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#1 May 19, 2013 Elis_Username
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Hello. How do I repair a bow, w/ an anvil. When i try using another bow it does this: Rollback Post to Revision RollBack
#2 May 19, 2013 thepenmen22
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Basically that bow cannot be repaired. The level needed to repair that bow is much too big. But basically, to repair a bow, you do what you did. Put another bow in an anvil and repair it which costs levels. Rollback Post to Revision RollBack
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#3 May 19, 2013 Elis_Username
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Darn, I just killed someone and got that epic bow. :/ Rollback Post to Revision RollBack
#4 May 19, 2013 Mike943905
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If its not enchanted, put it in in the crafting with a different bow that damaged, it will make it higher in durability(the bar will go up). But if it is enchanted, make a new bow and put it in with an enchanted bow, but rename it. Rollback Post to Revision RollBack
#5 May 19, 2013 TheOtherDrew
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You can sometimes still repair it if you put a new bow in the first slot and the broken but enchanted bow in the second slot. Rollback Post to Revision RollBack
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#6 May 19, 2013 jojojosh1
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My guess is that the bow have been repaired multiple times before. Everytime you repair something the level to repair it grows higher to the point where it can not be repaired. If you give a bow a nickname it will remain the same level of repair every time. Last edited by jojojosh1: May 19, 2013 Rollback Post to Revision RollBack
#7 Jun 27, 2020 techie127
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Thanks jojo, that makes sense
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#8 Jun 27, 2020 TheMasterCaver
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Just to note - renaming an item will not stop the repair cost from increasing in current versions, not since 1.8 (otherwise, you can save an item which is too expensive by renaming it since the cost of renaming is capped to 39 levels and it will reduce the penalty to 2 levels; of course, this assumes it can be repaired at all (the bow shown can be fully repaired for 33 levels if renamed) because back then you had to pay for the durability restored (this means a damaged sacrifice will be cheaper, particularly for diamond tools, which cost up to 17 levels for the repair itself, while a bow costs up to 4 levels) as well as the cost of all the enchantments on an item when you repaired it, as opposed to only 2 levels plus the prior work penalty in current versions - not that you'd want to repair items in the anvil when there is Mending).
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