Anvils are crafting stations used to craft metal bars into tools, weapons, armor, and other items. Anvils are 2 tiles wide, 1 tile high, and must be placed on top of solid blocks or platforms. There are 4 types of anvils in the game.
Types
The Iron and Lead Anvils are functionally identical: each generated world only spawns with Iron or Lead, so without opening crates only one will be craftable. The same is true for the Mythril and Orichalcum Anvils. The Mythril and Orichalcum Anvils are upgraded Hardmode versions that perform all the functions of their predecessors in addition to new recipes. The Iron and Lead anvils can also be found in Underground Cabins.
Notes
- Despite the anvils being classified as furniture and appearing to have a flat surface, as well as being able to be stood upon like a platform, they do not fulfill the NPC housing requirement for a flat surface, nor can the player place items on them.
Achievements
Heavy Metal • “Obtain an anvil made from iron or lead.”
Obtain your first Iron or Lead Anvil.
Category: Collector
Blacksmith • “You are a master smith!”
Craft 300 items at an anvil.
History
- Desktop 1.2: Lead and Orichalcum Anvils introduced.
- Desktop 1.1: Mythril Anvil introduced.
- Desktop-Release: Introduced.
- Console-Release: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile-Release: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.