A snowball is a (usually) harmless item that players can throw as a projectile.
Source
Snowballs can be obtained by using a Shovel on snow. They may also drop when a snow golem is killed.
Crafting
Snowballs can be crafted into snow blocks, which can further be crafted into snow covers/slabs if desired.
| Snow (Block) | ||
|---|---|---|
| None | None | None |
| Snowball | Snowball | None |
| Snowball | Snowball | None |
Mechanics
When thrown, a snowball deals no damage to any mob or player it hits, except for one. If a snowball hits a blaze, it will deal 1.5x 
of damage. Seven well-aimed snowballs can kill a blaze. When a snowball makes contact with a target, it has a knockback effect that is equivalent to the Knockback I enchantment. They can therefore be useful to knock a mob or player off a cliff, into a trap, lava, or other hazards. They can also be used to temporarily keep enemies away, by repeatedly knocking them back. Although snowballs do not deal damage specifically to players, they do wear down armor durability, though less effectively if the armor is enchanted with unbreaking.
Like arrows, chicken eggs, fire charges and spawn eggs, snowballs can be fired from Dispensers, however they do not collide with the player. They also do not deal knockback to any mobs when shot this way but will still damage blazes.
Trivia
- Snowballs are ignited when thrown through lava, but are not destroyed. They do not ignite players, unlike arrows, however.
- Snowballs can be useful while fighting the Ender Dragon in The End, as they can break Ender Crystals, without wasting Arrows.
- There is a glitch where snowballs can sometimes pass through solid blocks.
- There are certain Achievements related to snowballs.
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