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Is repairing worth it in Minecraft?

Repairing in Minecraft is absolutely worth it, particularly for high-tier gear, with Mending being the best method to keep tools and armor functional forever. For early-game, a grindstone repairs items for free by combining two of the same type, though it removes enchantments. Using an anvil with materials or items is better for keeping enchantments, but it gets more expensive each time. YouTube +3
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Is it worth to repair in Minecraft?

Repairing gives a slight benefit in conserving inventory space, as it combines two non-stackable objects into one. The repaired object is never enchanted even if both items were to have the exact same enchantments, with the exception of curse enchantments, which are transferred to the repaired item.
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Is there a downside to thorns in Minecraft?

Usage. Thorns applies a durability penalty to the armor. It reduces durability by an additional 2 points when inflicting damage. If multiple armor pieces are enchanted with Thorns, the durability penalty is applied to one piece chosen at random, regardless of what level of Thorns that piece has.
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Does repairing an item get more expensive in Minecraft?

As an item gets more anvil uses, the experience required to use the item in the anvil increases to the point where it says "Too expensive!" From there the player must use creative mode to repair/enchant/rename items using an anvil.
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How effective is repairing with a grindstone?

While repairing items with a Grindstone gives back the same durability bonus as doing it in a Crafting Table, it will also give experience for the enchantments of the merged items.
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4 Ways to Repair Items in Minecraft

Does mending repair everything?

Mending now repairs only items that are damaged instead of picking items at random. Mending enchanted books are now exclusively obtained from master-level librarians in the swamp outfit. Mending enchanted books now have a higher chance of generating in ancient city chest loot.
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Is there a difference between repairing and disenchanting?

What is the difference between disenchanting and repairing in Minecraft? Disenchanting removes enchantments from an item. Repair restores the durability of the item.
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How to 100% get a mending villager?

To 100% get a mending villager, you need to find or breed a swamp villager, turn them into a Librarian with a lectern, and level them to Master, which guarantees a mending book trade (with the "Trade Rebalance" experiment enabled). Without the experiment, you repeatedly break and replace the lectern until the novice librarian offers the enchanted book, then trade with them once to lock in the mending trade before leveling them up. 
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Why does my elytra say too expensive?

The new Elytra/Wings can become too expensive too repair at anvils. This is most likely unintentional since Elytra are meant to be reusable indefinitely. Once Elytra aren't possible to repair at an anvil, the player will have to load new chunks to find an End Ship for a fresh new pair of Elytra.
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Is mending better than unbreaking 3?

Unbreaking is needed to quadruple the elytra's airborne time, since elytra breaking in mid-air can be deadly; Mending is the most effective way to repair elytra, as otherwise they can only be repaired with phantom membranes or other elytras in an anvil, and the cost increases over time.
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How to make a god sword in Minecraft?

To make a Minecraft "God Sword," you combine a Netherite Sword with powerful enchantments like Sharpness V, Mending, Unbreaking III, Fire Aspect II, Knockback II, and Looting III using an anvil, often through combining enchanted books efficiently in a specific order to maximize benefits and minimize costs in survival mode. For creative mode or with cheats, you can use commands for extremely high enchantment levels, like Sharpness 1000000.
 
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What is the rarest enchantment in Minecraft?

The rarest enchantments in Minecraft are Wind Burst (from Ominous Vaults in Trial Chambers) and Swift Sneak (from Ancient City chests), with Wind Burst being the absolute rarest due to extremely low drop chances from ominous vaults, requiring specific trial keys and being exclusive to Mace weapons. Other very rare "treasure" enchantments include Frost Walker, Curse of Binding, Curse of Vanishing, and Mending, which aren't found on enchanting tables but via loot, fishing, or trading, though Mending and Curses are more accessible through villager trades. 
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What cannot be combined with mending?

