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The scoreboard system is a complex gameplay mechanic intended mostly for map makers. It is used via commands and command blocks.

Objectives

Objectives are a combination of name, display name, and criteria, and track an integer number of points for players. The full score range is -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647, and does not support decimals.

An objective's name is used internally when referenced in commands, target arguments, and in the file format. It is case-sensitive and must be a single word.

Conversely, the display name can be multiple words, and is displayed publicly in various situations. It is also case-sensitive, and does not have to be unique.

An objective's criteria determines its behavior:

Criteria Description Can be Modified?
dummy Score is only changed by commands, and not by game events such as death. This is useful for event flags, state mappings, and currencies. Yes
deathCount Score increments automatically for a player when they die. Yes
playerKillCount Score increments automatically for a player when they kill another player. Yes
totalKillCount Score increments automatically for a player when they kill another player or a mob. Yes
health Ranges from 0 to 20 on a normal player; represents the amount of half-hearts the player has. May appear as 0 for players before their health has changed for the first time. Extra hearts and absorption hearts also count to the health score, meaning that with Attributes/Modifiers or the Health Boost or Absorption Status effects, health can far surpass 20. No

As of an unreleased future update, hundreds of new criteria are being added[1]. These criteria use the Statistics and Achievements systems to form compound criteria[2]. Unlike the simple criteria above, compound criteria have multiple parts, separated by periods ("."). For example, "stat.entityKilledBy.Zombie" would be a compound criteria, which would increment for a player whenever a zombie kills them [3].

A list of known compound criteria follows:

Criteria Base Description Can be Modified? Number of sub-criteria
achievement Accepted sub-criteria are: "onARail", "overkill", (more will be revealed once the snapshot is made public). Value is currently unknown (may either represent the amount of times a player has completed the given achievement, or simply whether or not they have completed it). Yes Unknown
stat Base for criteria related to a player's statistics. Accepted sub-criteria are: "damageDealt", "leaveGame", "minecartOneCm", (more will be revealed once the snapshot is made public). Score increments automatically for a player when they perform the action specified by the sub-criteria. Yes Unknown
stat.craftItem The sub-criteria is the ID number of a block or item. Yes Unknown
stat.useItem The sub-criteria is the ID number of a block or item. Yes Unknown
stat.mineBlock The sub-criteria is the ID number of a block. Yes Unknown
stat.killEntity The sub-criteria is the name of an entity. Valid names are "Zombie", "Slime", "Skeleton", (more will be revealed once the snapshot is made public). Yes Unknown
stat.entityKilledBy The sub-criteria is the name of an entity. Yes Unknown

A player's score in any objective may be changed via commands, unless it is read-only (currently, only objectives with the 'health' criteria are read-only). It may be increased or decreased by a specific amount, or set to a specific value.

Command blocks can also be used to check a player's score for any objective, with the arguments score_name and score_name_min. In these arguments, name is the internal name of the objective to test for. score_name passes players with at most the specified number of points, while score_name_min passes players with at least the specified number of points.

For example, "testfor @p[score_deaths=5,score_deaths_min=1]" in a Command Block will make a comparator provide output if a player has died at least once and has died no more than 5 times, assuming "deaths" is an objective of the "deathCount" criteria.

Display slots

Via the "scoreboard objectives setdisplay" command (see command reference), players' scores in specific objectives can be displayed in certain 'slots' in-game. Each 'Display Slot' can show one objective at a time, and multiple 'Display Slots' may be used for the same or different objectives.

Slot Description
list Displays a yellow number without a heading on the tab menu, where online players are shown. Visible even in singleplayer.
sidebar Shows on the right hand side of the screen. Shows players in a high score list with a heading labeled the objective's display name. Note that offline players may be shown, and untracked players will not be shown.
belowName Shows the score followed by the objective's display name below the player's nameplate above their head. Is hidden beyond ~10 blocks and when the player is Sneaking. Not visible in singleplayer.

Teams

Teams are a combination of name, display name, prefix, suffix, friendly fire option, and a list of players who are on the team.

As with objectives, the name and display name of a team are case-sensitive, name is a single word used internally, and display name can be multiple words and does not need to be unique.

The prefix and suffix are inserted before and after the names of players on a team - without using external editors, the only possible prefixes are formatting codes for team colors, and the only possible suffix is the reset code (so characters after a player's name aren't formatted). Prefixes and suffixes will be added to the names of players in chat, the active players list, the sidebar, and above their heads.

The friendly fire option allows control of whether team members can harm each other. Its default mode, "true", makes no changes to PvP mechanics. When set to "false", however, it prevents players on the same team from causing damage to each other with melee attacks, bows, and Splash Potions of Harming. Note that players on the same team may still inflict negative status effects on each other with potions, even if friendly fire is false.

It is important to note that each individual player can only be on one team; teams cannot share players.

Command blocks can be used to check whether a player is on a team with the "team" argument; the "!" character may be placed before a name to check for players not on the team. For example, "testfor @p[team=red]" in a Command Block will provide comparator output if a player is on the "red" team. Similarly, "testfor @p[team=!red,team=!blue]" will provide output for players who are neither on "red" nor "blue". Also, if checking for a blank team, the game will actually check for all players without a team.

Command reference

Command Description Success Conditions[note 1]
scoreboard <objectives|players|teams> The base command of the scoreboard system. N/A
scoreboard objectives list Lists all existing objectives, with their display name and criteria. The scoreboard must have at least one objective.
scoreboard objectives add <name> <criteria> [display name...] Creates a new objective with the internal name name, specified criteria, and the optional display name. Without a specified display name, it will default to name. See above section for the meaning of these properties. All arguments are case-sensitive. name must not be used by an existing objective, and must be at most 16 characters. criteria must be a valid criteria type. display name must be at most 32 characters.
scoreboard objectives remove <name> Deletes all references to the objective with name in the scoreboard system. Data is deleted from the objectives list, player scores, and if it was on a display list, it will no longer be displayed. name must be an existing objective.
scoreboard objectives setdisplay <slot> [objective] Displays score info for objective in the specified slot. Valid slots are "list", "sidebar" and "belowName". "list" will display score information in the player list (default Tab key), in yellow text to the right of each player's name, and will not display the objective name. "sidebar" will display score information on the right side of the screen at all times, and will display the objective's display name at the top of the list. Even players who are not online, but have a score in this objective, will be displayed in "sidebar". "belowName" will display score below the nametag above the player (only visible in multiplayer). Note that the objective parameter is optional: if no objective is provided, this display slot is cleared (returned to its default state). objective must exist, if it is specified. slot must also exist. Note that clearing an empty slot will still succeed.
scoreboard players list [playername] Displays all players who are tracked, in some way, by the scoreboard system. The optional playername parameter can be used to display all scores of a particular player. playername must have recorded scores, if specified. If no playername is specified, there must be at least one tracked player on the scoreboard.
scoreboard players set <player> <objective> <score> Sets the player's score in objective to score, overwriting the previous score if it exists. Note that currently, a bug prevents setting scores of offline players[1]. objective must exist and cannot be read-only, and score must be between -2,147,483,648 and 2,147,483,647, inclusive. Note that player does not need to be online or even exist.
scoreboard players add <player> <objective> <count> Increments the player's score in objective by count. objective must exist and cannot be read-only, and count must be between 1 and 2,147,483,647, inclusive. Note that player does not need to be online or even exist.
scoreboard players remove <player> <objective> <count> Decrements the player's score in objective by count.
scoreboard players reset <player> Deletes all scores for player. Note that this applies to all objectives, and does not merely set them to 0: it removes the player from the scoreboard altogether. Always succeeds, even on players who are not on the scoreboard.
scoreboard teams list [teamname] Lists all teams, with their display names and the amount of players in them. The optional teamname parameter can be used to display all players on a particular team. If teamname is specified, it must exist and must have players. If no teamname is specified, there must be at least one registered team on the scoreboard.
scoreboard teams add <name> [display name...] Creates a team with the given name and optional display name. name must not be used by an existing team, and must be at most 16 characters. display name must be at most 32 characters.
scoreboard teams remove <name> Deletes the named team from the scoreboard system. name must be an existing team.
scoreboard teams empty <name> Removes all players from the named team. name must be an existing team, and the team must have at least one player.
scoreboard teams join <team> [players...] Assigns the specified players to the specified team. If no player is specified, the player running the command joins the team. team must exist. Note that the named players do not need to be online or even exist, and can even already be on the team.
scoreboard teams leave [players...] Makes the specified players leave their teams. If no player is specified, the player running the command leaves their team. Each player must be on a team - it is possible to get a partial success and partial failure, but a command block will report only the failure.
scoreboard teams option <team> <color|friendlyfire|seeFriendlyInvisibles> <value> The base command for team-specific settings. N/A
scoreboard teams option <team> color <value> Will color the name of all players on this team in chat, above their head, on the Tab menu, and on the sidebar. Valid color values are "black", "dark_blue", "dark_green", "dark_aqua", "dark_red", "dark_purple", "gold", "gray", "dark_gray", "blue", "green", "aqua", "red", "light_purple", "yellow", and "white". Other valid values are "reset" (names show in default color and formatting), "obfuscated" (same as effect seen in obfuscated parts of the End Poem), "bold", "strikethrough", "underline", and "italic". See Formatting Codes for information about how these will appear. team must exist, and value must be a valid value.
scoreboard teams option <team> friendlyfire <true|false> The default setting, true, has no impact on PvP mechanics. When set to false, players on this team cannot harm each other with melee, bow, or Splash Potion of Harming attacks, but may still inflict negative status effects on each other. team must exist, and the setting must be "true" or "false".
scoreboard teams option <team> seeFriendlyInvisibles <true|false> When set to true, players on this team will see invisible teammates (and themselves) as semi-transparent instead of completely invisible. team must exist, and the setting must be "true" or "false".
  1. A command's Success Conditions must be met in order for the game to consider the command "successful". This is used to determine a variety of things, such as the output of a Redstone Comparator feeding from Command Block with a command. Note that not all "successful" commands actually do something, and not all "failed" commands fail to do something useful.

