How do you get Spectral Arrow in Minecraft?

Spectral Arrow is crafted from Glowstone Dust and Arrow at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 2.

When was Spectral Arrow added to Minecraft?

Spectral Arrow was added in version 1.9.

What is Spectral Arrow used for?

Spectral Arrow is used in combat, which is what it is made for. An arrow that causes hit entities to glow with a bright outline visible through walls for 10 seconds.

How many Spectral Arrow can you stack?

64 Spectral Arrow fills a slot, and that slot costs 128 Glowstone Dust and 32 Arrow, since each one returns 2, which is 32 crafts at the crafting table.

Can Spectral Arrow be enchanted?

No. An enchanting table has nothing to offer Spectral Arrow, and neither has an anvil.

Where do you find Spectral Arrow in chests?

Spectral Arrow is chest loot in bastion treasure chests (about 34%, 12 to 25 at a time), bastion bridge chests (about 11%, 10 to 28 at a time), and bastion chests (about 11%, 10 to 22 at a time). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

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Spectral Arrow

An arrow that causes hit entities to glow with a bright outline visible through walls for 10 seconds.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Spectral Arrow at a glance

Spectral Arrow, a weapon out of crafting, sits under Weapons. Carrying Spectral Arrow is cheap: 64 to a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 1728 in a chest.

Of the 3 kinds of generated chest that can hold Spectral Arrow, bastion treasure chests are the best bet at about 34% per chest. It sits between Netherite Sword and Stone Sword in Weapons, number 8 of 12 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Glowstone Dust
Glowstone Dust
Arrow
Glowstone Dust
Glowstone Dust
Spectral Arrow2
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Spectral Arrow has the grid for Spectral Arrow

How to obtain

Crafting

Notes

Applies the Glowing status effect. Useful in PvP to track enemy players. Java Edition only.

Frequently asked questions about Spectral Arrow

How do you get Spectral Arrow in Minecraft?
Spectral Arrow is crafted from Glowstone Dust and Arrow at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 2.
When was Spectral Arrow added to Minecraft?
Spectral Arrow was added in version 1.9.
What is Spectral Arrow used for?
Spectral Arrow is used in combat, which is what it is made for. An arrow that causes hit entities to glow with a bright outline visible through walls for 10 seconds.
How many Spectral Arrow can you stack?
64 Spectral Arrow fills a slot, and that slot costs 128 Glowstone Dust and 32 Arrow, since each one returns 2, which is 32 crafts at the crafting table.
Can Spectral Arrow be enchanted?
No. An enchanting table has nothing to offer Spectral Arrow, and neither has an anvil.
Where do you find Spectral Arrow in chests?
Spectral Arrow is chest loot in bastion treasure chests (about 34%, 12 to 25 at a time), bastion bridge chests (about 11%, 10 to 28 at a time), and bastion chests (about 11%, 10 to 22 at a time). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

Building with it

Four glowstone dust around an arrow give two spectral arrows, and a hit marks the target with a glowing outline visible through walls for ten seconds. In a fight against something that flees, or in a dark cave, that outline is worth more than the extra damage another arrow would do.

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