Copper Sword

Copper Sword
Rarity tier	; Common
Attack damage	JE: 5HP; BE: 6HP
Attack speed‌[JE only]	1.6 (0.625 seconds)
Attack range	3 (3 blocks)
Hitbox margin	0
Sweep damage‌[JE only]	1HP; SE I: 3.5HP × 1.75; SE II: 4.35HP × 2.175; SE III: 4.75HP × 2.375
Mining efficiency	1.5; 15 (on cobwebs); 30 (on bamboo)
Durability	JE: 190; BE: 191
Enchantability	13
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No

A copper sword is a variant of sword crafted from copper ingots. It is the fourth-highest tier of sword, dealing the same damage as a stone sword but having more durability.

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Copper Ingot + Stick

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Copper Sword	Abandoned Camp	Common chest	1	19% { "item": "Copper Sword", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.18999999999999995, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Common chest" }

Usage

Breaking

A copper sword can be used to destroy certain blocks 50% quicker, sometimes much quicker than with fists. Using copper sword to destroy any block that doesn't break instantly by hand decreases its durability by 2; this includes bamboo, despite that a copper sword is the fastest tool for breaking it.

If a copper sword is enchanted with Silk Touch, either using Creative or commands, cobwebs the sword destroys drop the cobwebs themselves instead of the usual string. This is due to the sword being classified as the proper tool for cobwebs.

Creative mode

In Creative mode, copper swords are unable to break blocks. However, they can still break placed entities such as minecarts, paintings, item frames,‌^{[Java Edition only]} and armor stands.

Attacking

A copper sword can also be used to deal damage to mobs and entities by attacking them. A copper sword has 6HP base damage in Bedrock Edition, and can be enchanted to deal more damage. The following tables show how the Sharpness enchantment affects the damage dealt by the sword.

Extra damage of Sharpness enchantment

Copper sword Sharpness damage
Attack type	Base damage	Sharpness I	Sharpness II	Sharpness III	Sharpness IV	Sharpness V
Normal	5HP	6HP	6.5HP × 3.25	7HP	7.5HP × 3.75	8HP
Critical	8HP	9HP	9.5HP × 4.75	10HP	10.5HP × 5.25	11HP × 5.5

Repairing

Combining

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

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

Anvil repair

Ingredients	Anvil recipe
Damaged Copper Sword + Copper Ingot	Copper Sword

A copper sword can be repaired in an anvil by adding units of the tiers' repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% a copper sword's maximum durability, rounded down. Two copper swords of the same tier can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the sword's enchantments.

Enchantments

A copper sword can receive the following enchantments:


Name	Description	Max level	Method	Weight
Sharpness^{[note 1]}	Increases the damage dealt.	V	Enchanting Table Anvil	10
Smite^{[note 1]}	Increases the damage dealt to undead.	V	Enchanting Table Anvil	5
Bane of Arthropods^{[note 1]}	Increases the damage dealt to arthropods.	V	Enchanting Table Anvil	5
Looting	Increases the amount of drops when killing an entity with the sword.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil	2
Knockback	Increases the knockback dealt.	II	Enchanting Table Anvil	5
Fire Aspect	Ignites any targets hit by the sword. In Bedrock Edition, it also lights unlit candles, campfires, and blocks of TNT when used.	II	Enchanting Table Anvil	2
Sweeping Edge‌^{[JE only]}	Increases the sweeping damage dealt.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil	2
Unbreaking	Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil	5
Mending	Repairs the sword when obtaining experience.	I	Anvil	2
Curse of Vanishing	The sword vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.	I	Anvil	1

↑ ^a ^b ^c Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods are mutually exclusive.

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Copper Nugget	Copper Sword + Any fuel

[note1-1] Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods are mutually exclusive.

[note 1]

Sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Strong attack	Players	When a player deals an attack that does not trigger any other attack sounds	`entity.player.attack.strong`	`subtitles.entity.player.attack.strong`	varies ^{[sound 1]}	1.0	16
	Critical attack	Players	When a player deals a critical hit	`entity.player.attack.crit`	`subtitles.entity.player.attack.crit`	0.7	1.0	16
	Knockback attack	Players	When a player deals a sprinting attack	`entity.player.attack.knockback`	`subtitles.entity.player.attack.knockback`	0.7	1.0	16
	Sweeping attack	Players	When a player deals a sweep attack	`entity.player.attack.sweep`	`subtitles.entity.player.attack.sweep`	0.7	1.0	16
	Weak attack	Players	When a player deals an attack with no damage	`entity.player.attack.nodamage`	`subtitles.entity.player.attack.weak`	0.7	1.0	16
	Weak attack	Players	When a player attempts to attack without sufficient cooldown	`entity.player.attack.weak`	`subtitles.entity.player.attack.weak`	0.7	1.0	16
	Item breaks	Players	When a sword's durability is exhausted	`entity.item.break`	`subtitles.entity.item.break`	0.8	0.8–1.2	16

Sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	Strong attack	Players	When a player deals an attack with damage	`game.player.attack.strong`	`subtitles.entity.player.attack.strong`	0.2	0.8–1.2
	Weak attack	Players	When a player deals an attack with no damage	`game.player.attack.nodamage`	`subtitles.entity.player.attack.weak`	0.2	0.8–1.2
	Item breaks	Players	When a sword's durability is exhausted	`random.break`	`subtitles.entity.item.break`	1.0	0.9


Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		Time to Strike!	Use planks and sticks to make a sword.	Pick up any type of sword from a crafting table output.	10	Bronze
		Overkill	Deal nine hearts of damage in a single hit.	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have nine hearts of health overall.	30	Bronze

Java Edition
1.21.9			25w31a				Added copper swords.
26.3			snap1				Copper swords can now generate as part of abandoned camps in chests.

Bedrock Edition
1.21.100 Experiment Drop 3 2025	Preview 1.21.100.23	Added copper swords.
26.40 Experiment Drop 3 of 2026	Preview 26.40.27	Copper swords can now generate as part of abandoned camps in chests.
26.50	Preview 26.50.22	All features from the "Drop 3 of 2026" experiment have been fully implemented.

Copper Sword

Obtaining

Crafting

Generated loot

Usage

Breaking

Creative mode

Attacking

Extra damage of Sharpness enchantment

Repairing

Combining

Anvil repair

Enchantments

Smelting ingredient

Sounds

Data values

ID

Achievements

History

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Issues

Gallery

In other media

More in Combat

Related mods

Rarity tier	Common
Attack damage	JE: 5HP BE: 6HP
Attack speed‌^{[JE only]}	1.6 (0.625 seconds)
Attack range	3 (3 blocks)
Hitbox margin	0
Sweep damage‌^{[JE only]}	1HP SE I: 3.5HP × 1.75 SE II: 4.35HP × 2.175 SE III: 4.75HP × 2.375
Mining efficiency	1.5 15 (on cobwebs) 30 (on bamboo)
Durability	JE: 190 BE: 191
Enchantability	13
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No