NBT format

The file scoreboard.dat in the 'data' folder of a Minecraft world stores the scoreboard data for that world as a GZip'd NBT file:

  • The root tag.
    •  data: The scoreboard data.
      •  Objectives: A list of compound tags representing objectives.
        • An objective.
          •  CriteriaName: The criteria of this objective. Must be "dummy", "deathCount", "playerKillCount", "totalKillCount", or "health".
          •  DisplayName: The display name of this objective. If none was specified during the objective's creation, this will be identical to the Name tag below.
          •  Name: The internal name of this objective.
      •  PlayerScores: A list of compound tags representing scores tracked by the scoreboard system.
        • A tracked player/objective pair with a score.
          •  Score: The score this player has in this objective.
          •  Name: The name of the player who has this score in this objective.
          •  Objective: The internal name of the objective which this player has this score in.
      •  Teams: A list of compound tags representing teams.
        • A Team.
          •  AllowFriendlyFire: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if players on this team can harm each other.
          •  SeeFriendlyInvisibles: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if players on this team can see invisible teammates.
          •  DisplayName: The display name of this team. If none was specified during the team's creation, this will be identical to the Name tag below.
          •  Name: The internal name of this team.
          •  Prefix: The prefix prepended to names of players on this team. Ordinarily, it is a Formatting Code.
          •  Suffix: The suffix appended to names of players on this team. Ordinarily, it the reset code, "§r", to prevent formatting from spilling over, but it may be blank if prefix is also blank.
          •  Players: A list of names of players on this team.
            • The name of a player on this team.
      •  DisplaySlots: A set of slots which are displaying specific objectives.
        •  slot_0: The internal name of the objective displayed in the "list" slot.
        •  slot_1: The internal name of the objective displayed in the "sidebar" slot.
        •  slot_2: The internal name of the objective displayed in the "belowName" slot.

History

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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Recovery Compass|Recovery Compass]]<br/>{{About|the item used to point to the location of the player's last death|the item used to point to the world spawn or to a lodestone|Compass}}
{{Item
| image = Recovery Compass.gif
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

A '''recovery compass''' is an item used to point to the location of the [[Player|player's]] last death.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1= Echo Shard |B1= Echo Shard   |C1= Echo Shard
|A2= Echo Shard |B2= Compass      |C2= Echo Shard
|A3= Echo Shard |B3= Echo Shard   |C3= Echo Shard
|Output= Recovery Compass
|type= Tool
}}

== Usage ==
When held by a player, the recovery compass will point towards the spot where they previously died.

The recovery compass will only work when it is held by a player who has previously died and is in the same dimension as their last death. Otherwise, it will spin around randomly.

Like other items, the recovery compass itself will still drop when a player dies and the <code>keepInventory</code> [[game rule]] is not enabled.

This item is useless on Hardcore mode, as once the player dies, the player cannot respawn.

