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Armor Stands are entities that are able to hold and display armor, mob heads, and pumpkins.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Stick +
Stone Slab

Usage

Armor stands are able to hold armor of different materials, as well as mob heads and pumpkins. Armor stands summoned with arms can also hold anything in its hand that can be held in the players hand except armor, mob heads and pumpkins. The stand does not have a GUI, players interact with it directly. They are also able to be placed in different orientations, similar to banners or signs. Armor stands are entities and they can be pushed by pistons, transported by minecarts, moved by water and bounced by slime blocks. An armor stand can be broken by double-clicking with the left mouse button; at which point it and any armor is dropped as an item.

Left-clicking it a single time, or simply watching it can cause it to seem to vibrate up or down, very slightly. Right-clicking it with armor selected will place the armor, if done on a bare spot (arms are not readily recognized). Conversely, clicking on armor with a bare hand will remove the armor, of a given item clicked upon. This is several times quicker than extensive use of the inventory to select, remove, and replace armor, especially when combined with right-clicking while using the appropriate hotbar option.

It is possible to summon an armor stand using commands.

  • /summon ArmorStand ~ ~ ~ {ShowArms:1} spawns an armor stand with arms
  • /summon ArmorStand ~ ~ ~ {Small:1} spawns a smaller armor stand.
  • Other NBT tags can be used to create armor stands which are invisible (Invisible), have arms (ShowArms), have disabled slots (DisabledSlots), have no base plate (NoBasePlate), have no gravity (NoGravity), and are in a preconfigured position (Pose)

Properties

Armor stands are not damaged by cactus, but fire and lava can still damage armor stands. If an armor stand is blown up by TNT, it will break and not drop as an item. Any armor on the stand will drop when the stand is broken. Armor can be automatically placed on armor stands with a dispenser, but mob heads and pumpkins can only be added manually. Because armor stands are entities, they obey gravity (unless specially spawned without), allowing them to fall and rest on non-full blocks such as enchanting tables and snow sheets. Armor stands are able to accurately render both enchanted and all forms of dyed armor.

History

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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Melon Seeds|Melon Seeds]]<br/>{{Block
|image = <gallery>
Melon Stem Age 0.png | Age 0
Melon Stem Age 1.png | Age 1
Melon Stem Age 2.png | Age 2
Melon Stem Age 3.png | Age 3
Melon Stem Age 4.png | Age 4
Melon Stem Age 5.png | Age 5
Melon Stem Age 6.png | Age 6
Melon Stem Age 7.png | Age 7
</gallery>
| image2 = <gallery>
Attached Melon Stem (N).png | North 
Attached Melon Stem (E).png | East
Attached Melon Stem (S).png | South
Attached Melon Stem (W).png | West
</gallery>
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = none
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}'''Melon seeds''' are items obtained from [[Melon Slice|melon slices]] that can be used to grow melon stems.

'''Melon stems''' are plants grown on [[farmland]] that, over time, grow [[melon]]s on dirt, mud and moss blocks adjacent to them.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
When broken, a melon stem drops 0–3 melon seeds. The chance for melon seeds to drop increases with the stem's age.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="3" |[[Resource location]]
! rowspan="3" | Source
! colspan="4" | Default
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Nothing || colspan="3" style="text-align:center" |{{ItemLink|Melon Seeds|Melon seeds}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 1 || style="text-align:center" | 2 || style="text-align:center" | 3
|-
| rowspan="8" |<code>blocks/melon_stem</code>
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 0</code>
| style="text-align:center" |81.3%|| style="text-align:center" |17.42%|| style="text-align:center" |1.24%|| style="text-align:center" |0.03%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 1</code>
| style="text-align:center" |65.1%|| style="text-align:center" |30.04%|| style="text-align:center" |4.62%|| style="text-align:center" |0.24%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 2</code>
| style="text-align:center" |51.2%|| style="text-align:center" |38.4%|| style="text-align:center" |9.6%|| style="text-align:center" |0.8%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 3</code>
| style="text-align:center" |39.44%|| style="text-align:center" |43.02%|| style="text-align:center" |15.64%|| style="text-align:center" |1.9%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 4</code>
| style="text-align:center" |29.13%|| style="text-align:center" |44.44%|| style="text-align:center" |22.22%|| style="text-align:center" |3.7%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 5</code>
| style="text-align:center" |21.6%|| style="text-align:center" |43.2%|| style="text-align:center" |28.8%|| style="text-align:center" |6.4%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 6</code>
| style="text-align:center" |15.17%|| style="text-align:center" |39.82%|| style="text-align:center" |34.84%|| style="text-align:center" |10.16%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 7</code>
| style="text-align:center" |10.16%|| style="text-align:center" |34.84%|| style="text-align:center" |39.82%|| style="text-align:center" |15.17%
|-
| rowspan="1" |<code>blocks/attached_melon_stem</code>
|{{BlockLink|Attached Melon Stem|Attached Melon stem}}
| style="text-align:center" |10.16%|| style="text-align:center" |34.84%|| style="text-align:center" |39.82%|| style="text-align:center" |15.17%
|}

