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Anvil

A utility block for renaming items, combining enchantments, and repairing tools using raw materials or matching items.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.4.2

Item ID

anvil

Anvil at a glance

Anvil comes from crafting, and Utility Blocks is where it sits as a block. 64 Anvil fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

Hardness 5 is what Anvil is worth in the block data. The tool tag on Anvil is a pickaxe, with no tier requirement behind it. Against explosions it is far tougher, 1200, which is why it survives blasts that clear everything around it. Anvil sits between Andesite and Azure Bluet in Utility Blocks, number 16 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Iron IngotIron Ingot
Iron IngotIron Ingot
Iron IngotIron Ingot
Iron IngotIron Ingot
AnvilAnvil

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Has a 12% chance of degrading each use. Falls when unsupported. Costs XP levels to use.

Frequently asked questions about Anvil

  1. Block of Iron, Iron Ingot going into Anvil, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Anvil in Minecraft?

    Anvil is crafted from Block of Iron and Iron Ingot at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. 64 Anvil drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Anvil can you stack?

    64 Anvil fills a slot, and that slot costs 192 Block of Iron and 256 Iron Ingot, which is 64 crafts at the crafting table.

  3. Anvil on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Anvil used for?

    A utility block for renaming items, combining enchantments, and repairing tools using raw materials or matching items.

  4. Anvil coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.4.2

    When was Anvil added to Minecraft?

    Anvil was added in version 1.4.2.

  5. Anvil as a block, next to the pickaxe its 5 hardness asks for

    How long does Anvil take to break?

    Look up Anvil and you get 5 hardness, with 1200 blast resistance on it. That second figure on Anvil is what makes it worth hauling into a build meant to take a hit. The tool tag on Anvil is a pickaxe, with no tier requirement behind it. Java 26.2 defines Anvil here, so no timing of our own went into it.

Building with it

An anvil costs thirty-one iron ingots, and it is the only block that combines two enchanted items, renames things and repairs gear with raw material instead of experience. It also wears out: every use has a chance to chip it, and after three stages it breaks entirely.

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