Minecraft crafting guide
How to craft Spectral Arrow in Minecraft
To craft a spectral arrow in Minecraft, place 4× Glowstone Dust, 1× Arrow in the exact pattern on a crafting table to craft 2 spectral arrows
Spectral Arrow crafting recipe
Produces 2× Spectral Arrow.






- This is a shaped recipe, meaning the items must be placed in this specific arrangement on the grid.
- Spectral Arrow requires a crafting table to craft.
About Spectral Arrow
The Spectral Arrow is a special arrow that marks whatever it hits with the Glowing effect for 10 seconds. The target gets a bright outline that you can see through walls and other blocks. This makes it useful for tracking players in PvP or keeping an eye on mobs that run behind terrain.
It deals the same damage as a normal arrow and works in bows, crossbows, and dispensers.
How to get Spectral Arrow
You get Spectral Arrows mainly by crafting them. Combine one regular arrow with four glowstone dust to produce two spectral arrows, so you will need to mine glowstone in the Nether or trade for it. You can also sometimes get them from bartering with piglins.
Materials needed
Ingredient amounts for one craft, producing 2× Spectral Arrow.
| Material | Per craft | Accepted items |
|---|---|---|
Glowstone Dust | 4 | Exact item |
| 1 | Exact item |
Quantity table
Crafts are rounded up when a recipe produces more than one item.
| Wanted | Crafts | Produced | Glowstone Dust | Arrow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 8 |
| 32 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 16 |
| 64 | 32 | 64 | 128 | 32 |
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