Minecraft:Java Edition guides/The Copper Age

This guide is a simplified overview of all non-experimental changes in Minecraft:The Copper Age (Template:JE 1.21.9 and 1.21.10), which assumes at least some familiarity with Minecraft:Chase the Skies (Java Edition 1.21.6 to 1.21.8), excluding experimental features in this version.

Mobs

New

Minecraft:Copper golem

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Does not spawn naturally. Built with 1 Minecraft:carved pumpkin or 1 Minecraft:jack o'lantern and 1 Minecraft:block of copper.

1–3 Minecraft:copper ingots

The copper golem was first announced at Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021 as a candidate in the Minecraft:mob vote, alongside the Minecraft:allay and Minecraft:glare.

Changed

Minecraft:Happy ghast	File:Happy Ghast.gif	Is now audible from 64 blocks. Riding sound volume is slightly increased.
Minecraft:Iron golem	File:Iron Golem JE2 BE2.png	Now sometimes plants a decorative flower onto a nearby copper golem.

Blocks

New

Minecraft:Copper chest	Template:Animate	Generates when spawning a Minecraft:copper golem.	Pickaxe	Can be used by copper golems, it will visit up to 10 Minecraft:copper chests in sequence to try to take out up to 16 of the first item contained within. The search area for copper chests from the copper golem's position is horizontally 32 blocks and vertically 8 blocks.
Minecraft:Copper golem statue	Template:Animate	Copper golem statues are created when a copper golem fully oxidizes.	Any	Interacting with a copper golem statue changes its pose, cycling through four poses: standing, sitting, running, and star. Unwaxed copper golem statues have four stages of oxidation. Lightning bolts and axes can remove the oxidation on copper golems statues. Using a honeycomb on a copper golems statues prevents it from oxidizing. Using an axe on an unoxidized unwaxed copper golem statue will reanimate it into an unoxidized unwaxed copper golem. When they become a statue, they will freeze in a random pose.
Minecraft:Shelf	Template:Animate		Axe	The shelf can store up to 3 Minecraft:item stacks (slots). While a shelf is powered by Minecraft:redstone, its front texture changes to reflect that it's powered; when placed next to each other, up to 3 powered shelves (of the same wood type) will connect together. Shelves can be used as a Minecraft:fuel in Minecraft:furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per shelf. Crimson and warped shelves cannot be used as a fuel in furnaces.
Minecraft:Copper bars	Template:Animate		Pickaxe	Functions like the existing Minecraft:iron bars. Non-waxed copper bars have four stages of oxidation (including the initial normal state). Lightning bolts and axes can remove the oxidation on copper bars. They can be waxed with honeycomb to prevent oxidation from progressing. Like other copper blocks, the waxed variant can be obtained by Template:Ctrl a honeycomb item on the block.
Minecraft:Copper chain	Template:Animate		Pickaxe	Functions like the existing Minecraft:iron chains. Non-waxed copper chains have four stages of oxidation (including the initial normal state). Lightning bolts and axes can remove the oxidation on copper chains. They can be waxed with honeycomb to prevent oxidation from progressing. Like other copper blocks, the waxed variant can be obtained by Template:Ctrl a honeycomb item on the block.
Minecraft:Copper lantern	Template:Animate		Pickaxe	Functions like the existing Minecraft:lanterns. Non-waxed copper lanterns have four stages of oxidation (including the initial normal state). Lightning bolts and axes can remove the oxidation on copper lanterns. They can be waxed with honeycomb to prevent oxidation from progressing. Like other copper blocks, the waxed variant can be obtained by Template:Ctrl a honeycomb item on the block.
Minecraft:Copper torch	File:Copper Torch.gif		Any	Functions like the existing Minecraft:torches. Can be used to craft a copper lantern.

Changed

Minecraft:Lightning rod	Template:Animate	Now oxidizes like other copper blocks. Now can be waxed.
Minecraft:Copper trapdoor	Template:Animate	The crafting recipe now uses 4 Minecraft:copper ingots, instead of 6. The old recipe is now used by Copper Bars.
Minecraft:Iron chain	File:Chain (UD) JE2.png	Renamed from "Chain".

