Bray's Better Bow & ArrowsResource packs · 1.19 – 26.xGreatly improves the look of bows and crossbows by loading and firing 3D projectiles! Works with "Real Arrow Tip" to show spectral and tipped arrow projectiles!
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The bow improvement resource pack!
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Better Bows is a resource pack made by ewanhowell5195. The bow improvement resource pack!
It supports Minecraft 1.20 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 274,323 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Sep 17, 2026.
Better Bows has had 8 releases on Modrinth since Sep 11, 2023. 3 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.11.0, released on Sep 17, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.21.9 – 26.3. It runs on Minecraft. The download is 34 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
1.11.0 | Sep 17, 2026 | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Release |
1.10.0 | Mar 29, 2026 | 1.21.9 – 26.1.1 | Release |
1.9.0 | Jan 19, 2026 | 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11 | Release |
1.8.0 | Oct 19, 2025 | 1.21.9, 1.21.10 | Release |
1.7.0 | Aug 19, 2025 | 1.20.2 – 1.21.8 | Release |
This pack remodels both the bow and crossbow to have the arrow 3D, like how it is in the world after you fire it!
The crossbow also supports showing 3D firewords, spectral arrows, and tipped arrows!
When you have multishot, you will see three arrows at once in the crossbow!
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Written by ewanhowell5195. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.
In Minecraft, open Options, then Resource Packs, then Open Pack Folder.
Drop the .zip file into that folder and go back to the game.
Move Better Bows to the right-hand list and click Done.
It is made for Minecraft 1.20 – 26.x. On other versions Minecraft marks it as incompatible, but it often still works.
Full guide: How to install Minecraft resource packs
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Bowsthe one you looked at | 274K | 1.20 – 26.x | Sep 17, 2026 | Free |
| Bray's Better Bow & ArrowsBraytonks | 854K | 1.19 – 26.x | 22 days ago | Free |
 Saturated GrassNelA470 | 170K | 1.8 – 26.x | Oct 6, 2025 | Free |
 Fast Better Grassrobotkoer | 14.1M | 1.19 – 26.x | Sep 15, 2026 | Free |
Yes. Better Bows supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20.
Yes. Better Bows is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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