=== Natural generation ===
Melon stems generate naturally in stem farm inside [[woodland mansion]]s.

Melon stems generate in 20% of the farm plots in [[savanna]] [[village]]s, and 10% of the farm plots in [[desert]] villages.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|melon-seeds}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|Melon Slice
|Output= Melon Seeds
|type= Material
}}

=== Trading ===
[[Wandering trader]]s sell melon seeds for 1 [[emerald]].

== Usage ==
=== Farming ===
{{see also|Tutorials/Pumpkin and melon farming}}
Melon seeds can be planted only on [[farmland]], as stems. Over time, a stem grows through several stages<sup>[''[[Talk:Pumpkin Seeds|needs testing]]'']</sup> and, at its final growth stage, will produce [[melon]]s on any adjacent [[dirt]], [[Coarse Dirt|coarse dirt]], [[Rooted Dirt|rooted dirt]], [[Grass Block|grass block]], [[farmland]], [[podzol]], [[mycelium]], [[Moss Block|moss block]], [[mud]] or [[Muddy Mangrove Roots|muddy mangrove roots]]. If a melon is already occupying a spot adjacent to a stem it does not grow more melons until the melons is removed. A single stem can grow an unlimited number of melons. Melon stems need a minimum light level of 10 in the block above the stem to grow and give melons. Melon seeds are affected by [[bone meal]] only with respect to stem growth; bone meal does not help produce the actual melons.

=== Breeding ===
Like other seeds, melon seeds can be used to [[breed]] [[chicken]]s, lead chickens around, and make baby chickens grow up faster by 10% of the remaining time.

=== Taming ===
Like other seeds, melon seeds can be used to tame [[parrot]]s.

=== Composting ===
Placing melon seeds into a [[composter]] has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

== Melon Stem ==
A '''melon stem''' is the block that is planted on [[farmland]] when melon seeds are used on it. It starts underground, and rises up as the plant grows. The stem is colored green when young, and then yellow once fully grown.

The stem curves once a melon has grown from it. A fully-grown single stem connects to any [[melon]] in an adjacent square, thus there are 5 possible appearances to a stem. If there are multiple melons it can connect to, it favors the east, then west, north, and south. When the melon is removed, the stem returns to its straight shape.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Hard crop}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Melon Stem
|spritetype=block
|nameid=melon_stem
|blocktags=bee_growables, crops
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Attached Melon Stem
|spritetype=block
|nameid=attached_melon_stem
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Melon Seeds
|spritetype=item
|nameid=melon_seeds
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Melon Stem
|spritetype=block
|nameid=melon_stem
|id=105
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Melon Seeds
|spritetype=item
|nameid=melon_seeds
|id=293
|form=item
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{/BS}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|A Seedy Place}}

