Minecraft
How to Craft an Anvil in Minecraft
To craft an anvil in Minecraft you need three Blocks of Iron and four iron ingots — 31 ingots if you count the blocks. On the Crafting Table the blocks make the top, then a stem of ingots. Below are the items, the recipe, and how to pack the blocks.
Block of IronBlock of IronBlock of Iron
Iron IngotIron IngotIron IngotIron Ingot
Anvil| Item | Qty | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Block of Iron |
3 | Fill the Crafting Table with iron ingots. One block packs nine ingots and unpacks the same way. This ingredient is crafted too — station below. |
| Iron Ingot |
4 | Mine iron ore with a stone pickaxe or better, then smelt it in a furnace. Iron golems and zombies can also drop ingots. This ingredient is crafted too — station below. |
Anvil specs
- Difficulty
- Mid game
- Where it lives
- Crafted. A damaged anvil also generates in woodland mansion forges and trail ruins.
- Where to get it
- Craft on a Crafting Table. Mine iron, smelt ingots, pack nine ingots into each block, then build the anvil shape.
- Item ID
-
minecraft:anvil - Numerical ID
-
145 - Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Hardness
- 5
- Blast resistance
- 1200
- Material
- Metal
- Diggable
- Yes
- Give command
-
/give @p minecraft:anvil 1
| Item | Time to break |
|---|---|
| Golden Pickaxe | 0.63s |
| Netherite Pickaxe | 0.83s |
| Diamond Pickaxe | 0.94s |
| Iron Pickaxe | 1.25s |
| Stone Pickaxe | 1.88s |
| Wooden Pickaxe | 3.75s |
| Hand | 37.5s · No |
Ingredient specs
Iron Ingot
Early game- Where to get it
- Mine iron ore with a stone pickaxe or better, then smelt it in a furnace. Iron golems and zombies can also drop ingots.
- Where it lives
- Overworld caves and mountains. Also buried treasure and village chests.
- Item ID
minecraft:iron_ingot- Numerical ID
265- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Material
- Item
- Diggable
- No
- Furnace time
- 10 s
Block of Iron
Mid game- Where to get it
- Fill the Crafting Table with iron ingots. One block packs nine ingots and unpacks the same way.
- Where it lives
- Crafted. Iron golems also drop blocks when killed.
- Item ID
minecraft:iron_block- Numerical ID
42- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Hardness
- 5
- Blast resistance
- 6
- Material
- Metal
- Diggable
- Yes
Raw Iron
Early game- Where to get it
- Mine iron ore with a stone pickaxe or better. Silk Touch keeps the ore block; otherwise you get raw iron.
- Where it lives
- Overworld caves and mountains, mostly between deepslate and the surface.
- Item ID
minecraft:raw_iron- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Material
- Item
- Diggable
- No
How to craft these materials
Block of Iron
Iron IngotIron IngotIron IngotIron IngotIron IngotIron IngotIron IngotIron IngotIron IngotBlock of IronIron Ingot
1 Raw Iron
Iron IngotThirty-one ingots
Mine iron with a stone pickaxe or better and smelt it in a furnace. Fill the Crafting Table with nine ingots to make one Block of Iron; do that three times. Keep four loose ingots for the stem. You can unpack a block the same way if you overshot.
How to stack it
Open the table. Put iron blocks across the entire top row. Put one ingot in the center square. Fill the whole bottom row with ingots. The anvil appears on the right; place it on the ground. It is a block, so it needs a solid floor.
Repair and rename
Open the anvil to combine two damaged tools, pay extra ingots or diamonds to repair one piece, or type a new name. Each use damages the anvil until it cracks and then breaks, so a spare craft is worth the iron.
