Description
The anvil is a heavy and sturdy block used to repair and rename tools armour and items. It also allows players to combine enchanted items and to transfer enchantments which makes it essential for long term gear management. The anvil has a weighing look and it degrades with use which shows as cracks and eventually a broken state when it is used many times. Because it is made from iron it is heavy and expensive to craft but the benefits are great for players who invest in enchanting and high quality equipment. Anvils can be placed in workshops and near forges to give a realistic feel to a base and they are often used in villages and player towns for communal repair stations. In addition to repairing and renaming items the anvil is used in many custom maps to create puzzles and challenges where players must pay experience to repair or combine items to progress. Transporting an anvil requires care because it will fall and cause damage if placed above a player or a mob and it can destroy items if it falls onto them. The anvil is a valuable functional block that supports advanced crafting and item management strategies.
What is Anvil?
The anvil is a work table used for repairing renaming and combining items. It consumes experience levels and requires materials for repairs and is also used to apply certain combinations of enchantments to gear.
Where to find Anvil
Anvils can be crafted by players from iron and found in some village tool rooms and in certain generated structures depending on the map. They are also dropped by falling when destroyed under specific conditions so be careful with placement.
How to get Anvil
Craft an anvil using iron blocks and iron ingots at a crafting table. Place the iron blocks and ingots in the right pattern to make one anvil. In creative mode take an anvil from the inventory. Anvils can also be obtained as loot or by harvesting them in some structures.
Release Information
First introduced: Added in early versions of Minecraft when anvils were introduced to enable item repair
Give Command
/give @p minecraft:anvil 1
How to use Anvil
Place the anvil and open its interface to repair items or to combine enchanted gear. You will need resources like iron and experience levels to repair items. Use the anvil to rename tools and to combine enchantments in a controlled way.
Recipes for Anvil
Shaped Crafting Items must be placed in a specific pattern in a crafting table
Iron Block
Iron Block
Iron Block
Empty Slot
Iron Ingot
Empty Slot
Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot
Anvil