Copper Shovel



| Rarity tier | Common | 
|---|---|
| Attack damage | |
| Durability | |
| Enchantability | 13 | 
| Renewable | Yes | 
| Stackable | No | 
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A copper shovel is a variant of shovel crafted from copper ingots.
Obtaining
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Copper Ingot + Stick |  | 
Usage
Digging
A copper shovel can be used to break dirt and soil-type materials faster. When breaking a block, it uses 1 durability. For blocks that break instantly, it uses 0 durability.
Mining snow
A copper shovel can be used to break snow blocks or snow to obtain snow balls without Silk Touch.
Dirt paths
A copper shovel can be used to create a dirt path by using (not digging) the shovel on any one of the following blocks, losing one durability point:
Campfire
A copper shovel can be used to extinguish a campfire.
Weapon
Bedrock Edition
Copper shovels always attack instantly and do 4HP damage.
Repairing
Combining
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Damaged Copper Shovel |    | The durability of the two shovels is added together, plus an extra 5% of durability. | 
| Ingredients | Grinding recipe | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| 2× Damaged Copper Shovel |    | The durability of the two shovels is added together, plus an extra 5% of durability. | 
Unit repair
| Ingredients | Anvil recipe | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Damaged  + Copper Ingot |  | 
A copper shovel can be repaired in an anvil by adding copper ingots, with each ingot restoring 62 durability points (25% of maximum durability). Two copper shovels can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the shovel's enchantments.
Enchantments
A copper shovel can receive the following enchantments:
| Name | Description | Max Level | Method | Weight | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | Increases the mining speed. | V |  Enchanting Table  Anvil | 10 | 
| Fortune[note 1] | Increases the amount of drops when mining. | III |  Enchanting Table  Anvil | 2 | 
| Silk Touch[note 1] | Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined. | I |  Enchanting Table  Anvil | 1 | 
| Unbreaking | Grants a chance to negate durability consumption. | III |  Enchanting Table  Anvil | 5 | 
| Mending | Repairs the shovel when obtaining experience. | I |  Anvil | 2 | 
| Curse of Vanishing | The shovel vanishes on death, not dropping as an item. | I |  Anvil | 1 | 
Smelting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Nugget | + Any fuel |  | 
Sounds
| Sounds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch | 
| Blocks | When a shovel creates a dirt path | use | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Players | When a shovel's durability is exhausted | random | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Copper Shovel | copper_shovel | 770 | Item | item | 
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
|  |  | MOAR Tools | Construct one type of each tool. | Construct one pickaxe, one shovel, one axe, and one hoe with the same material. | 15 | Bronze | |
History
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.21.100 Experiment | Preview 1.21.100.23 |  Added copper shovel. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Copper Shovel" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Renders
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			 Enchanted Copper Shovel Enchanted Copper Shovel
References
- ↑ "A new friend with a familiar patina" by Cristina Anderca – Minecraft.net, July 1, 2025.
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