Learning how to Make Arrows in Terraria is more essential than one thinks. Imagine for a second, You find yourself stuck in the middle of a biome with no more wooden planks, or you’re running low on stone. You are left with but one option, which is to head back to the dungeon and farm some ores! But first, you’ll need to craft yourself some arrows. Trust us, you don’t want to be stuck with just your sword or wand if one of those squid things catches you off-guard in the dark. So here’s a simple guide on how to craft arrows in Terraria!
Arrows are one of the most commonly used ranged weapons in Terraria, without them, you can not pierce armor. Many times new Terraria players do not know how to make arrows and are confused about how to acquire them. On the downside, they are not without their problems. in fact, arrows in Terraria don’t do much damage on their own, even more so against tougher enemies. Fortunately, Some bows can be modified with the help of potions and armor to increase the probability of critical or directly increase the damage dealt.
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So, if you’re looking to build up your stock of arrows and improve your chances of survival, the following are the best and cheapest ways to craft arrows in Terraria, whether you’re playing on PC, consoles, or even mobile and 3DS versions.
How to Make Arrows in Terraria
These are all the craftable arrows in Terraria:
| Terraria Arrow: | How To Make Them: | Crafting Station: | Arrow Stats: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooden Arrow | Any Wood + Stone Block | Work Bench | Damage: 5 (4 for old consoles, mobile, and 3DS)
Speed: 3 Recoil: 2 (very weak) Rarity: White (Common) |
| Flaming Arrow | 100 Wooden Arrows (25 for older consoles, mobile, and 3DS) + Torch | No Crafting Table Needed | Damage: 13 (10 for old consoles, mobile, and 3DS)
Speed: 6.5 Recoil: 8 (very strong) Rarity: Green (Uncommon) |
| Jester’s Arrow | 20 Wooden Arrows (10 for older consoles, mobile, and 3DS) + Fallen Star | No Crafting Table Needed | Damage: 10 (9 old consoles, mobile, and 3DS)
Speed: 0.5 Recoil: 4 (weak) Rarity: Blue (good) |
| Frostburn Arrow | 10 Wooden Arrows (5 for old consoles, mobile, and 3DS) + Ice Torch | No Crafting Table Needed | Damage: 9 (7 for old consoles, mobile, and 3DS)
Speed: Recoil: 2.2 (very weak) Rarity: White (Common) |
| Unholy Arrow | 5 Wooden Arrows + Worm Tooth | Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil | |
| Hellfire Arrow | 100 Wooden Arrows ( for older mobile and 3DS consoles, it is made with only 25 wooden arrows) + Hellstone Bar | Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil | Damage: 13 (10 for old consoles, mobile, and 3DS)
Speed: 6.5 Recoil: 8 (very strong) Rarity: Green (Uncommon) |
| Holy Arrow | 200 Wooden Arrows + 3 Pixie Dust + unicorn horn | Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil | Damage: 13 (6 for old consoles, mobile, and 3DS)
Speed: 3.5 Recoil: 2 (very weak) Rarity: Orange (rare) |
| Cursed Arrow | 150 Wooden Arrows (35 for old consoles, mobile, and 3DS) + Cursed Flame | Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil | Damage: 17 (14 for old consoles, mobile, and 3DS)
Speed: 4 Recoil: 3 (very weak) Rarity: Orange (rare) |
| Chlorophyte Arrow | Chlorophyte Bar | Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil | Damage: 16
Speed: 4.5 Recoil: 3.5 (weak) Rarity: Lime (Supreme) |
| Ichor Arrow | 150 Wooden Arrows (35 for old consoles, mobile, and 3DS) + Ichor | Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil | Damage: 16 (15 for old consoles, mobile, and 3DS)
Speed: Recoil: 3 (very weak) Rarity: Orange (rare) |
| Venom Arrow | 35 Wooden Arrows + Vial of Venom | Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil | Damage: 17
Speed: 4.3 Recoil: 4.2 (average) Rarity: Orange (rare) |
| Endless Quiver | 4 full stacks (3,996) of wooden Arrows | Crystal Ball | Damage: 5
Speed: 3 Recoil: 2 (very weak) Rarity: Green (Uncommon) |
| Luminite Arrows | Luminite Bar | Ancient Manipulator | Damage: 15
Speed: 3 Recoil: 3.5 (weak) Rarity: Cyan (impossible) |
Let’s first things first, in Terraria you have 17 distinct arrow types, however, a mere 13 of them are craftable. These different arrow types each require different ingredients as well as a very specific type of crafting station should you want to create them by yourself.
Now that you know how to make arrows in Terraria, and also learned all about their ingredients and stats, you jump into a game and try on the arrow recipes above and let us know how things went. did you finally manage to conquer that dungeon? Also, if you’ve got any questions related to crafting in Terraria, feel free to leave them in the comments section right below;