Overview
In Minecraft 1.21.4, Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper is a building block. Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper is made at a crafting table. Hardness 3 puts it in the middle of the pack for mining speed.
Mine it with a stone pickaxe or better, or you get no drop at all. Broken correctly, it drops itself. Sixty-four fit in one inventory slot.
The recipe calls for Waxed Oxidized Copper. A stonecutter can cut it straight from Waxed Oxidized Copper, with nothing wasted. You will need it for Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Slab, Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs, and Waxed Oxidized Chiseled Copper.
About the copper set
How long it takes to break
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper sits at hardness 3: 15 seconds per block with your fists, 0.5 with the correct netherite tool.
You are looking at 0.75 seconds on iron and 0.6 on diamond — the iron step is where the time actually falls.
It will break below stone, and you will get nothing for it. That combination of time spent and drop lost is the classic mining mistake.
Efficiency contributes its level squared plus one to tool speed, which makes Efficiency V roughly 3.3 times faster than the plain tool.
| 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 Cut Copper resists blasts at 6, which usually is not enough when something explodes nearby. Light does not pass through it, and it emits none of its own. 64 fit in a slot — a full stack. The fastest tool for it is a pickaxe; any other kind of tool mines it no faster than a bare hand does, because the speed bonus only applies to the tool class the block is tagged for.
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Stone Pickaxe
How to get it
Crafting Table
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper ×4
Crafting Table
Shapeless recipe
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper
Stonecutter
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper ×4
Drops
Mined with Stone Pickaxe, Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper drops itself.
Used to craft
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper is an ingredient in 3 recipes, producing Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Slab, Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs, and Waxed Oxidized Chiseled Copper.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper in Minecraft?
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper is crafted from Waxed Oxidized Copper.
What tool do you need to break Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper?
Stone Pickaxe or better is required; anything weaker destroys the block without dropping it.
Is Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper blast resistant?
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper has a blast resistance of 6, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper fit in one stack?
64 per stack, so a double chest holds 3,456 Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper.
How long does Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper take to break?
About 0.5 seconds if you bring the correct netherite tool; 15 seconds with your fists.
