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Mending in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Mending is a level 1-1 durability enchantment in Minecraft 1.21.4 (treasure). Treasure. XP orbs picked up while the item is held or worn repair it at 2 durability per 1 XP. Prioritizes the most-damaged eligible item.
What does Mending do?
Mending is a Minecraft enchantment in the Durability category with a Very Rare rarity. It scales up to level 1. It is treasure-only — you cannot obtain it from a standard enchanting table; you must find it via loot chests, fishing, raid drops, or trading. Villager librarians can trade enchanted books of this enchantment.
Effect: Treasure. XP orbs picked up while the item is held or worn repair it at 2 durability per 1 XP. Prioritizes the most-damaged eligible item.
Priority: S-tier and end-game gate. Directly incompatible with Infinity on bows.
How to get Mending
- Fishing (treasure catch)
- Librarian villager trades
- Dungeon chests
- Woodland mansion chests
Librarian trade: Cure or trap a villager, place a lectern to convert them to a librarian, then break and re-place the lectern to reroll trades until a Mending book appears. Expected price: 30–62 emeralds at profession level 5+.
Items you can enchant with Mending
You can apply Mending at an anvil (from a treasure book) to any of these items:
- Carrot on a Stick
- Warped Fungus on a Stick
- Flint and Steel
- Shield
- Crossbow
- Brush
- Elytra
- Turtle Shell
- Bow
- Wooden Sword
- Wooden Shovel
- Wooden Pickaxe
- Wooden Axe
- Wooden Hoe
- Stone Sword
- Stone Shovel
- Stone Pickaxe
- Stone Axe
- Stone Hoe
- Golden Sword
- Golden Shovel
- Golden Pickaxe
- Golden Axe
- Golden Hoe
- Iron Sword
- Iron Shovel
- Iron Pickaxe
- Iron Axe
- Iron Hoe
- Diamond Sword
Synergy enchantments with Mending
These enchantments stack productively on the same item:
Conflicts with
Enchantment properties
- Category: Durability
- Rarity: Very Rare
- Max level: 1
- Weight: 2
- Anvil item cost / level: 4×
- Anvil book cost / level: 2×
- Treasure only: Yes
- Tradeable: Yes
- Discoverable via enchanting table: No
- Curse: No
Overview
Mending is an enchantment in Minecraft 1.21.4 with a maximum level of 1, usable on 24+ real item types. Treasure. XP orbs picked up while the item is held or worn repair it at 2 durability per 1 XP. Prioritizes the most-damaged eligible item.
Prerequisites and materials
- Obtainable from: Fishing (treasure catch); Librarian villager trades; Dungeon chests; Woodland mansion chests.
- Level 1 enchanting-table cost lands between 25 and 75 XP — budget your levels before committing.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- Effect: Treasure. XP orbs picked up while the item is held or worn repair it at 2 durability per 1 XP. Prioritizes the most-damaged eligible item.
- Apply to compatible gear such as Carrot on a Stick, Warped Fungus on a Stick, Elytra. See the Primary Items section for the full list.
- Librarian route: cure or trap a villager, place a lectern, and reroll trades by breaking + replacing the lectern until you see the book. Expect 30-62 emeralds at profession level 5+.
Pro tips
- Priority: S-tier and end-game gate. Directly incompatible with Infinity on bows.
- Use a grindstone to safely strip this enchantment and reclaim a small XP refund.
- Before an anvil merge, confirm the two enchantments aren't in each other's exclusive list — conflicts turn the merge red and waste XP.
Difficulty and time commitment
- Difficulty: Hard
- Estimated time per run: 20-60 min
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Mending do in Minecraft?
Treasure. XP orbs picked up while the item is held or worn repair it at 2 durability per 1 XP. Prioritizes the most-damaged eligible item. Max level is 1.
What is the max level of Mending?
Mending caps at level 1.
How do I get Mending?
Mending can be obtained from: Fishing (treasure catch); Librarian villager trades; Dungeon chests; Woodland mansion chests. A librarian villager at profession level 5+ can sell an enchanted book of it for 30-62 emeralds.
Can I trade for Mending with a villager?
Yes — cure a zombie villager or trap a fresh villager, place a lectern to convert them to a librarian, then break and replace the lectern until they roll a Mending book. Expected price is 30-62 emeralds and requires villager level 5+.
What enchantments conflict with Mending?
Mending cannot be combined with: Infinity.
What is the anvil cost for Mending?
Applying Mending to a target from an enchanted book costs 2× per level in anvil work units, or 4× per level when combining from another enchanted item. Every anvil use also doubles the prior-work penalty on the target.
What items are Mending designed for?
Mending applies to any item that has a durability bar — tools (pickaxe, axe, shovel, hoe, shears, flint and steel), weapons (sword, bow, crossbow, trident, mace), armor (helmet, chestplate, leggings, boots, elytra, turtle shell), and utility items (fishing rod, shield, carrot on a stick, warped fungus on a stick, brush). It cannot be combined with Infinity.