Copper Leggings

| Rarity tier |
Common |
|---|---|
| Armor |
3 () |
| Armor toughness |
0 () |
| Durability |
N/A‌ |
| Enchantability |
8 |
| Knockback resistance |
0 |
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
No |
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Copper leggings are a variant of leggings crafted from copper ingots.
Obtaining
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Copper Ingot | ​ |
Usage
When worn, copper leggings provide 3 () armor points.
Repairing
Combining
Two damaged pairs of copper leggings can be combined through crafting, using the grindstone or the anvil. The durability of the used copper leggings is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
Crafting and using the grindstone do not keep the enchantments of either copper leggings.
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Damaged | The durability of the two leggings is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.​ |
| Ingredients | Grinding recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2x Damaged Copper Leggings | The durability of the two leggings is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.​ |
Using the anvil preserves enchantments, but costs experience.
| Ingredients | Anvil recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Damaged | Copper Leggings
|
​ |
Unit repair
Copper leggings can also be repaired in an anvil by adding copper ingots, with each ingot restoring 25% the copper leggings' maximum durability, rounded down. This preserves the leggings' enchantments, but costs experience.
| Ingredients | Anvil recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Damaged + Copper Ingot |
​ |
Enchantments
Copper leggings have an enchantability of 9.
Copper leggings 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 | |
| Thorns | Deals returning damage to attackers. | III | 1 | |
| Swift Sneak | Increases movement speed when sneaking. | III | 1 | |
| Unbreaking | Grants a chance to negate durability consumption. | III | 5 | |
| Mending | Repairs the leggings when obtaining experience. | I | 2 | |
| Curse of Vanishing | The leggings vanish on death, not dropping as an item. | I | 1 | |
| Curse of Binding | Removes the ability to de-equip the leggings. | I | 1 |
Armor trimming
It is possible to upgrade armor with trims. This requires a smithing template, a copper leggings, 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 Leggings + 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_leggings | 776 | Item | item |
History
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.21.100 Experiment | Preview 1.21.100.23 | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Copper Leggings" 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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