Anvils are your gateway to crafting the finest gear in Terraria. To forge armour and weapons from metals like iron or gold, you'll need an anvil - and the Mythril Anvil and Orichalcum Anvil allow you to craft even more powerful equipment!

Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your First Terraria Anvil

Are you ready to craft your first anvil in Terraria and start forging epic weapons and armour? This step-by-step guide will walk you through everything you need to know to build the ultimate forging station. Let’s get started!

Gather the Necessary Materials

You'll need:

• 5 iron or lead bars: Iron bars are easiest to obtain early on from iron ore found underground. Lead bars require lead ore from cavern layers.
• 1 wood: Chop down a tree for some wood. Any wood will do!
• A crafting table: You'll need a crafting table to combine the materials. Craft one from wood or find one in the world.

Find a Suitable Location

Anvils are 2 tiles wide and 1 tile high, so you’ll need an open space to place it. Consider putting your anvil near your furnace so you have everything you need for metalworking in one spot.

You can also purchase an anvil from the merchant if you prefer, but where is the fun in that?

Craft the Anvil

Now you have everything needed, follow these simple steps: 

1. Stand near the crafting table.
2. Select the iron or lead bars and wood from your inventory.
3. Drag and drop the materials onto the crafting table grid. Place two bars on the left, one wood in the middle, and two more bars on the right.
4. An anvil will now appear in the output slot below! Congratulations, you now have a metal anvil ready for crafting.

Start Forging!

Now the fun begins - with your anvil placed, you can start crafting metal bars into all kinds of useful items. Make tools, weapons, armour, doors, chains - the possibilities are endless! Your anvil will serve you well as you progress through Terraria.

Terraria Anvil Upgrades: Journey From Wood to Mythril

Once you've crafted your basic wooden anvil, it's time to upgrade! As you mine deeper in Terraria, you'll gain access to better ores and materials to build hardier anvils. These upgraded anvils will allow you to craft more advanced tools, weapons and armour.

Mythril Anvil

You've defeated the Wall of Flesh and entered Hardmode - congratulations! Now you can mine mythril ore. Craft this at a furnace into mythril bars, and use these bars at your wooden anvil to make a mythril anvil. This sturdy anvil unlocks new recipes like the mythril drill, chainsaw and repeater crossbow.

Orichalcum Anvil

Keep digging - you'll find the rare orichalcum ore. Follow the same steps to make orichalcum bars and upgrade your anvil again. The orichalcum anvil allows you to make powerful orichalcum tools and the elemental rage potion. You're well on your way to dominating Hardmode!

Keep upgrading your anvil as you progress, and you'll gain the ability to craft some seriously awesome end-game gear. Each new anvil offers new tiers of tools, weapons and armour to help you on your Terrarian journey. Before you know it, you'll be crafting at a mythril anvil like a pro!

Anvil Placement Tips for Optimal Forging in Terraria

Congratulations, you have all the materials to build an anvil in Terraria! Now it’s time to find the perfect spot for your forging station. Here are some tips to help you set up an anvil that will make all your crafting dreams come true

Keep it close to storage

Place chests with your crafting essentials like iron, lead and wood right next to your anvil. This makes it easy to grab what you need and get straight to crafting without having to run around collecting materials.

Give yourself some space

Anvils take up two tiles wide and one tile high, so make sure you have enough room for the anvil itself plus space on either side for you to move around. You’ll want at least one or two open tiles on each side of the anvil.

Light it up

Put some torches around your anvil or build it near another light source. The last thing you want is to be fumbling around in the dark trying to craft that new set of armour! Proper lighting will make crafting quicker and more enjoyable.

Build up

If space is limited, you can place your anvil on a platform above the ground. Just make sure there are solid blocks underneath the platform for support. An anvil will work just as well up in the air as on the ground. Building up frees up space and can make your crafting area feel more open.

Upgrade when you can

Once you enter Hardmode, upgrade your anvil to a Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil as soon as possible. These anvils allow you to craft a whole new tier of armour, weapons and tools to help you conquer the ramped-up difficulty in Hardmode. Your crafting potential will be unleashed!

With these tips, you'll have an anvil setup worthy of the greatest Terrarian blacksmith! Now get your Terraria Server Hosting, get out there and start crafting amazing tools and weapons to defend your world. Happy forging!