Copper Hoe
Copper Hoe is a renewable mid-tier farming tool from Minecraft 1.21.9 that tills farmland at 190 durability and sits between stone and iron hoes.
Description
Renewable copper, sourced from smelting raw copper mined in lush dripstone caves, makes the tool a sustainable early-to-mid game choice once the player has a steady ingot supply. The hoe accepts standard tool enchantments from an Enchanting Table, including Efficiency, Unbreaking, Fortune, Silk Touch, and Mending, with an enchantability rating of 13 that is slightly higher than iron. Farmers who need a longer-lasting tool than wood or stone but want to save iron for armor and buckets often craft a Copper Hoe as a practical mid-tier bridge, and a spent one can even be smelted in a furnace to recover one copper nugget.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:copper_hoe
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:copper_hoe
|
| Stackable | No |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Java Edition | 1.21.9 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.21.100 |
Guide
How to craft and use a Copper Hoe in Minecraft
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1
Gather copper ingots and sticks
Smelt raw copper mined in dripstone caves into two copper ingots and combine two planks into four sticks.
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2
Craft the Copper Hoe
Place the two copper ingots in the top row of a crafting table and the two sticks diagonally below them to produce one Copper Hoe.
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3
Till dirt into farmland
Right-click grass blocks, dirt, or dirt paths with the Copper Hoe to convert them into farmland ready for planting crops.
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4
Harvest leaves and hay fast
Use the Copper Hoe to break leaves, hay bales, and sculk-family blocks far faster than by hand.
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5
Repair in an anvil
Add copper ingots to the Copper Hoe in an anvil to restore 47 durability each, or combine two worn hoes on a grindstone for a 5% bonus.
Copper Hoe was added in Java Edition 1.21.9 and is part of the Drop 3 2025 experiment in Bedrock Edition, so enable the experimental toggle if it is missing in Bedrock.
How to craft this block
Frequently asked questions
Is the Copper Hoe in vanilla Minecraft?
Yes, the Copper Hoe was added to vanilla Minecraft in the 1.21.9 Copper Update, released as Java Edition 1.21.9 and as part of the Drop 3 2025 experiment in Bedrock Edition.
What is the recipe for a Copper Hoe?
A Copper Hoe is crafted from two copper ingots and two sticks arranged in the standard hoe pattern on a crafting table, yielding one Copper Hoe.
How durable is the Copper Hoe?
The Copper Hoe has a durability of 190 in Java Edition and 191 in Bedrock Edition, placing it as the fourth-highest hoe tier, above the stone hoe and below the iron hoe.
Can you repair a Copper Hoe?
Yes, a Copper Hoe can be repaired in an anvil with copper ingots at 47 durability per ingot, and two damaged Copper Hoes can be combined on a grindstone for a 5% durability bonus.
Is the Copper Hoe renewable?
Yes, the Copper Hoe is renewable because copper is renewable through smelting raw copper mined from copper ore in dripstone cave biomes.
What enchantments work on the Copper Hoe?
The Copper Hoe accepts standard tool enchantments such as Efficiency, Unbreaking, Fortune, Silk Touch, and Mending from an Enchanting Table or anvil.
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