Is the horse armor in question a throwback to Oblivion, or once again, Minecraft's quirky behavior at play?
The popular sandbox game Minecraft is gearing up for an exciting update, scheduled for the 2025 Fall Drop. This upcoming release is centred around the ore copper, bringing a host of new features to make the resource more practical and interesting[1][2][3][4][5].
Key details include:
- Copper Tools and Armor: Copper tools (sword, pickaxe, axe, shovel) will slot between stone and iron in terms of power, making them a valuable early-game upgrade since copper is more common than iron. Copper armor provides better enchantability than diamond but with protection stats lower than iron armor. This balances ease of access with progression value[1][5].
- Copper Horse Armor: This new horse armor variant is not craftable and appears in loot with a similar rarity to iron horse armor. It offers a defense value of 4, placing it above leather but below iron horse armor[2].
- Copper Golem: Originally a community mob vote candidate from 2021, the copper golem is now added with functional mechanics focused on copper storage. It can organize items from copper chests into regular chests, acting as a helpful utility mob[2][5].
- Copper Chest: A new chest variant themed around copper, used for storage and integrated with the copper golem’s item organization abilities. This adds thematic and functional depth to copper storage solutions[3][4][5].
- Shelves: A new decorative building block made from copper, expanding aesthetic options and fitting in with the copper design motif of the update[4].
The copper golem, which lost the Minecraft Live Mob Vote, is being resurrected in the upcoming update. A preview build of the update, including all the featured elements, is available for testing at Minecraft.net[6].
Notably, the protective value of the copper horse armor is 4, and it will have the same chance of appearing in lootable chests as iron horse armor[7]. New shelves are being introduced, capable of displaying up to three item stacks and having a redstone interaction for swapping hotbar items[8].
A screenshot has been provided by Mojang Studios to highlight the new feature addition, featuring an armor-adorned horse in the background[9]. Copper Golems automatically sort items and move them from copper chests to nearby standard chests.
While the copper horse armor is being added, crafting is not possible in the current testing phase[10]. The rest of the update, rather than the copper horse armor, is considered more significant by the authors[11]. The purpose of this upcoming update is to make copper more useful within the game, but no additional copper features related to redstone engineering have been mentioned[12].
[1] https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Copper_Ingot [2] https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Copper_Horse_Armor [3] https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Copper_Chest [4] https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Shelf [5] https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/copper-update-snapshots-start-today [6] https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/copper-update-preview-build [7] https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/copper-update-snapshots-start-today [8] https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/copper-update-snapshots-start-today [9] https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/copper-update-snapshots-start-today [10] https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/copper-update-snapshots-start-today [11] https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/copper-update-snapshots-start-today [12] https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/copper-update-snapshots-start-today
- In the upcoming Minecraft update, players can expect to see the revival of the Copper Golem, which originally lost in the Minecraft Live Mob Vote.
- A preview build of the update, which includes all the new elements such as the Copper Golem, Copper Horse Armor, Copper Chest, Shelves, and various other features, is available for testing at Minecraft.net.
- Gamers who prefer PC or Xbox gaming platforms can look forward to entertainment beyond Minecraft's popular sandbox game with the addition of copy protected movies and TV shows on Windows, scheduled for the same Fall Drop as the Minecraft update.
