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Waxed Weathered Cut Copper in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

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

What is Waxed Weathered Cut Copper?

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

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

How to mine Waxed Weathered Cut Copper

Waxed Weathered Cut 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 Weathered Cut Copper drops

When broken, Waxed Weathered Cut Copper drops:

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

What Waxed Weathered Cut Copper is used to craft

Waxed Weathered Cut Copper appears as an ingredient in 2 known Minecraft recipes:

Block tags & properties

  • Opaque
  • Requires Tool
  • Craftable
  • Crafting Material

Waxed Weathered Cut Copper technical properties

  • Flammable: No
  • Burns from lava: No
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: No (luminance 0)
  • Map color: * Cut Copper Block of Copper * Exposed Cut Copper Exposed Copper * Weathered Cut Copper Weathered Copper * Oxidized Cut Copper Oxidized Copper

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

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:waxed_weathered_cut_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_weathered_cut_copper 1

Overview

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

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Waxed Weathered Cut Copper with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  2. Expect to collect Waxed Weathered Cut Copper 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_weathered_cut_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 Weathered Cut 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 Weathered Cut Copper drop when mined?

Breaking Waxed Weathered Cut Copper drops Waxed Weathered Cut Copper.

How hard is Waxed Weathered Cut Copper to mine?

Waxed Weathered Cut 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 Weathered Cut Copper?

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

What is Waxed Weathered Cut Copper used to craft?

Waxed Weathered Cut Copper is used as an ingredient in 2 other recipes.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Waxed Weathered Cut Copper?

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

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