Min and max bow + arrow damage

How much of a difference does charging the bow completely make when using normal stone arrows? Are better quality bows the only way to do more damage with the bow and arrow, since the Melee Damage skill doesn't affect it when used as a ranged weapon?

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Best Answer

In my experience charging a bow can significantly impact arrow damage.

The wiki lists that bows do full damage, 100%, when the are charged for at least 1.2 seconds, and do only 41.25% damage when fired as soon as possible, at 0.3 seconds.

For stone arrows this means doing 20.625 damage to 50 damage (with an engram quality bow).

Higher quality bows will increase the total damage, and you are correct no player stats will improve ranged. However, you can do more damage with headshots against most targets.

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How much damage does a maxed out bow do?

By default, a bow will deal three hearts worth of damage when it has reached full charge. At no charge, it deals one heart of damage, and even has the potential to deal five and half hearts of damage with a full charge critcal strike.

How much damage does a Max bow do in Minecraft?

Bows can be drawn back by using them. In order to use a bow, the player must have at least one arrow in their inventory or be in Creative mode....Weapon.Charging timeMaximum attack damage1+ s (full charge)61+ s (critical)11 \xd7 5.52 more rows

How much damage can an arrow do?

If fully charged in a bow, an arrow will do 9-10 damage, and when fired from a crossbow it'll do 6-11 damage (and also fly further and faster). Enchanting your bow or crossbow can enhance its damage further, and there's even an enchantment that provides infinite arrows. Very handy. Want to go a step further?

What is the most damage arrow in Minecraft?

The Arrow of Weakness is the best arrow in Minecraft. This arrow reduces the enemy's attack power by -4 attack damage.

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