Terracotta

Terracotta

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	21
Tool
Renewable	Uncolored: Yes‌[Java Edition only] Other: Yes‌[Java and upcoming Bedrock editions only]
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Experience	Smelted: 0.1
Drops	Itself
Data values	Terracotta dec: 172 hex: AC bin: 10101100 Stained Terracotta dec: 159 hex: 9F bin: 10011111
Namespaced ID	See § Data values

This article is about the non-glazed block. For the smelted form, see Glazed Terracotta.

Terracotta is a block formed from clay, with a hardness and blast resistance comparable to stone. It can be colored in the same 16 colors that wool can be dyed, although the color is tinted orange.

Obtaining

Terracotta can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing.

Block	Terracotta
Hardness	1.25
Tool
Breaking time
Hand	6.25
Wooden	0.95
Stone	0.5
Iron	0.35
Diamond	0.25
Golden	0.2

Natural generation

Red, orange, yellow, brown, white, light gray, and uncolored terracotta can be found naturally in badlands biomes. This yields a large quantity of terracotta. Blue and orange terracotta can also be found in desert pyramids. Light blue will be generated in warm underwater ruins.

In Bedrock Edition and Java Edition, uncolored terracotta can be found in mason houses in plains villages and in some savanna and desert village houses. White terracotta generates in some houses in plains villages. Yellow, orange, and red terracotta generates in some houses in savanna villages. Green terracotta generates in the mason houses of desert villages.

Smelting

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Clay (block) + Any fuel

Crafting

Once terracotta has been dyed, the color cannot be changed or removed.

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Terracotta + Matching Dye	88888888888888888888

Trading

Journeyman-level stone mason villagers sell one of 16 colored terracotta for one emerald per 4 terracotta as part of their trades.‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.12.0]}

^{[more information needed for Java Edition]}

Usage

Building

Terracotta has the same blast resistance as most other stone blocks, which is significantly higher than the block of clay before being smelted. A block of terracotta when one block away from an explosion will protect any blocks behind it, though it will be destroyed in the process.

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Glazed Terracotta	Matching Dyed Terracotta + Any fuel

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Block	Namespaced ID
Terracotta	terracotta
White Terracotta	white_terracotta
Orange Terracotta	orange_terracotta
Magenta Terracotta	magenta_terracotta
Light Blue Terracotta	light_blue_terracotta
Yellow Terracotta	yellow_terracotta
Lime Terracotta	lime_terracotta
Pink Terracotta	pink_terracotta
Gray Terracotta	gray_terracotta
Light Gray Terracotta	light_gray_terracotta
Cyan Terracotta	cyan_terracotta
Purple Terracotta	purple_terracotta
Blue Terracotta	blue_terracotta
Brown Terracotta	brown_terracotta
Green Terracotta	green_terracotta
Red Terracotta	red_terracotta
Black Terracotta	black_terracotta

Bedrock Edition:

Block	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID
Terracotta	hardened_clay	172
Colored Terracotta	stained_hardened_clay	159

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, colored terracotta uses the following data values:

	DV	Description
	0	White terracotta
	1	Orange terracotta
	2	Magenta terracotta
	3	Light blue terracotta
	4	Yellow terracotta
	5	Lime terracotta
	6	Pink terracotta
	7	Gray terracotta
	8	Light gray terracotta
	9	Cyan terracotta
	10	Purple terracotta
	11	Blue terracotta
	12	Brown terracotta
	13	Green terracotta
	14	Red terracotta
	15	Black terracotta

History

Java Edition
April 24, 2013					Dinnerbone tweets the first picture of the hardened clay block, based on a suggestion by user BlameTheController, to be similar to Native American Pueblos.
1.6.1		13w17a			Added hardened clay.
		13w19a			Added stained clay, colored variants of hardened clay.
1.7.2		13w36b			Hardened and stained clay will now generate in mesa biomes.
1.8		14w03a			Stained clay will now replace wool in desert temples, making deserts and mesas the only two biomes where hardened/stained clay can generate, if the "Generate Structures" option is on.
1.10					Stained clay blocks have been renamed from '<Color> Stained Clay' to '<Color> Hardened Clay'.
1.12		17w06a			Stained hardened clay can now be smelted into glazed terracotta.
		17w16a			Hardened clay and stained hardened clay are now called "terracotta".
		17w17a			Terracotta now have unique colors on the map.
1.13		17w47a			The different block states for the stained_hardened_clay ID have been split up into their own IDs.
					Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 172 and 159.
		17w47b			The ID has been changed from hardened_clay to terracotta.
		18w09a			Terracotta will now generate in underwater ruins.
1.14		18w48a			Uncolored and white terracotta can be found in plains villages.
		18w49a			Uncolored, yellow, orange, and red terracotta can be found in savanna villages.
		18w50a			Uncolored and green terracotta can be found in desert villages.
		19w11a			Terracotta can now be obtained from a Expert level Mason villager via trading, making it renewable.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.9.0		build 1			Added hardened and stained clay.
		build 11			Hardened clay can now be used to used to craft stained clay.
					Hardened clay can now be obtained by smelting clay blocks.
0.13.0		build 1			Blue and orange stained clay will now generate as part of desert temples.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Hardened clay and stained hardened clay are now called "terracotta".
					Terracotta can now be smelted into glazed terracotta.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.20.1			Light blue terracotta will now generate in some underwater ruins.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Uncolored, white, green, yellow, orange, and red terracotta now generates in new villages.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.12.0		beta 1.12.0.3			Colored terracotta can now be bought from stone mason villagers.
Legacy Console Edition
TU19	CU7	1.12	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added hardened and stained clay.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Hardened and stained clay will now generate naturally in mesa biomes.
					Stained clay can now be found in desert temples.
TU43	CU33	1.36	Patch 13		Stained clay blocks are renamed from '<Color> Stained Clay' to '<Color> Hardened Clay'.
TU53	CU43	1.49	Patch 23	1.0.3	Hardened clay and stained hardened clay are now called "terracotta".
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added terracotta.

Issues

Issues relating to "Terracotta", "Hardened Clay", or "Stained Clay" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Despite the name change, the ID is still hardened_clay and stained_hardened_clay.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Gallery

• 

  The first picture of terracotta tweeted by Dinnerbone.

• 

  The 13w17a banner, featuring terracotta.

• 

  The 13w19a banner, featuring stained terracotta. Notice Grumm behind the red wool.

• 

  The 13w37a banner showing terracotta in a badlands biome.

References

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