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{{For}}
{{Infobox block
| group = Undamaged
| group2 = Chipped
| group3 = Damaged
| 1-1 = Anvil.png
| 1-1caption = {{JE}}
| 1-2 = Anvil BE.png
| 1-2caption = {{BE}}
| 2-1 = Chipped Anvil.png
| 2-1caption = {{JE}}
| 2-2 = Chipped Anvil (N) BE3.png
| 2-2caption = {{BE}}
| 3-1 = Damaged Anvil.png
| 3-1caption = {{JE}}
| 3-2 = Damaged Anvil (N) BE3.png
| 3-2caption = {{BE}}
| invimage = Anvil
| invimage2 = Chipped Anvil
| invimage3 = Damaged Anvil
| transparent = '''[[Minecraft:JE]]''': Yes<br>'''[[Minecraft:BE]]''': Partial <small>(diffuses sky light, -2 to light)</small>
| light = No
| tool = wooden pickaxe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64), same damage state only
| waterloggable = {{jebe|No|Yes}}
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
An '''anvil''' is a gravity-affected utility [[Minecraft:block]] used to rename items, combine [[Minecraft:enchantment]]s and repair items without losing the enchantments. An anvil has limited durability, and as it is used or dropped too far, gradually becomes a '''chipped anvil''', then a '''damaged anvil''', then breaks and vanishes.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
The suitable tool to break an anvil is a [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]. Anvil needs to be broken using a pickaxe, otherwise the breaking time will increase and the block drops nothing.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Anvil|Pickaxe|Wood}}
Anvil drops itself when it's destroyed.

=== Natural generation ===
A damaged anvil generates in the "Forge room" of the [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]] and in [[Minecraft:trail ruins]].

=== Crafting ===
A total of 31 iron ingots (including 27 for three [[Minecraft:blocks of iron]]) are required to craft an anvil.

{{Crafting
|A1=Block of Iron
|B1=Block of Iron
|C1=Block of Iron
|B2=Iron Ingot
|A3=Iron Ingot
|B3=Iron Ingot
|C3=Iron Ingot
|Output=Anvil
|type=Decoration block
}}

== Usage ==
=== Repairing and renaming items ===
[[File:Anvil GUI.png|thumb|right|The GUI of the anvil.]]

{{main|Anvil mechanics}}

Anvils have two modes to repair items that have a durability rating:
* As with the [[Minecraft:grindstone]], a player may repair items by combining two similar items. With the anvil, however, the target retains its enchantments and may gain new ones from the sacrificed items.
* Alternatively, a player can use materials originally required in the crafting of the item ([[Minecraft:iron ingot]]s for iron items with durability, [[Minecraft:diamond]]s for diamond items with durability) to repair a single item. One material can repair 25% of the target's maximum durability. This is a good deal in the case of a [[Minecraft:chestplate]], for example; a full repair (four materials) would total only half of the item's original cost (eight materials). 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. Still, it may be worth making the more expensive upgrade if the enchantments are considered difficult to obtain.

If the items are unable to be combined, a red "X" appears over the arrow pointing to the slot of the resulting item. Also, if the target item is at full durability and the sacrifice does not have any enchantments, the anvil also refuses to combine the items, unless if [[#Renaming|renaming]] the item to a valid name.

In addition, the player can rename any item – not just items with durability – by using an anvil.

==== Repairing ====
{{See also|Repair}}

[[File:Anvil3.png|thumb|Example showing a repair of two diamond pickaxes.]]

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. 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. Special cases: chain armor can be repaired with iron ingots, [[Minecraft:turtle shell]]s can be repaired with [[Minecraft:turtle scute]]s, [[Minecraft:mace]]s can be repaired with [[Minecraft:breeze rod]]s, and [[Minecraft:elytra]] can be repaired with [[Minecraft:phantom membrane]]s. The repair does not need to be complete; one material repairs {{frac|1|4}} of the item's maximum durability. Repair of an unenchanted item can cost more material than simply crafting a new item or combining damaged items. The exception is armor, which consumes less material at the cost of experience levels.

Repairing with a matching item works for any item with durability including bows, shears and so on. The items must be a matching tool and of a matching material. For example, a golden pickaxe cannot combine with a golden sword or iron pickaxe.

In both cases, the resulting durability is limited to the item's maximum, and there is no discount for "over-repair".

