Overview
Minecraft classifies Waxed Oxidized Copper as a building block. Waxed Oxidized Copper has a crafting recipe, so it is renewable as long as you can source its ingredients. At a hardness of 3 it takes a moment to break but never slows a build down.
It needs at least a stone pickaxe to drop anything; a weaker tool destroys it for nothing. Mining it returns the block itself, so it is safe to relocate. A full stack holds 64.
It is crafted from Oxidized Copper and Honeycomb. Its main value is as a crafting ingredient: 6 recipes need it, Waxed Oxidized Copper Bulb, Waxed Oxidized Copper Grate, Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper and 3 more among them.
About the copper set
How long it takes to break
Waxed Oxidized Copper has a hardness of 3. By hand that is 15 seconds per block; with the correct tool at netherite tier it is 0.5 seconds.
An iron tool takes 0.75 seconds and a diamond one 0.6, so the jump that actually matters for this block is the one to iron.
Below stone the block breaks and simply vanishes. Bring the right tier or leave it in the ground.
The Efficiency formula is level² + 1 added to tool speed — at V that is about 3.3 times the unenchanted rate.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand * | 15 s | 15 s | 15 s |
| Wooden * | 7.5 s | 1.3 s | 0.55 s |
| Stone | 1.2 s | 0.35 s | 0.15 s |
| Iron | 0.75 s | 0.3 s | 0.15 s |
| Diamond | 0.6 s | 0.25 s | 0.15 s |
| Netherite | 0.5 s | 0.25 s | 0.15 s |
| Golden * | 1.3 s | 0.7 s | 0.4 s |
Properties
Waxed Oxidized Copper has a blast resistance of 6, so a nearby explosion will usually destroy it. It blocks light completely and emits no light of its own. A single slot takes 64, the usual full stack. A pickaxe is fastest here; any other class mines it at bare-hand speed, because the bonus only applies to the class the block is tagged for.
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Stone Pickaxe
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Shapeless recipe
Waxed Oxidized Copper
Drops
Mined with Stone Pickaxe, Waxed Oxidized Copper drops itself.
Used to craft
Waxed Oxidized Copper is an ingredient in 6 recipes, producing Waxed Oxidized Copper Bulb, Waxed Oxidized Copper Grate, Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper, Waxed Oxidized Chiseled Copper, Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Slab, and Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Waxed Oxidized Copper in Minecraft?
Waxed Oxidized Copper is crafted from Oxidized Copper and Honeycomb.
What tool do you need to break Waxed Oxidized Copper?
Stone Pickaxe or better is required; anything weaker destroys the block without dropping it.
Is Waxed Oxidized Copper blast resistant?
Waxed Oxidized Copper has a blast resistance of 6, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Waxed Oxidized Copper fit in one stack?
Waxed Oxidized Copper stacks to 64, which puts 3,456 of them in a double chest.
How long does Waxed Oxidized Copper take to break?
With the correct tool at netherite tier it takes 0.5 seconds; by hand it takes 15 seconds.
