Block of Copper

A block of copper, internally known as a copper block, is a block that oxidizes over time, gaining a verdigris appearance over four stages. They can be prevented from oxidizing by being waxed with honeycombs. Non-oxidized blocks of copper are storage blocks equivalent to nine copper ingots.

Breaking

Blocks of copper can be mined only with a stone pickaxe or better; otherwise, it drops nothing.

Natural generation

Unwaxed blocks of copper can spawn naturally in a specific area in the trial chambers. Waxed blocks of copper and waxed oxidized copper can also generate naturally in trial chambers.

Waxing

Blocks of copper can be turned into the respective waxed copper blocks by a honeycomb item on them. Waxed copper blocks do not oxidize and are identical to the non-waxed version.

Scraping

an axe on a waxed block of copper turns it into the respective non-waxed block of copper. In addition, using an axe on an exposed, weathered, or oxidized block of copper reverts it one stage to a regular, exposed, or weathered copper block respectively. Scraping with an axe is not possible when holding a shield in the offhand, so that combat is not affected when the player is near waxed or oxidized copper blocks.

Lightning strike

Non-waxed blocks of copper are completely deoxidized when struck by lightning, and other non-waxed blocks of copper nearby are deoxidized randomly.

Usage

Blocks of copper can be used to store copper ingots in a compact fashion. Exposed, weathered, and oxidized variants cannot be crafted back into copper ingots, but the unoxidized waxed block variant can. Unlike the cut variant, blocks of copper cannot be crafted directly into slabs or stairs without a stonecutter. Stonecutting blocks of copper gives four times more products than typical for stone, and allows slabs and stairs to be obtained.