Mending in Minecraft: What it Does & Where to Find Items

Find out how mending works in Minecraft & learn where to find mending items

Written by Kyle Smith

Last Updated: February 13, 2023 References

The Mending Enchantment

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Where to Find Mending Items

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Mending is an item enchantment in Minecraft that uses some of the value of experience orbs to increase the durability of an item. Mending is a great way to make your items last longer! You can find items with mending by looking in loot chests or fishing for treasure. You can also buy enchanted books with Mending from the Librarian villager. This wikiHow guide goes over the mechanics of the Mending enchantment in Minecraft and where to find items with Mending.

Things You Should Know

Items with Mending use experience orbs to repair durability.
Find items with Mending in loot chests in jungle temples, strongholds, and ancient cities.
Go fishing for a chance to find an item with Mending or a random enchanted book.
Visit a librarian to trade a book and emeralds for a random enchanted book.

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The Mending Enchantment

Items that have Mending will use experience to gain durability. When a player collects an experience orb, some of its points will go toward repairing the item instead of increasing the player’s experience bar. Here is some information about the mechanics of Mending:^{[1]
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- One point of experience repairs two durability points.
- If the player has multiple Mending items equipped, one item will be selected randomly to get repaired.
- An item can’t have both the Mending and Infinity enchantment.

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Where to Find Mending Items

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Look in loot chests. You can find items with the Mending enchantment in chests located in jungle temples, strongholds, and ancient cities. You can also find Mending books, which can apply the enchantment to items by using an anvil.^{[2]
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- Mending is a “treasure enchantment.” This means it can’t be added to items using an enchanting table.^{[3]
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- The Mending enchantment is great for making your equipment last longer. If you’re looking for and mining diamonds, you’ll need as much durability as you can get. It’s also great for conserving resources while playing multiplayer.
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Go fishing. There’s a 0.8 percent chance of finding an enchanted book while fishing. It may take several attempts to find Mending, but if you fish enough, it will show up eventually! Make sure to meet the treasure fishing requirements:^{[4]
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- The fishing bobber needs to be in open water. This means the area around the bobber is clear 2 blocks horizontally, 2 blocks above the water, and 2 blocks underwater.
- There can only be air and lily pads or water source blocks and bubble columns. There can also be blocks that don’t have collision, like kelp and coral fans.
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Trade with a librarian. The librarian will sell you a random enchanted book in exchange for a book and an amount of emeralds (this varies depending on trading factors like demand and reputation).^{[5]
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- You can find the librarian in any village. You can also build your own Minecraft village for a more personalized look.