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Clay Ball

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Clay Ball
Clay Ball.png: Infobox image for Minecraft item 'Clay Ball'
Invicon Clay Ball.png: Inventory sprite for Clay Ball in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Clay Ball
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A clay ball is the item obtained from clay used for crafting or making bricks.

Obtaining

Mining

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.

Generated loot

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Clay Ball Village Desert house chest 1 14.3%
{ "item": "Clay Ball", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.14254173828500694, "structure": "Village", "container": "Desert house chest" }
Mason's chest 1–3 20.8%
{ "item": "Clay Ball", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.20842461344544605, "structure": "Village", "container": "Mason's chest" }

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
Invicon Clay Ball.png: Inventory sprite for Clay Ball in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Clay BallInvicon Clay Ball.png: Inventory sprite for Clay Ball in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Clay BallInvicon Clay Ball.png: Inventory sprite for Clay Ball in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Clay BallInvicon Clay Ball.png: Inventory sprite for Clay Ball in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Clay Ball
Invicon Clay.png: Inventory sprite for Clay in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Clay with description: Clay

Smelting ingredient

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Brick Clay Ball +
Any fuel
Invicon Clay Ball.png: Inventory sprite for Clay Ball in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Clay Ball
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal
Invicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brick with description: Brick0.3

Trading

VillagerProbabilityVillager wantsPlayer receivesTrades in
stock		Villager
experience		Price
multiplier
JEBE
Mason Novice100%100%10 × Clay BallEmerald1620.05

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
ItemSprite clay-ball.png: Sprite image for clay-ball in Minecraft Clay Ballclay_ballItem item.minecraft.clay_ball

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Form Translation key
ItemSprite clay-ball.png: Sprite image for clay-ball in Minecraft Clay Ballclay_ball384Item item.clay_ball.name

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.11 Added clay.
Java Edition
1.1418w43a The texture of clay has been changed.
18w49aClay can now be found in chests in village mason houses.
18w50aClay can now be found in chests in desert village houses.
19w11aMason villagers now buy 10 clay for 1 emerald.
19w13aMason villagers now give clay to players under the Hero of the Village effect, making clay ball renewable.
1.1620w06a"Clay" has been renamed to "Clay Ball".

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0 Added clay. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.
v0.3.24 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
1.10.0beta 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.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Clay can now be found in village mason chests and desert village house chests.
beta 1.11.0.4Trading has been changed, stone mason villagers now buy 10 clay for an emerald.
1.19.0beta 1.19.0.24Placing mud above a block which has pointed dripstone underneath forms a clay block, making the item form of clay renewable.
1.21.30Preview 1.21.30.22Changed name from "Clay" to "Clay Ball" to match Java Edition.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added clay.
1.90 The texture of clay has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added clay.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 337.

Issues

Issues relating to "Clay Ball" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Screenshots

  • Clay blocks being mined and dropping clay balls
    Clay blocks being mined and dropping clay balls
In other media

Sources