Mending Enchantment in Minecraft

Mending is a Minecraft enchantment for anything with durability. Repairs the item with experience you collect. Its maximum level through normal enchanting is I. This page lists what it does, which items accept it, how to get it and the command to apply it in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition.

Mending at a glance

How to get Mending

• Enchanting table: it can appear as one of the offered enchantments when you spend lapis lazuli and levels on a compatible item.
• Enchanted books: find them in chests, trade with librarian villagers or fish them up, then combine the book on an anvil. Our anvil calculator shows the level cost.
• Commands: see below.

Mending command

Apply it to the item in your main hand:

/enchant @s mending 1

The /enchant command only accepts levels up to the normal maximum and only on items that can take the enchantment. To make an item with any level, use the give command generator on Java Edition. See the /enchant wiki page for the full syntax.

Tips for Mending

• Enchantments that conflict cannot be on the same item. Cannot be combined with Infinity on a bow.
• Combine two books of the same level on an anvil to raise the level by one, up to the maximum.
• Prior work penalty makes each extra anvil step cost more, so plan the order of combinations. See how to use an anvil.

When to use it

Mending is the standard top-priority enchantment for tools and armor, because experience orbs from mining, smelting and killing mobs repair the item instead of leaving it to wear out. Pair it with Unbreaking III for a tool that rarely needs attention. Villagers, treasure chests and fishing are the usual sources of the book.

Command block guide · All Minecraft commands

Mending FAQ

What is the maximum level of Mending?

I with the enchanting table and anvil.

What items can have Mending?

Anything with durability.

What is the command for Mending?

/enchant @s mending 1 while holding a compatible item, with cheats enabled.