One redstone ore - Mine one redstone block. Redstone occurs at a depth of 16 blocks down. You will need an iron pickaxe (or higher) to mine redstone ore. Seven cobblestone blocks - Mine seven pieces of grey rock. You must use a pickaxe to do so, though you can use a wooden pickaxe. Three pieces of string - Kill three spiders. It’s best to do so during the daytime since spiders become more aggressive at night. One block of wood - Chop one block of wood on any tree in the game. If you don’t have a crafting table, chop an extra block. You’ll also need a crafting table in order to create a dispenser.

If you don’t have a crafting table, you can create one by pressing E and using four wood planks to create a crafting table.

Sticks - One in the bottom row (middle column), one in the top row (middle column), and one in the middle row (left column). String - One in each row of the right-hand column. Once your bow is complete, click the bow icon to the right of the crafting grid to place it in your inventory.

One redstone ore - Mine one redstone block. Redstone occurs at a depth of 16 blocks down. You will need an iron pickaxe (or higher) to mine redstone ore. Seven cobblestone blocks - Mine seven pieces of grey rock. You must use a pickaxe to do so, though you can use a wooden pickaxe. Three pieces of string - Kill three spiders. It’s best to do so during the daytime since spiders become more aggressive at night. One block of wood - Chop one block of wood on any tree in the game. If you don’t have a crafting table, chop an extra block. You’ll also need a crafting table in order to create a dispenser.

If you don’t have a crafting table, you can create one by pressing X (Xbox) or the square button (PlayStation), scrolling four spaces over to select the crafting table, and pressing A (Xbox) or X (PlayStation). You’ll need to place the crafting table on the ground in order to use it.

If your dispenser isn’t yet in your quick-access bar, tap E (or press Y for an Xbox / triangle for a PlayStation) and move the dispenser from your inventory to your quick-access bar. On Xbox or PlayStation, tap the right shoulder button above the right trigger to cycle through your quick access menu until you select the dispenser.

On an Xbox or PlayStation, you’ll press the left trigger instead.