View source for Minecraft:Copper Axe

{{For||Axe (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox item
| image = Copper Axe.png
| image2 = Enchanted Copper Axe.webp
| miningefficiency = 5
| attackdamage = {{jebe|{{hp|9}}|{{hp|5}}}}
| attackspeed = 0.8
| attackrange = 3
| hitboxmargin = 0
| durability = {{jebe|190|191}}
| enchantability = 13
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = No
}}
A '''copper axe''' is a variant of [[Minecraft:axe]] crafted from [[Minecraft:copper ingot]]s. It can be used to cut down trees faster, to [[Minecraft:Axe#Stripping and scraping|strip]] [[Minecraft:log]]s and [[Minecraft:scrape]] [[Minecraft:Copper#Blocks|copper-based blocks]], and as a melee weapon that disables [[Minecraft:shields]]. It is the fourth-highest [[Minecraft:tier]] of axe, having higher [[Minecraft:mining efficiency]], durability, and [[Minecraft:enchantability]] than a [[Minecraft:stone axe]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|showname = 0
|A1 = Copper Ingot
|A2 = Copper Ingot
|B1 = Copper Ingot
|B2 = Stick
|B3 = Stick
|Output = Copper Axe
|type = Tool
}}

== Usage ==
=== Breaking ===
Copper axes can break wood-related blocks faster than other tools. Breaking a block costs 1 durability. Blocks that break instantly don't use up durability.

=== Stripping ===
{{ctrl|Using}} a copper axe on a [[Minecraft:log]], [[Minecraft:wood]] block, or [[Minecraft:block of bamboo]] turns it into a [[Minecraft:stripped log]], [[Minecraft:stripped wood]], or [[Minecraft:block of stripped bamboo]], respectively. This uses 1 point of the axe's durability.

=== Scraping ===
{{ctrl|Using}} a copper axe on a waxed or oxidized [[Minecraft:copper]] block removes the wax if it has any, or otherwise removed a level of oxidization. This uses 1 point of durability.

=== Weapon ===
==== {{JE}} ====
Attacking a [[Minecraft:shield]] user with an axe disables the use of the shield for 5 seconds. [[Minecraft:Vindicator]]s, [[Minecraft:piglin brute]]s, or other [[Minecraft:mob]]s with commands always disable the player's shield. Damage done when using an axe as a weapon is more than that of a [[Minecraft:sword]] of the same tier, though they take longer than a sword to [[Minecraft:Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]], resulting in lower <abbr title="Damage/Second">DPS</abbr>.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Attack damage"
! Attack damage
! Attack speed
! Recovery time
! <abbr title="Damage/Second">DPS</abbr>
! Lifetime damage inflicted<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is <code>ceil(''durability'' &divide; 2) &times; ''damage per hit''</code>. The durability is halved then ceiled because axes take double durability when used as a weapon, and the last 1 durability can also deal damage. The formula also ignores enchantments and critical hits, and assumes each attack is performed at maximum charge.</ref>
|-
| {{hp|9}}
| 0.8
| {{convert|1.25|sec|tick|sep=}}
| 7.2
| {{hp|855}}
|}
{{notelist}}

==== {{BE}} ====
Copper axes attack instantly with no cooldown and deal {{hp|5}} damage.

=== Repairing ===
==== Combining ====
{{Crafting
|showdescription = 1
|ignoreusage = 1
|ingredients = Damaged Copper Axe|Damaged Copper Axe|Damaged Copper Axe
|Output = Copper Axe
|description = The durability of the two axes is added together, plus an extra 5% of durability
}}
{{Grinding
  |showdescription=1
  |ingredients= 2× Damaged Copper Axe
  |Damaged Copper Axe
  |Damaged Copper Axe
  |Copper Axe
  |description=The durability of the two axes is added together, plus an extra 5% of durability.
}}

==== Unit repair ====
{{Repairing
| head=1
| Damaged Copper Axe
| Damaged Copper Axe; Copper Ingot
| Copper Axe
| tail=1
}}

A copper axe can be repaired in an [[Minecraft:anvil]] by adding [[Minecraft:copper ingot]], with each ingot restoring 25% of the axe's maximum durability, rounded down. Two copper axes can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the axe's [[Minecraft:enchantment]]s.

=== Enchantments ===
A copper axe can receive the following enchantments:
{|class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Description
!Max Level
![[Minecraft:Enchanting|Method]]
!Weight
|-
|[[Minecraft:Efficiency]]
|Increases the mining speed.
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|10
|-
|[[Minecraft:Fortune]]<ref group="note" name="exc">Silk Touch and Fortune are mutually exclusive</ref>
|Increases the amount of [[Minecraft:drops]] when mining.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Minecraft:Silk Touch]]<ref group="note" name="exc" />
|Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined.
|I
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|1
|-
|[[Minecraft:Sharpness]]<ref group="note" name="exc2">Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods are mutually exclusive.</ref>
|Increases the damage dealt.
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|10
|-
|[[Minecraft:Smite]]<ref group=note name=exc2/>
|Increases the damage dealt to [[Minecraft:undead]].
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Minecraft:Bane of Arthropods]]<ref group="note" name=exc2/>
|Increases the damage dealt to [[Minecraft:arthropod]]s.
|V
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Minecraft:Unbreaking]]
|Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.
|III
|{{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|5
|-
|[[Minecraft:Mending]]
|Repairs the axe when obtaining [[Minecraft:experience]].
|I
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|2
|-
|[[Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing]]
|The axe vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.
|I
|{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
|1
|}

{{notelist}}

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting|showname=1|Copper Axe|Copper Nugget}}

== Sounds ==
{{:Axe/Sounds}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Copper Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=copper_axe
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Copper Axe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=copper_axe
|id=772
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|MOAR Tools}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Wax Off}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.9|dev=25w31a|[[File:Copper Axe.png|32px]] Added copper axes.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.100|exp=Drop 3 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.100.23|[[File:Copper Axe.png|32px]] Added copper axes.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Minecraft Live September 2025 Key Art.jpg|[[Minecraft:Sunny]] holding a copper axe.
</gallery>

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox tools}}
{{Navbox weapons}}
{{Navbox copper}}
{{Navbox items|tools}}
{{Navbox combat|melee}}

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