How to Craft and Mine Clay

Clay is a Dirt block in Minecraft that you can mine and use to craft other items. Learn more about this block, how to get it, where to find it, and what it can be used for.

Clay Overview

Clay Basic Information

Clay
Category	Dirt

Block Characteristics

How to Mine Clay

Tools to Mine the Block	Shovel

To mine Clay, you need to have the Silk Touch Enchantment on the appropriate tool. Mining this block without Silk Touch will result in the block being completely destroyed or dropping its constituent items.

How to Get Clay

Craft in a Crafting Table

There are 9 slots in a Crafting Table. Place the appropriate items in each slot of your Crafting Table according to the recipe displayed below.

Crafting Table Recipe
			=	Clay Clay Quantity: 8

Turn Mud into Clay

With the 1.19 Update, you can now obtain Clay with Mud. You'll just need to place Mud on top of a block that has a Dripstone underneath. After a few seconds, the Mud will turn into Clay.

Found in Several Locations

Underwater

Clay is commonly found underwater, usually at the bottom of Oceans, Swamps, and Rivers. Small patches of Clay can also sometimes be found on the shores of beaches.

Lush Caves

You'll often find large patches of clay surrounding ponds in Lush Caves. These are great areas for gathering Clay due to their abundance here.

Mason House

Clay can be found in the houses of Masons in Villages. These would be the homes that contain Stonecutters. You shouldn't rely on these areas for gathering Clay, however, due to the small amounts found here.

How to Use Clay

Craft Other Blocks and Items

Clay can also be used as an ingredient for crafting other blocks and items, and the following listed below are recipes where Clay can be used to make.

Related Craftable Blocks and Items
Terracotta

Break Down into Clay Balls

You can break Clay down into 4 Clay Balls, which can then be used to craft Bricks.

Place Under Note Block to Create Flute Sounds

Clay can be used to produce Flute sounds with a Note Block. This helps give variety to your instrumentals.

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