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Nerf Harming Arrows Bedrock Edition

Harming II Arrows are likely the strongest items ever introduced into Minecraft. End Crystals are also problematic, but that’s not the topic at hand. I have seen posts about the need to nerf Harming Arrows, but none seem very convincing. 

Harming II Arrows deal 10+ damage when they strike an opponent without the use of a power-enchanted bow. This means they can eliminate an opponent with two arrows. Because the tipped arrows use the Magic Effect, Armor does not protect from the damage and will not prevent a player from taking the same damage. The addition to Minecraft that brought Piercing IV now means that shields are useless against Harming Arrows. This ruins PvP combat, because it becomes purely a competition of who can fire 2 shots first.

I would recommend that Mojang nerf the damage by at least half on both levels of the Harming Arrows, Harming II and Harming I. I feel this would return PvP to a more skill based aspect of Minecraft. Arrows are not meant to be Death Star lasers, merely a support weapon in fighting other players or mobs.

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    You can one shot a full protection 4 netherite player with a multishot crossbow with harming 2.

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    or you could just, take cover(with blocks). Also a multi-shot crossbow can't have piercing, so shields counter it anyways. It's an end game item basically none uses because it isn't worth the effort to obtain, why would you nerf it? Like if it needs a nerf, nerfing the magic damage would basically make it worthless. By the time you get these on a PVP server most people will already be getting nether rite (even with Dimond I think you still need three shots to kill). As for survival, they're too expensive to use consistently and heal undead. They maybe usable with infinity but then you can't have mending. None touches them fix the acquisition before nerfing.