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AnvilEnhanced

With AnvilEnhanced you can enchant your items with enchantments higher than the vanilla limit and put color in item name. No hex color support.

PluginsFree1.16 – 26.x
by BitByLogic · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

AnvilEnhanced is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by BitByLogic. With AnvilEnhanced you can enchant your items with enchantments higher than the vanilla limit and put color in item name. No hex color support.

It supports Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 23,752 times on Modrinth. That puts it at #38 of the 103 RPG and magic plugins listed here. The last update came out on Oct 29, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.211.201.191.181.171.16

Release history

AnvilEnhanced has had 15 releases on Modrinth since Aug 9, 2023. 5 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 3.0.4, released on Oct 29, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.16 – 26.3. It runs on Bukkit, Paper, Purpur and Spigot. The download is 97 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
3.0.4Oct 29, 20261.16 – 26.3Release
3.0.3Jan 30, 20261.16 – 26.2Release
3.0.2Jan 24, 20261.16 – 1.16.5Release
3.0.1Jan 24, 20261.16 – 1.16.5Release
3.0.0Dec 2, 20251.16 – 1.21.10Release

Commands

The commands named on the Modrinth page of AnvilEnhanced:

/aereload

Permissions

Permission nodes named there, to give with a plugin like LuckPerms:

anvilenhanced.*anvilenhanced.admin.reloadanvilenhanced.enchant.bypassmaxlimitanvilenhanced.enchant.bypassuselimitanvilenhanced.renameanvilenhanced.coloranvilenhanced.enchant.*anvilenhanced.enchant.booksanvilenhanced.enchant.itemsanvilenhanced.enchant.item-bookanvilenhanced.enchant.use-books
Description from the author on Modrinth

Text Version

Anvil Enhanced

Like the plugin? Check out the Premium version

With AnvilEnhanced, you can apply enchantments beyond the vanilla limits and add color to item names (legacy color codes only; hex support requires the premium version).


Example Usage

  1. Give a player a Sharpness X book, and with AnvilEnhanced, they can use the anvil to transfer that powerful enchantment onto any compatible item.
  2. Merge two identical items or books to go beyond vanilla limits. For example, combining two Sharpness V swords creates a Sharpness VI sword.

Ranks and Enchantment Levels

The Ranks folder includes a default.yml file that defines rank settings. You can set the required permission for the rank, its priority, the "Too Expensive" limit, and individual enchantment limits.

To add a new rank, create a new YAML file in the Ranks folder using the same structure as default.yml.


Default Configuration

Default Configuration

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Continued by BitByLogic, Original Author mvez73

Settings:

Whether to enable the color in the anvil.

If you use another plugin for renaming in color,

you can disable this option to avoid conflict.

Color-Enabled: true

Whether to bypass the too expensive vanilla check.

Too-Expensive-Bypass: true
Cost:

The minimum cost of an enchantment.

Maximum: 40

Whether to send a chat alert when the cost is higher

than the maximum vanilla limit.

Chat-Alert: true

The message to send when the cost is too high.

Alert-Message: "&7ᴇɴᴄʜᴀɴᴛ ᴄᴏꜱᴛ &8» &c%cost%"
Resource-Pack:

Whether to enable the resource pack.

Enabled: true

The URL of the resource pack.

The default resource pack only contains Roman numerals

beyond enchantment level 10.

URL: "github.com/mvez73/roman_numerals/raw/main/roman…;

The SHA-1 hash of the resource pack.

The SHA-1 hash MUST match the hash of the resource pack.

If the hashes do not match, the resource pack will not load.

#

Generate your own SHA-1 hash here: emn178.github.io/online-tools/sha1_checksum.html

SHA-1: "3281e3d8fa8cfdf3a47591d22dfe33f49fda0df0"
Update-Checker:

Whether to receive notifications about new versions.

Enabled: true

How often to check for updates (in hours).

Check-Interval: 12


Formula and Enchant Cost

Enchanting and repair costs are calculated using Minecraft's original anvil formula.
Learn more here: Anvil Mechanics.

To exceed the 40-level "Too Expensive" cap, enable Too-Expensive-Bypass in config.yml and adjust the limit in the rank-specific YAML file.


Credits

Thanks to @Jikoo for letting me use code from his plugin AnvilUnlocker.

Note: ProtocolLib must be installed.


Colored Renaming

Rename your items with color!
See Minecraft Formatting Codes for available options.

Note: Only legacy color codes are supported; hex colors require the premium version.


Resource Pack

Players are prompted to install a resource pack when joining the server (configurable in config.yml).
It only adds Roman numerals beyond X (10) for enchantment levels — no other changes are made.
With this pack, Sharpness 15 will display as Sharpness XV.


Permissions

  • anvilenhanced.* — Grants all permissions
  • anvilenhanced.admin.reload — Reloads the plugin configuration
  • anvilenhanced.enchant.bypassmaxlimit — Bypass the MAX_LEVEL limit when combining or using books
  • anvilenhanced.enchant.bypassuselimit — Bypass the MAX_LEVEL limit when using books only
  • anvilenhanced.rename — Rename items
  • anvilenhanced.color — Rename items with color
  • anvilenhanced.enchant.* — Grants all enchantment-related permissions
  • anvilenhanced.enchant.books — Combine two books
  • anvilenhanced.enchant.items — Combine two items
  • anvilenhanced.enchant.item-book — Enchant an item with a book or combine identical-level enchantments
  • anvilenhanced.enchant.use-books — Apply a book’s enchantment to an item

Commands

  • /aereload — Reloads the plugin configuration

Requests or help should be done in the discussion section or Discord; reviews are not monitored for support requests.

If you find the plugin useful, please give it a favorite!

Written by BitByLogic. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install AnvilEnhanced

  1. Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x.

  2. Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the plugins folder of your server.

  3. Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.

  4. Type /plugins in the console: AnvilEnhanced should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Full guide: How to install plugins on a Minecraft server

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16
Runs on
Paper, Spigot
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
Free to use
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 13, 2026)

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Questions

Does AnvilEnhanced work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. AnvilEnhanced supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16.

Is AnvilEnhanced free?

Yes. AnvilEnhanced is free to download from Modrinth.

Which server software does AnvilEnhanced run on?

AnvilEnhanced runs on Paper and Spigot servers.

Is AnvilEnhanced still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

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