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Where to Find Arrow in Minecraft

Basic ammunition for bows and crossbows. Deals damage to entities on impact.

Arrow at a glance

Arrow, a combat item filed under Weapons in Minecraft, comes from one place, and this page walks through all 4 methods that end with Arrow in your inventory, fastest one first. Short version: Arrow means one trip to All Overworld biomes, where you craft it from 1 Flint, 1 Stick, and 1 Feather (yields 4). Difficulty for Arrow: 1 of 5, which we call very easy, since it is one of the first things a new survival world can supply, needing no special gear or travel. You will not be hunting for Arrow across biomes at all: a Crafting Table is the whole source, so read on for what goes into it, what each part costs you and the best moment to make one.

Primary Location

All Overworld biomes

Difficulty

Very Easy (1/5)

Version Added

1.0

Stack Size

64

Where to Find Arrow

All Overworld biomes is the one place tied to Arrow, so that is where a trip for Arrow goes. Skeletons drop 0-2 arrows on death, making them a renewable source. Flint comes from mining gravel (10% base chance). In total, Arrow can reach your inventory through collecting it as a mob drop, looting it from generated structure chests, and trading with the right villager, so you can pick whichever path your current world makes easiest.

Biomes & Dimensions

  • All Overworld biomes

Best Way to Get Arrow

The fastest route to Arrow runs through the Crafting Table, with Flint, Stick, and Feather for 4 at a time. Gather those 3 parts once and Arrow stops being something you look for. The shopping list before you can craft Arrow runs to 3 lines: Flint (mine gravel, which drops flint about 10% of the time), Stick (crafted from two planks), and Feather (kill chickens). Feathers drop from Chickens (0-2 per kill). Unnecessary if your bow has the Infinity enchantment. Looting is worth the enchantment here: it lifts the number of Arrow you get per kill at every level, and a farm built around the spawn point keeps them coming without you going out to look again. With 64 Arrow to a slot, a chest holds 1728 of them and a double chest 3456, which is more than most builds will ever ask of you. the original 1.0 release is where Arrow entered the game, and it has worked the same way ever since, so nothing here depends on which update you are on. In a fight, Arrow is gear you want before tackling tougher mobs or other players, so securing one early and enchanting it later is a sound progression plan.

All Methods

  1. 1Craft using 1 Flint, 1 Stick, and 1 Feather (yields 4)
  2. 2Dropped by Skeletons and Strays
  3. 3Sold by Fletcher villagers
  4. 4Found in various structure chests

Crafting recipe for Arrow

ArrowArrow×4Crafting Table

Station: Crafting Table

Yields: 4 items

Tips for Finding Arrow

  • Skeletons drop 0-2 arrows on death, making them a renewable source
  • Flint comes from mining gravel (10% base chance)
  • Feathers drop from Chickens (0-2 per kill)
  • Unnecessary if your bow has the Infinity enchantment

More notes on Arrow

Crafts 4 arrows at a time. Unnecessary with an Infinity-enchanted bow.

Arrow elsewhere on Astroworld

Items and guides next to Arrow

Bow, Crossbow, Spectral Arrow, and Tipped Arrow come up in the same trips as Arrow, whether through the same biome, the same chest or the same recipe. Stats, durability and the grid for Arrow sit on its own item page.

View the Arrow item page

Getting Arrow in practice

Arrows are flint, a stick and a feather, and the feather is usually the bottleneck: chickens give one to two each. A skeleton farm changes the picture entirely, since skeletons drop arrows directly, and a single spawner keeps a bow supplied for as long as you care to stand there.

What to watch out for with Arrow

Crafting arrows one at a time stops being worth it the moment a skeleton farm exists, since skeletons drop them by the stack. Before that, flint from gravel and feathers from chickens are the two halves, and both are easier to gather in bulk than most players expect.

Frequently asked questions about Arrow

Where do you find Arrow in Minecraft?

Arrow is found in All Overworld biomes. Craft using 1 Flint, 1 Stick, and 1 Feather (yields 4).

What is the best way to get Arrow?

Craft Arrow from Flint, Stick, and Feather at a Crafting Table; every other route to Arrow depends on where you are standing.

Can you craft Arrow?

Yes. Arrow is crafted at a Crafting Table using Flint, Stick, and Feather, and each craft makes 4.

How hard is it to find Arrow?

Finding Arrow is rated very easy (1 out of 5): it is one of the first things a new survival world can supply, needing no special gear or travel.

Does Looting increase Arrow drops?

Yes. Because Arrow is a mob drop, using a sword enchanted with Looting raises the chance and quantity dropped, making a dedicated farm the most efficient long-term source.

When was Arrow added to Minecraft?

Arrow was added in the original 1.0 release.