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Waxed Exposed Copper Chain in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Waxed Exposed Copper Chain is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Oak Stairs.

What is Waxed Exposed Copper Chain?

Waxed Exposed Copper Chain is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 5 and a blast resistance of 6. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Waxed Exposed Copper Chain does not emit light. Waxed Exposed Copper Chain filters 0 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.

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

How to mine Waxed Exposed Copper Chain

Waxed Exposed Copper Chain can be broken with any tool, or even by hand.

Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):

  • With the correct tool: approximately 7.5 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 25 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 Exposed Copper Chain drops

When broken, Waxed Exposed Copper Chain drops:

Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.

Block tags & properties

  • Transparent
  • Hand-Mineable

Waxed Exposed Copper Chain technical properties

  • Waterloggable: Yes
  • Flammable: No
  • Burns from lava: No
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: No (luminance 0)

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

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:waxed_exposed_copper_chain
  • Material family: mineable/pickaxe
  • Hardness: 5
  • Blast resistance: 6
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: Yes
  • Blocks light: 0
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: No
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:waxed_exposed_copper_chain 1

Overview

Waxed Exposed Copper Chain is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Waxed Exposed Copper Chain can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
  2. With the correct tool this takes about 7.5s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 25s.
  3. Waxed Exposed Copper Chain is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:waxed_exposed_copper_chain 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
  • No special tool is required, so hand-mining is a valid fallback in an emergency.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Estimated time per run: 5-20 min

Frequently Asked Questions

What tool do I need to mine Waxed Exposed Copper Chain?

Waxed Exposed Copper Chain can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.

What does Waxed Exposed Copper Chain drop when mined?

Breaking Waxed Exposed Copper Chain drops Oak Stairs.

How hard is Waxed Exposed Copper Chain to mine?

Waxed Exposed Copper Chain has a hardness value of 5. That works out to roughly 7.5s with the correct tool or 25s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Waxed Exposed Copper Chain?

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

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