Tipped Arrow

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A tipped arrow is a type of arrow that can inflict a status effect on hit in addition to dealing damage, depending on the potion used to create it.

Similarly to regular arrows, players can pick up tipped arrows that have been shot by dispensers, or other players in Survival or Adventure mode. Unlike regular arrows, tipped arrows shot by an Infinity-enchanted bow can be picked up, as they are not affected by the enchantment.

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Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

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In Java Edition, most tipped arrows can be obtained as a reward item from fletcher villagers when the player has the Hero of the Village status effect. Exceptions include arrows of Luck, Slow Falling and Turtle Master.

In Bedrock Edition, tipped arrows can also be obtained by using arrows on cauldrons that contain potions. The number of tipped arrows created depends on the amount of potion inside a cauldron, which is measured in levels equivalent to ¹⁄₆ of its maximum capacity, or half of what a bottle can hold. For every quantity of up to 16 arrows tipped, the amount of potion remaining is reduced by 1 level. However, any potion in the bottom half of a cauldron is only counted as a single level for the purposes of tipping arrows. This means that a maximum of 64 arrows can be tipped from a full cauldron, either at once or in parts. This is more efficient than using lingering potions, as up to 21.33 arrows can be tipped per potion.

Tipped arrows share many of the same characteristics as regular arrows as projectiles.

After being in the ground for 600 ticks (30 seconds), a tipped arrow loses its potion effect and becomes a normal arrow.

Tipped arrows are arrows that imbue a potion effect when hitting a mob or player. The duration of the effect is ¹⁄₈ that of the corresponding potion, if applicable, and is not affected by the power of the arrow. The status effect is the same as the regular power effect for the potion. If a bow is enchanted with Infinity, tipped arrows are still consumed.

The types of arrows are:

Arrows of Harming (and arrows of Healing when used against undead mobs) do not add a static amount of damage to the arrow.^[1] Due to the invulnerability timer preventing more than one instance of damage from occurring within 10 ticks, the actual damage of an Arrow of Harming is the higher of the arrow's damage and the Harming effect's damage. In the case of using a bow enchanted with Power at full charge, from level I to level III this causes the Harming effect to only sometimes improve the arrow's damage against unarmored targets, and level IV and higher prevents the Harming effect from having any tangible effect against unarmored targets. Armored targets may have differing levels of resistances to the arrows and the Harming effect, leading Harming to having more of an effect against such targets.

In Java Edition, it is possible to craft tipped arrows using lingering water bottles as well as Awkward, Thick, and Mundane lingering potions. If crafted with a water bottle, the arrow is called an arrow of Splashing. If crafted with Mundane, Awkward, or Thick potions, it is called a tipped arrow.^[2] Tipped arrows crafted from different potions do not stack, as resultant tipped arrows all have different potion tags.

In Bedrock Edition, all four kinds as well as the long mundane tipped arrow aren't obtainable either in Creative, by cauldrons, by crafting, or by commands.

All four kinds generate blue particles in flight and upon landing, but otherwise behave like regular arrows. In particular, arrow of Splashing has no effect on fire and campfires and when shot from a bow with the Flame enchantment, can light candles, campfires and TNT just like regular arrows on fire.

In Java Edition, the uncraftable tipped arrow is a tipped arrow with no effect that is unobtainable in regular gameplay. It is obtainable using this command: /give @s minecraft:tipped_arrow

The uncraftable arrow doesn't differ from regular arrows in behavior when used as a projectile.

Java Edition:
In Java Edition, tipped arrows use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.

Bedrock Edition:

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

In Bedrock Edition, arrows use the following item data values:

Tipped arrows have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Issues relating to "Tipped Arrow" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• 👁 Splashing
  
  Splashing
• 👁 Night Vision
  
  Night Vision
• 👁 Invisibility
  
  Invisibility
• 👁 Leaping
  
  Leaping
• 👁 Fire Resistance
  
  Fire Resistance
• 👁 Swiftness
  
  Swiftness
• 👁 Slowness
  
  Slowness
• 👁 Turtle Master
  
  Turtle Master
• 👁 Enhanced Turtle Master‌[Java Edition only]
  
  Enhanced Turtle Master‌^{[Java Edition only]}
• 👁 Water Breathing
  
  Water Breathing
• 👁 Healing
  
  Healing
• 👁 Harming
  
  Harming
• 👁 Poison
  
  Poison
• 👁 Regeneration
  
  Regeneration
• 👁 Strength
  
  Strength
• 👁 Weakness
  
  Weakness
• 👁 Slow Falling
  
  Slow Falling
• 👁 Wind Charging
  
  Wind Charging
• 👁 Weaving
  
  Weaving
• 👁 Oozing
  
  Oozing
• 👁 Infestation
  
  Infestation
• 👁 Luck‌[Java Edition only]
  
  Luck‌^{[Java Edition only]}
• 👁 Decay‌[Bedrock Edition only]
  
  Decay‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
• 👁 Old appearance for the uncraftable tipped arrow in Java Edition.
  
  Old appearance for the uncraftable tipped arrow in Java Edition.
• 👁 Texture file used for invalid arrows in Bedrock Edition.
  
  Texture file used for invalid arrows in Bedrock Edition.

• 👁 Teaser image from Searge showing tipped arrows
  
  Teaser image from Searge showing tipped arrows
• 👁 All the arrow types in Java Edition
  
  All the arrow types in Java Edition
• 👁 Tipped arrows in the inventory
  
  Tipped arrows in the inventory
• 👁 Tipped arrows in the inventory
  
  Tipped arrows in the inventory

• "Taking Inventory: Tipped Arrow" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, August 7, 2025.