[MC-2877] Anvils have damage on any mobs, but if the mob standing on a half block (any kind of slabs) they get damage, but the anvil breaks

I were playing in creative, trying to figure out some glitches.

I placed a half slab (stone slab) and spawned a creeper, and other kind of mobs on it. ( I made it in a hole) and from the top of the hole, I placed an anvil, which is falled down, and KILLED the mob, but it is turned into an item after falling down. After picking up the item, I've noticed that the Anvil is did not get ANY kind of damage. ( It just stayed in anvil, and did not turned into a slightly or a very damaged anvil.) Since I dropped the anvol from 40 blocks.

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MC-205911 Falling anvils don't damage entities when landing on cobwebs Open

Comments 3

user-571ee 2012-11-14T13:32:24Z

As far as I know the height from where the anvil is dropped does not matter. Also it's a random chance that the anvil is damaged. It's possible it is not damaged at all. I'm not absolutely sure but I think everything you describe works as expected and is not a bug.

Anon Ymus 2012-11-16T00:03:31Z

The anvil gives damage before it breaks, I think.

Mustek 2013-02-08T19:59:53Z

Resolving this issue as intended. It's normal that the anvil drops as an item when it's falling onto a slab. Just like sand and gravel.