As a subset of repairing one item with another, the anvil can transfer enchantments from the sacrifice to the target. This can have a synergistic effect when both items share identical enchantments, or simply add to each other when they do not. Two Sharpness II swords can be combined to make a Sharpness III sword, for example, or a pickaxe with Efficiency can be combined with one that has Unbreaking. This can produce enchantments and combinations that are not possible with an enchanting table. But even so, some enchantments cannot be combined if they are similar, or contradicting, in terms of what they do. If the target is damaged, the player has to pay for the repair as well as the transfer.

Transferring high-level enchantments is more expensive, and renaming an item has an additional surcharge. The anvil has a limit of 39 levels; beyond that, repairs are refused. This limit is not present in Creative mode.

Every time armor or tools are repaired, the minimum experience cost doubles (e.g., 1 level, 2 levels, 4 levels, 8 levels, etc.).

==== Renaming ====
Any item or stack of items can be renamed at a cost of one level plus any prior-work penalty. If the player is only renaming, the maximum total cost is 39 levels. The maximum length for renaming is 30 characters{{only|Bedrock|short=1}} or 50 characters{{only|Java|short=1}}. Renamed items are italicized by default, but [[Minecraft:formatting codes]] beginning with <code>§</code> are available {{in|bedrock}}.
[[File:Rename & Enchant demonstration reupload.png|thumb|Example of an item being enchanted and renamed using an Anvil]]
Some items have special effects when renamed:
* A [[Minecraft:name tag]] must be renamed before it can be used.
* Renaming a [[Minecraft:Bucket of aquatic mob|bucket of fish, axolotl, or tadpole]] renames the mob inside as well, meaning a fish, axolotl or tadpole can be named without a name tag.{{only|java}}<ref>{{bug|MCPE-57604}}</ref>
* A renamed item (can be any item, doesn't need to be a weapon) that kills another player or tamed mob causes the name to appear in the death message.{{only|java}}
* A renamed [[Minecraft:spawn egg]] produces a mob with the same name.
* [[Minecraft:Chest]]s, [[Minecraft:trapped chest]]s, [[Minecraft:shulker box]]es, [[Minecraft:furnace]]s, [[Minecraft:hopper]]s, [[Minecraft:dropper]]s, [[Minecraft:dispenser]]s, [[Minecraft:minecarts with chest]]s, [[Minecraft:minecarts with hopper]]s, [[Minecraft:enchanting table]]s, [[Minecraft:barrel]]s, [[Minecraft:smoker]]s, [[Minecraft:blast furnace]]s and [[Minecraft:brewing stand]]s display the name in their GUI when placed.
* Renamed [[Minecraft:command block]]s use their name in chat messages instead of {{code|[@]}}{{Only|Java}} or {{code|[!]}}{{Only|Bedrock}}.

Any name changes to items are applied to the [[Minecraft:Data component format|item stack component]] <code>{components:{"minecraft:custom_name":"<name>"}}</code>.{{only|JE}} 

If the item name field is left blank, or is only whitespace or {{w|non-breaking space}}s (or a combination of both), the default name for that item is used instead. Also, if the item name is unchanged from its current name (which can occur when renaming an item for the first time and using any of the aforementioned blank parameters), a red "X" appears on top of the arrow in the GUI.

Named items do not stack with unnamed or differently-named items of the same type.

=== Enchanted books ===
[[Minecraft:Enchanted book]]s can be used to enchant tools, armor and weapons. Enchanted books themselves can be combined to create higher-tiered books. This makes an anvil an alternative to the [[Minecraft:enchanting table]].

=== Falling anvils ===
{{Infobox entity
| title = Falling Anvil
| image = <gallery widths="150" heights="150">
Anvil.png|{{JE}}
Anvil BE.png|{{BE}}
</gallery>
|imagesize=150px
|id='''PC''': 104<br/>'''[[Minecraft:PE]]''': 102
|networkid='''PC:''' 68
|entityid='''PC''': ghast fireball
| size = Height: 0.98 Blocks<br>Width: 0.98 Blocks
}}

{{main|Falling Block}}

When there is no supporting block below an anvil, the anvil falls in the same way [[Minecraft:sand]], [[Minecraft:gravel]], [[Minecraft:concrete powder]], and [[Minecraft:dragon egg]]s fall. A placed anvil cannot be pushed or pulled by [[Minecraft:piston]]s,{{only|java}} but a falling anvil can be pushed (though cannot be pulled), as it is an [[Minecraft:entity]]. This is different {{in|be}} where anvils can be pushed and pulled by pistons. Anvils make a metallic clang sound when they land.

A falling anvil damages any player or mob that it falls on, with a mechanism distinct from suffocation damage caused by other falling blocks such as sand when landing. The damage amount depends on fall distance: {{hp|2}} per block fallen after the first (e.g., an anvil that falls 4 blocks deals {{hp|6}} damage). The damage is capped at {{hp|40}}, no matter how far the anvil falls. [[Minecraft:Helmet]]s take twice as much [[Minecraft:durability]] damage as other armor pieces, but do not provide any special protection other than the normal armor damage reduction.<ref name="falling_block">Per [[Talk:Damage/Archive 1#Falling_Block]], helmets no longer provide a 25% damage reduction to falling blocks.</ref> When a player dies by an anvil falling on them, the [[Minecraft:death message]] '''"<''player''> was squashed by a falling anvil"''' appears. However, if a player is merely touched by a falling anvil entity, no damage is dealt unless the falling anvil becomes an anvil block in the same block where the player is located. 

If an anvil falls onto a block with a solid top surface, but the same block it is in cannot be replaced ([[Minecraft:torch]], [[Minecraft:slab]], etc.), it breaks and drops as an [[Minecraft:item (entity)|item]].

Like other falling block entities, an anvil drops as an item after falling for more than 600 ticks (30 seconds).

=== Maps ===
{{main|Map}}{{Exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}
An anvil can be used instead of a [[Minecraft:crafting table]] to zoom a map out, to clone a map, or to place a player position marker on a map.

{{:Map/BE}}

=== Becoming damaged ===
[[File:Anvil damage state plot.svg|thumb|Damage stage of anvils depending on their usage]]
[[File:Anvil breaking chances plot.svg|thumb|Plot showing the chance of an anvil breaking]]
With each use, an anvil has a 12% chance to become damaged – degrading one stage at a time, first becoming chipped, then damaged, then eventually destroyed. On average, an anvil survives for 25 uses, although it can also break much earlier or later (the standard deviation is approximately 13.5 anvil uses).

An anvil can also be damaged and destroyed from falling. If it falls from a height greater than one block, the chance of degrading by one stage is 5% × the number of blocks fallen.

The damage state does not affect the anvil's function, but only anvils of the same damage state can stack in inventory.

When an anvil is destroyed, the player automatically leaves the anvil GUI and it disappears.

== Creative mode ==
In [[Minecraft:creative mode]], the anvil functions a little differently than other [[Minecraft:game mode]]s:

* Any repair/enchant/rename operation may be done, regardless of the player's experience level. {{IN|je}}, incompatible enchantments are allowed as well.
** The experience cost is not taken from the player.
* The repair cost of tools ''does'' still increase.
** It continues doubling with each repair, past the usual limit of 39 levels.
** When it reaches the capacity of signed 32-bit integers, no repair cost is shown and the "product" item cannot be taken out of the anvil. Tools in this state also cannot be renamed or enchanted.
* Anvils are not damaged on use.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
Despite being composed entirely of iron, anvils do not use iron sounds.<ref>{{bug|MC-279222||Anvils do not use minecraft:block.iron.* sounds despite being made of iron|Invalid}}</ref>

{{Sound table/Block/Anvil}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
|sound =Anvil destroy.ogg
|subtitle=Anvil destroyed
|source=block
|description=When an anvil is destroyed
|id=block.anvil.destroy
|translationkey=subtitles.block.anvil.destroy
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Anvil land.ogg
|subtitle=Anvil landed
|source=block
|description=When an anvil lands and survives
|id=block.anvil.land
|translationkey=subtitles.block.anvil.land
|volume=0.3
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Anvil use.ogg
|subtitle=Anvil used
|source=block
|description=When an anvil is used
|id=block.anvil.use
|translationkey=subtitles.block.anvil.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Anvil destroy.ogg
|source=block
|description=When an anvil is destroyed
|id=random.anvil_break
|translationkey=subtitles.block.generic.break
|subtitle=Block broken
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Anvil land.ogg
|source=block
|description=When an anvil lands and survives
|id=random.anvil_land
|translationkey=subtitles.block.anvil.land
|subtitle=Anvil landed
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.8-1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Anvil use.ogg
|source=block
|description=When an anvil is used and survives
|id=random.anvil_use
|translationkey=subtitles.block.anvil.use
|subtitle=Anvil used
|volume=0.6
| pitch = 1.0
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Anvil
|spritetype=block
|nameid=anvil
|blocktags=anvil
|itemtags=anvil}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Chipped Anvil
|spritetype=block
|nameid=chipped_anvil
|blocktags=anvil
|itemtags=anvil}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Damaged Anvil
|spritetype=block
|nameid=damaged_anvil
|blocktags=anvil
|itemtags=anvil
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table2
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Anvil
|spritetype=block
|nameid=anvil
|aliasid=anvil / 0
|id=145
|translationkey=tile.anvil.intact.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Chipped Anvil
|spritetype=block
|nameid=chipped_anvil
|aliasid=anvil / 4
|id=-959
|translationkey=tile.anvil.slightlyDamaged.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Damaged Anvil
|spritetype=block
|nameid=damaged_anvil
|aliasid=anvil / 8
|id=-960
|translationkey=tile.anvil.veryDamaged.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Anvil
|spritetype=block
|nameid=deprecated_anvil
|aliasid=anvil / 12
|id=-961
|form=block
|translationkey=tile.anvil.intact.name
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{el|je}}:
{{bst|facing|north|east,north,south,west|An anvil pointing north or south is aligned with its long dimension pointing north–south.<br>An anvil pointing east or west is aligned with its long dimension pointing east–west.<br>This value is 90° clockwise from the direction a player faces while placing an anvil.|foot=1}}

{{el|be}}:
{{bst|showaux=1|bits=|minecraft:cardinal_direction|south|east,north,south,west|An anvil pointing north or south is aligned with its long dimension pointing north–south.<br>An anvil pointing east or west is aligned with its long dimension pointing east–west.<br>This value is 90° clockwise from the direction a player faces while placing an anvil.|Unsupported|foot=1}}

=== Falling block entity ===
{{main|Falling Block}}
{{#lst:Falling Block|entity data}}

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Organizational Wizard}}

== History ==
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||February 5, 2010|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427004847/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/372480972/you-can-now-change-the-difficulty-from-the-options|Anvils were mentioned by [[Minecraft:Notch]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||October 6, 2012|link={{tweet|Dinnerbone|254689806309797888}}|[[Minecraft:Dinnerbone]] tweets the first images of the anvil's interface.}}
|{{HistoryLine||October 10, 2012|link={{tweet|Dinnerbone|255956096693440512}}|[[File:Anvil (N) (pre-release).png|32px]] Dinnerbone tweets the first screenshot of the anvil.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w41a|[[File:Anvil (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chipped Anvil (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Damaged Anvil (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added anvils. All anvil damage levels are available in the Creative inventory.
|Anvils currently require one [[Minecraft:iron ingot]] and six [[Minecraft:blocks of iron]]:
{{Crafting
|A1=Block of Iron
|B1=Block of Iron
|C1=Block of Iron
|B2=Iron Ingot
|A3=Block of Iron
|B3=Block of Iron
|C3=Block of Iron
|Output= Anvil
|ignoreusage=1
}}}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w42a|The bottom row of blocks of iron have been replaced with iron ingots, making the anvil much cheaper to craft:
{{Crafting
|A1=Block of Iron
|B1=Block of Iron
|C1=Block of Iron
|B2=Iron Ingot
|A3=Iron Ingot
|B3=Iron Ingot
|C3=Iron Ingot
|Output=Anvil
|ignoreusage=1
}}
|It is now possible to repair [[Minecraft:tool]]s using anvils, by using more of the material it is made of (such as adding [[Minecraft:diamond]]s to a nearly broken [[Minecraft:diamond pickaxe]]). 
|[[Minecraft:Item]]s that are renamed now have item names that appear as italic text.
|The ''# Levels'' information inside anvils has been renamed to ''Enchantment cost''.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=1.4|Added new [[Minecraft:sound]]s for the anvil.
|Anvils no longer enforce the level cap in creative mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.6|dev=12w49a|[[Minecraft:Enchanted book]]s have been added, which can be used only with the anvil.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w50a|[[Minecraft:Enchanting]] non-[[Minecraft:tool]]s with enchanted books using the anvil now works only in [[Minecraft:creative]] mode.
|[[Minecraft:Silk Touch]] can now be applied to [[Minecraft:shears]] by using the anvil, meaning [[Minecraft:cobweb]]s can now be harvested.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w02a|[[Minecraft:Mob]]s spawned from renamed [[Minecraft:spawn egg]]s, from using the anvil, have the name of their spawn egg, and their names appear in the death message of them killing a [[Minecraft:player]].
|Mobs that are spawned from renamed spawn eggs, from using the anvil, can now display their custom name as nametag using an NBT tag.
|[[Minecraft:Brewing stand]]s, [[Minecraft:chest]]s, [[Minecraft:dispenser]]s, [[Minecraft:enchantment table]]s, [[Minecraft:furnace]]s and [[Minecraft:trapped chest]]s that are renamed using anvils now display their new name in their GUI where the normal name used to appear.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w04a|Mobs now show their custom name above their head when the [[Minecraft:player]] looks directly at them within hitting range.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=1.6|Giving a mob a custom name of "[[Minecraft:Dinnerbone]]" or "[[Minecraft:Grumm]]" now causes the [[Minecraft:mob]] to spawn upside down.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.4|dev=13w48b|Giving a [[Minecraft:sheep]] a custom name of "jeb_" now causes the [[Minecraft:sheep]] to spawn with multicolored wool.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|The costs of using anvils have been reduced to balance out with the new [[Minecraft:enchanting]] system.
|Renaming [[Minecraft:item]]s using anvils now costs only 1 level.
|Repairing costs using anvils have been reduced, 1 level per raw material or sacrifice regardless of durability restored.
|Extra costs for repairing an [[Minecraft:enchanting|enchanted]] [[Minecraft:tool]] using anvils have been eliminated. Costs for combining enchantments have been reduced.
|Repairing costs while using anvils can no longer be kept down by renaming [[Minecraft:item]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w04a|Prior work cost increase while using anvils has been changed from linear (1 per repair) to exponential (times 2 plus 1 per repair).
|Repairing with a "sacrifice" while using anvils now costs 2 levels rather than only 1.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w10a|[[File:Anvil (N) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Chipped Anvil (N) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Damaged Anvil (N) JE2.png|32px]] The models of anvils have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w42a|Renaming an [[Minecraft:item]] while using anvils no longer incurs a [[Minecraft:Anvil mechanics#Prior Work penalty|prior work penalty]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w20a|Falling dust [[Minecraft:particles]] for unsupported anvils have been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|Anvils now give [[Minecraft:sound]]s when they break.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=16w35a|Renamed items from anvils now keep their name when picked back up.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=16w39a|A damaged anvil now generates in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.1|dev=release|Anvils no longer allow [[Minecraft:enchanted book]]s to apply to [[Minecraft:item]]s, if no change in [[Minecraft:enchanting|enchantments]] would take effect. This can occur if all enchantments on the book are incompatible with existing enchantments on the item – or if the enchanted book has no enchantments.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=17w13a|Closing the anvil interface now returns the [[Minecraft:item]]s from the input slots to the [[Minecraft:inventory]], if space allows instead of dropping the items on the ground.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|"Slightly Damaged Anvil" and "Very Damaged Anvil" renamed to "Chipped Anvil" and "Damaged Anvil", respectively.
|Anvil collision and interaction boxes now much more closely match its model.
|Anvils no longer replace non-solid but irreplaceable blocks when landing.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Anvil (N) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Chipped Anvil (N) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Damaged Anvil (N) JE3.png|32px]] The textures of anvils have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w19a|The maximum length of names in the anvil UI has been increased from 35 to 50.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=pre5|The texture of GUI hammer has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=pre5|Falling anvils no longer destroy [[Minecraft:item (entity)|item entities]].<ref>{{bug|MC-120158
||Anvils and other falling_blocks with HurtEntities set to true kill items and xp orbs|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.11|dev=25w41a|Anvil destroy, land, place and use sounds now play at a slightly lower volume.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|[[File:Anvil (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chipped Anvil (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Damaged Anvil (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added anvils. All anvil damage levels are available in the Creative inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Anvils are now needed to add the markers onto [[Minecraft:map]]s by putting a map and a [[Minecraft:compass]] in.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Anvils can now be moved by [[Minecraft:piston]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||?|Renamed [[Minecraft:item]]s using anvils now keep their name when picked back up.}} 
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Very damaged anvils now generate in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||?|[[File:Deprecated Anvil (N) BE1.png|32px]] Added an [[Minecraft:Deprecated Anvil|unused variant]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.13|dev=beta 1.2.13.5|[[File:Anvil (N) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Chipped Anvil (N) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Damaged Anvil (N) BE2.png|32px]] Changed models of anvils. The models of anvils now also use top texture on top face of the raised portion. Mirrored textures vertically on sides.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Anvil (N) BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Chipped Anvil (N) BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Damaged Anvil (N) BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Deprecated Anvil BE2.png|32px]] The textures of anvils have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.30|dev=Preview 1.21.30.22|Renamed "Slightly Damaged Anvil" and "Very Damaged Anvil" to "Chipped Anvil" and "Damaged Anvil", respectively, to match {{JE}}.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Anvil (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chipped Anvil (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Damaged Anvil (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added anvils. Unlike other editions, only the undamaged anvil can be obtained inside the [[Minecraft:Creative inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Anvil repairing has been rebalanced as per [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8|Java 1.8]] changes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|Falling dust [[Minecraft:particles]] for unsupported anvils have been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|A damaged anvil now generates in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.|Closing the anvil interface now returns the [[Minecraft:item]]s from the input slots to the [[Minecraft:inventory]], if space allows instead of dropping the items on the ground.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Anvil (N) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Chipped Anvil (N) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Damaged Anvil (N) JE3.png|32px]] The textures of anvils have been changed.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Anvil (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chipped Anvil (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Damaged Anvil (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added anvils. All anvil damage levels are available in the Creative inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.19|Anvils can now generate in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
==== ''Java Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The different anvil damage block states for the {{code|anvil}} ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 145.}}
}}

==== ''Bedrock Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.30.20|Anvils now use the <code>minecraft:cardinal_direction</code> [[Minecraft:block state]] instead of <code>direction</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.20|dev=Preview 1.21.20.22|The different damage [[Minecraft:block states]] for the <code>anvil</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* If placed on top of exploding [[Minecraft:TNT]] blocks, the explosion does not affect the surrounding area. This is because the anvil falls into the space the TNT entity is occupying, and since the TNT's explosion power is not high enough to destroy the anvil, no blocks are destroyed.
* Before they were added to ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]'', anvils were already present in ''[[Minecraft:Minicraft]]''.
* Within the files of {{MCD}} (<code>Game\UI\Materials\Merchant\slot</code>), a [[Minecraft::File:Chipped Anvil (N) JE2.png|render]] of an anvil made for this wiki can be found.

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
==== ''Java Edition'' ====
<gallery>
Anvil.png|Anvil
Chipped Anvil.png|Chipped Anvil
Damaged Anvil.png|Damaged Anvil
</gallery>
==== ''Bedrock Edition'' ====
<gallery>
Anvil BE.png|Anvil
Slightly Damaged Anvil BE.png|Chipped Anvil
Very Damaged Anvil BE.png|Damaged Anvil
Deprecated Anvil.png|[[Minecraft:Deprecated Anvil]]
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:PE Anvil GUI.png|The old anvil GUI in ''Pocket Edition'' (now ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition]]'')
File:AnvilDamage.png|Top down view of the three stages of anvils. From left to right: anvil, chipped anvil, damaged anvil
File:Anvil levels.png|3D view of the three stages of anvils. From left to right: anvil, chipped anvil, damaged anvil
File:Item Repair Example.png|alt=Golden boots being repaired|An example of the Anvil's repairing mechanic
File:Item Rename & Enchant Example.png|alt=An iron spear being named "Spontoon" and being enchanted with Mending|An example of an item being enchanted & renamed using an Anvil
</gallery>

=== Development images ===
<gallery>
Anvil1.png|Merging pickaxe with Efficiency IV.
Anvil2.png|With Fortune I and Unbreaking II.
Anvil3.png|The result is a pickaxe with Efficiency IV, Fortune I, and Unbreaking II for 33 levels.
Anvil4.png|Merging resulting pickaxe.
Anvil5.png|With Efficiency IV and Unbreaking III.
Anvil6.png|The result is a pickaxe with Efficiency V, Fortune I, and Unbreaking III for 46 levels.
Anvil 1st image.png|The first screenshot of the anvil itself.
</gallery>
=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Pretty Scary Update poster.png|A anvil in promotional artwork for the [[Minecraft:Pretty Scary Update]].
File:AYIB Zuri.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Zuri]] sleeping next to an anvil.
File:Lit anvil.png|An anvil as seen in ''[[Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie]]''.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* {{BlockLink|Deprecated Anvil}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--anvil Taking Inventory: Anvil] – Minecraft.net on November 26, 2020

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