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 used for crafting or making bricks.
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[]
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Clay Ball | Village | Desert house chest | 1 | 14.3% |
| Mason's chest | 1–3 | 20.8% | ||
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Clay Ball | Trail ruins | Suspicious gravel | 1 | 4.3% |
| Village | Desert house chest | 1 | 14.3% | |
| Mason's chest | 1–3 | 20.8% | ||
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. [Java Edition only] This can be placed and broken to harvest clay balls.
Usage[]
Clay balls can be crafted back together to form clay blocks or baked in a furnace to create bricks.
Crafting ingredient[]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | Clay Ball |
Smelting ingredient[]
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Brick | Clay Ball + Any fuel |
Trading[]
Novice-level mason villagers buy 10 clay balls for 1 emerald as part of their trades.
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Ball | clay_ball | Item | item.minecraft.clay_ball |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | clay_ball | 384 | Item | item.clay_ball.name |
History[]
| 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 been changed. | |||
| 18w49a | Clay can now be found in chests in village mason houses. | ||||
| 18w50a | Clay can now be found in chests in desert village houses. | ||||
| 19w11a | Clay is now bought by villagers of the new mason profession. | ||||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | "Clay" has been renamed to "Clay Ball." | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.2.0 | Added clay. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose. | ||||
| 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. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of clay has 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 been changed, stone mason villagers now buy 10 clay for an emerald. | ||||
| 1.19.0 | beta 1.19.0.24 | Clay ball now renewable by placing mud above a block which has pointed dripstone underneath. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | Added clay. | |
| 1.90 | The texture of clay has been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added clay. | ||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Clay Ball" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
