Terracotta

Terracotta

Transparency	No
Luminance	No
Blast resistance	21
Tool
Renewable	No
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
Name	See Data values

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

Terracotta (known as hardened clay in New Nintendo 3DS Edition and previously in other editions) is a block formed from clay, with a hardness and blast resistance comparable to stone. It can be stained in the same 16 colors that wool can be dyed, although the color is tinted orange. The dyed version is known as stained clay in New Nintendo 3DS Edition, and was previously named this in other editions.

Obtaining

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

Natural generation

Red, orange, yellow, brown, white, light gray and unstained 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 temples. Light blue will be generated in underwater ruins.

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

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	8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

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 meter 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	ID Name
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	ID Name	Numeral ID
Terracotta	hardened_clay	172
Colored Terracotta	stained_hardened_clay	159

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, stained 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

Video

Note: This video is outdated. As of 1.12, the block is now called "terracotta" instead of "hardened clay".

History

Official release
April 24, 2013					Dinnerbone tweets the first picture of the hardened clay block, based on a suggestion by BlameTC, 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 now generate in Mesa biomes.
1.8			14w03a		Stained clay replaces 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 are renamed from '<Color> Stained Clay' to '<Color> Hardened Clay'.
					The name of the stained clay block in general is changed from 'Stained Clay' to 'Stained 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 now generates in underwater ruins.
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.
Pocket Edition
1.1			build 1		Hardened clay and stained hardened clay are now called "terracotta".
					Terracotta can now be smelted into glazed terracotta.
Legacy Console Edition
TU19	CU7	1.12	Patch 1	Patch s1	Added hardened and stained clay.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Hardened and stained clay 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'.
					The name of the stained clay block in general is changed from 'Stained Clay' to 'Stained Hardened Clay'
TU53	CU43	1.49	Patch 23	Patch s3	Hardened clay and stained hardened clay are now called "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.^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Gallery

• 

  The first picture of terracotta tweeted by Dinnerbone

• 

  The 13w17a banner, featuring terracotta

• 

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

• 

  The 13w37a Banner showing terracotta in a Badlands Biome

References

Blocks

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