An anvil is required to repair your bow, amongst other equipment. To craft an anvil of your own, you need to get hold of enough iron ingots to create three blocks of iron (that’s 27 ingots, as each ...

Minecraft is full of interesting and useful items, and one of them is the bow. It can be used to hunt for food, defend oneself from hostile mobs, or even take down other players in multiplayer mode ...

Bows are versatile weapons in Minecraft. They’re one of only a few long-range weapons in the game and by far the most common. You can do a lot with bows, including enchanting them to give them special ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. One of the most frustrating elements of Minecraft is the tool degradation system. The more you use an item, the more it degrades, until eventually it ...

Repairing a crossbow requires two or more damaged crossbows and an anvil. Players can also use a grindstone to do this, but enchantments will be removed. Anvils will not take enchantments off an item.

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Minecraft features a wide variety of weapons that you can use to damage mobs and other enemies. However, one of the most effective weapons players ...