== History ==
{{info needed section|check if stems floated above farmland upon initial implementation}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|[[File:Melon Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added melon seeds.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stem Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE1.png|32px]] Added the melon stem, with seven stages of growth.
|Melon seeds can found in the new [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s.
|[[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE1.png|32px]] Melon stems have four slightly visually distinct appearances for each facing direction - the bent part of the stem rotates, but the other two planes do not.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE1.png|32px]] Melon stem data values 8–15 now show a glitched formation, with a floating stem with an attached stem cross eventually emerging below.
|[[File:Attached Stem Age 8 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 9 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 10 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 11 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 12 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 13 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 14 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 15 JE1.png|32px]] Melon stem blocks with data values higher than 7 can now attach to adjacent fruits, which results in buggy stem textures with [[vines]] in the mix due to vines being below attached stems in [[terrain.png]].}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 2 ;)|Melon stems can now be grown faster using [[bone meal]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=1.3|The texture of melon stems has been moved one pixel to the left in [[terrain.png]].
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 1 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE2.png|32px]] Stems now appear slightly different.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE2.png|32px]] Overgrown stems now appear slightly different.
|[[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE2.png|32px]] Attached melon stems now appear slightly different.
|[[File:Attached Stem Age 8 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 9 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 10 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 11 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 12 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 13 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 14 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 15 JE2.png|32px]] Overgrown attached melon stems now appear slightly different.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w36a|[[Chicken]]s now use [[wheat seeds]], melon seeds, and [[pumpkin seeds]], instead of [[wheat]] to breed.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 1 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE3.png|32px]] Melon stems now use a squished version of their texture for immature stems, depending on age.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE3.png|32px]] This also affects melon stems of ages 8–15, which are likewise stretched to accommodate its predicted size.
|[[File:Attached Stem Age 8 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 9 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 10 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 11 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 12 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 13 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 14 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 15 JE3.png|32px]] Melon stems of extreme ages, which are attached to adjacent fruits, now show a stretched and tinted stem appearance.}}
{{History|||snap=13w03a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 1 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE4.png|32px]] Melon stems are no longer squished or stretched to account for age.<ref>{{bug|MC-7111}}</ref>
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE4.png|32px]] Melon stems with age values 8 through 15 now show a tinted [[trapdoor]] texture.
|From this version up until 14w08a, overgrown melon stems start to draw from the texture below them on the [[texture atlas]], in much the same way they previously did with terrain.png. However, as texture atlases are unstable and textures tend to change positions as new blocks and textures are added, overgrown stems change the texture they draw from every time new textures are added, which includes when textures added by [[mods]].}}
{{History|||snap=13w09a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE5.png|32px]] Melon stems with age values 8–15 now show a tinted [[birch wood]] texture.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w24a|Melon and pumpkin stems have now been assigned separate textures.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE6.png|32px]] Melon stems with age values 8–15 now show a tinted [[note block]] texture.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w37a|Added the {{cmd|setblock}} [[commands|command]], allowing for invalid stem ages to be placed in the world without using external editors. This also allows them to be obtained in earlier versions via backdating.}}
{{History|||snap=13w41a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE7.png|32px]] Melon stems with age values 8–15 now show a tinted [[netherrack]] texture.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w10a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE8.png|32px]] Melon stems with data values 8–11 now display a tinted attached stem, with 8 facing west, 9 facing east, 10 facing north and 11 facing south.
|Invalid melon stems with data values 12-15 now crash the game.}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 1 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE5.png|32px]] Melon stems now render as a single diagonal plane, or, in the case of attached stems, a diagonal and orthogonal plane.
|[[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE3.png|32px]] The attached melon stem [[model]] now fully rotates to the direction the stem points. Prior to this update, the base of the melon stem would stay the same while the long attaching section would differ, resulting in four possible attached stem appearances.
|Invalid overgrown melon stems have effectively been removed from the game, as attempting to place an out of range stem via {{cmd|setblock}} creates a stem of age 0 and loading a world with such stems existing causes a game crash.}}
{{History|||snap=14w26a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 1 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE4.png|32px]] Melon stems now correctly render as crosses again.<ref>{{bug|MC-58136}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=14w27a|[[File:Attached Stem Age 0 14w27a.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 1 14w27a.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 2 14w27a.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 3 14w27a.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 4 14w27a.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 5 14w27a.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 6 14w27a.png|32px]] Due to a bug, all melon stems appear attached regardless of age or any actual attachment.<ref>{{bug|MC-60208}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=14w28a|All melon stems appearing attached regardless of age or any actual attachment has been fixed. However, melon stems still appear attached to adjacent fruits regardless of age due to a similar bug.<ref>{{bug|MC-61716}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=14w34d|Melon seeds can no longer be used for [[breeding]] [[chicken]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Chickens can now use melon seeds to breed again.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|Melon seeds have been added to [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s.
|The average yield of melon seeds from [[mineshaft]] chests has been decreased.}}
{{History|||snap=15w45a|Melon stems must now be fully grown again to attach.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Melon seeds can now be found inside chests in the new [[woodland mansion]]s.
|Melon crops now generate inside woodland mansions.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w18b|Placing a melon seeds in farmland now gives the player the "A Seedy Place" [[advancement]].{{verify}}}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different block states for the <code>melon_stem</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 105, and the [[item]]'s 362.}}
{{History|||snap=17w48a|Attached melon stems no longer [[drops|drop]] seeds.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE5.png|32px]] The texture of attached melon stems has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Melon stems now generate in the updated [[savanna]] [[village]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Melon stems now generate in the updated [[desert]] [[village]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Placing melon seeds into the new [[composter]] has a 10% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Melon seeds now have a 30% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.
|Added [[Wandering Trader|wandering trader]]s, which sell melon seeds.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w34a|[[Bee]]s can now pollinate melon stems.}}
{{History|||snap=19w39a|Attached melon stems now [[drops|drop]] seeds again.<ref>{{bug|MC-136360}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Pre-release 5|[[File:Melon Seeds JE2.png|32px]] The texture of melon seeds has been changed.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Added melon seeds.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stem Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Are these models correct?}} Added melon stems.}}
{{History||v0.6.0|[[File:Melon Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Melon seeds no longer use the pumpkin seeds texture.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=?|Melon seeds can now be found in [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Melon seeds are no longer available from the [[Nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Melon seeds can now be found in [[minecart with chest|minecarts with chests]] in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Melon seeds now generate inside [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Melon crops now generate inside [[woodland mansion]]s.
|Melon seeds can now be found in woodland mansion chests.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Melon seeds can now be found inside [[bonus chest]]s.
|Melon seeds are now used to tame [[parrot]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE5.png|32px]]{{info needed|More accurate image}} The texture of attached melon stems has been changed.
|Melon stems now generate in [[savanna]] and [[desert]] [[village]] farms.
|Added [[wandering trader]]s, who [[trading|sell]] melon seeds.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Melon seeds can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.14.0|snap=beta 1.14.0.1|[[Bee]]s can now pollinate melon stems.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Melon Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added melon seeds.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stem Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Are these models correct?}} Added melon stems.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE5.png|32px]]{{info needed|More accurate image}} The texture of attached melon stems has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stem Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Are these models correct?}} Added melon stems.}}
{{History|foot}}

