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    Can I get enhancements that I want or are they random?
    Zac Churchill
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    Zac Churchill is a Minecraft Specialist based in Davidson, North Carolina. Zac has played Minecraft for over 10 years and has extensive knowledge of how to play Minecraft and how the game has changed over the different versions. Specifically, Zac has expert experience in survival worlds, large builds on creative mode, and server design/upkeep. He graduated in 2023 with a BA in Sociology and English from Tufts University.
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    You can get specific enchantments in Minecraft using an anvil, but it depends on how you acquire the enchantments. Enchanted books allow you to target specific enchantments for your items rather than relying on the randomness of the enchantment table. For example, when you get enchanted books through librarian villagers, fishing, looting chests, or using an enchantment table. Some enchantments can only be applied to items using enchanted books and not directly from an enchantment table, like mending. When you combine an enchanted book with an item on an anvil, you can choose exactly which enchantment from the book gets added to the item. You can also stack enchantments onto an already-enchanted item, but they have to be compatible. This makes anvils very useful in customizing your gear with the ability you need. Remember, though, that using an anvil costs some experience levels, and using the same item on the anvil can be expensive to repair or upgrade further.
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    How do I repair a bow?
    Community Answer
    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?
    Community Answer
    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.
  • Question
    How do I make a nether portal?
    Community Answer
    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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    Can anvils restore items to full health?
    Community Answer
    Yes. Add your broken object into one anvil slot. Then add a duplicate object (most effective when already broken) into the other open slot of the anvil. To the far left, the fixed object should appear.
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    How do I mine obsidian in Minecraft?
    Community Answer
    Just craft a diamond pick axe with three diamonds and two sticks, and then mine it.
  • Question
    How do you make iron armor with an anvil?
    Community Answer
    You can't, the only way to retrieve iron armor is to either find it in a generated chest or build it.
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    Can I enchant swords with the enchanted books in an anvil in Minecraft?
    Community Answer
    Yes. Simply place both items in the anvil. In the far right spot will be the enchanted sword with enchantments from the book.
  • Question
    Is it possible to make things that don't exist in Minecraft with an anvil?
    Community Answer
    No, that is not possible.
  • Question
    I tried this in 1.12.12 and it didn't work. Did I do something wrong?
    Community Answer
    Keep trying the recipe. If it still doesn't work, try 1.14.14. If it still doesn't work, go back in creative and get one; it doesn't count as cheating if it doesn't work.
  • Question
    How do I make an end portal?
    Community Answer
    End portal frames have to be a 4 by 4 without the corners. Then put eye of enders in the portal frame, and that should ignite the portal. For the last step, hop into the portal! Also, it all works better in the ground.
  • Question
    How do you name something with an an anvil?
    lynn m
    Community Answer
    Put the item you want to name in left box, then at the top you will see the name of the item you put in (eg. "Diamond Sword.") Next, remove "Diamond Sword", and change it to whatever you'd like. Keep in mind this does take experience away from you.
  • Question
    What is the most complicated thing that can be done with an anvil in Minecraft?
    Community Answer
    Enchanting, really. It requires experience points which requires some work to get the right amount of levels.
  • Question
    How do you get diamonds?
    SunPuppy
    Community Answer
    Diamonds can be found in deep caves, usually near lava, so try looking there.
  • Question
    How to enchant a bow with an anvil?
    Vortrexion
    Top Answerer
    To enchant your bow, simply add you bow to the first slot, and your desired enchanted book/bow in the next slot. The third slot will give you your bow with the enchantment on it, and you will be able to take it as long as you have the required amount of xp to do so.
  • Question
    How do you craft an observer in Minecraft?
    Seasalt25
    Top Answerer
    To craft an observer you need 2 pieces of redstone, 1 piece of nether quartz, and 6 cobblestone. You need to put 3 pieces of cobblestone across the top and bottom row of a crafting table, then put the 2 pieces of redstone in the middle row starting from the left side. Finally, you need to put the nether quartz on the right of the middle row, and this will make an observer.
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