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Clay
| Type |
Raw materials |
|---|---|
| Rarity |
Common |
| Renewable |
Yes[Java Edition only] |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Experience |
Smelting: 0.3 |
| Data value |
dec: 337 hex: 151 bin: 101010001 |
| Namespaced ID |
clay_ball |
This article is about the item. For the block, see Clay (block). For other uses, see Clay (disambiguation).Clay is the item obtained from clay blocks used for crafting or making bricks.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Clay is obtained when a clay block is broken with a non-Silk Touch tool. Each block yields four clay balls.
Natural generation[edit]
Clay can be found in 14.3% of desert village house chests in stacks of 1, and in 20.8% of village mason chests in stacks of 1–3.
Hero of the Village[edit]
In Java Edition if a player has the Hero of the Village status effect, a Mason Villager might give that player a clay block as thanks. This can be placed and broken to harvest clay balls.
Usage[edit]
Clay can be crafted back together to form clay blocks or baked in a furnace to create bricks.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Clay (block) | Clay |
Smelting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Brick | Clay + Any fuel |
Trading[edit]
Novice-level stone mason villager buy 10 clay for an emerald as part of their trade.
History[edit]
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.0.11 |  Added clay. | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 337. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | The texture of clay has now been changed. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.3.0 | Added clay. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | 10-13 clay can now be sold to the stone mason villager for an emerald. | |||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Clay can now be found in village mason chest and desert village house chests. | |||
| beta 1.11.0.4 | Trading changed, stone mason villagers will now buy 10 clay for an emerald. | ||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | Added clay. | |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Clay" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[edit]
Clay can generate anywhere with water, dirt and sky access.
