Copper Helmet

Copper Helmet

Adult model

Baby model

Rarity tier	Common
Armor	2 ()
Armor toughness	0 ()
Durability	JE: 121 BE: 122
Enchantability	8
Knockback resistance	0
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No

A copper helmet is a variant of helmet that is crafted from copper ingots. It is the sixth-highest tier of helmet, having the same armor points as a golden helmet but with higher durability.

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Notes
Copper Ingot

Mob loot

Zombies, husks, zombie villagers‌^{[Java Edition only]}, skeletons, strays, bogged, and parched have a small chance to spawn wearing armor, which may include a copper helmet. There is a 8.5% chance (9.5% with Looting I, 10.5% with Looting II and 11.5% with Looting III) for the mob to drop the helmet they're wearing upon death. The dropped helmet is usually badly damaged, and may be enchanted with enchantment levels 5-19.

Usage

When worn, a copper helmet provides 2 () armor points.

Repairing

Two damaged copper helmets can be combined through crafting or using the grindstone. The durability of the used copper helmets are added together, plus an extra 5% durability. Both the crafting table and grindstone methods do not keep the enchantments of either helmet.

Combining

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Notes
Damaged Copper Helmet		The durability of the two helmets is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Ingredients	Grinding recipe	Notes
2x Damaged Copper Helmet		The durability of the two helmets is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Anvil repair

Ingredients	Anvil recipe	Notes
Damaged Copper Helmet + Copper Ingot	Copper Helmet

A copper helmet can be repaired in an anvil by adding copper ingots, with each ingot restoring 25% the helmet's maximum durability, rounded down. Two copper helmets can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the helmet's enchantments.

Enchantments

A copper helmet can receive the following enchantments. Note that while iron and chainmail have the same durability, chainmail has a higher enchantability than iron or diamond.

Name	Description	Max Level	Method	Weight
Protection[note 1]	Increases overall damage reduction.	IV	Enchanting TableAnvil	10
Projectile Protection[note 1]	Increases damage reduction against projectiles.	IV	Enchanting TableAnvil	5
Blast Protection[note 1]	Increases damage reduction against explosions.	IV	Enchanting TableAnvil	2
Fire Protection[note 1]	Increases damage reduction against fire.	IV	Enchanting TableAnvil	5
Thorns	Deals returning damage to attackers.	III	Enchanting TableAnvil	1
Respiration	Extends breathing time underwater.	III	Enchanting TableAnvil	2
Aqua Affinity	Increases underwater mining speed.	I	Enchanting TableAnvil	2
Unbreaking	Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.	III	Enchanting TableAnvil	5
Mending	Repairs the helmet when obtaining experience.	I	Anvil	2
Curse of Vanishing	The helmet vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.	I	Anvil	1
Curse of Binding	Removes the ability to de-equip the helmet.	I	Anvil	1

Armor trimming

It is possible to upgrade armor with trims. This requires a smithing template, a helmet, and an ingot or crystal (iron ingot, copper ingot, gold ingot, netherite ingot, emerald, redstone dust, lapis lazuli, amethyst shard, nether quartz, diamond, or resin brick).

These trims have no effect on the gameplay or strength of the armor.

Ingredients	Smithing recipe	Notes
Any Armor Trim + Copper Helmet + Any Ingot/Crystal

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe	Notes
Copper Nugget	Copper Helmet + Any fuel

Sounds

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition

Name	Identifier	Form	Item tags	Translation key
Copper Helmet	copper_helmet	Item	head_armor	item.minecraft.copper_helmet

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Copper Helmet	copper_helmet	774	Item	item.copper_helmet.name

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.21.9			25w31a				Added copper helmet.
26.1			snap7				Added a specific texture and model for when the armor piece is worn by a humanoid baby mob.
							If equipped on a "small"-type armor stand, it will appear broken; presumably the game is applying the adult armor texture to the baby mesh.
			snap10				"Small" armor stands now display a scaled-down adult armor model as was done before snapshot 7.[1]

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.21.100 Experiment Drop 3 2025			Preview 1.21.100.23				Added copper helmet.
26.10			Preview 26.10.23				Added a specific texture and model for when the armor piece is worn by a humanoid baby mob.

Issues

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Gallery

Renders

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  Enchanted appearance in inventory

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