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Terracotta
| Transparent |
No |
|---|---|
| Luminance |
0 |
| Blast resistance |
21 |
| Tool | |
| Renewable |
Uncolored: Yes[Java Edition only] |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Flammable |
No |
| Experience |
Smelted: 0.1 |
| Drops |
Itself |
| Data values |
|
| 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, but more dulled and earthen.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Terracotta can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing.
| Block | Terracotta | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 1.25 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[note 1] | ||
| Hand | 6.25 | |
| Wooden | 0.95 | |
| Stone | 0.5 | |
| Iron | 0.35 | |
| Diamond | 0.25 | |
| Golden | 0.2 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds. For more information, see Haste § Instant mining.
Natural generation[edit]
Red, orange, yellow, brown, white, light gray, and uncolored terracotta can be found naturally in badlands biomes. This can yield massive amounts of terracotta. Blue and orange terracotta can also be found in small amounts in desert pyramids. Light blue is found 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 can be found as a housing material 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[edit]
| Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|
| Clay (block) + Any fuel |
Crafting[edit]
Once terracotta has been dyed, the color cannot be changed or removed.
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Terracotta + Matching Dye |
Trading[edit]
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[edit]
Building[edit]
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[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Glazed Terracotta | Matching Dyed Terracotta + Any fuel |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| 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
|
| Block | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
| Terracotta | hardened_clay
|
172 |
| Colored Terracotta | stained_hardened_clay
|
159 |
Block data[edit]
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[edit]
| 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] | ||||
| 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[edit]
Issues relating to "Terracotta", "Hardened Clay", or "Stained Clay" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- Despite the name change, the ID is still
hardened_clayandstained_hardened_clay.[Bedrock Edition only]
Gallery[edit]
The first picture of terracotta tweeted by Dinnerbone.
The 13w17a banner, featuring terracotta.
References[edit]
