How to make an Arrow of Slowness (0:11) in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft an Arrow of Slowness (0:11) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, an Arrow of Slowness (0:11) is a weapon that you shoot using your bow. After a player or mob has been shot with an Arrow of Slowness (0:11), they will get the Slowness effect and their speed will be reduced by 15% for 11 seconds.

When you craft an Arrow of Slowness (0:11), the crafting process will create 8 arrows at a time.

arrow of slowness

Let's explore how to make this arrow.

Supported Platforms

An Arrow of Slowness (0:11) is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.9)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (0.15.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU46)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU35)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.38)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.38)
Wii U Wii UYes (Patch 15)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (0.15.0)
Education Edition Education EditionYes (1.0)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find this Arrow in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make this Arrow

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft an Arrow of Slowness (0:11):

How to craft this Arrow in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make this Arrow

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make an Arrow of Slowness (0:11), place 8 arrows and 1 Lingering Potion of Slowness (0:22) in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making an Arrow of Slowness, it is important that the items are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 3 arrows. In the second row, there should be 1 arrow in the first box, 1 Lingering Potion of Slowness (0:22) in the second box and 1 arrow in the third box. In the third row, there should be 3 arrows. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for an Arrow of Slowness (0:11).

TIP: If you hover over the arrows in the Crafting menu, you will see the name of the arrow and its effects.

Crafting recipe for arrow of slowness

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the 8 Arrows of Slowness (0:11) will appear in the box to the right.

arrow of slowness

3. Move this Arrow to Inventory

Once you have crafted Arrows of Slowness (0:11), you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Completed arrow of slowness

Congratulations, you have made an Arrow of Slowness (0:11) in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Arrow of Slowness (0:11)

Things to Do with this Arrow

Here are some activities that you can do with Arrows of Slowness (0:11) in Minecraft: