Do you love crafting weapons using recipes in Minecraft? This guide will teach you how to build a crossbow in Minecraft!
Learning how to make a Crossbow in Minecraft is pretty easy. The 2019 update “Village and Pillage” introduced the crossbow to Minecraft. The game already had a similar weapon in the form of the bow that allowed you to fire arrows from range. This guide will teach you how to craft one. Keep in mind that the different editions of Minecraft have a different creative menu location for the crossbow which we shall list out as well.
To make a Crossbow in Minecraft, follow the steps mentioned below.
The table below displays the different creative menu locations of the crossbow across different platforms:
It’s important to note that the crossbow cannot be stacked in any version. All versions have the crossbow’s damage at varying values. The durability of the crossbow across all Minecraft versions is 326
Platform | Location in Creative Menu |
Java | Combat |
PE | Equipment |
Xbox | Equipment |
PS4 | Tools, Weapons & Armor; Equipment |
Nintendo | Equipment |
Win10 | Equipment |
Edu | Equipment |
Furthermore, You can even choose to enchant a crossbow in Minecraft. The following enchantments provide the corresponding effects
Also Read | Best Crossbow Enchantments
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