Mending

Max level IRareTreasureJava 26.3

Mending is a Minecraft enchantment for Anything with durability with a max level of I. At level I: Repairs 2 durability per XP point. It conflicts with None. Below: exactly what it does at every level, the items it goes on, how to get it and its anvil cost (Java 26.3).

What Mending does

Game data

Experience orbs you collect repair the item instead of giving XP: 2 durability per XP point.

Level	Effect	Librarian price
I	Repairs 2 durability per XP point	10–38 emeralds

Items Mending goes on

83 items can carry Mending (through an anvil).

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What Mending can't be combined with

Mending works with every other enchantment its item can take.

How to get Mending

TradeTreasure

Enchanting table

Never offered by an enchanting table.

Librarian villagers

Librarians can sell Mending books at double price; level I costs 10–38 emeralds plus a book.

All librarian trades →

Loot & fishing

Appears on enchanted books and gear in chests, from fishing and on mob equipment.

Mending is a treasure enchantment: it never comes from an enchanting table, only from books found as loot, fishing or trades.

Mending anvil cost

Calculated

XP levels Mending adds to an anvil step, from a book or from another enchanted item.

Level	From a book	From an item
I	2 levels	4 levels

Every anvil use also adds the items' prior-work penalty, so merge order matters. Enchant order calculator →

Best sets that use Mending

Full enchantment sets with the cheapest anvil order.

Mending command

Hold a compatible item and run this with cheats on:

/enchant @s minecraft:mending 1

Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this

Mending at a glance

Mending goes on Anything with durability and has a max level of I. At its best it gives: Repairs 2 durability per XP point. It combines with every other enchantment. As a treasure enchantment it only comes from loot, fishing or librarians.

Mending FAQ (Java 26.3)

What is the max level of Mending?

Mending goes up to level I in Minecraft Java 26.3.

What does Mending do?