How to Make Flaming Arrows in Minecraft

Everything you need to craft and use flaming arrows for combat in Minecraft

Flaming arrows are useful and cool tools to use as weapons in Minecraft. With a flaming arrow, you can even get cooked chicken without a furnace!

Things You Should Know

  • You'll need an anvil, a bow, and Enchanted Book Flame I.
  • Place the anvil, then right-click on it to open the anvil window.
  • Place the bow in the first slot and Enchanted Book Flame I in the second slot.
  • Drag the newly enchanted bow from the third slot into your inventory.
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Enchanting the Bow

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    Acquire your materials. You will need:
    • An anvil[1]
    • A bow
    • Enchanted Book Flame I
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    Place the anvil. Right-click on it to open the anvil 'window', which will allow you to use the anvil.
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    Place the bow in the first slot and the enchanted book in the second slot.[2] Then drag the newly enchanted bow from the third slot into your inventory. This will cost you two XP levels.
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Using Flaming Arrows

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    Spawn some animals and experiment. If you shoot a chicken with a flaming arrow, it gives you cooked chicken. The same will work for sheep, cows, pigs etc.
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    You can use flaming arrows to light TNT. Try making a trap with it. Hook up a dispenser to a tripwire, so that when someone walks over the tripwire, the arrow ignites the TNT.
    • However, flaming arrows will not set fire to trees or wood.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    How do I make emerald armor at Minecraft?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    You'll need to download a mod.
  • Question
    How to get emerald swords in Minecraft?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Emerald swords do not exist in the regular version of Minecraft, and to obtain one you would have to mod the game.
  • Question
    What is the enchantment book?
    Khang4312
    Khang4312
    Community Answer
    The enchantment book is an item that will help you to enchant items. You can use enchantment book to make flaming arrows
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References

  1. ↑ https://progameguides.com/minecraft/minecraft-how-to-make-flaming-arrows-in-minecraft/
  2. ↑ https://progameguides.com/minecraft/minecraft-how-to-make-flaming-arrows-in-minecraft/

About This Article

Zac Churchill
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Zac Churchill
Minecraft Specialist
This article was co-authored by Zac Churchill. Zac Churchill is from Davidson, North Carolina, and currently attends Tufts University. He has played Minecraft for over eight years and has extensive knowledge on how to play Minecraft and how the game has changed over the different versions. Specifically, Zac has expert experience in survival worlds, large builds on creative mode, and server design/upkeep. This article has been viewed 106,269 times.
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Co-authors: 13
Updated: October 25, 2022
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Categories: Minecraft Crafting
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