<gallery>
Melon Stem with data value 15.png|The final version of the melon stem with age 15, as seen in-game.
Melonstems.png|Melon stems of ages 1–15 on a modded version of 1.7.2, hence the melon stems using the melon top texture.
Stems of 13w02a.png|All 16 stem sizes in 13w02a, with accompanying data values.
</gallery>

=== Melon stem "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Melon Stem}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Stem All Ages.png|All stages of growth.
AllSeeds.png|All the [[seeds]] that exist in the game.
</gallery>

== See also ==

* [[Melon]]
* [[Pumpkin Seeds]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Blocks|vegetation}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]

[[cs:Semínka melounu]]
[[de:Melone]]
[[es:Semillas de sandía]]
[[fr:Graines de pastèque]]
[[hu:Dinnyemagok]]
[[it:Anguria]]
[[ja:スイカの種]]
[[ko:수박씨]]
[[nl:Meloenzaden]]
[[pl:Nasiona arbuza]]
[[pt:Sementes de melancia]]
[[ru:Семена арбуза]]
[[th:เมล็ดแตงโม]]
[[zh:西瓜种子]]</li><li>[[Bow|Bow]]<br/>{{For}}
{{For|the ranged weapon of a similar name|Crossbow}}
{{Item
| image = <gallery>
Bow.png | Bow
Bow (Pull 0).png | Pulled (state 0)
Bow (Pull 1).png | Pulled (state 1)
Bow (Pull 2).png | Pulled (state 2)
</gallery>
| rarity = Common
| renewable = Yes
| durability = 384
| stackable = No
}}

A '''bow''' is a ranged [[weapon]] that shoots [[arrow]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===

{{crafting
|showname=0
|B1= Stick
|C1= String
|A2= Stick
|C2= String
|B3= Stick
|C3= String
|Output= Bow
|type= Combat
}}

===Mob loot===

==== Skeletons and Strays ====

[[Skeleton]]s and [[stray]]s have an 8.5% chance of dropping a normal or enchanted bow on death when killed by a [[player]] or a tamed [[wolf]]. 

The chance of dropping a bow is increased by 1% per level of [[Looting]], allowing up to an 11.5% chance of dropping. 

