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Rebalances anvil mechanics by adjusting repair and enchanting costs, reducing or removing the escalating experience penalty and 'Too Expensive' limit.

Guides

Step-by-step, in-game.

Plan Your Enchanting So Anvil Costs Stay LowBalanced Anvils keeps normal anvil costs for enchanting, but it removes costs from repairs and renames. Knowing which…Rename Any Item Without Spending LevelsBalanced Anvils makes renaming completely free. You can label your gear, name pets' name tags, or organize storage…Repair Your Damaged Tools and Armor for Zero XPWith Balanced Anvils, fixing worn-out gear in an anvil no longer costs experience levels. You can repair with raw…Use Balanced Anvils on a Multiplayer ServerBalanced Anvils works on dedicated multiplayer servers as well as in singleplayer worlds. Players joining the server…

Frequently asked questions

How do I repair a tool for free with this mod?
Open a regular anvil, put the damaged item in the first slot, and put its repair material (like diamonds for a diamond sword) or a matching item in the second slot. As long as no enchantment is added or upgraded, the result costs zero XP levels.
Does renaming items still cost levels?
No. Put any item in the first slot, type a new name in the text box, and take it from the result slot without spending any XP levels.
Why did the anvil still charge me XP?
Something in the combination added a new enchantment or upgraded an existing one, and those operations keep their normal XP cost. For example, combining two Golden Axes with Efficiency III into Efficiency IV costs XP, and so does adding a Mending book to a Fishing Rod.
Is combining two damaged enchanted swords free?
Yes, if the result doesn't gain a new or higher enchantment. A broken Iron Sword with Sharpness V combined with a broken Iron Sword with Sharpness IV gives a repaired Sharpness V sword at no cost, because the result keeps the Sharpness V it already had.

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