How to use an anvil in minecraft

This article is about the current mechanics. For anvil mechanics prior to 1.8, see Anvil mechanics/Before 1.8.

This page explains the mechanics of the anvil.

How to repair an anvil in minecraft

The anvil is primarily used to repair tools, armor, and weapons, which it can do without stripping their enchantments, unlike the grindstone and crafting table. It can also be used to combine the enchantments of two items, to give an item a custom name, or to crush enemies, mobs or other players that walk beneath it while it is falling, with more damage inflicted upon the target from each block fallen.

All its functions, except for damaging mobs and players, cost experience levels, and some have material costs.

The anvil has five basic functions:

• Renaming any item, including normal blocks. Any changed name appears as italic and is not colored by rarity.

  Most blocks lose the rename when placed, except some containers, which shows the name if opened (naming a chest "My Custom Named Chest" causes the chest name to turn into "My Custom Named Chest" if placed and opened).

• Repairing any gear with units of its ma
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