Horses are a planned 1.6 mob hinted by Jeb[1] when Minecraft hit 10,000,000 sales. DrZhark, creator of the Mo' Creatures mod assisted with the horse's creation, which is the same from Mo' Creatures.[2]
Once a horse is tamed and a horse saddle is attached, they can be controlled with standard directional controls and the mouse. Different variations of horse armor can be put onto horses. They can be tied to fence posts using a leash. There are different breeds of horses, similar to the different breeds of cats. A foal's growth can be accelerated via the use of apples, wheat, sugar, hay bales. Horses are completely passive when hit, unlike other mobs.
Appearance
There are currently 5 variations of the horse mob in the game. The normal horse are all the same breed and can be 1 of 7 base colors; gray, dapple gray, dark bay, bay, flaxen chestnut, buckskin, and black. The horses also have a secondary coloring known as markings. There are 4 different markings; stockings, snowflake appaloosa, pinto, and black blanket. In total there are 35 possible horse color combinations taking into consideration all base colors and markings (also noting a horse can be just a base color with no markings). There is also the donkey which can be bred with a horse to produce the mule. There are two other types of undead horses: a zombie horse and a skeleton horse, but they cannot be tamed by the player, and can only be brought into the game by editing the region files.
Horses and foals
Horses are the regular horse breed in the game, and occasional foals will spawn too. They can wear horse saddles and can wear any horse armor. Foals can be fed apples, wheat and sugar to grow faster, however sugar makes them grow a little slower than an apple.
Mules and donkeys
Donkeys are a different variation of horses, and are less common than horses when spawned. Young donkeys and mules can be fed apples and sugar in the same manner as horses. They can wear a horse saddle, but not horse armor. Instead, they can wear a chest, but the inventory is not accessible (yet). Upon death a donkey or mule will drop the attached chest. Mules can be made by breeding a horse with a donkey, which seems to work more rarely than normal horse and donkey breeding. Mules themselves do not appear to be able to breed. (Probably because in real life, mules cannot breed because horses have 64 chromosomes, donkeys have 62. Therefore when breeding the offspring has 63 chromosomes, and is sterile.)
Skeleton
It is a skeleton variation of a horse. It does not appear to be tameable. Has only one texture and cannot equip anything.
Undead
A zombie variation of a horse. It does not appear to be tameable. On the texture they have more of a leather pack than a chest.
Taming
To tame a wild horse, approach it and right click on it with an empty hand. You will climb on top of it, and will likely be thrown off. The taming appears to be sped up by feeding the horse any of the approved foods (apples, wheat, sugar) either while on the horse (before it throws you off), or when you are standing next to it. After a few attempts, it will allow you remain on it. At this point you can dismount it by pressing the Sneak key and place a Horse Saddle on it.
Riding
Once you have tamed a horse and put a horse saddle on it, you can control it with standard directional controls and the mouse. Horses can be made to jump, and holding the jump key allows you to charge your jump. Horses are not affected by Jump Boost beacons. Sneaking causes you to dismount, as does going in water deeper than two blocks.
When you mount a horse, the hunger bar and oxygen bar are replaced by the horse's health in survival or adventure mode. It uses a slightly different heart texture than the player's health bar. The experience bar is replaced by the horse jump bar, which gauges how high you jump. The maximum jumping height, which is reached when the bar is fully charged as you release the spacebar, depends on the horse you ride. It seems to range from about 1.5 to 5.1 blocks tall.
You can use any item while riding a horse, including drinking or throwing potions, activating doors or redstone devices, or using chests, crafting tables, and furnaces. You can also break and place blocks and attack. This also allows you to heal your horse with a carrot while you ride it.
When running forward, you will start at a slow walk and build to a speed faster than sprinting. You will automatically run up any one block high slope. You are three blocks tall while on a horse, but you can ride under 2 block tall areas, causing your head to pass through blocks. This causes suffocation damage, except when passing through non-solid blocks. You are slightly wider than one block, and are unable to walk through one block wide gaps. However, due to the horse's length, you can run over any one block gap. It also appears you can run across a two block gap at high speeds, but this does not seem to work all the time. You can also cause your horse to climb ladders by running at it similar to how players climb them.
Breeding
Horses are bred by feeding them wheat while you're riding them, but they cannot breed if they're wearing armor.
Once you have bred two horses you have a chance that the offspring is going to have better properties like having more health.
- Parent 1.png
First parent with 11 full hearts.
- Parent 2.png
Second parent with 12 full hearts.
- Kid.png
The kid with 26 full hearts.
History
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1.6{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Lava Bucket|Lava Bucket]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Lava Bucket
| image = Lava Bucket.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = No
}}
A '''lava bucket''' is a [[bucket]] filled with [[lava]].
== Obtaining ==
=== Interacting ===
To fill an empty [[bucket]] with lava, {{control|use}} it on a [[lava]] source block or lava in a [[cauldron]]. The block is consumed in the process. Flowing lava does not fill a bucket.
If there is a lava source above the [[pointed dripstone]] stalactite, there is a {{frac|15|256}} (~5.9%) chance for it to completely fill an empty cauldron within 10 blocks under the tip with lava after a [[random tick]]. This lava can then be scooped with a bucket, making it a renewable resource.
==Usage==
A lava bucket can be used to place down lava sources with the {{key|Use Item}} button. Doing so gives the player the bucket back. Lava buckets can be used to replace some transparent, non-full blocks such as [[tall grass]] and [[water]], both flowing and sources.
{{IN|java}}, lava buckets can be used to break [[Nether Portal (block)|Nether portal blocks]] by placing the lava on the side of a block next to the portal block.
=== Smelting ===
A lava bucket can be used as an efficient [[fuel]]. It has the longest burning value of 1000 seconds, compared to 800 seconds for a [[coal block]] (a lava bucket smelts 100 items, and a coal block smelts 80). After smelting starts, the lava bucket turns into an empty bucket.
=== Trading ===
{{IN|bedrock}}, journeyman-level armorer villagers buy a lava bucket for one [[emerald]] as part of their trades.
{{IN|java}}, journeyman-level armorer villagers have a 40% chance of offering to buy a lava bucket for one emerald.
=== Cauldrons ===
A lava bucket can be used to fill a [[cauldron]] with lava. The lava damages any entity standing inside the cauldron, unless the entity is immune to fire damage.<!-- ex: nether mobs--> Flowing water or waterlogging does not affect the lava in the cauldron.
== Sounds ==
{{el|je}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Fill lava bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Fill lava bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Fill lava bucket3.ogg
|subtitle=Bucket fills
|source=player
|description=When a bucket is filled with lava
|id=item.bucket.fill_lava
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bucket.fill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Empty lava bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Empty lava bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Empty lava bucket3.ogg
|subtitle=Bucket empties
|source=block
|description=When a lava bucket is emptied
|id=item.bucket.empty_lava
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bucket.empty
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}
{{el|be}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Fill lava bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Fill lava bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Fill lava bucket3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a bucket is filled with lava
|id=bucket.fill_lava
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Empty lava bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Empty lava bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Empty lava bucket3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a lava bucket is emptied
|id=bucket.empty_lava
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}
==Data values==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Lava Bucket
|spritetype=item
|nameid=lava_bucket
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Lava Bucket
|spritetype=item
|nameid=lava_bucket
|aliasid=bucket / 10
|id=363
|form=item
|translationkey=item.bucketLava.name
|foot=1}}
== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Super Fuel}}
== Advancements ==
{{Load advancements|Hot Stuff}}
==History==
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||20100615|[[File:Lava Bucket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lava buckets.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.1.0|Buckets of lava can now be used to fuel a [[furnace]] for 100 [[smelting|smelts]], consuming the [[lava]] and the [[bucket]]. This is the highest number of smelts of any single [[item]] in the game.}}
{{History||v1.2.6|{{control|use|text=Using}} a lava bucket on [[block]]s with GUIs ([[chest]]s, furnaces, etc.) no longer places the lava.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=1.2|Changed name from "Lava bucket" to "Lava Bucket".}}
{{History||1.3|snap=12w22a|[[Smelting]] in a [[furnace]] with a lava bucket now leaves an empty [[bucket]] for the [[player]] to retrieve.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w25a|A lava bucket is now shown as the icon when [[lava]] is used as a layer in [[Superflat]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w50a|Added sounds for filling and pouring lava buckets.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to the ''[[Flattening]]'' this item's numerical ID was 327.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Lava Bucket JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of lava buckets has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Armorer villagers can now [[trading|buy]] lava buckets.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Lava buckets can now be used to fill a [[cauldron]] with lava.}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|The lava bucket is now fully renewable, as [[pointed dripstone]] can now be obtained in Survival mode without custom generation.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.7.0|[[File:Lava Bucket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lava buckets.}}
{{History||v0.7.4|Lava buckets can now be used as [[fuel]] in a [[furnace]].
