BoomBow
by Hikerys
BoomBow lets bows and crossbows fire lit TNT that flies, bounces through entities and detonates after a short fuse, on Fabric for Minecraft 26.1 – 26.3.
What it does
Equipment that is held in the offhand with TNT draws a weapon that shoots primed TNT blocks from a bow or crossbow in the main hand. The projectile is rendered as a 3D block, carries fire through the air and explodes about a second after it lands, scattering fire around the impact point. A Power enchantment enlarges the blast, and the mod works with vanilla enchantments, which combine with the new projectiles in several ways.
The mod needs Fabric API, and its files cover five release versions in the 26.1 – 26.3 range. Latest Fabric file is 1.1.1 for 26.3, published 2026-08-25. BoomBow runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source. The mod was created with help from an AI assistant, as the author notes.
Key features
Explosive bows and crossbows
Bows and crossbows fire lit TNT directly, with the projectile moving as a physical object instead of a standard arrow.
Multi-shot crossbow
A loaded crossbow fires three TNT blocks at once in a wide spread, while only one TNT is taken from the inventory.
Piercing blasts
A TNT projectile passes through entities and keeps moving until it hits a last target block, where it detonates.
Resource balance
Flint and steel durability is still consumed, and TNT is spent from the inventory, though a related setting lets ammo stay unlimited.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Chaotic combat on servers
Groups that want heavy explosions in fights can use the mod on a shared server, since every player needs it.
Single-player sandbox play
Players who build or test explosions in a world can fire TNT projectiles to see how blasts spread through terrain.
Who it’s for: Players who want bows and crossbows that deal area damage, and server owners who run combat or sandbox events with explosive weapons.
Questions
Does BoomBow need Fabric API?
Does the server need BoomBow?
Which versions does BoomBow support?
In the catalog
BoomBow is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A chaotic but balanced Fabric mod that transforms your ordinary bows and crossbows into handheld TNT cannons! This mod was created with the help of the AI assistant.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/boom-bow
- Owner
- Hikerys
- Published
- 2026-08-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15