The chance of being enchanted depends on the [[difficulty]], whether it is normal or hard. The enchantment level is equal to enchant level 5-22. 

Bows of [[skeleton trap]]s are always enchanted at level 5 to 23. The exact level depends on [[regional difficulty]], as on Easy it is always a level-5 enchantment.

==== Illusioners ====
{{exclusive|java|section=1}}

[[Illusioner]]s have an 8.5% chance of dropping an unenchanted bow when killed by the player. The chance of dropping a bow is increased by 1% per level of Looting, allowing up to an 11.5% chance of dropping. 

=== Trading ===

Apprentice-level fletcher [[villager]]s sell bows for 2 [[emerald]]s as part of their [[trading|trade]]s.

Expert-level fletcher villagers sell enchanted bows for 7–21 emeralds as part of their trades. The enchantment level is equal to enchant level 5–19.

=== Fishing ===

Bows have a chance of being caught by [[fishing]]. When caught, the bow may be damaged and contain random [[enchantment]]s equivalent to a level 30 enchantment from an [[enchanting table]], including treasure enchantments like [[Mending]].

=== Repairing ===
{{Grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=2x Damaged [[Bow]]
|Damaged Bow
|Damaged Bow
|Bow
|description=The durability of the two bows is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
}}
{{Crafting
|Damaged Bow
|Damaged Bow
|Output=Bow
|type=Combat
|ignoreusage=1
}}

== Usage ==

=== Weapon ===
[[File:Steve aiming with Bow.png|150px|right]]
[[File:Alex aiming with Bow.png|150px|right]]

Bows can be drawn back by {{control|using}} them. In order to use a bow, the player must have at least one [[arrow]] in their [[inventory]] or be in [[Creative]] mode. The arrow that is shown inside the bow always looks like a regular arrow, regardless of what kind of arrow is actually being shot from the bow.<ref>{{bug|MC-87685||Drawn bow texture does not reflect arrow that will be shot|WF}}</ref>

When drawing a bow, the display zooms in slightly. Charging the bow to its maximum causes it to visually shake as an indicator. Releasing the button shoots an [[arrow]]. Drawing a bow can be canceled by switching to another hotbar slot while holding use.

While the bow is being charged or remains fully charged, the player is forced to move at [[sneaking]] speed, unless they are riding a [[horse]], [[minecart]] or [[boat]], or flying with [[elytra]]. It is not possible to [[Sprinting|sprint]] while charging a bow or holding a drawn bow. When the bow is released, normal motion resumes although any prior sprint is cancelled. Sneaking while drawing the bow makes the player move even slower.

If an arrow hits another player, the player that shoots the arrow hears a high-pitched "ding" sound.{{only|je}}

Fully charged shots launch critical arrows which have a trail of [[particles]] behind them and deal up to <math display="inline">\left ( \frac{3x}{2} \right ) + 2</math>damage, where <math>x</math>is the damage after any enchantments. The listed values below describe maximum damage from a bow with no [[Power]] enchantments, assuming the target is at a distance where drag and gravity are negligible. However, the critical damage is likely to be more around 8-10; critical damage is added at a random value between <math>x</math>and <math display="inline">\left ( \frac{3x}{2} \right ) + 2</math> and it is rare to have minimum or maximum values. The damage dealt can ultimately be less than the maximum damage if the arrow slows down after being shot. 

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Shot base damage by changing time"
|-
! Charging time
! Maximum attack damage
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Bow|text= '''0.1 s'''}} (no charge)
|{{hp|1}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Bow|text= '''0.2–0.9 s'''}} (medium charge)
|{{hp|5}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Bow|text= '''1+ s'''}} (full charge)
|{{hp|6}}
|-
|{{ItemSprite|Bow|text= '''1+ s'''}} (critical)
|{{hp|11}}
|-
|}

The game stores the damage of arrows even in values with a decimal point. For example, it is possible for a critical arrow shot to cause damage values such as 6.4. In this cases of a broken value, the game can round up or down and store the amount for subsequent damage sources.

Any projectile thrown by the player is under the influence of momentum in current versions of ''Minecraft''. Naturally, the player's movement speed can be modified under a number of circumstances, affecting the ballistic trajectory of projectiles, and as a result, the damage inflicted by arrows.

