How to make a Crossbow in Minecraft Step by Step Guide × Enchantments Mods Tutorials Passive Mobs Neutral Mobs Hostile Mobs Boss Mobs Other Mobs Crafting Potions Smelting Tools Armors Consumables Dimensions Overworld Nether The End Sky Dimension Projects Create Edit Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Minecraft Wiki How to make a Crossbow in Minecraft Step by Step Guide Minecraft Wiki 833 pages • Updated: Oct 07 Enchantments Mods Tutorials Passive Mobs Neutral Mobs Hostile Mobs Boss Mobs Other Mobs Crafting Potions Smelting Tools Armors Consumables Dimensions Overworld Nether The End Sky Dimension Projects In: Minecraft Items, Crafting How to make a Crossbow in Minecraft Step by Step Guide Edit Improve this page Crossbows are a huge upgrade to the manual Bows that were added to Minecraft so many years ago. These Crossbows shoot faster, are easier to use and can even do more damage. They may be harder to craft but this is a side effect of their improved durability. Crossbows differ from Bows because they do not require you to load immediately before firing. Crossbows are powerful upgrades to the Bow which allow them to be used as a sidearm rather than having to constantly prepare to fire. This way you can block attacks with a shield and respond by firing your bow. Contents Required Materials to craft a CrossbowHow to make a Crossbow in Minecraft Step-by-Step Guide (with Pictures)Step 1- Kill spiders and obtain two String Step 2- Smelt Raw Iron in a Furnace The Furnace recipe is shown below Step 3- Craft a Tripwire Hook using an Ingot Stick and Plank Step 4- Take your materials to a Crafting Table and open up the UI Step 5- Place your materials in this configuration How to use a Crossbow in Minecraft Explainer VideoFAQsConclusion Required Materials to craft a Crossbow To craft a Crossbow in Minecraft you will need the following Sticks (3x)Iron Ingot (1x)Strings (2x)Tripwire Hook (1x) Follow our guide to the Tripwire Hook. How to make a Crossbow in Minecraft In a Nutshell Place a Tripwire Hook in the center of your crafting grid with two strings on either side. Place an Iron Ingot above it, two Sticks on either side of the ingot, and finally one more Stick on the bottom center cell. Step-by-Step Guide with Pictures Step 1- Kill spiders and obtain two String Step 2- Smelt Raw Iron in a Furnace The Furnace recipe is shown below Step 3- Craft a Tripwire Hook using an Ingot Stick and Plank The Tripwire Hook recipe. Follow our tutorial for more information. Step 4- Take your materials to a Crafting Table and open up the UI Step 5- Place your materials in this configuration How to use a Crossbow in Minecraft Crossbows can stay loaded, unlike the Bow which needs to be primed every time. This allows you to react to threats in a much shorter amount of time. Other benefits of using this weapon include improved damage, accuracy, and even range. These weapons pack a real punch. After shooting a Firework or Arrow, your character will need to reload the arrow. Similarly to the bow, only one shot can be prepared per volley. Explainer Video FAQs Q. Is the Crossbow a true upgrade to the Bow? With access to instant firing and Fireworks, the Crossbow demonstrates its superiority over the regular Bow. Conclusion With a crossbow, you can be one of the most fearsome offensive forces in Minecraft. These powerful ranged weapons can be upgraded with Enchantments too. You can lower reload time, shoot more shots, pierce armor, and of course place the usual universal enchantments on it like Unbreaking and Mending. Thanks! Help us improve this page Edit Rate this Content! Thanks! 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