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Waxed Copper Bulb in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Waxed Copper Bulb is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Stone Pickaxe or better to mine, dropping Waxed Copper Bulb.

What is Waxed Copper Bulb?

Waxed Copper Bulb 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 Copper Bulb does not emit light. Waxed Copper Bulb filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:waxed_copper_bulb. Command: /give @p minecraft:waxed_copper_bulb 1.

How to mine Waxed Copper Bulb

Waxed Copper Bulb 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 Copper Bulb drops

When broken, Waxed Copper Bulb 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 Copper Bulb technical properties

  • Flammable: No
  • Burns from lava: No
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: Yes — luminance 15
  • Map color: * Copper Bulb Block of Copper * Exposed Copper Bulb Map color/data * Weathered Copper Bulb Weathered Copper * Oxidized Copper Bulb Oxidized Copper

Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Copper Bulb (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:waxed_copper_bulb
  • 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_copper_bulb 1

Overview

Waxed Copper Bulb 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 Copper Bulb with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  • Expect to collect Waxed Copper Bulb once it breaks.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Waxed Copper Bulb with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  2. Expect to collect Waxed Copper Bulb once it breaks.
  3. 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_copper_bulb 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 Copper Bulb?

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 Copper Bulb drop when mined?

Breaking Waxed Copper Bulb drops Waxed Copper Bulb.

How hard is Waxed Copper Bulb to mine?

Waxed Copper Bulb 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 Copper Bulb?

Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Waxed Copper Bulb.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Waxed Copper Bulb?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:waxed_copper_bulb, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.

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