This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft an enchanted shears with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can add powers to shears by enchanting it. However, this can only be done using an anvil or game command and not with an enchanting table.

Let’s explore how to make an enchanted shears using an anvil.

Required Materials

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to enchant the shears with an anvil:

1 Enchanted Book
1 Shears
1 Anvil

Enchantments for Shears

In Minecraft, you can enchant the shears with the following enchantments:

Enchantment Description
Curse of Vanishing Cursed item will disappear after player dies
Efficiency Increases how fast you can mine
Mending Uses xp to mend your tools, weapons and armor
Unbreaking Increases durability of item, in effect, by decreasing the chance of the tool, weapon, or armor taking durability damage when used
  • Enchantment is what the enchantment is called.
  • Description is the description of what the enchantment does.

See a complete list of Minecraft Enchantments that is interactive and searchable.

Steps to Enchant the Shears with an Anvil

1. Place the Anvil

Add the anvil to your hotbar so that it is an item that you can use.

Next, position your pointer (the plus sign) on the block where you want to place the anvil. You should see the block become highlighted in your game window.

The game control to place the anvil depends on the version of Minecraft:

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the block.
  • For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap on the block.
  • For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
  • For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
  • For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.
  • For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
  • For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the block.
  • For Education Edition, right click on the block.

2. Use the Anvil

To use the anvil, you need to stand in front of it.

The game control to use the anvil depends on the version of Minecraft:

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the anvil.
  • For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap on the anvil.
  • For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
  • For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
  • For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.
  • For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
  • For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the anvil.
  • For Education Edition, right click on the anvil.

Now your anvil is open and you can see the Repair & Name menu.

3. Enchant the Shears

To enchant the shears, place the shears in the first slot and an enchanted book in the second slot. In this tutorial, we will use a Mending book.

In the third slot, you will see the enchanted shears. It will cost 2 experience levels to enchant the shears with the Mending enchantment.

4. Move the Enchanted Shears to Inventory

Now, move the enchanted shears from the third slot to your inventory hotbar.

TIP: If you hover over the enchanted shears, you will see the name and level of the enchantment. In this example, it shows Mending which is the same as Mending I.

Congratulations, you just learned how to enchant the shears using an anvil in Minecraft.

Other Enchanted Items

In Minecraft, you can make other enchanted items such as:

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