The block of copper is a decorative block that oxidizes over time, gaining a verdigris appearance. It can be crafted into a waxed version that does not oxidize. It can also be crafted back into nine copper ingots unless it is in a fully or partly oxidized state or has been crafted into the cut variant.
Obtaining
Drowned can drop copper ingots, making copper blocks, slabs, stairs and lightning rods renewable resources.
Breaking
Blocks of copper can be mined only with a stone pickaxe or better. If a block of copper is mined without the use of a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
| Block | Block of Copper Cut Copper | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 3 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| Default | 15 | |
| Wooden | 7.5 | |
| Stone | 1.15 | |
| Iron | 0.75 | |
| Diamond | 0.6 | |
| Netherite | 0.5 | |
| Golden | 1.25 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Crafting
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Block of Copper | Copper Ingot | |
| Cut Copper or Exposed Cut Copper or Weathered Cut Copper or Oxidized Cut Copper |
Block of Copper or Exposed Copper or Weathered Copper or Oxidized Copper |
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| Waxed Block of Copper or Waxed Exposed Copper or Waxed Weathered Copper or Waxed Oxidized Copper or Waxed Cut Copper or Waxed Exposed Cut Copper or Waxed Weathered Cut Copper or Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper |
Block of Copper or Exposed Copper or Weathered Copper or Oxidized Copper or Cut Copper or Exposed Cut Copper or Weathered Cut Copper or Oxidized Cut Copper + Honeycomb |
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| Waxed Cut Copper or Waxed Exposed Cut Copper or Waxed Weathered Cut Copper or Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper |
Waxed Block of Copper or Waxed Exposed Copper or Waxed Weathered Copper or Waxed Oxidized Copper |
Stonecutting
| Name | Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Cut Copper or Exposed Cut Copper or Weathered Cut Copper or Oxidized Cut Copper |
Block of Copper or Exposed Copper or Weathered Copper or Oxidized Copper |
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| Waxed Cut Copper or Waxed Exposed Cut Copper or Waxed Weathered Cut Copper or Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper |
Waxed Copper or Waxed Exposed Copper or Waxed Weathered Copper or Waxed Oxidized Copper |
Waxing
Copper blocks can be turned into the respective waxed copper blocks by using a honeycomb item on them.
Scraping
Using an axe on a waxed copper block turns it into the respective regular copper block. In addition, using an axe on an exposed, weathered, or oxidized copper block reverts it one stage to a regular, exposed, or weathered copper block respectively.
Lightning strike
Unwaxed copper blocks are completely deoxidized when struck by lightning, and other unwaxed copper blocks nearby are deoxidized randomly.
Usage
Blocks of copper can be used to store copper ingots in a compact fashion. Weathered, waxed, or cut variants cannot be crafted back into copper ingots. The cut variant can be crafted into slabs or stairs.
Crafting ingredient
Stonecutting
Oxidation
Copper blocks have four stages of weathering (including the initial unweathered state). They can oxidize over time, while lightning bolts and axes can remove the oxidation layer on copper blocks.
Oxidation of copper blocks relies only on random ticks. Rain or water does not accelerate oxidation, and covering copper blocks with other blocks does not prevent oxidation.
In Java Edition, when a random tick is given, a copper block has a 64⁄1125 chance to enter a state called pre-oxidation. This means a copper block enters pre-oxidation after approximately 20 minutes.
In pre-oxidation, the copper block searches its nearby unwaxed copper blocks for a distance of 4 blocks Manhattan distance. If there is any copper block that has a lower oxidation level, then the pre-oxidation ends, meaning that this copper block does not weather.
Let a be the number of all nearby unwaxed copper blocks, and b be the number of copper blocks that have a higher oxidation level. We derive the value of c from this equation: c = b + 1⁄a + 1. We also let the modifying factor m be 0.75 if the copper block has no oxidation level, or 1 if the copper block is exposed or weathered.[1] Then the oxidation probability is mc2.
For example, an unweathered copper block surrounded by 6 unweathered copper blocks and 6 exposed copper blocks has a 21.7% chance to oxidize if it enters pre-oxidation state. In this case, a = 12, b = 6, and m = 0.75.[2]
Deoxidation
Using an axe on a waxed copper block turns it into the respective regular copper block. In addition, using an axe on an exposed, weathered, or oxidized copper block reverts it one stage to a regular, exposed, or weathered copper block respectively. Note that the axe removes wax first, then oxidation layers.
