Anvil Recipe
How to Craft Anvil
Anvils are used to repair items, combine enchantments, and rename items.
Step-by-step Instructions
- Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
- Place ingredients exactly as shown in the grid (shape matters unless marked shapeless) then move the resulting Anvil to your inventory.
- Use, place, or craft further with your new item.
Ingredients Needed
- 3x Iron Block
- 4x Iron Ingot
Ingredient Tips
Iron Block: Gather Iron Block via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).
Iron Ingot: Smelt iron ore or deepslate iron ore in a furnace or blast furnace.
Technical Stats
- Hardness: 5
- Blast Resistance: 1200
- Best Tool: Pickaxe
- Stack Size: 64
- Renewable: Yes
Variants & Interactions
Key Interactions:
- Durability degrades with use
- Crushes entities when falling
Uses for Anvil
- Repairing damaged tools and armor
- Combining enchanted items
- Renaming items
- Can be used as a falling block that damages entities
Fun Fact
Anvils have a chance to become damaged after each use, eventually breaking completely. They're one of the few blocks in Minecraft with a durability system.
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FAQ
Why does the anvil say 'Too Expensive'?
The XP cost exceeded the 39 level cap for anvil operations (Java). Combine books earlier and avoid repeatedly renaming to keep costs low.
Do anvils preserve enchantment order?
Order doesn't matter; total prior work penalty does. Combine lower-cost books first to minimize final XP cost.