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Waxed Chiseled Copper in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Waxed Chiseled Copper is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Stone Pickaxe or better to mine, dropping Waxed Chiseled Copper.
What is Waxed Chiseled Copper?
Waxed Chiseled Copper 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. Waxed Chiseled Copper does not emit light. Waxed Chiseled Copper filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.
Namespaced identifier: minecraft:waxed_chiseled_copper. Command: /give @p minecraft:waxed_chiseled_copper 1.
How to mine Waxed Chiseled Copper
Waxed Chiseled Copper 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×.
Waxed Chiseled Copper drops
When broken, Waxed Chiseled Copper drops:
Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.
Block tags & properties
- Opaque
- Requires Tool
- Craftable
Waxed Chiseled Copper technical properties
- Flammable: No
- Burns from lava: No
- Renewable: Yes
- Emits light: No (luminance 0)
- Map color: * Chiseled Copper Block of Copper * Exposed Chiseled Copper Exposed Copper * Weathered Chiseled Copper Weathered Copper * Oxidized Chiseled Copper Oxidized Copper
Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Chiseled Copper (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.
Technical properties
- Namespaced ID: minecraft:waxed_chiseled_copper
- Material family: Requires better than wooden tool
- Hardness: 3
- Blast resistance: 6
- Stack size: 64
- Transparent: No
- Blocks light: 15
- Emits light: 0
- Diggable: Yes
- Craftable: Yes
- /give command: /give @p minecraft:waxed_chiseled_copper 1
Overview
Waxed Chiseled Copper 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 Waxed Chiseled Copper with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Waxed Chiseled Copper once it breaks.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Waxed Chiseled Copper with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Waxed Chiseled Copper 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:waxed_chiseled_copper 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 Waxed Chiseled Copper?
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 Waxed Chiseled Copper drop when mined?
Breaking Waxed Chiseled Copper drops Waxed Chiseled Copper.
How hard is Waxed Chiseled Copper to mine?
Waxed Chiseled Copper 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 Waxed Chiseled Copper?
Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Waxed Chiseled Copper.
What is the internal Minecraft ID for Waxed Chiseled Copper?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:waxed_chiseled_copper, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.