What is Damaged Anvil in Minecraft?
A damaged anvil is an anvil that is visibly cracked and is on its last legs before breaking completely. It is the final stage in an anvil's life cycle, after the "chipped anvil" stage. The main purpose of a damaged anvil is the same as a regular anvil: to repair items, combine enchantments, and rename things. However, a damaged anvil has very few uses left before it shatters and disappears forever. Players will often find themselves using a damaged anvil when their main anvil has seen a lot of work. It is a sign that you will need to craft a new anvil soon. It functions perfectly fine until it breaks, but its lifespan is very short. It is a visual indicator of the wear and tear on one of Minecraft's most useful blocks.
How to get Damaged Anvil in Minecraft
You do not craft a damaged anvil directly. Instead, a regular anvil turns into a damaged anvil through use. Anvils have an average of about 25 uses before they break. Each time you use an anvil, there is a 12 percent chance that it will degrade to its next stage. The stages are: Anvil, then Chipped Anvil, and finally Damaged Anvil. So, to get a damaged anvil, you just need to use a regular or chipped anvil enough times until it becomes visibly cracked. You can also find damaged anvils that have already been generated in the world. They can sometimes be found in the forging rooms of Woodland Mansions. If you find one, you can mine it with any pickaxe to pick it up and move it to your base. Crafting a new anvil is very expensive as it costs three blocks of iron, so finding one is a great bonus.
How to use Damaged Anvil in Minecraft
You use a damaged anvil in exactly the same way you use a brand new one. Right click it to open its interface. You can place a tool or armor piece in the first slot and the material to repair it in the second slot to fix its durability. You can also combine two enchanted items to merge their enchantments, or add an enchanted book to an item. Finally, you can rename any item by typing a new name in the text box at the top. All of these actions cost experience levels. The only difference is that a damaged anvil will break after just a few more uses. When it breaks, it makes a loud smashing sound and disappears. A fun, alternative use for any anvil, including a damaged one, is to drop it on mobs or other players. Anvils are affected by gravity and will do a lot of damage if they fall on something.
How to craft Damaged Anvil in Minecraft
No recipes for this block.
What can Damaged Anvil make in Minecraft
No items can be crafted.