World & environment
Copper Oxidation and Waxing
Age copper through oxidation and preserve stages with wax. This guide summarizes the stable core rules and identifies where edition or version checks are required.
Copper Oxidation and Waxing- System
- Copper Oxidation and Waxing
- Category
- World & environment
- Coverage
- Core rules and edition notes
Core rules
- Copper advances through exposed, weathered and oxidized stages.
- Nearby copper stages influence random oxidation checks.
- Honeycomb waxes a block and an axe removes wax or one oxidation stage.
Edition and version notes
The core concept exists in the current game, but exact timings, update order, available recipes, commands and edge cases can differ between Java and Bedrock or change between releases. Use the versioned data pages for identifiers and the Java-vs-Bedrock guides for known edition differences.