Minecraft repairing Enchanted items

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I read the wiki but I still don't quite get it. If I had a used enchanted bow, could I repair it with a new unenchanted bow and where? Same for swords.

Best Answer

You need to use an anvil and sacrifice some experience levels.

Normally what you do is put the item to be repaired in the first slot and the material its made of (iron, diamonds, etc.) in the second slot. I don't know what the material you need to use for bows is, I haven't been able to find it on the wiki. Because of that, I would combine two bows into one using the anvil, since bows are pretty cheap. At this time you could also add more enchantments to your bow by adding an enchantment to the other bow.

If you do not use the anvil, the enchantments will not be preserved. Good luck!