Minecraft Copper Uses Guide

Minecraft copper uses guide

Here's everything you need about the shiny resource Minecraft copper. This includes how to make use of it, how you can create the copper lightning rod, and also how to make it.

Danielle Rose

Updated: Oct 6, 2022 at 10:53 EST.

Minecraft copper was added in the long-awaited 1.17 Caves and Cliffs Update. This update was a part of Mojang's pledge to the community that it would improve the mountain and cave systems. The update also added copper and new Minecraft mobs such as adorable mountain goats or adorable Axolotls. Rokan Themes

While the new resource is diverse in many ways, one thing veterans will love about Minecraft copper is its unique ability to turn green when exposed the elements. Copper can be used to serve a variety of functions, including building. But how do you obtain it?

What is Minecraft make use of copper?

Building

Copper is a fantastic block to use in industrial-style Minecraft builds like factories, because of its clean cut or oxidised looks. The oxidization process results in four distinct copper colors that range from the natural orange copper look to the Verdigris appearance. Copper is one the most unique items available in Minecraft's building inventory.

Not only are there four variants of the standard, smooth block of Copper, but the same goes for slabs, stairs, and cut copper, too. In survival mode, crafting Copper blocks will only result in the original variant. You can expose it for a certain time to cause the colour change. To maintain any of the stages of oxidisation you must combine the block and honeycomb on a Crafting Table, resulting in a block of wax that does not undergo oxidisation.

Lightning Rods

Copper can be used in the construction of lightning rods. These are objects that draw lightning during lightning strikes, directing them away from your wool or wood structures that are flammable. To make lightning rods, place three copper ingots along an unidirectional vertical line along the middle column.

Lightning Rods can also be utilized in redstone circuits, since the copper material emits a redstone signal whenever struck by lightning. The uncertainty of the lightning strikes can give a randomised effect.

Farm of the Charged Creeper

A Charged Creeper farm is a great use of the lightning rod. Charged Creepers are not naturally created in vanilla Minecraft. They are created when the Creeper is struck by lightning. As you may know that it is true that a Creeper explodes if it is too close to it. However, a charged Creeper can deliver a more severe damage. So why would you want to farm them?

Interestingly, It is interesting to note that Charged Creepers can only farm a particular decorative item that you might not even know is available in vanilla Minecraft Mob heads. While Skeleton mob heads were the first to be officially added to the survival inventory in 1.18 with the introduction of Ancient Cities, no other mob head is available in vanilla Minecraft without a Charged Creeper being involved. A Charged Creeper is able to kill another mob to get its own head as an item. So, create an easy mob farm by using a lightning rod to direct thunder strikes and decorate your walls with your favorite mob's headless heads. Nice.

Spyglass crafting recipe

A spyglass is another key item you can create in Minecraft with copper. The process of making the spyglass requires two copper ingots and one Minecraft amethyst crystal shard - a different item introduced in the Caves and Cliffs updates. The spyglass can be used to zoom into and focusing on an specific area of your vision. The speed of your walk slows as you gaze at the lens.

Where to mine copper for raw in Minecraft

Copper is available underground between levels 112-16. To mine it, you'll need an iron pickaxe. Since it is possible to find Copper below the Y-level of 0, you could see it the Deepslate variant that takes longer to break. Copper Ore is mined without the Silk Touch Minecraft Enchantment. Copper Ore is dropped raw in the same way as other ore. This is then melts in a blast or furnace Furnace. With Silk Touch, the Ore block will drop itself.

Copper is a widely used ore, so you can find plenty of it without trying. If you're searching for the shiny orange material, then the Y-level 48 is the best choice.