=== Enchantments ===

A recovery compass can receive the following [[enchantment]]s:
{| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|}

== Data values ==
{{Missing information|section|data values for Bedrock Edition|type=data}}

=== ID ===
[[Java Edition|''Java Edition'']]:
{{ID table|edition=java|displayname=Recovery Compass|nameid=recovery_compass|translationkey=item.minecraft.recovery_compass|generatetranslationkeys=y|showforms=y|spritetype=item|form=item|foot=1}}

==History==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w14a|[[File:Recovery Compass JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added recovery compasses.}}
{{History|||snap=22w15a|Recovery compasses can no longer be used on [[lodestone]]s and can no longer be enchanted with [[Curse of Vanishing]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.24|[[File:Recovery Compass JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added recovery compasses.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Recovery Compass In An Item Frame.jpg|Recovery Compass.<ref>{{tweet|kingbdogz|1511751971673419782|Tell us what you think of the new Recovery Compass! We're hoping it improves how rewarding it feels to obtain Ancient City loot. Despite that, how do you feel about it? Will you use it? If so, how? What situations would you use it instead of just trying to remember?|April 6, 2022}}</ref>
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--recovery-compass Taking Inventory:Recovery Compass] – Minecraft.net on January 19, 2023

{{Items}}

[[Category:Tools]]
[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]

[[de:Bergungskompass]]
[[es:Brújula de recuperación]]
[[fr:Boussole de récupération]]
[[ja:リカバリーコンパス]]
[[pl:Kompas powrotny]]
[[pt:Bússola de retomada]]
[[ru:Компас восстановления]]
[[th:เข็มทิศกู้คืน]]
[[uk:Компас відновлення]]
[[zh:追溯指针]]</li><li>[[Crossbow|Crossbow]]<br/>{{For}}
{{Item
| title = Crossbow
| image = <gallery>
Crossbow.png | Crossbow
Crossbow Pull 0.png | Pull (state 0)
Crossbow Pull 1.png | Pull (state 1)
Crossbow Pull 2.png | Pull (state 2)
Arrow Loaded Crossbow.png | Arrow loaded
Firework Loaded Crossbow.png | Firework loaded
</gallery>
| rarity = Common
| renewable = Yes
| durability = 465{{only|JE|short=yes}}<br>464{{only|BE|short=1}}
| stackable = No
}}

A '''crossbow''' is a ranged [[weapon]] similar to a [[bow]] that uses [[arrow]]s or [[firework rocket|fireworks]] as ammunition.

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1=Stick|B1=Iron Ingot |C1=Stick
|A2=String|B2= Tripwire Hook|C2=String
|B3= Stick
|Output= Crossbow
|type= Combat
}}

=== Repairing ===
{{Grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=2× Damaged [[Crossbow]] or<br>2× Damaged [[Arrow Loaded Crossbow]] or<br>2× Damaged [[Firework Loaded Crossbow]]
|Damaged Crossbow; Damaged Arrow Loaded Crossbow; Damaged Firework Loaded Crossbow
|Damaged Crossbow; Damaged Arrow Loaded Crossbow; Damaged Firework Loaded Crossbow
|Crossbow; Arrow Loaded Crossbow; Firework Loaded Crossbow
|description=The [[item durability|durability]] of the two crossbows is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.‌
}}

{{Crafting
|Damaged Crossbow;Damaged Arrow Loaded Crossbow;Damaged Firework Loaded Crossbow
|Damaged Crossbow;Damaged Arrow Loaded Crossbow;Damaged Firework Loaded Crossbow
|Output=Crossbow
|type=Combat
|ignoreusage=1
|showdescription=1
|description=The durability of the two crossbows is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.‌ Any loaded ammunition is lost.
}}

=== Mob loot ===

==== Pillagers ====

When killed, a [[pillager]] has a small chance (8.5%) of dropping a loaded or unloaded crossbow with random [[durability]]; the [[drop]] rate increases by 1% per [[level]] of [[Looting]]: 9.5% with Looting I, 10.5% with Looting II and 11.5% with Looting III. The [[drop]]ped crossbow can rarely (10% chance) be [[enchanted]] at level 5–19 regardless of being [[enchanted]] when it [[spawn]]ed.

Crossbows dropped by pillagers may have multiple enchantments, including duplicate enchantments on the same weapon.

==== Piglins ====
[[Piglin]]s have a chance of wielding a crossbow upon spawning, and they also have a small chance (8.5%) of dropping a loaded or unloaded crossbow of random durability when killed; this rate increases by 1% per level of [[Looting]]: 9.5% with Looting I, 10.5% with Looting II and 11.5% with Looting III. It can rarely (10% chance) be enchanted at level 5–19 regardless of being enchanted when spawned.

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|crossbow,damaged-level-enchanted-crossbow,damaged-random-enchanted-crossbow,damaged-random-enchanted-crossbow-2}}

=== Trading ===

Journeyman-level Fletcher [[villager]]s offer to [[trading|sell]] an unenchanted crossbow for 3 [[emerald]]s.