In Minecraft, Mending is incompatible (mutually exclusive) with the Infinity enchantment on bows, meaning you can't have both on the same bow; you must choose between infinite arrows (Infinity) or durability repair with XP (Mending) for your bow, though they work fine on other tools or armor. Mending also won't repair items if you're not gaining XP or if the item is already fully repaired and another item with Mending is in your inventory/offhand, so it doesn't go with no XP or full durability.
 
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Why do ADHD people love Minecraft?

People with ADHD love Minecraft because it provides a creative, flexible, and rewarding environment that caters to their brains, offering endless exploration, immediate feedback, and a sense of control through activities like building, resource gathering, and problem-solving, which helps with focus, planning, and self-esteem in a low-pressure, non-judgmental space. It allows for hyperfocus and task-switching, satisfying the need for novelty while exercising executive functions like planning and organization through achievable, engaging tasks, unlike traditional schoolwork. 
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Is there LGBTQ in Minecraft story mode?

Yes, Minecraft: Story Mode features LGBTQ+ representation, most notably with the non-binary character PorkChop in Season Two, and player-choice elements for Jesse's gender (non-binary/genderfluid) and potential same-sex relationships with characters like Petra and Olivia, aligning with broader Mojang/Minecraft efforts for inclusivity, as highlighted by their Pride celebrations and discussions about Steve/Alex's gender. 
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Is it worth putting mending on an axe?

Mending is one of the best enchantments for any gear in Minecraft, and it's no different for axes. It uses XP orbs to restore durability, meaning your axe can potentially last forever if you farm XP regularly.
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Should I enchant my elytra?

You bet! While Elytra can't take on the full buffet of armor enchantments, there are specific elytra enchantments Minecraft lets you apply — and they're absolute game-changers. These enchantments are all about durability, self-repair, and even some high-stakes PvP spice.
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Can you infinitely repair elytra?

Yes, you can repair elytra infinitely in Minecraft using the Mending enchantment, which uses experience (XP) to fix durability as you play, or through a trick involving the grindstone and Unbreaking to reset the "too expensive" repair cost on an anvil. While phantom membranes can repair them, they eventually hit a limit, but Mending or the grindstone method allows for true infinite repair. 
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What's the rarest villager in Minecraft?

The rarest type of villager in Minecraft is generally considered the Swamp Villager, due to the scarcity of swamp villages themselves, though some rare specific finds include jungle villagers (where biome borders meet) and unique igloo basement villagers. The Swamp Villager skin is incredibly rare because these villages rarely spawn, often being small with no chests and difficult to find in the game world, making them harder to acquire than even jungle villagers.
 
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Can a level 1 librarian have mending?

Yes, you can get a Mending book from a level 1 (Novice) librarian in Minecraft, but it's a matter of luck and resetting trades until it appears, as Mending is a random treasure enchantment offered as the first trade. You must repeatedly break and replace the lectern (the librarian's job block) before trading with them to refresh their initial trades until Mending shows up, which can take time due to low odds. 
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Is it better to repair with grindstone or anvil?

Anvils and grindstones are a duality. Both can be used to repair tools and armor. Anvils can place enchantments on tools; grindstones can take them off. Anvils can rename any item, but grindstones cannot reverse it.
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How many times can I use an anvil before it breaks?

In the game Minecraft, an anvil has an average of 25 uses before breaking, but this isn't a fixed number; each use has a 12% chance of damaging it, progressing through "chipped" and "damaged" states before destruction, with luck dictating the actual lifespan. Real-world anvils are extremely durable and designed for heavy use, typically lasting many years without breaking from normal forging, notes Quora and Reddit users. 
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Is mending better than unbreaking?

Neither Mending nor Unbreaking is strictly "better"; they serve different purposes, but for most gear, Unbreaking III and Mending combined are the ideal combination, making items last almost indefinitely by reducing durability loss and repairing them with XP. Unbreaking extends an item's life by reducing how often it loses durability, while Mending uses collected experience orbs to restore durability, effectively making gear last forever if you gather enough XP, especially good for tools used frequently like pickaxes. 
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