Updated 25 October 2026. Facts on this page come from minecraft.wiki, minecraft.net and the live Artemis PvP server; sources are listed at the bottom.
Flame Enchantment in Minecraft: What It Does
Flame sets your arrows on fire, so targets burn, and flaming arrows light TNT, campfires and candles, but no other blocks catch fire. It has one level and works with Infinity, which makes a classic everyday bow.
Flame at a glance
| Max level | I |
| Goes on | Bows |
| Cannot combine with | None. |
| Where to get it | Enchanting tables, librarians, fishing and loot. |
Get enchantments from an enchanting table with bookshelves, from enchanted books on an anvil, from librarian villagers, or as loot (a few, like Wind Burst, only come from special loot such as ominous vaults); see enchanting and anvils.
What does Flame do?
Burning adds damage over time; fire-immune mobs such as blazes and ghasts ignore it. More: TNT.
More about Flame
Flame arrows also cook animals they kill. Crossbows cannot get Flame.
Enchanting tables use lapis lazuli and experience levels, anvils combine books and gear, and librarians sell books. Treasure enchantments only come from loot, trading and fishing, never the table, and higher levels cost more experience to apply and repair.
An enchanted book combines with an item of the right type at an anvil, and two books or items with the same enchantment at the same level merge into the next level up. Each anvil use raises the item's repair cost, so plan the order of your combinations and add Mending early.
Tips for Flame
Use Flame to light TNT, campfires or candles from a distance or set mobs on fire; the arrows do not set wood or other blocks alight. Every enchantment: every enchantment.
Does ArtemisPvP have custom enchants too?
Frequently asked questions
Does a Flame arrow light TNT?
Yes.
Sources
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