchanted with Infinity, spectral arrows are still consumed.

Icon	Name
	Spectral Arrow

Sounds

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Arrow hit1.oggFile:Arrow hit2.oggFile:Arrow hit3.oggFile:Arrow hit4.ogg	Arrow hits	Friendly Creatures	Plays when an arrow hits a block or entity	entity.arrow.hit	subtitles.entity.arrow.hit	1.0	1.0909... - 1.33...	16
File:Succesfull Hit.ogg	Player hit	Players	Plays when an arrow shot by a player hits another player	entity.arrow.hit_player	subtitles.entity.arrow.hit_player	1.0	1.0	16
File:Bow shoot.ogg	Arrow fired	Players	Plays when an arrow is fired by a player	entity.arrow.shoot	subtitles.entity.arrow.shoot	1.0	Around 1.2	16
File:Bow shoot.ogg	Skeleton shoots	Hostile Creatures	Plays when a skeleton shoots	entity.skeleton.shoot	subtitles.entity.skeleton.shoot	1.0	0.833... - 1.25	16
File:Crossbow shoot1.oggFile:Crossbow shoot2.oggFile:Crossbow shoot3.ogg	Crossbow fires	Players	Plays when a crossbow shoots	item.crossbow.shoot	subtitles.item.crossbow.shoot	0.8 / 0.9	0.9 / 1.0	16
File:Bow shoot.ogg	Dispensed item	Blocks	Dispenser shoots	block.dispenser.launch	subtitles.block.dispenser.dispense	1.0	1.2	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Item tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Arrow	arrow	arrows	Item	item.minecraft.arrow
Spectral Arrow	spectral_arrow	arrows	Item	item.minecraft.spectral_arrow
Tipped Arrow	tipped_arrow	arrows	Item	item.minecraft.tipped_arrow item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.empty item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.water item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.mundane item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.thick item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.awkward item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.night_vision item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.invisibility item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.leaping item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.fire_resistance item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.swiftness item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.slowness item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.water_breathing item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.healing item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.harming item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.poison item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.regeneration item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.strength item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.weakness item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.levitation item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.luck item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.turtle_master item.minecraft.tipped_arrow.effect.slow_falling

Name	Namespaced ID	Entity tags (JE)	Translation key
Template:EntitySprite Arrow	arrow	arrows impact_projectiles	entity.minecraft.arrow
Template:EntitySprite Spectral Arrow	spectral_arrow	arrows impact_projectiles	entity.minecraft.spectral_arrow

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Arrow	arrow	362	Item	item.arrow.name item.tipped_arrow.name tipped_arrow.effect.water tipped_arrow.effect.mundane tipped_arrow.effect.thick tipped_arrow.effect.awkward tipped_arrow.effect.nightVision tipped_arrow.effect.invisibility tipped_arrow.effect.jump tipped_arrow.effect.fireResistance tipped_arrow.effect.moveSpeed tipped_arrow.effect.moveSlowdown tipped_arrow.effect.waterBreathing tipped_arrow.effect.heal tipped_arrow.effect.harm tipped_arrow.effect.poison tipped_arrow.effect.regeneration tipped_arrow.effect.damageBoost tipped_arrow.effect.weakness tipped_arrow.effect.wither tipped_arrow.effect.turtleMaster tipped_arrow.effect.slowFalling

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Template:EntitySprite Arrow	arrow	80	entity.arrow.name

Metadata

In Bedrock Edition, arrows use the following item data values:

