Block of Copper

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.

Block of Copper

• Unoxidized
• Exposed
• Weathered
• Oxidized

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	3
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color (Java)	15 COLOR_ORANGE

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Obtaining

Breaking

Blocks of copper can be mined only with a stone pickaxe or better; otherwise, it drops nothing.

Block	Block of Copper
Hardness	3
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	15
Wooden	7.5
Stone	1.15
Iron	0.75
Diamond	0.6
Netherite	0.5
Golden	1.25
Options
Efficiency	0
Haste	0 JEBE

Legend

• 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

Natural generation

Waxed blocks of copper and waxed oxidized copper generate naturally in trial chambers.

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Block of Copper	Copper Ingot
Waxed Block of Copper	Matching Unwaxed Block of Copper + 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.

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.

Stonecutting

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Cutting recipe
Unwaxed Cut Copper or Waxed Cut Copper	Matching Unwaxed Block of Copper or Matching Waxed Block of Copper	44444444
Unwaxed Cut Copper Slab or Waxed Cut Copper Slab	Matching Unwaxed Block of Copper or Matching Waxed Block of Copper	88888888
Unwaxed Cut Copper Stairs or Waxed Cut Copper Stairs	Matching Unwaxed Block of Copper or Matching Waxed Block of Copper	44444444
Unwaxed Chiseled Copper or Waxed Chiseled Copper	Matching Unwaxed Block of Copper or Matching Waxed Block of Copper	44444444
Unwaxed Copper Grate or Waxed Copper Grate	Matching Unwaxed Block of Copper or Matching Waxed Block of Copper	44444444

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

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e copper sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.copper.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.copper.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.copper.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.copper.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.copper.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e copper sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.copper	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.copper	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.copper	0.3	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.copper	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.copper	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	step.copper	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.copper	0.22	1.0

Unique

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Wax off	Blocks	When an axe unwaxes a block of copper	item.axe.wax_off	subtitles.item.axe.wax_off​	1.0	Varies	16
	​Wax on	Blocks	When a honeycomb waxes a block of copper	item.honeycomb.wax_on	subtitles.item.honeycomb.wax_on​	1.0	Varies	16
	​Axe scrapes	Blocks	When an axe deoxidizes a block of copper	item.axe.scrape	subtitles.item.axe.scrape​	1.0	Varies	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Friendly Creatures	When an axe unwaxes a block of copper	copper.wax.off	1.0	0.8-1.2
	Friendly Creatures	When a honeycomb waxes a block of copper	copper.wax.on	1.0	0.8-1.2
	Friendly Creatures	When an axe deoxidizes a block of copper	scrape	1.0	0.8-1.2

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	[hide]Translation key
Block of Copper	copper_block	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool	block.minecraft.copper_block
Exposed Copper	exposed_copper	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool	block.minecraft.exposed_copper
Weathered Copper	weathered_copper	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool	block.minecraft.weathered_copper
Oxidized Copper	oxidized_copper	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool	block.minecraft.oxidized_copper
Waxed Block of Copper	waxed_copper_block	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool	block.minecraft.waxed_copper_block
Waxed Exposed Copper	waxed_exposed_copper	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool	block.minecraft.waxed_exposed_copper
Waxed Weathered Copper	waxed_weathered_copper	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool	block.minecraft.waxed_weathered_copper
Waxed Oxidized Copper	waxed_oxidized_copper	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool	block.minecraft.waxed_oxidized_copper

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Block of Copper	copper_block	595	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -340)	tile.copper_block.name
Exposed Copper	exposed_copper	596	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -341)	tile.exposed_copper.name
Weathered Copper	weathered_copper	597	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -342)	tile.weathered_copper.name
Oxidized Copper	oxidized_copper	598	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -343)	tile.oxidized_copper.name
Waxed Block of Copper	waxed_copper	599	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -344)	tile.waxed_copper.name
Waxed Exposed Copper	waxed_exposed_copper	600	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -345)	tile.waxed_exposed_copper.name
Waxed Weathered Copper	waxed_weathered_copper	601	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -346)	tile.waxed_weathered_copper.name
Waxed Oxidized Copper	waxed_oxidized_copper	701	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -446)	tile.waxed_oxidized_copper.name

Achievements

[hide]
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: The block can be in any of its four oxidation stages.
	Wax On	Apply Honeycomb to a Copper block!	Wax any of these 9 waxable copper block variants using a honeycomb: The block can be in any of its four oxidation stages, but cannot already be waxed.

History

October 3, 2020							Copper blocks are revealed at Minecraft Live 2020.
[hide]Java Edition
1.17			20w45a				Added four variants of unwaxed copper blocks and three variants of waxed copper blocks.
			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				Added waxed oxidized copper.
			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 Update 1.21			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 Update 1.21			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.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.16.210 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.210.57				Added four variants of unwaxed copper blocks and three variants of waxed copper blocks.
							"Lightly Weathered", "Semi-Weathered", and "Weathered" copper blocks are instead named "Exposed", "Weathered" and "Oxidized" respectively.
1.16.220 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			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 Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.230.52				Added waxed oxidized copper.
			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 Update 1.21			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 Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.60.20				Blocks of copper now generate naturally within trial chambers.
1.20.80 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.80.22				Blocks of copper can now be used to craft bolt armor trims.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 

  Applying wax to a block of copper.

• 

  Removing wax from a block of copper.

Mojang screenshots

• 

  Blocks of copper oxidizing next to a water source.

• 

  Two blocks of copper in a savanna biome.

• 

  Ditto.

• 

  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.

Java Edition

• MC-223153 – Block of Raw Copper uses stone sounds instead of copper sounds
• MC-226467 – Waxing a copper block using the crafting table doesn't give you the "Wax On" advancement
• MC-266425 – Recipes for new waxed copper blocks are not grouped
• MC-271719 – Unoxidized copper blocks in the trial chamber's "grand_staircase_3" structure aren't waxed
• MC-275282 – Trial chambers' entrance and atrium connectors sometimes have copper blocks
• MC-277835 – Copper doors see other half as a separate copper block when oxidizing
• MC-231389 – Lightning hitting a waxed copper block does not clean surrounding weathering copper blocks
• MC-267763 – Some copper block variants and polished block variants have a shading mistake in their texture
• MC-272395 – Exposed and weathered copper door textures don't match the blocks
• MC-274555 – Combat chamber behind wall of copper grates is blocked occasionally in intersection_3

Bedrock Edition

• MCPE-181501 – Waxed Copper Door can be crafting using Waxed Block of Copper
• MCPE-187404 – If you're in adventure mode, you can remove the wax and the rust from copper blocks
• MCPE-117759 – The Cut Copper Block texture doesn't line up properly
• MCPE-131520 – No particles when removing or applying wax to copper blocks, no particles when removing oxidation from copper blocks
• MCPE-176912 – Block material of copper grate is set to blend, not alpha_test.
• MCPE-181350 – Wrong type of copper blocks in trial chambers atrium
• MCPE-189611 – Copper block group in creative inventory order goes wrong

External links

• Block of the Month: Weathered Copper – Minecraft.net on June 15, 2023