Master-level Fletcher villagers have a {{frac|1|16}} (6.25%) chance of selling an [[enchanting|enchanted]] crossbow for 8 emeralds.{{only|bedrock}}

Master-level Fletcher villagers have {{frac|2|3}} chance of selling an enchanted crossbow for 7-22 emeralds.{{only|java}}

== Usage ==
<gallery>
Steve aiming with Crossbow.png|
Alex aiming with Crossbow.png|
Pillager Aiming with Crossbow BE.png|
Piglin with Crossbow targeting JE.png|
</gallery>

Despite using [[iron ingot]]s in their crafting recipe, crossbows cannot be smelted into [[iron nugget]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-111738}}</ref>

=== Weapon ===
[[File:Crossbowcooldown.gif|thumb|right|Charging and shooting the crossbow {{in|bedrock}}.]]
Crossbows are similar to [[bow]]s, but take longer to load and are slightly more powerful, shooting farther with slightly higher accuracy. Alternatively, they can be loaded with a firework rocket, which flies in a straight line.

Load them by {{control|using}} them, which makes the player move at sneak speed. Unlike bows, the [[arrow]] or [[firework rocket]] can be fired only if the player releases the use button after the crossbow is loaded{{Only|je}}  or if the crossbow finishes its loading animation {{Only|be}}. At this point, it ''must be used a second time'' to fire its bolt.

Once it has reached full charge, the [[player]]'s speed returns to normal. After that, shooting a charged crossbow does not delay any of the [[player]]'s current action like [[sprinting]] or [[swimming]].

The crossbow can even be placed in another [[inventory]] slot or into an [[item frame]] without the [[arrow]] or [[firework rocket]] being unloaded or fired. A charged crossbow also remains charged after enchanting it with an enchantment table or with an anvil.

In order to use the crossbow, at least one arrow or firework rocket must be present in the inventory. The player can choose the type of arrow to fire based on its location in their [[inventory]]:
* Arrows in the off-hand, or the selected [[hotbar]] slot if the crossbow is in the off-hand, are prioritized first. 
* If there are no arrows in the off-hand or selected hotbar slot, the arrow closest to slot 0 is selected. 
Crossbows take 1.25 seconds (25 ticks) to load. 

The player can load either an arrow, spectral arrow, tipped arrow (of any effect) or a firework (of any color/type).

[[Endermen]] teleport away from projectile paths, so they cannot be hit with crossbow [[arrow]]s. However, they can still get harmed by [[firework rocket]] explosions, if they can't detect the firework rocket.

;Attack strength

''Java Edition'':

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Crossbow Damage Statistic"
|-
! Damage || Arrow || Max firework
|-
| {{ItemSprite|Crossbow|text= '''Minimum'''}}
| {{hp|7}}
| {{hp|11}}
|-
| {{ItemSprite|Crossbow|text= '''Average'''}}
| {{hp|9}}
| {{hp|14.5}}
|-
| {{ItemSprite|Crossbow|text= '''Maximum'''}}
| {{hp|11}}
| {{hp|18}}
|}

''Bedrock Edition''
* Always {{hp|9}}

=== Fireworks ===

[[Firework rocket]]s can be fired by loading the crossbow only while holding the rockets in the off-hand. They fly at 32 m/s. Firework rockets with higher flight duration have a longer time before they explode and therefore travel farther. Firing a firework rocket uses 3 [[durability]] points per shot.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="4" |Firework rocket range
|-
|Minimum
|Average
|Maximum
|Gunpowder
|-
|32m (20 ticks)
|40.8m (25.5 ticks)
|49.6m (31 ticks)
|1 ([[File:Gunpowder JE2 BE2.png|12x12px]])
|-
|48m (30 ticks)
|56.8m (35.5 ticks)
|65.6m (41 ticks)
| 2 ([[File:Gunpowder JE2 BE2.png|12x12px]][[File:Gunpowder JE2 BE2.png|12x12px]])
|-
|64m (40 ticks)
|72.8m (45.5 ticks)
|81.6m (51 ticks)
|3 ([[File:Gunpowder JE2 BE2.png|12x12px]][[File:Gunpowder JE2 BE2.png|12x12px]][[File:Gunpowder JE2 BE2.png|12x12px]])
|}
Firework rockets also work with the [[Multishot]] enchantment, enabling the [[player]] to shoot 3 firework rockets at a time. The increased durability usage stacks, resulting in 9 durability being consumed with each shot.

