If it’s your first time playing Minecraft or you’re just a beginner, it is important to know how to repair a bow because it is an essential item that you need to use throughout the game.
Aside from the bow, you can collect other weapons like a sword, a crossbow, an axe, and a trident. But the bow is your primary weapon that is useful for long-range targets and especially for giving damage to entities or mobs.
How to Repair a Bow in Minecraft?
There are 3 ways how to repair a bow in Minecraft:
Use a Crafting Table
If you do not have an Anvil or the recipes for crafting an Anvil are unavailable in the inventory, you can repair a bow using a crafting table instead. Open the crafting table from the inventory, and place both of the bows on the crafting table. Wait for the crafting of a new bow and it’s ready to use.
Use an Anvil
From the inventory, open the Anvil. Put the first bow on the left space or left box. Then place the second bow on the second space. Your new and repaired bow will appear in the space to the right.
Use a Grindstone
The third way of repairing a bow is by using a grindstone. This would be the last resort if an Anvil or a crafting table is not available. Otherwise, using this to repair a bow will lose its enchantments. Open the grindstone from the inventory. Put the damaged bow on the top box and the other bow on the bottom box. Wait for the repaired bow to the right.
What are bows used for in Minecraft?
A bow is a weapon or an item that is useful for attacking and giving damage to mobs. To kill a mob, you need to hold down the right click and release to fire the shot.
A normal bow can be used a lot of times but its durability will only last for a time. It can break hence, it needs to be repaired. Bows are best used for attacking from a distance, unlike a sword where you need to get closer to the target before giving damage. Using a bow is also recommended when attacking skeletons underwater.
Adding enchantments to a bow gives it power. It includes the following:
- Flame – Can be used to burn a target or it can also be used to cook the meat of pigs, cows, and chickens.
- Infinity – For unlimited arrows to use, provided there is at least one in the inventory.
- Punch – Or the knockback.
- Power – For increasing damage on shots.
- Unbreaking – For increasing a bow’s durability.
- Mending – The ability of bows to regenerate on their own.
Takeaway
The best way of repairing a bow (if it uses enchantments) is by using an Anvil because it keeps the bow’s enchantments and it enhances its durability, costing only a minimal number of experience.