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Where to Find Spectral Arrow in Minecraft
An arrow that causes hit entities to glow with a bright outline visible through walls for 10 seconds.
Primary Location
All Overworld biomes (crafting)
Difficulty
Easy (2/5)
Version Added
1.9
Stack Size
64
Where to Look
Biomes & Dimensions
- All Overworld biomes (crafting)
How to Get Spectral Arrow
- 1Craft using 4 Glowstone Dust and 1 Arrow (yields 2)
- 2Java Edition only
Crafting Recipe
Glowstone Dust
Glowstone Dust
Arrow
Glowstone Dust
Glowstone Dust
Spectral Arrowx2Crafting Table
Station: Crafting Table
Yields: 2 items
Tips for Finding Spectral Arrow
- Glowstone Dust comes from breaking Glowstone blocks in the Nether
- Witches occasionally drop Glowstone Dust on death
- The Glowing effect makes targets visible through walls for 10 seconds
- Useful in PvP to track enemy players behind cover
Version History
- Added in 1.9 (Combat Update); Java Edition exclusive
Additional Notes
Applies the Glowing status effect. Useful in PvP to track enemy players. Java Edition only.