In [[Java Edition Combat Tests]], to avoid sniping, arrows shot from fully-charged bows become non-critical if held drawn back for longer than three seconds. Instantaneous effects on tipped arrows are scaled by 1/8, just like the duration of other effects. For example, Instant Damage I arrow will deal an additional {{hp|0.75}} magical damage.

Damage caused by the arrow is not affected by the [[Strength]] effect.

[[Endermen]] cannot be shot using an arrow, because the arrow either disappears as the enderman teleports, or it gets deflected. Even while immobile, the enderman is immune to damage from arrows. However, an arrow shot from a bow enchanted with [[Flame]] can ignite the enderman.

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|Bow, Damaged Bow}}

=== Enchantments ===

Bows can receive several different [[enchantment]]s and have a base enchantability of 1. Bow enchantments have no effect on [[arrow]] speed or the distance it travels. In [[Bedrock Edition]], if a bow is enchanted with any level 1 enchantment, it always gets Power I.{{verify|This used to be in the trivia section. Not valid in Java Edition.}}

{| class="wikitable col-3-center"
|+
!Name
!Summary
!Max Level
|-
|[[Power]]
|Increases the damage dealt by bow-shot arrows.
|V
|-
|[[Punch]]
|Increases the knockback dealt by bow-shot arrows.
|II
|-
|[[Flame]]
|Ignites arrows, dealing fire damage to anyone hit as well as igniting TNT and campfires.
|I
|-
|[[Infinity]]<ref group=n name=exclusive>Mending and Infinity are mutually exclusive.</ref> 
|Stops the bow from consuming arrows when shot. A minimum of 1 arrow is still required to work.
|I
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|Grants a chance to negate durability consumption, making the bow last longer.
|III
|-
|[[Mending]]<ref group=n name=exclusive></ref>
|Repairs the bow using experience, but also preventing the player from gaining score.
|I
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|The bow vanishes on death, not dropping as an item. Overridden by keepInventory.
|I
|}
;Notes
{{Reflist|group=n}}

=== Fuel ===

A bow can be used as [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1.5 items per bow {{in|java}} or 1 item per bow {{in|bedrock}}.

== Arrows ==

{{main|Arrow}}

As in real life, a flying [[arrow]] in ''Minecraft'' is affected by gravity. Its vertical speed is modified by one block downward every second, resulting in a {{w|Parabola|parabolic}} flight path. An arrow slows down if shot through water, reducing its damage to near zero unless brought back into the air or otherwise given momentum.{{Only|Java}}

Arrows that hit solid [[blocks]] become stuck and can be retrieved, unless the arrow was shot by a bow [[enchant]]ed with [[Infinity]], a player in Creative mode, or a mob.

An arrow shot through [[lava]] ignites, giving it the effect of the [[Flame]] enchantment, igniting any entity it hits. If not extinguished, the fire inflicts up to {{hp|4}} damage. Although a [[wither skeleton]] does not spawn naturally with bows, if it holds a bow then it also shoots flaming arrows.

On impact, an arrow can trigger a wooden [[pressure plate]], [[target]] block, [[wooden button]], or [[tripwire]]. Arrows cannot trigger stone pressure plates or stone buttons.

The player can choose the type of arrow to shoot based on its location in the inventory. Arrows in the off-hand, or the selected hotbar slot if the bow is in the off-hand, are prioritized first. If there are no arrows in the off-hand or selected hotbar slot then the arrow closest to [[Inventory#Slots|slot 0]] is selected.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|subtitle=Arrow hits
|source=neutral
|description=When an arrow impacts something
|id=entity.arrow.hit
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.arrow.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch={{frac|12|11}}-{{frac|4|3}}
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|subtitle=Arrow fired
|source=player
|description=When a bow shoots an arrow
|id=entity.arrow.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.arrow.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch={{frac|4|3}}-1.125 <ref group=sound>Depends on how long the bow has been charging. uncharged bows give {{frac|5|6}}-0.625</ref> 
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Succesfull Hit.ogg
|subtitle=Player hit
|source=player
|description=When an arrow shot by a player hits another player
|id=entity.arrow.hit_player
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.arrow.hit_player
|volume=0.18
|pitch=0.45
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a bow's durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an arrow impacts something
|id=random.bowhit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.09-1.3}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a bow shoots an arrow
|id=random.bow
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.83-1.25}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a bow's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bow
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bow
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bow
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bow
|id=300
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|Sniper Duel;Archer;Dispense with this;Bullseye}}

