Just like a lightning rod, lightning is more likely to strike entities wearing copper armor than the surrounding blocks and entities. The items that increase likelihood of being struck are defined by the #wich:lightning_rod_armor tag [default values: copper helmet, copper chestplate, copper leggings, copper boots, and lightning rods]. Also like a lightning rod, entities with an increased chance of being struck will occassionally sparkle with particles during a thunder storm.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as LightningRodCopperArmor(1.21.9)-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 40 KB
- Download link checked 9 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.