Entity data

Normal and tipped arrows

Arrows have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

Spectral arrows

Spectral arrows also have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

History

Java Edition Classic
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST					42px Arrows have been added as an object and are fired by pressing Tab ↹.
0.25 SURVIVAL TEST					42px The texture of arrows has been changed.
					Arrows now deal more damage, and can damage the player.
					The player now has only a limited number of arrows; the remaining amount is shown above the hotbar labeled as "Arrows".
					42px Skeletons now fire purple arrows, instead of hitting the player directly. These arrows can't be collected by the player.
					When a skeleton is killed, it now drops 6-8 normal arrows for the player to gather.
0.29					Arrows can no longer be shot by the player in Creative Mode.
Java Edition Indev
0.31		20100122			32px Arrows have been added as items alongside with bows.
					The "Arrows" display above the hotbar has been removed.
		20100124			Arrows now have a sound effect. What this sound effect is is completely unknown; it could be for hitting a block, for being fired or for something else entirely.
		20100130			Arrows are now craftable.
20100219					Arrows are now dropped by skeletons.
Java Edition Infdev
20100316					Arrows now have a high chance of spawning either a sheep, a pig, a skeleton, a creeper, a spider, or a zombie upon hitting a block.
20100413					Arrows no longer spawn mobs.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.14					The tip of an arrow in crafting is now made from flint rather than an iron ingot.
Java Edition Beta
1.6		Test Build 3			Arrows could be used to stick in any block before this update, even some non-solid ones. For example, they could stick in torches, sugar cane and nether portals.
1.8		Pre-release			Arrows can no longer be rapid-fired from bows; they must be charged first.
					Arrows (with a bow at full strength) can now travel 120 blocks when fired from the optimal angle, and stick to mobs.
Sound Update					Arrow firing sounds have been changed - see sounds section
Java Edition
November 21, 2011					Exploding arrows mentioned.
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease			Arrows no longer stick to mobs.
					Arrows remain visible in players.
		RC1			Arrow landing sounds have been changed.
1.1		?			Arrows on fire now set the entities they hit on fire. Before, arrows could be on fire (like other entities), but they did not set what they hit on fire, and there was no enchantment to fire flaming arrows.
1.3.1		12w21a			Farmer villagers now sell 9–12 arrows for 1 emerald.
		12w22a			Arrows can now be found inside dispensers in the newly added jungle temples.
		12w23a			Arrows can now activate tripwire switches and wooden pressure plates.
1.4.2		12w34a			Arrows can now activate wooden buttons.
		12w34b			Arrows on fire can now ignite TNT.
1.4.4		1.4.3			Arrows now stick to players again, but not mobs.
1.4.6		pre			Arrows now make a "ding" sound when they hit a player.
1.8		14w02a			Farmer villagers no longer sell arrows.
					Fletcher villagers now sell 8–12 arrows for 1 emerald.
		14w25a			An underwater arrow now loses all velocity after a few blocks and slowly falls.
					A flaming arrow underwater now gets extinguished.
		14w26a			Fire arrows can now be used to detonate minecarts with TNT.
1.9		15w31a			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added 15 new arrow types, 14 of which are tipped with a different potion effect. However, some of them don't function yet.
					42px 32px Added spectral arrows. They show mob and player outlines in their team color when hit.
		15w33c			Added shields; though they fully block damage from arrows, arrows still visually stick into the player.
		15w37a			Arrows now ricochet off of shields.
		15w44b			Added the initial method for obtaining tipped arrows, which lasted until snapshot 16w06a – firing arrows into a lingering potion cloud.
		15w47b			Arrows now ricochet off of creative mode players, whereas before they would pass straight through.
		15w49a			Arrows now take the archer's motion into account. For example, if the player is falling, an arrow fired upward will travel slower than if the player was standing still, and an arrow fired downward will fly faster.
					Tipped and spectral arrows are no longer affected by the Infinity enchantment.
		16w06a			Tipped arrows have been given a crafting recipe, and are no longer obtained by shooting them into a lingering potion cloud.
1.10		16w20a			Arrows of slowness may now drop from strays when they are killed by a player.
1.11		16w32a			The entity IDs have been changed from Arrow and SpectralArrow to arrow and spectral_arrow.
		16w32a			Tipped arrows of instant healing and instant damage now function. Previously, the fact that tipped arrows have 1/8th the duration was reducing 1 game tick to zero game ticks.
		16w42a			Arrows now have a crit tag that determines whether it deals critical damage.
1.11.1		16w50a			The arrow entity now has a Color integer tag, for displaying the custom potion color of a fired arrow item that has a CustomPotionColor tag.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, these items' numeral IDs were 262, 439 and 440.
		18w07a			32px Added the Arrow of the Turtle Master.
		18w14a			32px Added the Arrow of Slow Falling.
1.14		18w43a			Arrows are now used as ammo for crossbows.
					Arrows can now break chorus flowers.
					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The item sprite textures of tipped arrows has been changed.
					32px The item sprite texture for spectral arrows has been changed.
		18w47a			Arrows can now be generated inside of pillager outpost chests.
		18w50a			Arrows can now be found in chests in fletcher houses.
		19w12b			Master-level fletcher villagers can now trade any tipped arrows for a few emeralds and regular arrows.
		19w13a			Any regular or tipped arrow can be obtained as a reward item from fletcher villagers when the player has the Hero of the Village status effect.‌
1.14.1		Pre-Release 2			Flaming arrows can now light campfires.
1.16		20w16a			Arrows and spectral arrows now generate in bastion remnants chests.
1.16.2		20w28a			Spectral Arrows can now be obtained through bartering with piglins.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		21w11a			42px The texture of the spectral arrow now have been changed.
		21w13a			The unused original texture of the arrow have been removed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0					32px Added arrows. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.
v0.3.3					42px Arrows now serve as ammunition for bows.
					Added skeletons, which drop arrows when they die.
					Arrows are now craftable.
v0.5.0					Arrows can now be obtained after activating the nether reactor.
v0.12.1		build 1			Arrows on fire now set the entities they hit on fire. Before, arrows could be on fire (like other entities), but they would not set what they hit on fire, and there was no enchantment to fire flaming arrows.
					Arrows on fire can now ignite TNT.
					An underwater arrow now loses all velocity after a few blocks and slowly falls.
					Arrows are no longer available from the nether reactor.
v0.13.0		build 1			Arrows now update sand and gravel.
v0.15.0		build 1			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added tipped arrows.
					Tipped arrows are made by using cauldrons filled with potions.
					Arrows can now be found inside dispensers in jungle temples.
v0.16.0		build 4			32px Added the Arrow of Decay.
					Arrows of Decay currently have a white pixelated texture.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Tipped arrows are now craftable, but they can still be obtained by using cauldrons filled with potions.
1.0.4		alpha 1.0.4.0			Arrows are now sold by fletcher villagers.
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			The entity ID has been changed from arrow.skeleton to arrow.
		alpha 1.1.0.9			32px The texture of arrows of Decay has been changed.
Bedrock Edition
1.5.0		beta 1.5.0.4			32px Added the Arrow of the Turtle Master.
1.6.0		beta 1.6.0.5			32px Added the Arrow of Slow Falling.
1.8.0		beta 1.8.0.10			Arrows can now be used as ammo for the new crossbows.
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			Added pillagers, which drop arrows upon death.
		beta 1.9.0.2			Arrows and tipped arrows can now be used to craft fletching tables.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The item sprite textures of tipped arrows have been changed.
					Arrows can now be found in pillager outpost chests.
					Arrows can now break chorus flowers.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			Arrows can now be found in village fletcher chests.
					Flaming arrows can now light campfires.
		beta 1.11.0.4			Fletcher villagers now sell 5 arrows for one emerald.
					Various regular tipped arrows can now be obtained via trading with fletcher villagers.
		beta 1.11.0.7			Arrow no longer can be used to craft fletching table.
1.12.0		beta 1.12.0.3			Novice-level fletcher villagers now sell 16 regular arrows instead of 5 arrows.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Added piglins, which drop arrows upon death.
		beta 1.16.0.57			Arrows now generate in bastion remnants chests.
					Master-level fletcher villager now always offer 1 of 15 tipped arrows.
					Piglins no longer drop arrows upon death.
1.16.100		beta 1.16.100.54			Arrows can now be obtained through bartering.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	42px 32px Added arrows.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		An underwater arrow now loses all velocity after a few blocks and slowly falls.
					A flaming arrow underwater now gets extinguished.
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15		32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added tipped arrows.
					32px Added spectral arrows.
					Spectral arrows are currently unobtainable and do not any effects.
TU57	CU49	1.56	Patch 27	1.0.7	Spectral arrows now have effects but are not craftable. They can be obtained only via inventory editing.
TU69		1.76	Patch 38		32px 32px 32px Added the Arrow of the Turtle Master, Slow Falling and Decay.
		1.90			32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px The item sprite textures of tipped arrows have been changed.
					32px The item sprite texture for spectral arrow has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					42px 32px Added arrows.
					32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px 32px Added tipped arrows.