Items

New

Minecraft:Copper pickaxe	File:Copper Pickaxe.png		A copper pickaxe is used to break stone and metal-based materials faster. Copper pickaxes are the same tier as stone pickaxes, but have more durability. Copper pickaxes can perform all the functions that other pickaxes can.
Minecraft:Copper sword	File:Copper Sword.png		A copper sword is used to deal Minecraft:damage to mobs and entities by attacking them. Copper swords are the same tier as stone swords, dealing Template:Hp base damage Template:In, but have more durability. Copper swords can perform all the functions that other swords can.
Minecraft:Copper axe	File:Copper Axe.png		A copper axe is used to break wood-related blocks faster than other tools, and can also be used as a Minecraft:weapon. Copper axes are the same tier as stone axes, but have more durability. Copper axes can perform all the functions that other axes can.
Minecraft:Copper shovel	File:Copper Shovel.png		A copper shovel can be used to break dirt and soil-type materials faster. Copper shovels are the same tier as stone shovels, but have more durability. Copper shovels can perform all the functions that other shovels can.
Minecraft:Copper hoe	File:Copper Hoe.png		A copper hoe is used convert various dirt blocks into Minecraft:farmland and also to harvest various Minecraft:plant blocks, Minecraft:Nether fungi, and Minecraft:sculk blocks more quickly. Copper hoes are the same tier as stone hoes, but have more durability. Copper hoes can perform all the actions that other hoes can.
Minecraft:Copper helmet	File:Invicon Copper Helmet.png		When worn, a copper helmet provides Template:Armor Minecraft:armor points. A copper helmet can be repaired in an Minecraft:anvil by adding Minecraft:copper ingots, with each ingot restoring 25% the helmet's maximum durability, rounded down. Two copper helmets can also be combined in an anvil. Two damaged copper helmets can be also combined through Minecraft:crafting or using the Minecraft:grindstone. The durability of the used copper helmets are added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
Minecraft:Copper chestplate	File:Invicon Copper Chestplate.png		When worn, a copper chestplate provides Template:Armor Minecraft:armor points. Two damaged copper chestplates can be combined through Minecraft:crafting or using the Minecraft:grindstone. The durability of the used copper chestplates are added together, plus an extra 5% durability. A copper chestplate can also be repaired in an Minecraft:anvil by adding Minecraft:copper ingots, with each ingot restoring 25% the copper chestplates' maximum durability, rounded down. Two copper chestplates of the same tier can also be combined in an anvil.
Minecraft:Copper leggings	File:Invicon Copper Leggings.png		When worn, copper leggings provide Template:Armor Minecraft:armor points. Two damaged pairs of copper leggings can be combined through Minecraft:crafting, using the Minecraft:grindstone or the Minecraft:anvil. The durability of the used copper leggings is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. A copper leggings can also be repaired in an Minecraft:anvil by adding Minecraft:copper ingots, with each ingot restoring 25% the copper leggings' maximum durability, rounded down.
Minecraft:Copper boots	File:Invicon Copper Boots.png		When worn, copper boots provide Template:Armor Minecraft:armor points. Two damaged pairs of copper boots can be combined through Minecraft:crafting, using the Minecraft:grindstone or the Minecraft:anvil. The durability of the used copper boots is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. A copper boots can be also repaired in an Minecraft:anvil by adding units of the Minecraft:tiers' repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% the boots' maximum durability, rounded down. Two copper boots of the same tier can also be combined in an anvil.
Minecraft:Copper nugget	File:Copper Nugget.png		Copper nuggets are used to craft Minecraft:copper ingots. Can be used to craft a copper chain. Can be used to craft a copper lantern. Can be used to craft a copper torch.
Minecraft:Copper horse armor	File:Copper Horse Armor (item) JE1.png	Can be found in the chests of monster rooms, weaponsmith's houses in villages, End cities, Nether fortresses, strongholds, jungle pyramids, and desert pyramids.	Adult Minecraft:horses can wear copper horse armor; baby horses, Minecraft:donkeys, Minecraft:mules, Minecraft:skeleton horses and Minecraft:zombie horses cannot be equipped with armor. When equipped, copper horse armor gives Template:Armor Minecraft:armor points.
Minecraft:Copper Golem Spawn Egg	File:Copper Golem Spawn Egg.png	Obtained from the Creative inventory.	Spawns copper golem.

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Minecraft:Dye	Template:Animate	Dye colors now have updated icons.
Minecraft:Spawn egg	Template:Animate	Monster Spawn Eggs now have a tooltip warning when the difficulty is set to Peaceful. The mob no longer spawns for one tick when an attempt is made to use the Spawn Egg.

Gameplay

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Minecraft:Sounds

Sounds for chests now play at a lower volume. The volume at which a sound is played at now respects the sound source volume value. The "Voice/Speech" sound source has been renamed to "Narrator/Voice". Added new sound events: Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd. The sound effect produced by an End flash now has a higher delay. The Minecraft:copper golem & Minecraft:copper chests are now audible from up to 12 blocks away. The copper sorting sounds have been tweaked to be quieter.