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{{about|the block found in rivers|the item|Clay Ball|other uses|Clay (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox block
|title=Clay
|image=Clay.png
|transparent=No
|light=No
|tool=shovel
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
|renewable=Yes
}}
{{relevant tutorial|Clay and Mud farming}}
'''Clay''' is a block that can be found abundantly in [[Minecraft:lush caves]], in patches in shallow surface water or converted from [[Minecraft:mud]] using [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]]. It can be [[Minecraft:smelt]]ed into [[Minecraft:terracotta]] or broken into [[Minecraft:clay ball]]s which are smeltable into [[Minecraft:brick]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Clay blocks can be mined with any item, but [[Minecraft:shovel]]s are quickest. Destroying a clay block yields 4 [[Minecraft:clay ball]]s. If broken with a tool enchanted with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]], it drops itself instead. Destroying a clay block with a tool enchanted with [[Minecraft:Fortune]] does not increase the amount of clay dropped.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Clay|link=|drop=0|Shovel}}

=== Natural generation ===
Clay generates in large quantities on the floors of ponds in [[Minecraft:lush caves]].

Clay can also generate in lush caves in the form of [[Minecraft:ore (feature)|blob]]s. Clay attempts to generate 46 times per [[Minecraft:chunk]] in blobs of size 0-160, at any height. It can replace [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:granite]], [[Minecraft:andesite]], [[Minecraft:diorite]], polished granite{{only|be|short=1}}, polished andesite{{only|be|short=1}}, polished diorite{{only|be|short=1}}, [[Minecraft:tuff]]{{only|je|short=1}}, and [[Minecraft:deepslate]]{{only|je|short=1}}.

Clay is found underwater in [[Minecraft:swamp]]s, [[Minecraft:beach]]es, [[Minecraft:ocean]]s, and at the bottoms of [[Minecraft:river]]s and [[Minecraft:lake]]s in shallow, crystal-shaped [[Minecraft:disk]]s, disregarding adjacency to other types of blocks.

Clay generates in mason houses in [[Minecraft:plains]], [[Minecraft:savanna]], and [[Minecraft:desert]] [[Minecraft:village]]s, and under fisher cottages in [[Minecraft:taiga]] villages.

{{Block distribution}}

=== Mob loot ===
An [[Minecraft:enderman]] holding a clay block drops the block upon death.

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|clay}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A2=Clay Ball
|B2=Clay Ball
|A3=Clay Ball
|B3=Clay Ball
|Output=Clay
|type=Building block
}}

=== Villager gifts ===
{{see also|Tutorial:Raid farming}}
{{IN|Java}}, when the player has the [[Minecraft:Hero of the Village]] status effect, a mason [[Minecraft:villager]] might throw that player a clay block as a gift.

=== Post-generation ===
If [[Minecraft:mud]] is placed above a block with a [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]] hanging underneath, the mud eventually turns into clay, although the dripstone does not deposit any water into a [[Minecraft:cauldron]]. This conversion does not happen in [[Minecraft:the Nether]].<ref>{{bug|MC-264720||Mud does not convert to clay in Nether with dripstone|WAI}}</ref>

== Usage ==
[[Minecraft:Big dripleaves]], [[Minecraft:small dripleaves]], [[Minecraft:Mangrove Propagule|mangrove propagules]], [[Minecraft:azalea]]s and [[Minecraft:flowering azalea]]s are the only plants that can be placed on clay. Unlike most other blocks, clay supports small dripleaves even outside of [[Minecraft:water]].

When an azalea or flowering azalea placed on a block of clay is grown into an [[Minecraft:azalea tree]], the clay block turns into [[Minecraft:rooted dirt]].

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Clay
|Terracotta
|0.35
}}

=== Note block ===
Clay can be placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s to produce flute sounds.

=== Sulfur cube ===
{{In development|section=1|drop=Chaos Cubed}}
[[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]s have the ability to absorb clay, either through picking it up or being interacted with it. This provides the regular/football effect to the mob when hitting it.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Gravel}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Clay
|spritetype=block
|nameid=clay
|blocktags=enderman_holdable, lush_ground_replaceable, small_dripleaf_placeable, mineable/shovel
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Clay
|spritetype=block
|nameid=clay
|id=82
|foot=1}}

