Block of Copper




| Renewable |
Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance |
6 |
| Hardness |
3 |
| Luminous |
No |
| Transparent |
No |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Map color (JE) |
|
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A block of copper, internally known as a copper block, is a block that oxidizes over time, gaining a verdigris appearance over four stages. They can be prevented from oxidizing by being waxed with honeycombs. Non-oxidized, non-waxed blocks of copper are storage blocks equivalent to nine copper ingots.
Obtaining
Breaking
Blocks of copper can be mined only with a stone pickaxe or better; otherwise, it drops nothing.
| Block | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 3 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 15 | |
| 7.5 | ||
| 1.15 | ||
โ |
0.9 | |
| 0.75 | ||
| 0.6 | ||
| 0.5 | ||
| 1.25 | ||
- incorrect tool, drops nothing
- correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
- correct tool, drops the block itself
- italicized can be instant mined
- โ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking ยง Speed.
Natural generation
Waxed blocks of copper and waxed oxidized copper generate naturally in trial chambers.
Crafting
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Copper Ingot | ||
| Waxed Block of Copper | Matching Unwaxed + Honeycomb |
Waxing
Blocks of copper can be turned into the respective waxed copper blocks by using a honeycomb item on them. Waxed copper blocks do not oxidize and are identical to the non-waxed version.
Scraping
Using an axe on a waxed block of copper turns it into the respective non-waxed block of copper. In addition, using an axe on an exposed, weathered, or oxidized block of copper reverts it one stage to a regular, exposed, or weathered copper block respectively.
Scraping with an axe is not possible when holding a shield in the offhand, so that combat is not affected when the player is near waxed or oxidized copper blocks.[1]
Lightning strike
Non-waxed blocks of copper are completely deoxidized when struck by lightning, and other non-waxed blocks of copper nearby are deoxidized randomly.
Usage
Blocks of copper can be used to store copper ingots in a compact fashion. Exposed, weathered, and oxidized variants cannot be crafted back into copper ingots, but the unoxidized waxed block variant can. Unlike the cut variant, blocks of copper cannot be crafted directly into slabs or stairs without a stonecutter. Stonecutting blocks of copper gives four times more products than typical for stone, and allows slabs and stairs to be obtained.[2]
Crafting ingredient
Stonecutting
| Name | Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Unwaxed Cut Copper or Waxed Cut Copper |
Matching Unwaxed or Matching Waxed Block of Copper |
|
| Unwaxed Cut Copper Slab or Waxed Cut Copper Slab |
Matching Unwaxed or Matching Waxed Block of Copper |
|
| Unwaxed Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Cut Copper Stairs |
Matching Unwaxed or Matching Waxed Block of Copper |
|
| Unwaxed Chiseled Copper or Waxed Chiseled Copper |
Matching Unwaxed or Matching Waxed Block of Copper |
|
| Unwaxed Copper Grate or Waxed Copper Grate |
Matching Unwaxed or Matching Waxed Block of Copper |
Spawning copper golems
This feature can only be accessed through the "Drop 3 2025" experimental option.
A block of copper and carved pumpkins or jack o'lanterns are used to build copper golems. The carved pumpkin or jack o'lantern must be placed last, and the golem spawns immediately after placing it.
Oxidation
Non-waxed blocks of copper have four stages of oxidation (including the initial normal state). Lightning bolts and axes can remove the oxidation from blocks of copper. They can be waxed with a honeycomb to prevent the oxidation from progressing.
As the block begins to oxidize (exposed copper), it gets discolored and green spots begin to appear. As the oxidation continues (weathered copper), the block is a green color with brown spots. In the last stage (oxidized copper), the block is teal with several green spots.
Sounds
Generic
copper sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| โBlock broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitlesโ | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| โBlock placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitlesโ | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| โBlock breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitlesโ | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| โSomething falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitlesโ | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| โFootsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitlesโ | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
copper sound type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | step | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | step | 0.22 | 1.0 | |
Unique
| Sounds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| โWax off | Blocks | When an axe unwaxes a block of copper | item | subtitlesโ | 1.0 | Varies [sound 1] | 16 | |
| โWax on | Blocks | When a honeycomb waxes a block of copper | item | subtitlesโ | 1.0 | Varies | 16 | |
| โAxe scrapes | Blocks | When an axe deoxidizes a block of copper | item | subtitlesโ | 1.0 | Varies | 16 | |
| Sounds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
| Friendly Creaturesโ Friendly Mobsโ | When an axe unwaxes a block of copper | copper | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
| Friendly Creaturesโ Friendly Mobsโ | When a honeycomb waxes a block of copper | copper | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
| Friendly Creaturesโ Friendly Mobsโ | When an axe deoxidizes a block of copper | scrape | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
copper_block | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxeneeds_stone_tool | block | |
exposed_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxeneeds_stone_tool | block | |
weathered_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxeneeds_stone_tool | block | |
oxidized_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxeneeds_stone_tool | block | |
waxed_copper_block | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxeneeds_stone_tool | block | |
waxed_exposed_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxeneeds_stone_tool | block | |
waxed_weathered_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxeneeds_stone_tool | block | |
