Java Edition 1.21.9, named The Copper Age, is a game drop to 1.21 for Java Edition, released on September 30, 2025.
Additions
Blocks
- Copper Golem Statue
- A new decorative block composed of waxed and oxidized variants.
- It turns into this state when a copper golem gets fully oxidized.
- It reverts back to a copper golem if the statue is unoxidized when interacted with an axe.
- The block's pose can be changed by interacting with it.
- Like normal copper blocks, unwaxed copper golem statues undergo 4 stages of oxidation:
- Unoxidized - Normal stage
- Exposed
- Weathered
- Oxidized
- Only lightning and axes can revert the oxidation process.
- Using a honeycomb on an unwaxed copper golem statue prevents the oxidation.
- Right-clicking an unoxidized or waxed copper golem statue with an axe converts the statue into a copper golem.
- Activated pistons push them off as an item
- Also drop as an item when mined.
- Shelf
- A new decorative block that displays items similar to an item frame.
- These include:
- Oak Shelf
- Spruce Shelf
- Birch Shelf
- Jungle Shelf
- Acacia Shelf
- Dark Oak Shelf
- Mangrove Shelf
- Bamboo Shelf
- Cherry Shelf
- Pale Oak Shelf
- Crimson Shelf
- Warped Shelf
- Can be crafted with six matching stripped logs.
- Can produce 6 of them.
- Can store up to 3 item stacks.
- Interacting them swaps the player's main hand.
- Items appear to be placed on the shelf, instead of being placed in the middle.
- Copper Chest
- A new chest variant composed of waxed and oxidized variants.
- Can be crafted with a chest surrounded by 8 copper ingots.
- Acts as its wooden counterpart.
- Placing it side by side creates a large chest.
- Like normal copper blocks, unwaxed copper chests undergo 4 stages of oxidation:
- Unoxidized - Normal stage
- Exposed
- Weathered
- Oxidized
- Only lightning and axes can revert the oxidation process.
- Using a honeycomb on an unwaxed copper chest prevents the oxidation.
- Can be interacted with by copper golems.
- Copper Chain
- A new chain variant composed of waxed and oxidized variants
- Requires copper nuggets and copper ingots to craft them
- Like normal copper blocks, unwaxed copper chains undergo 4 stages of oxidation:
- Unoxidized - Normal stage
- Exposed
- Weathered
- Oxidized
- Only lightning and axes can revert the oxidation process.
- Using a honeycomb on an unwaxed copper chain prevents the oxidation.
- Copper Bars
- A new bars variant composed of waxed and oxidized variants
- Can be crafted with 6 copper ingots.
- Can produce 16 of them.
- Like normal copper blocks, unwaxed copper bars undergo 4 stages of oxidation:
- Unoxidized - Normal stage
- Exposed
- Weathered
- Oxidized
- Only lightning and axes can revert the oxidation process.
- Using a honeycomb on an unwaxed copper bars prevents the oxidation.
- Copper Torch
- A new torch variant.
- Gives off green light.
- Gives a light level of 14.
- Can be crafted with a copper nugget, stick and a coal/charcoal.
- Can produce 4 copper torches.
- Unlike normal copper blocks, copper torches do not oxidize since it uses wood sound when placing and/or breaking them.
- Copper Lantern
- A new lantern variant composed of waxed and oxidized variants
- Gives off green light
- Can be crafted with a copper torch surrounded by 8 copper nuggets.
- Like normal copper blocks, unwaxed copper lanterns undergo 4 stages of oxidation:
- Unoxidized - Normal stage
- Exposed
- Weathered
- Oxidized
- Only lightning and axes can revert the oxidation process.
- Using a honeycomb on an unwaxed copper lantern prevents the oxidation.
Items
- Copper Armor Set
- Copper Nugget
- Can be obtained by smelting any copper equipment.
- Can be used to craft copper ingots.
- Copper Golem Spawn Egg
- Can be used to spawn copper golems.
- Copper Tool Set
Mobs
- Copper Golem
- A new buildable passive mob in which it undergoes oxidation, like normal copper blocks.
- Can be spawned by placing a Carved Pumpkin or Jack o'Lantern block on top of a copper block.
- Can also be spawned by using its Spawn Egg or by its
/summoncommand. - Spawns with a copper chest
- Can also be spawned by using its Spawn Egg or by its
- Only interacts with chests, trapped chests and copper chests.
- Can pick up a maximum of 16 items in a stack at a time.
- Like all copper blocks, unwaxed copper golems undergo 4 stages of oxidation:
- Unoxidized - Normal stage
- Exposed
- Weathered
- Oxidized - Statue stage
- Only lightning and axes can revert the oxidation process.
- Using a honeycomb on an unwaxed copper golem prevents the oxidation.
- When a copper golem gets fully oxidized, it will turn into a copper golem statue.
- Drops 1-3 copper ingots on death.
- Prior to this update it was featured in Minecraft Live 2021's Mob Vote, but was lost to Allay.
- Mannequin
- A new NPC wearing a slim Steve skin.
- The NPC's skin can be customised via commands; however, the block and mob textures appear broken.
- Does not have its own spawn egg.
- Only summoned via commands.
- Can hold items, blocks; wear armor and elytra; and have attributes and effects.
- Has 20 hearts of health similar to the player.
- A new NPC wearing a slim Steve skin.
Language
- Now supports the Halychian language.
Changes
Gameplay
- Menu
- Changed the panorama to show copper golems wandering around a village.
Blocks
- Lightning Rods
- Now undergo 4 stages of oxidation, like all copper blocks.
- Unoxidized - Normal stage
- Exposed
- Weathered
- Oxidized
- Only lightning and axes can revert the oxidation process.
- Using a honeycomb on an unwaxed lightning rod prevents the oxidation.
- Now undergo 4 stages of oxidation, like all copper blocks.
- Copper Trapdoor
- Now requires 4 copper ingots to craft, since 6 copper ingots craft copper bars.
- Chain
- Now renamed as "Iron Chain" to avoid confusion with copper chains.
- Signs and Hanging Signs
- Has a new object text component
- Can only be accessible by commands
- Has a new object text component
Items
- Dyes
- Changed the texture icons of all color dyes to support colorblind accessibility.
Mobs
- Iron Golem
- Sometimes plants a poppy on the copper golem.
Dimensions
- The End
- Now has a new skylight called "end flashes".
- From time to time, bright purple light flashes in the End.
- Was a feature introduced in Bedrock Edition, during the development of Vibrant Visuals.
- Now has a new skylight called "end flashes".
