Unenchanted elytra cannot be used on the grindstone alone.Įlytra are equipped in the chestplate slot, either by placing the item directly in the slot, by pressing use item while held in hand, or by firing a point-blank dispenser at a target. However, the prior work penalty can be reset to 0 for an enchanted elytra pair when it is disenchanted on a grindstone. Each repair on the anvil, however, also increases the prior work penalty for the Elytra, making every subsequent repair increasingly expensive and eventually reaching an upper limit where repairs are no longer allowed because they are 'too expensive' (even if the player has many xp levels to spare).
