Ancient debris is a rare ore found in the Nether, and is one of the sources of netherite scrap. It floats on lava in item form and it cannot be burned. It also has an extremely high blast resistance, meaning it cannot be blown up.
Natural generation
Mineral veins
Ancient debris spawn rate per layer; Y=15 has the most ancient debris, on average.
Ancient debris generate in the Nether in the form of mineral veins. Two veins generate per chunk: one vein of 1–3 ancient debris generates with a periodic Gaussian distribution (similarly to lapis lazuli ore) between levels 8–22, and an additional vein of 1–2 ancient debris generates randomly between levels 8–119. There is an average of 1.7 ancient debris blocks per chunk, with a maximum of 5. Ancient debris will never generate exposed to air.
Obtaining
Ancient debris drops as an item if mined by a diamond pickaxe or better. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing.
| Block | Ancient Debris | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 30 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| Default | 150 | |
| Wooden | 75 | |
| Stone | 37.5 | |
| Iron | 25 | |
| Diamond | 5.65 | |
| Netherite | 5 | |
| Golden | 12.5 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Naturally occurring Ancient Debris.
Usage
Smelting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Netherite Scrap | Ancient Debris + Any fuel |
Sounds
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History
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.16{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Clay Ball|Clay Ball]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Clay Ball.png
| stackable = Yes (64)
| renewable = Yes
}}
{{about|the item|the block|Clay|other uses|Clay (disambiguation)}}
A '''clay ball''' is the item obtained from [[clay]] used for [[crafting]] or making [[brick]]s.
== Obtaining ==
=== Block loot ===
Clay balls are obtained when a [[clay]] block is broken with a non-[[Silk Touch]] tool. Each block yields four clay balls regardless of [[Fortune]].
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|clay-ball}}
=== Villager gifts ===
If a [[player]] has the [[Hero of the Village]] status effect, a Mason [[villager]] might throw that player a [[clay block]] as a gift. {{Only|java}} This can be placed and [[breaking|broken]] to harvest clay balls.
== Usage ==
Clay balls can be [[crafting|crafted]] back together to form [[clay]] blocks or baked in a [[furnace]] to create [[brick]]s.
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}
=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Clay Ball
|Brick
|0.3
}}
=== Trading ===
Novice-level [[Villager|mason villagers]] buy 10 clay balls for 1 [[emerald]] as part of their [[trades]].
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Clay Ball
|spritetype=item
|nameid=clay_ball
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Clay
|spritetype=item
|nameid=clay_ball
|id=384
|form=item
|foot=1}}
== History ==
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.11|[[File:Clay Ball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clay.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 337.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Clay Ball JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of clay has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Clay can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] mason houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Clay can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[desert]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Clay is now [[trading|bought]] by [[villager]]s of the new mason profession.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|"Clay" has been renamed to "Clay Ball."}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Clay Ball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clay. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|4 clay items are now dropped from clay blocks when broken.
|Clay can now be crafted into clay blocks.
|Clay can now be smelted into bricks.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Clay Ball JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of clay has been changed.|10–13 clay can now be [[trading|sold]] to stone mason [[villager]]s for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Clay can now be found in [[village]] mason [[chest]]s and [[desert]] village house chests.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has been changed, stone mason villagers now [[trading|buy]] 10 clay for an emerald<!-- previously 10-13 -->.}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.24|Clay ball now [[renewable]] by placing [[mud]] above a block which has [[pointed dripstone]] underneath.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Clay Ball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clay.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Clay Ball JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of clay has been changed.}}
{{History|3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Clay Ball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clay.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:ClayInNumerousForms.png
</gallery>
== Notes ==
{{fnlist}}
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[[ko:점토 덩이]]
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[[pt:Bola de argila]]
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[[uk:Глиняна кулька]]
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Issues
Issues relating to "Ancient Debris" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- Ancient debris and blocks of netherite are the only blast-resistant blocks that are also moveable by pistons.
- These two blocks are also two of only three blocks that require at least a diamond pickaxe to mine, the other being obsidian.
- Ancient debris, along with nether quartz, are the only two ores that can only be found in the Nether.
- It is the most blast-resistant of all the ores in the game.
- It is the only ore in the game to not have the name of the mineral obtained from it or the word "ore" in its name.
- It is also one of only two ores in which its name is not based on a real-life mineral, the other being redstone ore.
- It is one of the 3 ores that drops itself when mined with a non-Silk Touch pickaxe, the others being iron ore and gold ore.