Dungeons:Exploding Crossbow

An exploding crossbow is a ranged weapon that can be found within the various missions of Minecraft Dungeons. Its unique variants are the imploding crossbow and the firebolt thrower.

Exploding Crossbow

Icon

Sprite

Type	Ranged Weapon
Rarity	COMMON / RARE
Power	12.3
Speed	1
Ammo	1
Properties	Explodes on impact
Damage type	Ranged
Soul information	Does not accept soul enchantments Does not grant soul collection
Runes
Variants	Firebolt Thrower Imploding Crossbow
Level ID	ExplodingCrossbow
In-game description The power of TNT fused with the latest in archery design resulted in this devastating crossbow.

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Obtaining

Missions

Listed difficulties are considered to be the minimum difficulty the item is obtainable on unless stated otherwise.

• Fiery Forge (Adventure)
• Underhalls (Adventure)
• ??? (Adventure)
• Dingy Jungle (Adventure, DLC)
• Treetop Tangle (Adventure)
• Colossal Rampart (Adventure, DLC)
• Broken Citadel (Adventure, DLC)
• Tower

Merchants

• Village Merchant
• Gift Wrapper
• Mystery Merchant
• Luxury Merchant
• Piglin Merchant

Ancients

• Ancient Terror

Usage

Exploding crossbows possess high power, low speed, and a small ammo supply. The quiver starts with 20 arrows, normal arrow bundles give 10 arrows, supply chest bundles give another 20 arrows, and surprise gift bundles give 5 arrows. The exploding crossbow is a little smaller than most crossbows.

Damage caused by the arrows can be increased with enchantments, the Strength buff, and certain armor have ranged damage increases, such as hunter's armor. Also, it is the only ranged weapon in the game that is unaffected by the Deflect enchantment.

Properties

• X ranged damage
• Explodes on Impact

Stats

• Multiplier: 1.2
• Quiver: 20

In-game, damage numbers can vary even in the same power level, and may not be exactly as seen below.

Power	Damage
38	150
80	901
87	1182
100	2006
101	2143
102	2222
104	2397
105	2508
106	2614
111	3073
113	3363

Sounds

Sounds
Sound	Description	Resource location
	Explode	?
	Impact	sfx_item_explodingCrossbowArrowImpactNormal_Updated

History

Minecraft Dungeons
Dungeons Beta							Added exploding crossbows.
1.3.2.0							Now obtainable from the Jungle Awakens.
1.4.3.0							Updated arrow impact noises.
1.7.2.0							Now obtainable from the Howling Peaks.
1.12.0.0							Now obtainable from the Tower.

Issues

Issues for Minecraft Dungeons relating to "Exploding Crossbow" are no longer maintained on the bug tracker since September 28, 2023. However, issues reported before then can still be viewed there.

Guidebook

“	EXPLODING CROSSBOW – This unique crossbow – imbued with the incendiary power of TNT – has a devastating explosive shot, which is great for clearing a passage through a horde of mobs.	„
	— Guide to Minecraft Dungeons: A Handbook for Heroes

Trivia

• Including the Jungle Awakens, exploding crossbows are the only ranged weapon to appear in four DLCs.
• Exploding crossbows and it's variants are used often in speed-runs for a quick and effective route through large mobs.

Gallery

Icons

• 

  Exploding crossbow icon.

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  A sprite depicting the item texture.

Textures

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  Exploding crossbow texture file.

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  Exploding crossbow shadow texture file.

Screenshots

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  Exploding crossbow within the inventory.