Copper Shovel
Copper Shovel is a copper-tier digging tool crafted from one Copper Ingot and two Sticks, built for breaking dirt, sand, and gravel fast and carving dirt paths.
Description
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:copper_shovel
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:copper_shovel
|
| Stackable | No |
| Best tool | Shovel |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Java Edition | 1.21.9 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.21.111 |
Guide
How to craft a Copper Shovel in Minecraft
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1
Gather the materials
Copper Shovel needs one Copper Ingot, smelted from raw copper dropped by copper ore, and two Sticks crafted from planks.
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2
Open the crafting grid
Open a 3x3 crafting grid, because Copper Shovel cannot be shaped on the 2x2 inventory grid.
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3
Place the ingredients
Place the Copper Ingot in the top-center slot, then put one Stick in the middle-center slot and one Stick in the bottom-center slot to form the shovel shape.
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4
Collect and dig
Collect the Copper Shovel from the result slot, then dig dirt, sand, gravel, and grass to break soft blocks faster than by hand.
Copper Shovel is renewable because drowned drop copper ingots, but copper ore itself never regenerates, so a drowned farm is the most reliable long-term ingot source.
How to craft this block
Frequently asked questions
How do you craft a Copper Shovel?
Copper Shovel is crafted on a 3x3 grid by placing one Copper Ingot in the top-center slot and one Stick each in the middle-center and bottom-center slots, producing one Copper Shovel.
What does a Copper Shovel do best?
Copper Shovel breaks soft ground blocks such as dirt, grass, sand, gravel, and clay faster than mining by hand, and right-clicking grass blocks, dirt, coarse dirt, rooted dirt, podzol, or mycelium in either edition converts the surface into a dirt path.
Is a Copper Shovel renewable?
Yes, Copper Shovel is renewable, because drowned drop copper ingots, so the tool can be recrafted even after every finite copper ore deposit in the world is mined out.
Does a Copper Shovel stack in the inventory?
No, Copper Shovel does not stack, so each inventory slot holds exactly one Copper Shovel, the same stacking rule that applies to every tool in the game.
Where does Copper Shovel fit in a copper tool set?
Copper Shovel completes the copper tool set alongside the Copper Pickaxe, Copper Axe, Copper Sword, Copper Hoe, and Copper Spear, all built from the same Copper Ingot plus sticks pattern.
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