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Clay Farming Guide: How to Get Clay Fast

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) - Clay

This is a guide to collecting clay, a DIY material in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch). Clay can be found in rocks and is used in crafting. To learn how to get clay and how to use clay on DIY recipes, read on!

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How to Get Clay Fast

The Best Source is Rocks on Mystery Tours

ACNH - A resident farms for material while on a mystery tour

The best way to get Clay is by hitting rocks on the islands you visit on Mystery Island Tours. Remember to bring axes or shovels to hit the rocks with.

Mystery Island Tour Guide

Mystery Tour Islands have 3 Rocks

ACNH - Mystery Tour Islands have 3 Rocks

The islands you go to on Mystery Tours will always have 3 rocks where you can get materials. Mystery Tour islands will give you fresh rocks every time you go, so you can get as many materials as you want in a day!

Dig holes behind you to get the most materials

ACNH - Digging two holes to hit the rock the maximum amount of eight times

If you dig two holes behind you when you gather the various stones from rocks, you can avoid being bounced back too far, allowing you to hit the rock repeatedly to yield the maximum number of materials.

Hit Rocks on Your Own Island

ACNH - A resident finds a rock

The next best way to get Clay is by hitting the stones in your own island with an axe or shovel.

The Materials are random

ACNH - A resident sits by as they stare at the materials they gained from the rock

You can find a variety of materials from hitting rocks, such as Clay, Stone and Gold Nuggets, but all of them have a random chance of dropping.

How Do You Use Clay?

Use it for DIY crafting

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