Copper Boots

| Rarity tier |
Common |
|---|---|
| Armor |
1 () |
| Armor toughness |
0 () |
| Durability |
N/A‌ |
| Enchantability |
8 |
| Knockback resistance |
0 |
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
No |
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Copper boots are a variant of boots crafted from copper ingots.
Obtaining
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Copper Ingot | ​ |
Usage
When worn, copper boots provide 1 () armor points.
Repairing
Two damaged pairs of copper boots can be combined through crafting or using the grindstone. The durability of the used copper boots are added together, plus an extra 5% durability. Both the crafting table and grindstone methods do not keep the enchantments of either boots.
Combining
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Damaged | The durability of the two boots is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.​ |
| Ingredients | Grinding recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2x Damaged Copper Boots | The durability of the two boots is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.​ |
Unit repair
| Ingredients | Anvil recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Damaged + Copper Ingot |
​ |
Copper boots can be repaired in an anvil by adding units of the tiers' repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% the boots' maximum durability, rounded down. Two copper boots of the same tier can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve a copper boots' enchantments.
Enchantments
Copper boots can receive the following enchantments:
| Name | Description | Max level | Method | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protection[note 1] | Increases overall damage reduction. | IV | 10 | |
| Projectile Protection[note 1] | Increases damage reduction against projectiles. | IV | 5 | |
| Blast Protection[note 1] | Increases damage reduction against explosions. | IV | 2 | |
| Fire Protection[note 1] | Increases damage reduction against fire. | IV | 5 | |
| Feather Falling | Reduces fall damage. | IV | 5 | |
| Thorns | Deals returning damage to attackers. | III | 1 | |
| Depth Strider[note 2] | Increases underwater movement speed. | III | 2 | |
| Frost Walker[note 2] | Leaves a trail of ice when walking over water. | II | 1 | |
| Soul Speed | Increases movement speed on soul sand. | III | 1 | |
| Unbreaking | Grants a chance to negate durability consumption. | III | 5 | |
| Mending | Repairs the boots when obtaining experience. | I | 2 | |
| Curse of Vanishing | The boots vanish on death, not dropping as an item. | I | 1 | |
| Curse of Binding | Removes the ability to de-equip the boots. | I | 1 |
Armor trimming
It is possible to upgrade armor with trims. This requires a smithing template, a boots, and an ingot or crystal (iron ingot, copper ingot, gold ingot, netherite ingot, emerald, redstone dust, lapis lazuli, amethyst shard, nether quartz, diamond, or resin brick).
These trims have no effect on the gameplay or strength of the armor.
| Ingredients | Smithing recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Any Armor Trim + Copper Boots + Any Ingot/Crystal |
​ |
Smelting
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Nugget | + Any fuel |
​ |
Sounds
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
copper_boots | 777 | Item | item |
History
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.21.100 Experiment | Preview 1.21.100.23 | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Copper Boots" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Renders
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Enchanted appearance in inventory
References
- ↑ "A new friend with a familiar patina" by Cristina Anderca – Minecraft.net, July 1, 2025.
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