These explosives can be shot only by Crossbows and when they hit they explode, dealing up to 18 damage. If the Arrows shot lose speed before hitting (because of distance or gravity) the damage will be lower for both of the weapons.Įven if the minimum damage of a Crossbow is higher, this is not the only factor to consider to declare the winner.Ī big difference between the two weapons is represented by Firework Rockets. The more you charge the shot, the higher the damage. The difference may seem small, but it becomes significant in dangerous situations.īow damage goes from 1 to 11. Again, since a Bow is cheaper to make, repairing a damaged Bow is easier than a damaged Crossbow.īows take less time to reload: you need 1.1 seconds to reload them ( 22 random ticks) against the 1.25 seconds of the Crossbow ( 25 ticks). And if we consider that a Crossbow it’s more “expensive” to make, it becomes a relevant factor to consider.īoth of them can be repaired in 4 different ways by combining two Bows or two Crossbows. Once you have the Tripwire Hook you can assemble all the pieces to craft the Crossbow.Ī Crossbow degrades faster than a Bow: it lasts 326 uses against 385 of a Bow (1 Arrow shot = 1 use). To craft a Tripwire Hook you will need an Iron Ingot, a Stick and a Wooden plank: The crafting ingresients are 3 Sticks, 2 Strings, an Iron Ingot and a Tripwire Hook. You can make Sticks from Wooden Planks and you can obtain Strings by killing Spiders or by breaking Cobwebs while using a Sword.Ĭrafting a Crossbow is relatively more expensive, you will need to put some Iron in it. To craft a bow you will need only two ingredients: Sticks and Strings, 3 for each of them. The best way to obtain both of them is probably by crafting them, since the materials needed are very easy to find. You can get a Bow (sometimes enchanted) when fishing.You can find Crossbows in Pillagers outposts Chests.You can get a Crossbow by killing a Pillager or a Piglin.You can get a Bow by killing Skeletons, Strays and Illusionists.You can trade both of them with Fletcher Villagers in exchange for Emeralds.Let’s begin the list of their differences from the way you can get them. We will first consider how unenchanted Bows and Crossbow differ, then we will look at the lists of possible enchantments and at how those can change the two weapons. They are very similar and yet they have so many differences, which we will see in details in this article. Many players didn’t like it at the beginning, but after a few patches it started to be a very interesting alternative to the good old Bow. For years they have been the only weapon that could be used to defeat the Ender Dragon.Ī couple of years ago the Crossbow was introduced as a second option for long distance attacks. Bows are the oldest range distance weapon and they used to be the only option to pair with Swords.

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