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Give Copper Gear Extra Enchant Levels in Vanilla Minecraft [Detailed]

I was thinking, how can Mojang make copper more fun and unique without breaking the game — and this is what I came up with. I genuinely want this suggestion in the game, so please consider voting to help out.

In real life, copper is often used in electrical equipment because it has a great "conductivity"; hence in Minecraft it wouldn't be too odd to make copper items the only items to be able to hold more enchantments as you could say it is very "conductive" with enchantments.

Copper tools should be able to have one more [max +1] enchantment level beyond the normal cap (the damage on a max +1 Sharpness sword should still be less than diamond), and also on some armour enchantments (not Protection [Prot] obviously).

With this, copper could be useful even in the endgame as you could make nuanced gear. To give some examples:

  • A max +1 Efficiency axe for a higher chance to stun shields.
  • A max +1 Depth Strider full set for maximum swim speed.
  • A max +1 Knockback sword for keeping enemies away.


This system adds highly specialised gear that outperforms endgame gear in its specialty, but has the limitations of the un-enchanted copper gear in every other aspect — making it weak in general combat. It would encourage more creative PvP and PvE strategies, while giving copper a late-game role without breaking progression.

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    Good suggestion for a material behavior, however, I think this could better fit the gold gear, as it has lower durability an way higher enchantability (gold is also a excellent electric conductor).

    But I don't know if is good to make any base material effect or enchantment that requires a full set. For now, I think any addition should be independently of other pieces or tools. Except if it is a potion effect.

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    https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/community/posts/39495809400461/comments/39503534309517

    To the guy above, the part about having the full set not provide an overall buff is a valid suggestion as Mojang tends to want to attach mechanics to items/blocks themselves not combinations. Therefore I'm removing the part about armour bypassing protection enchantment limits - its too unrealistic.

    Also your suggestion about gold is very interesting. I actually considered adding a suggestion like this but for gold, and then they added copper - which made me want to make the suggestion around it instead. This, and the fact that gold already has a side usage with piglins in the nether. 

    I honestly think the theme fits better with gold though (high enchantability, conductive, literally GOLD - associated with magic and power). It also encourages early game travelling, as gold enchanted items can easily be found in ruined portals, providing an early start to late-game gear. Also, since gold has a low durability, it enforces the idea that the material is a specialised tool with many weaknesses despite it out-performing endgame stuff, making it less likely to overshadow netherite and diamond. ADDITIONALLY, because gold is so easy to enchant, it encourages players to experiment and engage with the enchantment system.

    I'm so torn because this suggestion actually works with gold better than copper, yet I don't want copper tools to fade into obscurity.