waxed_oxidized_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxeneeds_stone_tool | block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
copper_block | 595 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -340) | tile | |
exposed_copper | 596 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -341) | tile | |
weathered_copper | 597 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -342) | tile | |
oxidized_copper | 598 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -343) | tile | |
waxed_copper | 599 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -344) | tile | |
waxed_exposed_copper | 600 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -345) | tile | |
waxed_weathered_copper | 601 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -346) | tile | |
waxed_oxidized_copper | 701 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -446) | tile |
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
| Wax on, Wax off | Apply and remove Wax from all the Copper blocks!!! | Wax and de-wax each oxidation stage of the 4 original copper blocks in the game: blocks of copper, cut copper blocks, cut copper stairs, and cut copper slabs. | 30 | Silver | |||
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Wax Off | Scrape Wax off of a Copper block! | Use an axe to revert any of these 9 waxed variants of copper blocks:
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![]() | Wax On | Apply Honeycomb to a Copper block! | Wax any of these 9 waxable copper block variants using a honeycomb:
|
Video
History
| October 3, 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.17 | 20w45a | ||||||
| 20w46a | Copper blocks can now be crafted from and into 4, rather than 9, copper ingots. | ||||||
| 21w05a | "Lightly Weathered", "Semi-Weathered" and "Weathered" blocks have been renamed to "Exposed", "Weathered" and "Oxidized" blocks respectively. | ||||||
| Drowned now drop copper ingots, making copper renewable. | |||||||
| Different copper blocks can now be crafted in a stonecutter. | |||||||
| "Weathered Copper BlocK" typo has now been fixed to "Oxidized Copper Block". | |||||||
| Weathering now relies on random ticks. | |||||||
| 21w05b | The names of the "Copper Block", "Exposed Copper Block", "Weathered Copper Block" and "Oxidized Copper Block" have been changed to "Block of Copper", "Exposed Copper", "Weathered Copper" and "Oxidized Copper" respectively. The IDs and waxed variants have been updated as well. | ||||||
| 21w11a | Block of copper can be waxed by using honeycomb, producing yellow particles. | ||||||
| Honeycomb in a dispenser now waxes blocks of copper. | |||||||
| Axes can scrape off wax and oxidation of blocks of copper, producing white particles. | |||||||
| Lightning striking copper now cleans its oxidation. | |||||||
| Waxed blocks of copper can be crafted into 4 copper ingots. | |||||||
| 21w14a | |||||||
| 21w17a | Blocks of copper are again crafted from 9 copper ingots. | ||||||
| 1.18 | 21w40a | The player now receives 4 times as much cut copper from blocks of copper when using a stonecutter. | |||||
| 1.20.3 Experiment | 23w43a | Blocks of copper can now be used to craft chiseled copper, copper doors, copper trapdoors, copper grates, and copper bulbs. | |||||
| 23w45a | Blocks of copper now generate naturally within trial chambers. | ||||||
| 1.20.5 Experiment | 24w11a | Blocks of copper can now be used to craft bolt armor trims. | |||||
| 1.21 | 24w21a | Waxed blocks of copper can now also be used to craft bolt armor trims. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.16.210 Experiment | beta 1.16.210.57 | ||||||
| "Lightly Weathered", "Semi-Weathered", and "Weathered" copper blocks are instead named "Exposed", "Weathered" and "Oxidized" respectively. | |||||||
| 1.16.220 Experiment | beta 1.16.220.52 | Copper ingots can now only be crafted from unoxidized blocks of copper on the crafting table. | |||||
| Waxed blocks of copper can now be cut in a stonecutter. | |||||||
| Right clicking on copper while holding an axe de-waxes copper, scraping off patina one step at a time. | |||||||
| Lightning rods struck by lightning decrements the oxidation age of nearby copper blocks. | |||||||
| 1.17.0 Experiment | beta 1.16.230.52 | ||||||
| beta 1.17.0.50 | Copper surfaces now deoxidize in a more random pattern when struck by lightning. | ||||||
| Horizontally placed lightning rods now interact properly with respect to de-oxidizing blocks of copper. | |||||||
| Blocks of copper struck by lightning now deoxidize even if there's no lightning rod present. | |||||||
| Added sounds for scraping off wax and oxidization. | |||||||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.17.0.52 | Blocks of copper are no longer available only through experimental gameplay. | |||||
| beta 1.17.0.54 | Blocks of copper are now crafted from 9 copper ingots. | ||||||
| 1.20.30 | Preview 1.20.20.21 | Increased the blast resistance of block of copper from 3.6 to 6. | |||||
| 1.20.50 Experiment | Preview 1.20.50.22 | Blocks of copper can now be used to craft chiseled copper, copper doors, copper trapdoors, copper grates, and copper bulbs. | |||||
| 1.20.60 Experiment | Preview 1.20.60.20 | Blocks of copper now generate naturally within trial chambers. | |||||
| 1.20.80 Experiment | Preview 1.20.80.22 | Blocks of copper can now be used to craft bolt armor trims. | |||||
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.21.100 Experiment | Preview 1.21.100.23 | Blocks of copper can now be used to make copper golems. | |||||
Gallery
Screenshots
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Applying wax to a block of copper. -
Removing wax from a block of copper.
Mojang screenshots
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Blocks of copper oxidizing next to a water source.[3] -
Two blocks of copper in a savanna biome.[4] -
Ditto.[5] -
All the blocks that can oxidize, including blocks of copper.
Issues
Issues relating to "Block of Copper" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
References
- โ Axes prioritize scraping copper over blocking with shields โ fixed
- โ MC-244796 โ Stonecutter can convert 1 Copper Block into 4 Cut Copper Blocks / 8 Cut Copper Slabs โ resolved as "Works As Intended".
- โ https://twitter.com/Xilefian/status/1333477421442588689
- โ "Got the socially distanced copper going" โ @Xilefian on X (formerly Twitter), February 10, 2021
- โ "Got that crusty copper already" โ @Xilefian on X (formerly Twitter), November 30, 2020
External links
- Block of the Month: Weathered Copper โ Minecraft.net on June 15, 2023
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