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Can someone tell me how to make Bows set things on fire? because i tried enchanting, but it doesn't make them set things on fire.

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From what I understand enchanting is how you do that. Are you sure you enchanting correctly? – TheAce May 4 '12 at 18:47
yep, I am... i figured out the problem now. Thanks. – Hussein Horack May 5 '12 at 18:39
Just in case you're unaware: A flaming arrow (you can also make an arrow a flaming arrow by firing it through lava flow) will not set anything on fire except creatures. – Fnord Prefect May 8 '12 at 6:46
Are you sure? I would swear I remember seeing my flame-bow set grass on fire. – Konerak May 8 '12 at 6:53
Do you mean by shooting arrows or hittng with the actual bow. – mrminecraft3000 May 13 '12 at 18:40

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You need a specific bow enchantment to set things on fire: The Flame enchantment.

The enchantment you get on an item is going to be randomly chosen, so you'll just have to keep trying until you get a bow that has one. It should be noted that the probability of getting the Flame enchantment on a bow is fairly low, and if the modified enchantment level is less than 19 it is impossible to get.

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Thanks guys, I thought my minecraft game wasn't working or something, so that's good to hear. :D – Hussein Horack May 5 '12 at 18:39
@HusseinHorack, you should consider accepting an answer if it solved your doubt =) – Solem Nov 21 '12 at 12:09
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To set arrows on fire you can shoot them through running lava or use an enchantment.

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While the mentioned methods do set the arrow on fire, they do not set the entity that the arrow lands on on fire. – kuyan Nov 10 '12 at 5:22

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