A shot firework rocket explodes instantly when it hits a [[mob]] or [[block]].{{only|java}} If the firework rocket has no explosion effect, it deals no [[damage]]. The explosion of a firework rocket deals {{hp|5}} to {{hp|6}} points of damage, with one [[firework star]]. The explosion has a radius of roughly 4 blocks, which is unaffected by the firework star's [[Firework Star#Effects|effect]]. Each additional firework star on the rocket deals an additional {{hp|1}} to {{hp|2}} points of damage, for a maximum of {{hp|11}} to {{hp|18}} with 7 firework stars. The flight duration of the firework increases the maximum range the firework can travel before exploding, but does not affect the damage output. Likewise, the damage remains the same regardless of any dyes used. The [[Piercing]] enchantment causes the firework rocket to pierce a number of entities based on its respective level before exploding.{{only|java}} Unlike an arrow shot from a bow, the firework does not slow down under water.

=== Repair ===

Crossbows can be repaired in an [[anvil]] or [[grindstone]] by combining two crossbows. Any loaded ammunition is retained from the crossbow in the first slot but sacrificed from the crossbow in the second slot.

===Enchantments===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Description
!Max Level
|-
|[[Quick Charge]]
|Decreases the reloading time of the crossbow by {{code|level * 0.25}} seconds. Crossbows with [[Quick Charge]] III fire slightly faster than [[bow]]s. If [[commands]] are used to enchant a crossbow with Quick Charge V, the crossbow charges instantaneously. A crossbow enchanted with Quick Charge VI is effectively impossible to charge, which renders it useless. This can be done only {{in|je}}.
|III
|-
|[[Multishot]]
| Makes the crossbow fire a spread of 3 projectiles at once instead of a single projectile, which is useful for targeting mobs spread out in a small area. This works for both [[arrow]]s and [[firework rocket]]s. Firing with this enchantment still uses only one projectile, and because of that, it is possible to recover only one of the three arrows shot from a Multishot crossbow. Multishot crossbows use 3 [[item durability|durability]] points per shot, unless using fireworks for ammunition, in which case 9 durability is consumed. Mutually exclusive with Piercing.
|I
|-
|[[Piercing]]
|Makes [[arrow]]s shot from the crossbow pierce [[entity|entities]] they hit and continue their flight, which allows each arrow to hit up to {{code|level + 1}} entities. This is useful for targeting [[mob]]s closely packed together, and for conserving arrows, as they can be picked up after piercing entities. Arrows fired in this manner also ignore [[Shield|shields]]. Mutually exclusive with Multishot.
|IV
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|Causes a <code>(Level /(Level+1)) * 100%</code> chance a shot fired does not reduce the [[item durability|durability]] of the crossbow.
|III
|-
|[[Mending]]
|Allows a certain proportion of [[experience]] orbs collected to contribute toward repairing the crossbow, rather than raising the [[player]]'s experience.
|I
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
| Causes the crossbow to disappear instead of dropping on the ground when the player dies. The {{cmd|gamerule keepInventory}} overrides this.
|I
|}

[[Multishot]] and [[Piercing]] are mutually exclusive. Normal methods of [[enchanting]] allow only one of them to be applied to a crossbow.

Crossbows can receive 3 unique [[enchanting|enchantment]]s, and have a base enchantability of 1. Enchantments specific to crossbows include [[Quick Charge]], Multishot and Piercing.

===Fuel===
Crossbows can be used as [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s, [[smelting]] 1.5 [[item]]s per crossbow.

