How do you get Crossbow in Minecraft?

Crossbow is crafted from Stick, Iron Ingot, String, and Tripwire Hook at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from mob drops (Pillager), and Crossbow from chest loot (Pillager Outpost), not just the recipe above.

Can Crossbow be enchanted?

Yes. The list for Crossbow runs to 6: Quick Charge, Multishot, and Piercing, all on Crossbow, plus Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing.

Can Crossbow be used as fuel?

One Crossbow keeps a furnace running for 15 seconds, which is 1.5 items for each one burnt. Since one craft turns Stick, Iron Ingot, String, and Tripwire Hook into Crossbow, a furnace fed that way runs on Stick, Iron Ingot, String, and Tripwire Hook. Stick alone burns 5 seconds, and Crossbow carries that heat forward.

Where do you find Crossbow in chests?

Crossbow is chest loot in pillager outpost chests (about 50%), bastion chests (about 16%), ominous trial chamber vaults (about 14%), and bastion bridge chests (about 11%). It shows up in 5 kinds of chest in total. Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

How many Crossbow can you stack?

One Crossbow per slot, since Crossbow does not stack, and every one then costs 3 Stick, 1 Iron Ingot, 2 String, and 1 Tripwire Hook. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.

What is Crossbow used for?

Crossbow is used in combat, which is what it is made for. A ranged weapon with higher damage than a bow but slower reload. Can fire arrows and firework rockets.

How much durability does Crossbow have?

Crossbow starts at 465 durability, and every use takes one off. On Crossbow the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience. It comes from Stick, Iron Ingot, String, and Tripwire Hook, and one craft buys 465 uses, no more.

WeaponsEnchantableCraftable

Crossbow

A ranged weapon with higher damage than a bow but slower reload. Can fire arrows and firework rockets.

Stack Size

Durability

465

Crossbow at a glance

Crafting, mob drops (Pillager), and chest loot (Pillager Outpost) give you Crossbow, a weapon filed under Weapons. No stacking for Crossbow: a slot goes the moment a second one comes in, and a chest row of nine holds nine. Wear counts down from 465 on Crossbow, and an anvil resets part of that; it takes enchantments too.

Its 465-point durability sets how many actions Crossbow survives before breaking, and Unbreaking multiplies those 465 while Mending repairs Crossbow from the experience you pick up. The enchantment pool for Crossbow runs to 6, including Quick Charge, Multishot, Piercing, and Unbreaking. Of the 5 kinds of generated chest that can hold Crossbow, pillager outpost chests are the best bet at about 50% per chest. It sits between Bow and Golden Sword in Weapons, number 3 of 12 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Stick
Iron Ingot
Stick
String
Tripwire Hook
String
Stick
Crossbow
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Crossbow has the grid for Crossbow

How to obtain

Crafting
Mob drops (Pillager)
Chest loot (Pillager Outpost)

Fuel value

Crossbow burns for 15 seconds (300 ticks), which is 1.5 items per Crossbow

Enchantments

Quick Charge Multishot Piercing Unbreaking Mending Curse of Vanishing

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Notes

Can be loaded with firework rockets for area-of-effect damage. Stays loaded when put away.

Frequently asked questions about Crossbow

How do you get Crossbow in Minecraft?
Crossbow is crafted from Stick, Iron Ingot, String, and Tripwire Hook at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from mob drops (Pillager), and Crossbow from chest loot (Pillager Outpost), not just the recipe above.
Can Crossbow be enchanted?
Yes. The list for Crossbow runs to 6: Quick Charge, Multishot, and Piercing, all on Crossbow, plus Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing.
Can Crossbow be used as fuel?
One Crossbow keeps a furnace running for 15 seconds, which is 1.5 items for each one burnt. Since one craft turns Stick, Iron Ingot, String, and Tripwire Hook into Crossbow, a furnace fed that way runs on Stick, Iron Ingot, String, and Tripwire Hook. Stick alone burns 5 seconds, and Crossbow carries that heat forward.
Where do you find Crossbow in chests?
Crossbow is chest loot in pillager outpost chests (about 50%), bastion chests (about 16%), ominous trial chamber vaults (about 14%), and bastion bridge chests (about 11%). It shows up in 5 kinds of chest in total. Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.
How many Crossbow can you stack?
One Crossbow per slot, since Crossbow does not stack, and every one then costs 3 Stick, 1 Iron Ingot, 2 String, and 1 Tripwire Hook. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.
What is Crossbow used for?
Crossbow is used in combat, which is what it is made for. A ranged weapon with higher damage than a bow but slower reload. Can fire arrows and firework rockets.
How much durability does Crossbow have?
Crossbow starts at 465 durability, and every use takes one off. On Crossbow the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience. It comes from Stick, Iron Ingot, String, and Tripwire Hook, and one craft buys 465 uses, no more.

Building with it

A crossbow shoots harder than a bow and stays loaded while you do something else, which is its real advantage: draw once, switch to a shield, fire when ready. It also takes fireworks as ammunition, and a rocket with a firework star does more damage than any arrow.

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