How to Repair Standard and Special Gear for Two Levels

Maintaining late-game tools and weapons normally drives anvil experience penalties higher with every visit. With this overhaul, repairing items with raw materials uses a flat cost and preserves item history so future anvil visits never escalate in price.

Repairing Standard Tools and Armor

1. Gather the base material that matches your damaged equipment, such as iron ingots or diamonds.

2. Open an anvil and place your damaged tool, weapon, or armor piece in the left slot.

3. Place the matching base material into the right slot.

4. Take the repaired item from the output slot for a flat cost of exactly two experience levels.

Repairing Special Equipment

Unique gear that lacks a standard ingot or gem tier can also be maintained at the anvil using specific items for the same flat experience rules:

• Tridents: Place the damaged trident on the left and prismarine shards on the right.
• Maces: Combine a damaged mace with breeze rods.
• Elytra: Repair worn wings using phantom membranes.
• Shields: Restore durability by placing wood planks in the right slot.

Because these material repairs do not increase prior work penalties, you can restore your equipment repeatedly without locking yourself out of future anvil combinations.