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Cut Copper Slab in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Cut Copper Slab is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Stone Pickaxe or better to mine, dropping Cut Copper Slab.
What is Cut Copper Slab?
Cut Copper Slab is a Minecraft block classified under the Requires better than wooden tool material group. It has a hardness of 3 and a blast resistance of 6. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Cut Copper Slab does not emit light. Cut Copper Slab filters 0 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.
Namespaced identifier: minecraft:cut_copper_slab. Command: /give @p minecraft:cut_copper_slab 1.
How to mine Cut Copper Slab
Cut Copper Slab requires one of the following tools to drop its item — mining with a lower tier or by hand destroys it:
Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):
- With the correct tool: approximately 4.5 seconds
- By hand (no tool): approximately 15 seconds
Using an Efficiency-enchanted tool, Haste beacons, or a Diamond/Netherite tier drastically reduces these times. Water and being airborne slow mining by 5×.
Cut Copper Slab drops
When broken, Cut Copper Slab drops:
Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.
What Cut Copper Slab is used to craft
Cut Copper Slab appears as an ingredient in 2 known Minecraft recipes:
Block tags & properties
- Opaque
- Requires Tool
- Craftable
- Crafting Material
Cut Copper Slab technical properties
- Waterloggable: Yes
- Flammable: No
- Burns from lava: No
- Renewable: Yes
- Emits light: No (luminance 0)
- Map color: * Cut Copper Slab Block of Copper * Exposed Cut Copper Slab Exposed Copper * Weathered Cut Copper Slab Weathered Copper * Oxidized Cut Copper Slab Oxidized Copper
Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Cut Copper Slab (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.
Technical properties
- Namespaced ID: minecraft:cut_copper_slab
- Material family: Requires better than wooden tool
- Hardness: 3
- Blast resistance: 6
- Stack size: 64
- Transparent: No
- Blocks light: 0
- Emits light: 0
- Diggable: Yes
- Craftable: Yes
- /give command: /give @p minecraft:cut_copper_slab 1
Overview
Cut Copper Slab is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.
Prerequisites and materials
- Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Cut Copper Slab with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Cut Copper Slab once it breaks.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Cut Copper Slab with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Cut Copper Slab once it breaks.
- With the correct tool this takes about 4.5s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 15s.
Pro tips
- Use /give @p minecraft:cut_copper_slab 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
- Carry a spare tool of the correct tier - breaking with the wrong one wastes the drop.
Difficulty and time commitment
- Difficulty: Medium
- Estimated time per run: 5-20 min
Frequently Asked Questions
What tool do I need to mine Cut Copper Slab?
You need one of: Stone Pickaxe, Iron Pickaxe, Diamond Pickaxe, Netherite Pickaxe. Mining with a lower tier tool (or by hand) will break the block without dropping its item.
What does Cut Copper Slab drop when mined?
Breaking Cut Copper Slab drops Cut Copper Slab.
How hard is Cut Copper Slab to mine?
Cut Copper Slab has a hardness value of 3. That works out to roughly 4.5s with the correct tool or 15s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).
Can I craft Cut Copper Slab?
Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Cut Copper Slab.
What is Cut Copper Slab used to craft?
Cut Copper Slab is used as an ingredient in 2 other recipes.
What is the internal Minecraft ID for Cut Copper Slab?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:cut_copper_slab, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.