How to Make Tipped Arrows in Minecraft

What Are Tipped Arrows?

Tipped Arrows are Arrows that carry a potion effect. When they hit a target, they apply the corresponding status effect in addition to the normal arrow damage. They work with bows, crossbows, and dispensers.

Crafting Recipe

Ingredient	Quantity	Result
Lingering Potion (any effect)	1	8 Tipped Arrows
Arrows	8	(consumed)

Place the Lingering Potion in the centre of the crafting grid. Fill all 8 remaining slots with regular Arrows. This yields 8 Tipped Arrows with the effect of the Lingering Potion used.

Full Brewing Chain

1. Water Bottle + Nether Wart = Awkward Potion
2. Awkward Potion + effect ingredient = Effect Potion
3. (Optional) Modify with Redstone Dust or Glowstone Dust
4. Effect Potion + Gunpowder = Splash Potion
5. Splash Potion + Dragon's Breath = Lingering Potion
6. Lingering Potion + 8 Arrows = 8 Tipped Arrows (crafting table)

Best Tipped Arrow Effects

Arrow Type	Best For	Notes
Arrow of Harming II	PvP, burst damage	Deals 12 extra magic damage on top of arrow damage. Bypasses armour.
Arrow of Poison	PvP, sustained pressure	Drains target HP over time. Cannot kill, but weakens significantly.
Arrow of Slowness	PvP, chasing	Slows target, making follow-up shots easier.
Arrow of Weakness	Zombie Villager curing	Alternative to Splash Weakness for ranged curing.
Arrow of Healing	Undead farming	Deals damage to undead mobs. Heals living targets.

Alternative Sources

Tipped Arrows can also be obtained without brewing:

• Bartering: Piglins can give Spectral Arrows (not technically tipped, but similar concept).
• Loot chests: Some structure chests contain Tipped Arrows.
• Cauldrons (Bedrock only): In Bedrock Edition, you can dip arrows into a cauldron filled with a potion. This does not work in Java Edition.

What a tipped arrow is worth per hit

A tipped arrow carries an eighth of the potion it was made from, stored on the arrow as its own duration scale. Eight arrows come out of one lingering potion, so the full craft hands you eight eighths: exactly one potion's worth of effect, split across eight shots. That is the honest way to think about the trade, and it is why tipped arrows are about placing an effect on someone else rather than about getting more of it.

Potion	Which version	Drinkable ticks	Per arrow ticks	Per arrow on the clock
Night vision	Base	3600	451	0:22.6
Night vision	Extended	9600	1201	1:00
Invisibility	Base	3600	451	0:22.6
Invisibility	Extended	9600	1201	1:00
Leaping	Base	3600	451	0:22.6
Leaping	Extended	9600	1201	1:00
Leaping	Enhanced	1800	226	0:11.3
Fire resistance	Base	3600	451	0:22.6
Fire resistance	Extended	9600	1201	1:00
Swiftness	Base	3600	451	0:22.6
Swiftness	Extended	9600	1201	1:00
Swiftness	Enhanced	1800	226	0:11.3
Slowness	Base	1800	226	0:11.3
Slowness	Extended	4800	601	0:30.1
Slowness	Enhanced	400	51	0:02.6
Turtle master	Base	400	51	0:02.6
Turtle master	Extended	800	101	0:05.1
Turtle master	Enhanced	400	51	0:02.6
Water breathing	Base	3600	451	0:22.6
Water breathing	Extended	9600	1201	1:00
Poison	Base	900	113	0:05.7
Poison	Extended	1800	226	0:11.3
Poison	Enhanced	432	55	0:02.8
Regeneration	Base	900	113	0:05.7
Regeneration	Extended	1800	226	0:11.3
Regeneration	Enhanced	450	57	0:02.9
Strength	Base	3600	451	0:22.6
Strength	Extended	9600	1201	1:00
Strength	Enhanced	1800	226	0:11.3
Weakness	Base	1800	226	0:11.3
Weakness	Extended	4800	601	0:30.1
Luck	Base	6000	751	0:37.6
Slow falling	Base	1800	226	0:11.3
Slow falling	Extended	4800	601	0:30.1
Wind charged	Base	3600	451	0:22.6
Weaving	Base	3600	451	0:22.6
Oozing	Base	3600	451	0:22.6
Infested	Base	3600	451	0:22.6

The honest arithmetic of a tipped arrow

A tipped arrow carries an eighth of the potion it came from, and eight arrows come out of one lingering potion. Eight eighths is one potion, so the whole craft moves a single bottle's worth of effect onto eight separate hits rather than multiplying it. That makes a tipped arrow a delivery choice and not a value choice: a tipped arrow of Harming lands its instant damage in full because instant effects have no clock, while a tipped arrow of a timed potion is deliberately short. Craft tipped arrows for the effects that do not care about duration.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do Tipped Arrows stack?

Yes. Tipped Arrows of the same type stack up to 64 per slot, just like regular arrows.

Can I recover Tipped Arrows after shooting them?

If a Tipped Arrow hits a block (not an entity), you can pick it up. However, arrows shot by players in creative mode or from dispensers cannot be recovered.

How many Dragon's Breath do I need for a full stack of Tipped Arrows?

One Lingering Potion produces 8 Tipped Arrows, so you need 8 Lingering Potions for a full stack of 64. That means 8 Dragon's Breath, 8 Gunpowder, and 8 base potions (plus their ingredients).

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Questions about Make Tipped Arrows

Why would you set up Make Tipped Arrows at all?

When they hit a target, they apply the corresponding status effect in addition to the normal arrow damage.

What is the first step for Make Tipped Arrows?

Water Bottle + Nether Wart = Awkward Potion Awkward Potion + effect ingredient = Effect Potion.

What separates the options in Make Tipped Arrows?

For Lingering Potion (any effect), the table on this page lists Quantity: 1, Result: 8 Tipped Arrows.

What should you avoid while doing Make Tipped Arrows?

Craft tipped arrows for the effects that do not care about duration.