Clay Ball
This article is about the item. For the block, see Clay. For other uses, see Clay (disambiguation).
A clay ball is the item obtained from clay blocks used for crafting or making bricks.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Clay balls are obtained when a clay block is broken with a non-Silk Touch tool. Each block yields four clay balls.
Natural generation[edit]
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Clay | Village | Desert house chest | 1 | 14.3% |
| Mason's chest | 1–3 | 20.8% | ||
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Clay | Village | Desert house chest | 1 | 14.3% |
| Mason's chest | 1–3 | 20.8% | ||
Hero of the Village[edit]
If a player has the Hero of the Village status effect, a Mason villager might throw that player a clay block as a gift. [Java Edition only] This can be placed and broken to harvest clay balls.
Usage[edit]
Clay balls 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 | Clay Ball |
Smelting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Brick | Clay Ball + Any fuel |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Name | Namespaced ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Ball | clay_ball | item.minecraft.clay_ball |
| Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | clay_ball | 337 | item.clay_ball.name |
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. | |||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | "Clay" has now been renamed to "Clay Ball." | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.3.0 | Added clay. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of clay has now been changed.
| |||
| 10-13 clay can now be sold to stone mason villagers for an emerald. | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Clay can now be found in village mason chests and desert village house chests. | |||
| beta 1.11.0.4 | Trading has now been changed, stone mason villagers now buy 10 clay for an emerald. | ||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | Added clay. | |
| 1.90 | The texture of clay has now been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added clay. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Clay Ball" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
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Notes[edit]
