Minecraft Dungeons:Exploding Crossbow

"The power of TNT fused with the latest in archery design resulted in this devastating crossbow."

- In-game description

"EXPLODING CROSSBOW – This unique crossbow – imbued with the incendiary power of TNT – has a devastating explosive shot, which is great for clearing a passage through a horde of mobs."

- Guide to Minecraft Dungeons: A Handbook for Heroes

An exploding crossbow is a ranged weapon in Minecraft Dungeons that fires one arrow that explodes on impact. Its unique variants are the and the.

Obtaining
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Other:

Ancient Mobs:

Usage
The Exploding Crossbow possesses very high power, very low speed, and a very small ammo supply. The quiver starts with 20 arrows, normal arrow bundles give 10 arrows, supply chest bundles give another 20 arrows, and Surprise Gift bundles give 5 arrows. The exploding crossbow is a little smaller than most crossbows.

Crossbows can be shot repeatedly if the ranged attack button is held down. Ranged weapons require the player to have at least one normal arrow or a special arrow from a quiver artifact in their inventory to shoot. Unlike bows, shots from crossbows cannot be charged.

Damage caused by the arrows can be increased with enchantments, the Strength buff, and certain armors that have ranged damage increases, such as the. Also, it is the only ranged weapon in the game that is unaffected by the enchantment.

Abilities

 * X ranged damage
 * Explodes on Impact

Stats
Quiver: 20
 * Multiplier: 1.2

Trivia

 * Including the DLC, the is the only ranged weapon to appear in four dungeons.
 * The Exploding Crossbow and it's variants are used often in speed-runs for a quick and effective route through large mobs.