==Videos==
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== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.11|[[File:Clay JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clay blocks.
|Clay generates naturally as [[Minecraft:clay blob]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.1.0|Clay is now more common when a world is generated.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Clay is now found as [[Minecraft:disk]]s underwater mostly on the bottom of [[Minecraft:river]]s, [[Minecraft:beach]]es, and oceans and is common in the submerged area of [[Minecraft:swamp]]s and shallow [[Minecraft:water lake]]s (1 and 2 meters deep) in large quantities.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w17a|Clay can now be [[Minecraft:smelt]]ed into [[Minecraft:hardened clay]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Clay is no longer found on the [[Minecraft:ocean]] floor.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|It is now possible to re-summon the [[Minecraft:ender dragon]] by placing clay in a [[Minecraft:creeper]] face pattern in [[Minecraft:the End]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w44a|Clay can no longer be used to re-summon the ender dragon, as [[Minecraft:end crystal]]s now serve the purpose.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=17w17a|Clay placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s now makes it produce flute [[Minecraft:sound]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=?|Clay can be found in oceans once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Clay JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of clay blocks has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w48a|Clay now generates in the updated [[Minecraft:plains]] [[Minecraft:village]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w49a|Clay now generates in the updated [[Minecraft:savanna]] villages.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|Clay now generates in the updated [[Minecraft:desert]] and [[Minecraft:taiga]] villages.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w13a|Mason villagers now give clay to players under the [[Minecraft:Hero of the Village]] effect, making clay [[Minecraft:renewable]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w10a|Clay can now generate in the [[Minecraft:lush caves]], though the biome doesn't generate outside of [[Minecraft:buffet]] or [[Minecraft:custom]] worlds yet.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Lush caves now generate naturally, making clay available from them in regular worlds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w14a|Mud now can be converted into clay by placing it above a block which has [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]] underneath.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb clay blocks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.1.0|[[File:Clay JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clay.
|Clay generates naturally as [[Minecraft:clay blob]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|Clay now drops 4 clay balls when broken.
|Clay can now be crafted from 4 clay balls.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.3|Clay is now available in the creative inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Clay is found in [[Minecraft:disk]]s underwater.}} 
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 11|Clay can now be [[Minecraft:smelt]]ed into [[Minecraft:hardened clay]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|"Clay" has been renamed to "Clay Block"}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Clay blocks now generate in [[Minecraft:village]] mason houses.
|[[File:Clay JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of clay blocks has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.9|Clay placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s now make it produce flute [[Minecraft:sound]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|dev=beta 1.16.220.52|Clay can now generate in [[Minecraft:lush caves]], though the biome does not generate naturally yet.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.17.0.50|Lush caves now generate throughout the Overworld behind the Caves & Cliffs [[Minecraft:experimental gameplay]] toggle, making clay available in vanilla worlds this way.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=release|Lush caves have been made inaccessible in the full release, making clay no longer obtainable from them.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.10|dev=release|Lush caves can now generate naturally outside of the beta versions behind the Caves & Cliffs experimental gameplay toggle, making clay once again available from them.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=beta 1.18.0.21|Clay blobs in lush caves now generate between Y{{=}}-64 and Y{{=}}256 instead of 120, and increased the number of blobs.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.0|dev=beta 1.19.0.24|[[Minecraft:Mud]] now can be converted into clay by placing it above a block which has [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]] underneath making clay [[Minecraft:renewable]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.30|dev=Preview 1.21.30.22|Changed name from "Clay Block" to "Clay" to match {{JE}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb clay, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Clay JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clay blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps3=1.49|psvita=1.49|ps4=1.50|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Clay placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s now makes it produce flute [[Minecraft:sound]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Clay JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of clay blocks has been changed.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|New 3DS}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Clay JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clay blocks.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Clay now uses the newly-implemented model json file {{code|models/block/cube.json}}; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 82.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Clay}}

== Trivia ==
*In real life, clay can actually be reddish-brown, not just gray, and can often be found under the surface and away from sand. This color is reflected in the appearance of [[Minecraft:terracotta]], [[Minecraft:bricks]], and [[Minecraft:flower pot]]s.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Clay Under Lake.png|Naturally occurring clay blocks in a lake.
Clay away from water.png|Naturally occurring clay as seen on a dry surface. 
Clay and Clay Balls.png|An artificially made clay floor with clay balls standing on it. 
Clay Next to Water.png|Clay can appear on the surface out of water as long as the block it replaces is dirt or mycelium.
Clay Under Village Farm.png|Some clay that naturally spawned in a [[Minecraft:lake]] but replaced the dirt under a [[Minecraft:village]] farm.
Clay generated out of water.png|Clay generated outside of water.
ClayDistribution.png|A large number of clay disks visible beneath shallow water.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Minecraft:Brick]]
*[[Minecraft:Terracotta]]

== External links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-clay Block of the Week: Clay] – Minecraft.net on June 2, 2017

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