Where to Find Bow in Minecraft

Bow is associated with All Overworld biomes (String from Spiders). Skeletons spawn at night or in dark areas and have a chance to drop their bow on death. String is obtained from killing Spiders (common nighttime mob), or from breaking cobwebs with a sword. In total, Bow can reach your inventory through collecting it as a mob drop and reeling it in as fishing treasure, so you can pick whichever path your current world makes easiest.

The most reliable way to get Bow is to craft it at a Crafting Table from Stick and String, because crafting is repeatable and does not depend on luck. Before you can craft it, gather the ingredients: Stick (crafted from two planks) and String (kill spiders, or break cobwebs in mineshafts). Mineshafts contain many cobwebs that yield string when broken. Enchanted bows can appear as skeleton drops or fishing treasure. Since this comes from a mob, the Looting enchantment on your sword raises the drop rate, and building or finding a dedicated spawn area turns a one-off kill into a renewable farm. Remember that Bow does not stack, so each one you gather takes a full inventory slot — bring a chest or shulker box if you plan to collect several. Bow has been in the game since the original 1.0 release, so it behaves the same on every up-to-date world and server. In a fight, Bow is gear you want before tackling tougher mobs or other players, so securing one early and enchanting it later is a sound progression plan.

Players hunting for Bow often look for Crossbow, Arrow, Spectral Arrow, and Fishing Rod as well, since they share locations, recipes, or a progression path. For full stats and the crafting grid, the dedicated Bow item page has the complete breakdown.