snowball Minecraft Item
Minecraft ItemA snowball is an item that can be obtained by shoveling snow from either dead snow golems or by destroying snow blocks . Snowballs can be placed in stacks of 16. They're a throwable item that do not harm mobs except for 3 HP per snowball to blazes and 1 HP per snowball to the Enderdragon .They can also be crafted into snow blocks which then can be crafted into snow covers.
Snowball
| Type | Tool; Item; Weapon |
| Stackable? | Yes |
| Data Values | Hex: hex: 14C Dec: dec: 332 |
Usage
The snowball is especially useful against Blazes, as the snowball can knock a blaze out with seven hits. They are also useful to knock any mob off cliffs or into a trap, as well as players, as snowballs have a knockback equivalent to Knockback | on a sword .
Use in PvP
Snowballs have a dual use in PvP combat situations; they can be used to keep enemies at many meters length, and can quickly break or wear down armor, unless it is enchanted with Unbreaking.
Trivia
- Like arrows , chicken eggs , fire charges and spawn eggs , snowballs can be fired from Dispensers .
- Snowballs are the projectile of a snow golem, offering no effect except for knockback (again, Blazes and the Ender Dragon are exceptions).
- Snowballs burn when thrown through lava but are not destroyed.
- There is a glitch were, sometimes, Snowballs can pass through solid blocks.
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