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Curses

Negative enchantments that remain after grindstone processing.

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Curses
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Negative enchantments that remain after grindstone processing.

CursesBinding and Vanishing
Maximum levelI
GrindstoneCannot remove
TypeTreasure

Curse of Binding

Equipped gear cannot be removed normally, making the curse especially risky on pumpkins and weak armor.

Curse of Vanishing

The item disappears on death unless inventory-preservation rules prevent the loss.

Grindstone

A grindstone removes regular enchantments but keeps both curses.

Safe handling

Read the full tooltip before equipping or investing expensive anvil work.

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