How to Craft an Anvil in Minecraft

Last Updated: March 1, 2023

Anvils can be used to repair tools, weapons and armor, or to enchant and name items. They are crafted using 3 blocks of iron and 4 iron ingots, or 31 iron ingots total.

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Gather your materials.
- You need 31 iron ingots or 3 iron blocks and 4 iron ingots.
- If you have 3 iron blocks already, skip the next step
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Create 3 iron blocks. These are created by opening a crafting table and placing an iron ingot in every space (9 total).

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Craft an anvil.
- Put your 3 iron blocks in the top three spaces of a crafting table.
- Put 1 iron ingot in the center space.
- Put 3 iron ingots in the bottom three spaces.
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Drag your new anvil to your inventory.

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You will need two bows. If they have low durability, they will combine to make a bow with higher durability.

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How do you fix objects (e.g. a nearly broken sword) with an anvil?

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You may fix a broken diamond sword using another diamond sword or a diamond. If it was with an iron sword, you may use another iron sword or an iron ingot.

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Mine 14 obsidian blocks and make a 4 block wide, 5 block tall hollow rectangle. Then, ignite the portal with flint and steel.

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Anvils fall like sand or gravel, but are very heavy and can hurt or kill a player or monsters.

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Anvils can become damaged and break, so use them carefully unless you have a lot of iron to spare.

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You can also find Very Damaged Anvils in some Woodland Mansions.

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