|Lava buckets no longer stack to 64.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Moved all bucket items, including lava buckets, from the Equipment tab to the Items tab in the [[Creative inventory]].{{verify|type=update}}{{info needed}}<!---please check snapshots, only 1 major release version was checked each--->}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.2|Lava bucket can now be used to fill a [[cauldron]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Lava Bucket JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of lava buckets has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Lava buckets can now be [[trading|sold]] to armorer [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of lava buckets has been changed from <code>bucket/10</code> to <code>lava_bucket</code>.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.54|The lava bucket is now fully renewable, as [[pointed dripstone]] can now be obtained in Survival mode without custom generation.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Lava Bucket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lava buckets.}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|[[Dispenser]]s have now been given the ability to shoot out the [[liquids]] inside lava buckets. They can also suck up the liquids if activated again, but do not fill up the [[bucket]]s with the liquid dropped due to a bug.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Lava Bucket JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of lava buckets has been changed.}}
{{History|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Lava Bucket JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lava buckets.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}
==Trivia==
* One lava bucket has the highest number of [[smelting|smelts]] in the game at 100 items per bucket.
** This makes it 12.5 times more efficient than [[coal]] and [[charcoal]].
* A lava bucket is used as Steve's Down-Smash attack in the crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
{{Items}}
[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[Category:Tools]]
[[de:Lavaeimer]]
[[ja:溶岩入りバケツ]]
[[pt:Balde de lava]]
[[th:ถังลาวา]]
[[uk:Відро лави]]
[[zh:熔岩桶]]</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
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[[Category:Renewable resources]]
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[[de:Bogen]]
[[es:Arco]]
[[fr:Arc]]
[[hu:Íj]]
[[it:Arco]]
[[ja:弓]]
[[ko:활]]
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[[pl:Łuk]]
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[[zh:弓]]</li></ul> | 13w16a | Added horses. | |||
Issues
Issues relating to "Horse" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- The Horse is the only mob created with the help of a mod maker.
- An interesting trick you can do while riding a horse is to get on your horse, press F1 on your keyboard, drink a potion of invisibility, and press F5. It will look like you are the horse, instead of riding on the horse.
- This can be used to trick other players that you are a horse, so they probably wouldn't recognize you, which makes horses a great mob disguise.
- This also works with pigs, but you can only control it with a carrot on a stick, making other players see you holding a item when you are invisible.
- A player can jump a distance of at least 8 blocks while riding a horse as long as the jump bar charged up at least to the beginning of the orange part of it. (A distance of 9 blocks still needs more testing, but it has not been possible up to now)
Gallery
- Horse Hint.jpg
The image Jeb released on Twitter which hinted the release of horses.[1]
Image posted by Jeb on Instagram. Note the saddle usage.[3]
Horses can wear armor and can be bound to fence posts.[4]
- Pony.png
A spotted foal.
- Donkey Chest.png
A donkey with an attached chest.
- Donkey Saddle Chest.png
A donkey with an attached chest and saddle.
- Skeletonhorse.png
An edited in skeleton horse.
- Undeadhorse.png
An edited in undead horse.
See Also
References
![Image posted by Jeb on Instagram. Note the saddle usage.[3]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/9/91/Horse_jeb.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/120?cb=20130407121433)
![Horses can wear armor and can be bound to fence posts.[4]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/0/09/Armored_Horse.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/120?cb=20130410180016)

