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Improved Anvils

by DavidJMacDonald

With Improved Anvils, the TOO EXPENSIVE cap on anvil repairs and enchantment combining is rebalanced on the server, so players can keep working on heavily enchanted gear.

FabricServer required, client optionalMIT LicenseOpen source1.20 – 1.21.11

What it does

Vanilla anvils stop working once the accumulated cost passes 40 levels, and the game shows TOO EXPENSIVE in place of a result. Improved Anvils changes how that cost is calculated, so each anvil use adds to the cost in a way that no longer reaches the cap as quickly. Renaming an item also keeps the elevated cost instead of resetting it.

Repairing netherite tools with netherite is still costly, and Mending is no longer pushed as the only practical answer to the limit. The author describes the mod as an attempt to fix a few known anvil issues, and it draws on the approach of the AnvilFix mod. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source, with a public source code repository and issue tracker. Fabric is the only loader with files, for 1.20 – 1.21.11 across 13 release versions.

Key features

  1. Rebalanced cost scaling

    Anvil costs are recalculated so that combining low-level enchantments stays practical on half-enchanted gear.

  2. Cost kept through renaming

    Renaming an item no longer clears the accumulated anvil cost, so work can continue where it stopped.

  3. Netherite repair costs

    Repairing netherite tools with netherite follows a revised cost rule instead of the vanilla penalty.

  4. Server-side behavior

    The rebalanced costs apply on the server, and clients see the new result through the same anvil screen.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.21.111.2.0-1.21.11
1.21.61.1.1-1.21.6
1.21.41.1.1-1.21.4
1.21.31.1.1-1.21.3
1.21.21.1.1-1.21
1.21.11.1.1-1.21
1.211.1.1-1.21
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.20.51.0.6-1.20.5
1.20.41.0.5-1.20.4
1.20.31.0.2-1.20.4
1.20.21.0.2-1.20.4
1.20.11.0.3-1.20.1
1.201.0.2-1.20.4
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

No Anvil Limit is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for 1.21.8 – 26.3. Anvil Too Expensive Removed is also server required with client optional, under the MIT License, but it has files for 1.21.11 only and is not open source. NotThatExpensive runs on both the client and the server, is not open source, and has a single Fabric file for 1.21. Enchant+ is released under the Apache License 2.0 and is not open source, with a server required file for 1.21.10. Anvil Too Expensive Fix is open source under the MIT License, server required with client optional, and covers 1.21 – 26.3.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Improved AnvilsFabric1.20 – 1.21.11Server required, client optional2026-02-10
No Anvil LimitFabric1.21.8 – 26.3Server-side only2026-09-17
Anvil Too Expensive RemovedFabric1.21.11Server required, client optional2026-01-11
NotThatExpensiveFabric1.21Client and server2024-07-22
Enchant+Fabric1.21.10Server required, client optional2025-11-14
Anvil Too Expensive FixFabric1.21 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-03-28

Questions

Does Improved Anvils have to be installed on the client?

No. The environment is server required with client optional, so the server must run the mod and players may add it, but the cost change applies on the server.

Which loader and versions does Improved Anvils support?

Only Fabric has files, released across 13 versions. The latest Fabric file is 1.2.0-1.21.11 for 1.21.11, published 2026-02-10.

How does Improved Anvils differ from Anvil Too Expensive Fix?

Both are open source under the MIT License and server required with client optional. Anvil Too Expensive Fix covers 1.21 – 26.3, while Improved Anvils covers its own 13-version range.

In the catalog

Improved Anvils is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1119,862

Similar mods

VeinMiner1.17 – 26.3Nature's Compass1.7.10 – 26.3Item Highlighter1.12.2 – 26.3Easy Anvils1.18.2 – 26.3Accessories1.20.1 – 1.21.10Cobblemon: Mega Showdown1.21.1

What the author says

Removes "TOO EXPENSIVE" and re-balances enchantment/repair costs of anvils. This mod must be installed on the server.
DavidJMacDonald, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
DavidJMacDonald
Published
2024-02-05
Updated on Modrinth
2026-02-10
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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