Lightning can also remove oxidation from copper blocks. A lightning bolt striking an unwaxed copper block (or a lightning rod attached to one) removes all oxidation from the struck block, and may also deoxidize randomly selected copper blocks nearby. In Java Edition, these additional blocks are chosen by random walks as follows:
- The position of the struck copper block is set as the start point. Then, the game performs 3 to 5 walks. In the beginning of each walk, a judgment point is set at the start point. For each step of the walk, the game randomly selects 10 blocks from a 3x3x3 volume centered on the judgment point. If an unwaxed copper block is found among these 10 blocks, the judgment point is transferred to the first such block found, and 1 oxidation layer of that block is removed (if the block is still unoxidized, the block stays as it is). The number of steps in a walk is between 1 and 8 (inclusive), chosen randomly for each walk. This means that one single lightning strike can deoxidize up to 41 blocks (1 block initially struck by lightning + 5 max walks*8 max steps in every walk).[3]
Sounds
The specific instructions are: Wax on, Wax off
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
| 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 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags (JE) | 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 |
| Cut Copper | cut_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool | block.minecraft.cut_copper |
| Exposed Cut Copper | exposed_cut_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool | block.minecraft.exposed_cut_copper |
| Weathered Cut Copper | weathered_cut_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool | block.minecraft.weathered_cut_copper |
| Oxidized Cut Copper | oxidized_cut_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool | block.minecraft.oxidized_cut_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 |
| Waxed Cut Copper | waxed_cut_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool | block.minecraft.waxed_cut_copper |
| Waxed Exposed Cut Copper | waxed_exposed_cut_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool | block.minecraft.waxed_exposed_cut_copper |
| Waxed Weathered Cut Copper | waxed_weathered_cut_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool | block.minecraft.waxed_weathered_cut_copper |
| Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper | waxed_oxidized_cut_copper | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool | block.minecraft.waxed_oxidized_cut_copper |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block of Copper | copper_block | 595 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.copper_block.name |
| Exposed Copper | exposed_copper | 596 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.exposed_copper.name |
| Weathered Copper | weathered_copper | 597 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.weathered_copper.name |
| Oxidized Copper | oxidized_copper | 598 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.oxidized_copper.name |
| Waxed Block of Copper | waxed_copper | 599 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.waxed_copper.name |
| Waxed Exposed Copper | waxed_exposed_copper | 600 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.waxed_exposed_copper.name |
| Waxed Weathered Copper | waxed_weathered_copper | 601 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.waxed_weathered_copper.name |
| Waxed Oxidized Copper | waxed_oxidized_copper | 701 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.waxed_oxidized_copper.name |
| Cut Copper | cut_copper | 602 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.cut_copper.name |
| Exposed Cut Copper | exposed_cut_copper | 603 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.exposed_cut_copper.name |
| Weathered Cut Copper | weathered_cut_copper | 604 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.weathered_cut_copper.name |
| Oxidized Cut Copper | oxidized_cut_copper | 605 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.oxidized_cut_copper.name |
| Waxed Cut Copper | waxed_cut_copper | 606 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.waxed_cut_copper.name |
| Waxed Exposed Cut Copper | waxed_exposed_cut_copper | 607 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.waxed_exposed_cut_copper.name |
| Waxed Weathered Cut Copper | waxed_weathered_cut_copper | 608 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.waxed_weathered_cut_copper.name |
| Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper | waxed_oxidized_cut_copper | 702 | Block & Giveable Item[i 1] | tile.waxed_oxidized_cut_copper.name |
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
| Wax on, Wax off | Apply and remove Wax from all the Copper blocks!!! | Wax all four stages of each type of copper block (copper block, cut copper block, cut copper stairs, and cut copper slab) with a honeycomb, and de-wax each stage with an axe. | 30G | Silver | ||
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Wax On | Apply Honeycomb to a Copper block! | Bee Our Guest | Use a honeycomb on a copper block. | husbandry/wax_on
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![]() | Wax Off | Scrape Wax off of a Copper block! | Wax On | Use an axe to revert a waxed copper block. | husbandry/wax_off
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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. | |||||
| 20w48a | Crafting all variants of cut copper into slabs now gives 6 slabs instead of 4. | ||||
| 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 copper blocks. | |||||
| Axes can scrape off wax and oxidation of copper blocks, producing white particles. | |||||
| Lightning striking copper now cleans its oxidation. | |||||
| Waxed Blocks of Copper can be crafted into 4 Copper Ingots. | |||||
| 21w14a | |||||
| 21w17a | Copper Blocks are again crafted from 9 Copper Ingots. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.16.210 | beta 1.16.210.57 | ||||
| Lightly Weathered, Semi-Weathered, Weathered Copper and Cut Copper Blocks are instead named as "Exposed", "Weathered" and "Oxidized" respectively. | |||||
| release | Blocks of Copper has been made inaccessible in the full release. | ||||
| 1.16.220 | beta 1.16.220.52 | Copper Ingots can now only be crafted from unoxidized copper blocks on the crafting table. | |||
| Waxed copper blocks can now be cut in 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. | |||||
| release | Blocks of Copper has been made inaccessible in the full release once again. | ||||
| 1.17.0 | 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 Copper Blocks. | |||||
| Copper Blocks struck by lightning now deoxidize even if there's no Lightning Rod present. | |||||
| Added sounds for scrapping off wax and oxidization. | |||||
| beta 1.17.0.52 | Blocks of Copper and Cut Copper are no longer available only through experimental gameplay. | ||||
| beta 1.17.0.54 | Copper Blocks are now crafted from 9 Copper Ingots. | ||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Block of Copper" or "Cut Copper" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.






