In Minecraft, you can use copper for construction, or for crafting lightning rods and spyglasses. Copper blocks will oxidize over time and turn green, but you can wax them to stop the aging process.

Copper is a common mineral in Minecraft that can be obtained by smelting copper ores (or raw copper) in the furnace. By mining underground, you can find up to 200 copper ores per Minecraft chunk. The ...

The more oxidized a Copper block, the greener its color will be. This makes Copper a great resource to use in buildings you want to have a weathered or dated look. Copper blocks will oxidize in ...

After years of no new ore in the Overworld, Minecraft added copper ore in the Caves & Cliffs update in 2021. During its initial release, copper didn't have much use outside of crafting a few building ...

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Copper came to Minecraft with a bang; the first wave introduced copper ore, raw copper, copper blocks in multiple oxidation stages, cut variants, and the lightning rod and spyglass. Suddenly, rooftops ...

Whenever lightning is about to happen in 128 blocks (64 blocks in Bedrock Edition) around the lightning rod, the lightning strike will be redirected to the rod instead of a random block. This is ...

Minecraft: Java Edition tests future updates and changes through update "slices" called snapshots. Recent snapshots have all been testing features from the upcoming 'Caves and Cliffs Update.' The ...

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UPDATE: As expected, Minecraft is getting a raft of new features to make use of the copper resource — including the long-awaited debut of copper golems. Minecraft will now let you craft copper tools ...

Minecraft's Copper Age is here, and there's no question that it does what it says on the tin. For years now, Minecraft players have had stacks and stacks of copper in their chests that they can do ...

The next Minecraft update is rarely a secret, thanks to how Mojang Studios works with the community to develop new features and improvements, but that doesn't make it any less exciting. Today, a ...