== Sounds ==
{{el|je}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow loading start.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow charges up
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow starts to load
|id=item.crossbow.loading_start
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.charge
|volume=0.15
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow quick charge one1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow quick charge one2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow quick charge one3.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow charges up
|source=player
|description=When a Quick Charge I crossbow starts to load <ref group=sound><code>quick1_3</code> occurs at half the frequency as the other sounds</ref>
|id=item.crossbow.quick_charge_1
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.charge
|volume=''varies'' <ref group=sound>0.325 for all except <code>quick1_1</code> (pitch=0.9), which is 0.25</ref>
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound><code>quick1_1</code> can be 1.0 or 0.9; <code>quick1_2</code> can be 1.0 or 0.95; <code>quick1_3</code> can be 1.0</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow quick charge two1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow quick charge two2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow quick charge two3.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow charges up
|source=player
|description=When a Quick Charge II crossbow starts to load <ref group=sound name=quickchargefrequency><code>_1</code> occurs at {{frac|2|3}} the frequency as the other sounds</ref>
|id=item.crossbow.quick_charge_2
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.charge
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=quickchargevolume />
|volume=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=quickchargepitch />
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow quick charge three1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow quick charge three2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow quick charge three3.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow charges up
|source=player
|description=When a Quick Charge III crossbow starts to load <ref group=sound name=quickchargefrequency />
|id=item.crossbow.quick_charge_3
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.charge
|volume=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=quickchargevolume>0.325 for all except <code>_1</code> (pitch=0.95), which is 0.25</ref>
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=quickchargepitch><code>_1</code> can be 1.0 or 0.95; <code>_2</code> can be 1.0, 0.95, or 1.05; <code>_3</code> can be 1.0, 0.9, or 1.05</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow loading middle1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow loading middle2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow loading middle3.ogg
|sound4=Crossbow loading middle4.ogg
|subtitle=MC-203146
|source=player
|description=While a crossbow is loading <ref group=sound><code>loading_middle4</code> occurs at {{frac|1|4}} the frequency as the other sounds</ref>
|id=item.crossbow.loading_middle
|translationkey=-
|volume=0.325
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound><code>loading_middle1</code> can be 1.0, 0.95, or 1.2; <code>loading_middle2</code> and <code>loading_middle3</code> can be 1.0, 0.9, or 1.05; <code>loading_middle4</code> can be 1.0</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow loading end.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow loads
|source=dependent
|description=When a crossbow stops loading
|id=item.crossbow.loading_end
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.load
|volume=1.0
|pitch={{frac|13|15}}-1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow shoot1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow shoot2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow shoot3.ogg
|subtitle=Crossbow fires
|source=dependent
|description=When a crossbow fires
|id=item.crossbow.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.shoot
|volume=0.8/0.9/0.9
|pitch=1.0/1.0/0.9 <ref group=sound>Multiplied by the loading percentage of the crossbow</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{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 hits a block or entity
|id=item.crossbow.hit
|translationkey=subtitles.item.crossbow.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch={{frac|12|11}}-{{frac|4|3}}
|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=Firework launch.ogg
|subtitle=Firework launches
|source=ambient
|description=When a crossbow fires a firework rocket
|id=entity.firework_rocket.launch
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.firework_rocket.launch
|volume=3.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=dependent
|description=When a crossbow'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}}

{{el|be}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Crossbow loading start.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow starts to load
|id=crossbow.loading.start
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow loading middle1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow loading middle2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow loading middle3.ogg
|sound4=Crossbow loading middle4.ogg
|source=player
|description=While a crossbow is loading and when a crossbow stops loading
|id=crossbow.loading.middle
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow loading end.ogg
|source=player
|description=''Unused sound event''
|id=crossbow.loading.end
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow quick charge one1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow quick charge two1.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow quick charge three1.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow with Quick Charge starts to load
|id=crossbow.quick_charge.start
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow quick charge one2.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow quick charge two2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow quick charge three2.ogg
|source=player
|description=While a crossbow with Quick Charge is loading
|id=crossbow.quick_charge.middle
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow quick charge one3.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow quick charge two3.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow quick charge three3.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow with Quick Charge stops loading
|id=crossbow.quick_charge.end
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Crossbow shoot1.ogg
|sound2=Crossbow shoot2.ogg
|sound3=Crossbow shoot3.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow fires
|id=crossbow.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Arrow hit1.ogg
|sound2=Arrow hit2.ogg
|sound3=Arrow hit3.ogg
|sound4=Arrow hit4.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an arrow hits a block or entity
|id=random.bowhit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.09-1.3}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Firework launch.ogg
|source=ambient
|description=When a crossbow fires a firework rocket
|id=firework.launch
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a crossbow'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=Crossbow
|spritetype=item
|nameid=crossbow
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Crossbow
|spritetype=item
|nameid=crossbow
|id=575
|form=item
|foot=1}}

===Item data===

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
<div class="treeview" style="margin-top: 0;">
*{{nbt|compound|tag}}: The '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Crossbow}}
</div>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].

==Achievements==
{{load achievements|Sniper Duel;Archer;Bullseye}}

==Advancements==
{{load advancements|Take Aim;Bullseye;Sniper Duel;Ol' Betsy;Who's the Pillager Now;Two Birds;Arbalistic}}

==History==
{{History||September 29, 2018|link={{tweet|Minecraft|1046094916902965249}}|Crossbows are announced at [[MINECON Earth 2018]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 0.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 1.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow Loaded Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 0.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 1.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 2.png|32px]] [[File:Firework Loaded Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] Added crossbows.
|Crossbows can be enchanted with either the [[Quick Charge]] (Highest Level III), [[Piercing]] (Highest Level IV) or [[Multishot]] (Highest Level I).}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|Crossbows can now be found inside loot [[chest]]s at the top of [[pillager outpost]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Fletcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] crossbows and enchanted crossbows.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w07a|[[File:Piglin with Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Piglin left handed with Crossbow.png|35px]] [[File:Piglin using one hand to hold a loaded crossbow JE1.png|35px]] Added [[piglin]]s, which can spawn with and [[drops|drop]] crossbows.}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Crossbows now generate randomly enchanted in [[bastion remnants]] chests.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=21w37a|Crossbow durability is increased to 465 to match {{edition|BE}}.}}
{{History||1.19.4|snap=23w07a|The crossbow recipes are no longer unlocked by [[stick]]s.}}
{{History|upcoming java}}
{{History||Villager Trade Rebalance<br>(Experimental)|link=Java Edition 1.20.2|snap=23w31a|Enchantments exclusive to crossbows are no longer obtainable from villager [[trading]].}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|[[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File: Crossbow Pull 0.png|32px]] [[File: Crossbow Pull 1.png|32px]] [[File: Crossbow Pull 2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow Loaded Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 0.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 1.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 2.png|32px]] [[File:Firework Loaded Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] Added crossbows.
|Crossbows are currently apart of [[Experimental Gameplay]].}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Added [[pillager]]s, which use and [[drops|drop]] crossbows.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.9.0.3|Crossbows now appear bigger in a pillager's hand.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Crossbows are now fully implemented and separate from [[Experimental Gameplay]].
|Crossbows can now be found in [[pillager outpost]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Unenchanted and [[enchanting|enchanted]] crossbows can now be [[trading|bought]] from fletcher [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.12.0|snap=beta 1.12.0.3|Journeyman-level fletcher villagers now have 100% chance to [[trading|sell]] unenchanted crossbow, rather than 50% chance.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Piglin with Crossbow BE.png|32px]] Added [[piglin]]s, which can spawn with and [[drops|drop]] crossbows.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Crossbows now generate randomly enchanted in [[bastion remnants]] chests.}}

{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File: Crossbow Pull 0.png|32px]] [[File: Crossbow Pull 1.png|32px]] [[File: Crossbow Pull 2.png|32px]] [[File:Arrow Loaded Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 0.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 1.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow Pull 2.png|32px]] [[File:Firework Loaded Crossbow.png|32px]] [[File:Crossbow.png|32px]] Added crossbows.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

==Trivia==
*Alongside [[pillager]]s, crossbows were inspired by ''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]'', even though they were added in the base game first.<ref>{{cite|url=https://discord.com/channels/579770991056519194/818903542139453480/819631528593588244| title = March 2021 developper Q&A|website=discord.com|date=March 11, 2021}}</ref>
*Crossbows [[enchanting|enchanted]] with [[Quick Charge]] VI and above get stuck on the first frame on the recharging animation because the resulting charge time is negative, and the game never reaches the time markers that tell it to advance the animation or the reloading procedure itself. It is technically possible to charge such crossbows, but this would require overflowing the value that determines how long the crossbow has been charged. This takes such an amount of time that this is practically impossible: for example, charging a crossbow with Quick Charge VI would take 69.4 years to complete.
*Although Piercing allows arrows to bypass [[shield]]s, they can't get through the wither armor.
*The crossbow's first-person loading animation in [[Bedrock Edition]] is different from [[Java Edition]].
*Even if a crossbow is already wound with a projectile, when it drops on the ground, it always looks uncharged.<ref>{{bug|MC-137552}}</ref>
*In real life, crossbows don't shoot the same arrows as bows, rather they shoot shorter, thicker, and oftentimes fletchless arrows (usually called "bolts") made to withstand the crossbow's increased power, which can shatter conventional arrows.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:CrossbowMinecon.png|A crossbow shown at [[MINECON Earth 2018]].
File:PillagerMinecon.png|A [[pillager]] armed with a crossbow, shown at MINECON Earth 2018.
File:EquippingCrossbow.png|How the crossbow is equipped.
File:Enchanted_Crossbow.gif|An enchanted crossbow.
File:Steve_Charging_Crossbow.gif|Steve charging crossbow {{in|java}}.
File:Alex_Charging_Crossbow.gif|Alex charging crossbow {{in|java}}.
File:Pillager_Charging_Crossbow.gif|Pillager charging crossbow.
File:Piglin_Charging_Crossbow.gif|Piglin charging crossbow.
File:Crossbow_(MCD).png|The ''Minecraft Dungeons'' variant of the crossbow
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--crossbow Taking Inventory: Crossbow] – Minecraft.net on October 20, 2022

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