Historical sounds:

Sound	From	to	Pitch
File:Arrow Old.ogg	?	?	?

Issues

Issues relating to "Arrow" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• By default, arrows spawn slightly offset to the right. If the player stands close to a wall and fires several arrows without moving the crosshair, the arrows cluster around a point slightly to the right of the crosshair. If the player switches their main hand to be the left hand in options, the arrows instead cluster to the left.
• Arrows fired at Nether Portals often skip through the portal block completely and fail to collide, thus continuing through to the opposite side of the block.
• Arrows stuck in blocks vibrate upon a world reload.
• Although endermen teleport when hit by any tipped arrow, they are still given the said effects while avoiding arrow damage.
• In Bedrock Edition, even if a tipped arrow is blocked with a shield, while the direct damage from the arrows is negated, the player still gets the effect from the tipped arrow.
• The entity form of spectral arrows have not been changed, in comparison to its item counterpart.‌^{[until JE 1.17]}

Gallery

• AllArrowTypes.png

  All the arrow types present in Minecraft.

• Custom arrows.png

  Examples of custom arrow types using /give.

• Arrow in Sugar Cane.png

  Some arrows stick into sugar canes. This no longer works since Java Edition Beta 1.6.

• Steve got shot.png

  Steve with arrows sticking out.

• Alex got shot.png

  Alex with arrows sticking out.

• Arrow Burning.gif

  An arrow caught on fire.

References

Items

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