== Advancements ==

{{load advancements|Take Aim;Sniper Duel;Bullseye}}

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|orNlaO12EQg}}</div>

== History ==
{{History|java classic}}
{{History||June 14, 2009|link=https://notch.tumblr.com/post/123343045/my-vision-for-survival|[[Notch]] discussed how bows and [[arrow]]s would work in [[Survival]] mode: "Bows and arrows can be made out of wood. To use it, select the bow from your inventory and make sure you’ve got some arrows. Click in front of you, and an arrow goes flying using real physics. To actually HIT something, aim above it."}}
{{History||0.24 SURVIVAL TEST|The [[player]] did not need a bow to shoot arrows. Instead, {{Key|Tab}} was used to fire arrows. However, arrows still had to be collected to shoot. Launching arrows this way was much slower than the bow that now fires them.}}
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100110|[[File:Bow JE1.png|32px]] Added bow texture to [[items.png]].}}
{{History|||snap=20100122|[[File:Bow JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added bows as item with changed texture. The right mouse button can be held down to fire in rapid succession. Each [[arrow]] deals {{hp|4}} for each hit. They fly in a [[wikipedia:Trajectory of a projectile|ballistic trajectory]] affected by gravity and drag in air or water. They travel approximately 15 [[block]]s when fired parallel to a flat plane. Arrows also have a maximum range of around 52 blocks when fired at a 38 degree angle on a flat plane.
|Bows often fail to interact with objects, but instead shoot. This is due to the fact that shooting arrows is an instantaneous action.
|At this point, bows have no durability, and can essentially be used infinitely.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.2.6|Interacting with objects (door, chest, etc.) while holding a bow no longer shoots the arrow.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|Bows are now used to craft [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=July 8, 2011|slink={{tweet|notch|89414265441763328}}|[[Notch]] teased hold-to-charge bows.}}
{{History|||snap=July 13, 2011|slink={{tweet|notch|91250232981061632}}|Notch indicated that along with bow charging, he would add an [[achievement]] based around shooting a [[skeleton]] at 50 meters, eventually to be known as ''Sniper duel''.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release|Bow behavior has been overhauled; they now need to be charged to fire.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=RC1|A fully charged [[arrow]] from a bow now consistently deals {{hp|9}} damage, with a rare chance of dealing {{hp|10}}.
|Bows now have a [[durability]] of 385 uses.
|Bows no longer need arrows for ammo in [[Creative]] mode.
|The bow can now be [[enchanting|enchanted]] via console commands, but no enchantment affects it.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=release|Bows can now be legitimately enchanted. Four enchantments have been added: [[Flame]], [[Punch]], [[Power]] and [[Infinity]].}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w06a|[[Skeleton]]s now have a 2.5% chance of dropping a bow. One fifth of the time, this bow is enchanted with Power I (20%).}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w50a|Bows can now be enchanted with [[Unbreaking]] using an [[anvil]] and an appropriate [[enchanted book]].}}
{{History|||snap=pre|When a [[player]] hits another player from far away with a bow it makes a high pitched "dinging" sound.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Bows can now be obtained as a "treasure" [[item]] from [[fishing]].
|Bows can now be [[enchanting|enchanted]] with [[Unbreaking]] directly in an [[enchantment table]] without the use of an [[anvil]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Fletcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1 bow for 2–3 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|Bow placement when drawing back has been slightly changed.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|When shooting, the arrows are no longer offset to the right of the Crosshair.
|The bow in the hotbar now shows an [[arrow]] when being drawn.
|Bows can now shoot an additional 14 types of arrows, selected based on the arrow type held in the off-hand or closest to slot 0.
|Bows cannot be used in the off-hand.}}
{{History|||snap=15w37a|The bow can now be used in the off-hand.
|Bows now prioritize the selected hotbar slot for [[arrow]]s if the bow is in the off hand.
|When using the bow in the off-hand, the bow does do the animation, but does not aim at the target.}}
{{History|||snap=?|Momentum now affects the physics of arrows fired from bows.}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w20a|Bows are now used by [[stray]]s and can now sometimes be obtained as a rare [[drop]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w33a|Bows can now be used to fuel [[furnace]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|[[Infinity]] and [[Mending]] are now mutually exclusive for bows.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w16a|Bows are now used by [[illusioner]]s and can now sometimes be obtained as a rare [[drop]], although unenchanted.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 261.}}
{{History||1.13.1|snap=18w30a|{{bug|MC-88356}}: Fixed a bug: When using the bow in the off-hand, the bow does do the animation, but does not aim at the target.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=19w11a|Fletcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] enchanted bows.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.3|[[File:Bow JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added bows.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Bows now have a durability of 385 uses.
|Bows also now slow down the player while aiming.}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Bows are now obtainable after activating the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Bow BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bows has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=build 7|Bows can now be used as fuel in a [[furnace]].}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Bows can now be obtained as a "treasure" [[item]] from [[fishing]].}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Fully charged bows now cause [[particle]]s.
|Bows can now be [[enchanting|enchanted]].
|Bows obtained by [[fishing]] can now be caught enchanted.
|Bows are no longer available from the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Added [[stray]]s, which are equipped with a bow that can rarely be dropped by them.
|Bows can now shoot an additional 14 types of [[arrow]]s, selected based on the arrow type closest to slot 0.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Bows can now be obtained by [[trading]] with a fletcher [[villager]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Added the [[Mending]] enchantment, which can now be applied to bows and is mutually exclusive to the [[Infinity]] enchantment.
|[[Arrow]]s can now be placed in the offhand slot and bows now prioritize the arrows in that slot.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||?|Momentum now affects the physics of arrows fired from bows.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|Bows in the hotbar now show an [[arrow]] when being drawn.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3| [[File:Bow JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of bows has been changed to match {{el|je}}'s texture.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Fletcher villagers now sell unenchanted bows for 2 emeralds, and enchanted bows for 8 emeralds.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.58|Bows in first-person view is now held differently.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-116741}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.52|Bows are now held like it was before [[Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.210.58|1.16.210.58 beta]].<ref>{{bug|MCPE-116741}}</ref>}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Bow JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added bows.}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|Bow behavior is overhauled; they now need to be charged to fire.}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Bows can now be obtained by [[trading]] with a fletcher [[villager]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|Bows can now shoot an additional 14 types of [[arrow]]s, selected based on arrow type held in the off-hand or closest to slot 0.}}
{{History|foot}}

