
In both cases, the resulting durability is limited to the item's maximum, and there is no discount for "over-repair".Īs a subset of repairing one item with another, the anvil can transfer enchantments from the sacrifice to the target. For example, a golden pickaxe cannot combine with a golden sword or iron pickaxe. The items must be a matching tool and of a matching material. Repairing with a matching item works for any item with durability including bows, shears and so on. The exception is armor, which consumes less material at the cost of experience levels. Repair of an unenchanted item can cost more material than simply crafting a new item or combining damaged items. The repair does not need to be complete one material repairs 1⁄ 4 of the item's maximum durability. Special cases: chain armor can be repaired with iron ingots, turtle shells can be repaired with scutes, and elytra can be repaired with phantom membranes. For example, an anvil can repair an iron pickaxe with materials (iron in this case) while an anvil cannot repair bows or shears except with other bows or shears. Repairing with materials works for the most part, but not with all items: in general, repairing works for items with their material in the default name. In addition, the player can rename any item - not just items with durability - by using an anvil.Įxample showing a repair of two diamond pickaxes.
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Still, it may be worth making the more expensive upgrade if the enchantments are considered difficult to obtain.

In the case of tools and weapons, however, this may be a significantly less economical option combining two diamond shovels would cost two diamonds in total, while up to four diamonds could be required to directly repair one.
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This is a very good deal in the case of a chestplate, for example a full repair (four materials) would total only half of the item's original cost (eight materials). One material can repair 25% of the target's maximum durability.


Alternatively, a player can use materials originally required in the crafting of the item ( iron ingots for iron items with durability, diamonds for diamond items with durability) to repair a single item.With the anvil, however, the target retains its enchantments and may gain new ones from the sacrificed items. As with the grindstone, a player may repair items by combining two similar items.Anvils have two modes to repair items that have a durability rating:
