What can destroy an anvil?

An anvil, especially in the context of video games like Minecraft where it's a common item, can be destroyed by repeated heavy use (enchanting, repairing), falling from significant heights (which damages it incrementally), or by specific game mechanics like being hit by Shulker projectiles or placed on certain blocks like soul sand. In the real world, while incredibly durable, extreme, repeated force from a much larger object or specific material failure (like extreme cold affecting hardened steel) could damage it.
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What can break an anvil?

The suitable tool to break anvil is pickaxe. Anvil needs to be broken using a pickaxe, otherwise the breaking time will increase and the block drops nothing.
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How does an anvil get damaged?

An anvil is a gravity-affected utility block used to rename items, combine enchantments and repair items without losing the enchantments. An anvil has limited durability, and as it is used or dropped too far, it gradually becomes a chipped anvil, then a damaged anvil, then it breaks into nothing.
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How to destroy an anvil in Minecraft?

In order to actually destroy an anvil, you need to place it into the crafting grid together with a chisel. The chisel needs to have a lot of durability left (near full if it is the same metal tier as the anvil). You'll get an armful of ingots back.
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Why did my anvil break in Minecraft?

Anvils break in Minecraft because they have limited durability, degrading with each use (repairing, enchanting, renaming) or when falling, eventually turning into chipped, damaged, and finally breaking into nothing, averaging around 25 uses before destruction, which is intended to be a challenging but replaceable part of the game. 
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How to fix a damaged anvil in Minecraft?

You can't naturally repair damaged anvils in vanilla Minecraft; they break with use, but you can build a new one from three iron blocks and three iron ingots, or use mods like "Anvil Restoration Modrinth Modrinth", url='https://modrinth.com/mod/anvil-restoration' for repair. Older versions had glitches, but the standard method now is replacement or mods, as anvils degrade with usage. 
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How to make an anvil unbreakable?

Unbreakable Anvils

By right clicking a normal anvil with a honeycomb, they will always stay as a normal anvil no matter how many repairs / enchantments are done on them. Breaking the anvil will return it to it's normal state ensuring other tiers of anvils can still be collected (should you want them.)
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What are the rules for anvils in Minecraft?

The anvil can be used to combine two of the same item, or an item with an enchanted book. This applies only to items with durability: weapons, shields, tools, and armor, as well as enchanted books. The first (left) item is the target item, the second (right) item is the sacrifice item.
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How to restore an anvil?

  1. Step 1: Degrease Anvil. ...
  2. Step 2: Rinse Off Degreaser. ...
  3. Step 3: Wire Wheel to Remove Surface Rust. ...
  4. Step 4: Use Evaporust Gel to Convert Remaining Rust. ...
  5. Step 5: Remove Weld Balls (if Present) ...
  6. Step 6: Grind Out Rough Spots. ...
  7. Step 7: Flap Disk Face and Edges. ...
  8. Step 8: Coat Anvil in Oil/Wax Finish.
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Why won't my anvil work in Minecraft?

If your Minecraft anvil isn't working, it's likely due to being too expensive ("Too Expensive!" message), being damaged/destroyed, or placement issues, but could also be bugs related to mods, server plugins, or language settings, requiring you to manage XP costs, build a new anvil, ensure proper placement, or troubleshoot server/mod conflicts. 
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Is there a way to remove an enchantment in Minecraft?

Using the grindstone removes all enchantments (except Curse of Binding and Curse of Vanishing, also known as curses) but gives some experience back based on the level of the enchantment(s) and their value.
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How to disable block breaking in Minecraft?

To stop players from breaking blocks in Minecraft, use server plugins like WorldGuard for region control (e.g., /rg flag __global__ build deny), specific protection plugins like BlockLocker/GriefPrevention, or use command blocks with Adventure Mode & {can_break} components, or for basic protection, use the unbreakable Barrier Block or the /gamerule mobGriefing false for mobs. 
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What enchantments cannot go together?

Conflicting Enchantments

Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, and Cleaving [upcoming: JE Combat Tests] cannot be combined. Silk Touch and Fortune cannot be combined. Infinity and Mending cannot be combined (before 1.11.1, they can be enchanted together) Piercing and Multishot cannot be combined.
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Are old anvils worth money?

An old anvil price is $3-$6 per pound. If you are buying a 66-pound used anvil, it costs $198-$396.
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Should you oil an anvil?

Anvil Maintenance

Moisture can lead to rust. None of our anvils have ever had any rust on them using this technique. A little bit of light oil now an then on the face also helps. Avoid using your anvil to straighten rusty, bent up, cold steel.
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Can I repair an anvil?

Yes, you can repair a real-world blacksmith's anvil, but it's a specialized process involving welding and grinding to fix chips and damage, requiring skill to manage heat and avoid ruining its hardened face; for the game Minecraft, anvils cannot be repaired, only replaced. Real anvils can be ground down, welded, and reshaped, but success depends on the anvil's construction (modern steel vs. older wrought iron) and the blacksmith's expertise with heat-treated metal to maintain hardness and rebound. 
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Can you destroy an anvil in Minecraft?

Yes, anvils in Minecraft break, but they don't just disappear; they degrade through three stages (Anvil, Chipped, Damaged) with each use, averaging around 25 uses before finally destroying, with a 12% chance to degrade per use and also from falling. When they break, they pop off as a damaged version or disappear, requiring a new crafting process, which makes having backup anvils a smart strategy.
 
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What is too expensive anvil in Minecraft?

The "Too Expensive!" message in Minecraft means the XP cost to combine items on an anvil exceeds 39 levels (hitting the 40+ level cap), caused by a hidden penalty that grows with each anvil use on an item. To avoid it, combine enchantments onto books first, then apply books to your gear in a specific order (like low-level to high-level, or combining books before adding to tool) to minimize the work penalty, or use mods like NoExpensive Modrinth if you're on Java Edition. 
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How many times can you use an anvil before too expensive?

In survival mode and adventure mode, the anvil can apply only 39 levels worth of work in a single operation. If the job would cost 40 or more levels, it is rejected as "Too Expensive!" This does not apply in creative mode.
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What is F3 +H in Minecraft?

F3 + H : Toggles visibility of IDs of items, durability of tools, and armor hexcodes for color on item tooltips.
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Can anvils be broken?

Yes, anvils can break, but it's rare in real life under normal blacksmithing, usually only from extreme misuse like massive explosions or dropping from great heights; however, in the game Minecraft, anvils break predictably after a certain number of uses (around 25 on average) due to a 12% chance of damage with each use, eventually chipping and then shattering. Real anvils, if chipped or damaged, can often be repaired through welding and grinding, unlike their game counterparts which vanish. 
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What block in Minecraft can you not break?

In Minecraft, truly unbreakable blocks in Survival are Bedrock, Barrier Blocks, and End Portal Frames, with Bedrock being the ultimate barrier, while Command Blocks and Structure Blocks are also indestructible in Survival; however, you can create temporary unbreakable blocks in Creative or with commands, like using invisible bedrock or NBT tags on items in Adventure mode, and even Reinforced Deepslate is extremely tough but breakable. 
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