Historical sounds:

{| class="wikitable"
! Sound
! From
! to
! Pitch
|-
| {{sound||Bow Shooting Old.ogg}}
| 0.31
| Sound Update
| 1.0
|}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*Bows were left unchanged in the [[Texture Update]].<ref>{{bug|MC-168156|||WAI}}</ref>
*Dinnerbone got the idea for the high-pitched "ding" sound from playing on a former PvP server called Project Ares.<ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|280044119345229826|Also things I learnt from pvping today: Bows need to ding when you hit people (it's so much fun/rewarding!) & arrows don't render far enough|December 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{ytl|-b5aXYacYsk|Minecraft PvP with Dinnerbone & Docm77 - Team DocBone @ 11:52|docm77|December 7, 2013|t=712s}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Enchanted Bow.gif|An enchanted bow.
Bow Shooting.gif|Using the bow.
1.9bow.gif|Drawback animation.
Bow SDGP.png|Bow in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]].
Hunting Wabbits.jpg|Using a bow to hunt rabbits.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External Links==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--bow Taking Inventory: Bow] – Minecraft.net on April 13, 2023

{{items}}

[[Category:Combat]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Luk]]
[[de:Bogen]]
[[es:Arco]]
[[fr:Arc]]
[[hu:Íj]]
[[it:Arco]]
[[ja:弓]]
[[ko:활]]
[[nl:Boog]]
[[pl:Łuk]]
[[pt:Arco]]
[[ru:Лук]]
[[uk:Лук]]
[[zh:弓]]</li></ul>
August 5, 2014Searge tweeted a picture of an armor stand, which was later changed.
August 5, 2014Searge tweeted a picture of the crafting recipe, which was later changed too.
14w32aAdded armor stands.
14w32bPick-block can now be used on armor stands.
Armor Stands can no longer be crafted using slabs other than stone slabs.
14w32cAdded a NoBasePlate tag.
14w33aAdded breaking particles.

Issues

Issues relating to "Armor Stand" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

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Trivia

  • In the 1.8 release poster, armor stands can be seen, as well as banners.
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