BeginnerEnchanting & brewing
The best bow and crossbow enchantments in Minecraft
The bow and the crossbow share Unbreaking and Mending, but every other enchantment belongs to only one of them.
Tested 26.3
The Bow is the basic ranged weapon: three sticks and three strings make one. Hold the use button to draw it, release to shoot an Arrow, and the longer you draw, the farther and harder the arrow flies.
It is made with the Crafting Table from 3 × Stick and 3 × String. As fuel it burns for 15 seconds in a Furnace, enough to smelt 1.5 items.
What it does
A bow needs arrows in your inventory; tipped and spectral arrows are fired the same way and add their effect. A fully drawn shot can be a critical hit. Each shot wears the bow down, and it lasts 384 uses before breaking unless you repair or mend it.
Bows take their own enchantments: Power raises damage, Punch adds knockback, Flame sets targets on fire, and Infinity stops plain arrows from being used up. Unbreaking and Mending keep it going.
A bow is also an ingredient of the Dispenser, with cobblestone and redstone. Skeletons carry bows and sometimes drop them, an apprentice Fletcher sells one for two emeralds, and an expert one sells enchanted bows.
How to craft
Crafting table 
3 × Stick + 3 × String → Bow
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How Bow connects
15 links · from the 26.3 game dataUsed with
Where to get it
Loot in structureschance per item drawn
Other sourceschance
Trades
VillagerSold by · Fletcher (Apprentice), Fletcher (Expert)Enchantments for it
Works in
Furnacefuel · smelts 1.5 items15 sTutorials with Bow (7)
All tutorials with Bow →AdvancedSurvival
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A Bow with Power for the first phase, and Arrows.
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Bow · FAQ
How do you get Bow in Minecraft?
At the Crafting Table: 3 × Stick and 3 × String give 1 × Bow. It can be found as loot in Trial Chambers and Abandoned Camp. Sold by Villager: Fletcher (Apprentice), Fletcher (Expert). Fishing: Fishing Rod.
What is Bow used for in Minecraft?
It shoots arrows, takes its own enchantments and is needed to craft a dispenser. It is an ingredient in one recipe: Dispenser. Ammo: Arrow, Spectral Arrow and Tipped Arrow.
How much durability does Bow have?
384 durability points: each use removes one, and it breaks when none are left. Mending and Unbreaking can extend it.
Does Bow stack?
No: only one per inventory slot.
Which enchantments can you put on Bow?
7 enchantments: Flame, Infinity, Mending, Power, Punch, Unbreaking and Curse of Vanishing.
Can Bow be used as fuel?
Yes. In a Furnace it burns for 15 seconds, enough to smelt 1.5 items.