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

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

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

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

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

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

{{Block distribution}}

=== Mob loot ===
An [[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|Tutorials/Raid farming}}
{{IN|Java}}, when the player has the [[Hero of the Village]] status effect, a mason [[villager]] might throw that player a clay block as a gift.

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

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

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

== 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}}

== Video ==
{{yt|rPdSC4dhwRQ}}{{yt|Bz9Nn3Q2wGo}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.11|[[File:Clay JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clay blocks.
|Clay generates naturally as [[clay blob]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Clay is now found as [[disk]]s underwater mostly on the bottom of [[river]]s, [[beach]]es, and oceans and is common in the submerged area of [[swamp]]s and shallow [[water lake]]s (1 and 2 meters deep) in large quantities.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w17a|Clay can now be [[smelt]]ed into [[hardened clay]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Clay is no longer found on the [[ocean]] floor.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|It is now possible to re-summon the [[ender dragon]] by placing clay in a creeper face pattern in [[the End]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w44a|Clay can no longer be used to re-summon the ender dragon, as [[end crystal]]s now serve the purpose.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=17w17a|Clay placed under [[note block]]s now makes it produce flute [[sound]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 82.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||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 [[plains]] [[village]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w49a|Clay now generates in the updated [[savanna]] villages.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|Clay now generates in the updated [[desert]] and [[taiga]] villages.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w13a|Mason villagers now give clay to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect, making clay [[renewable]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w10a|Clay can now generate in the [[lush caves]], though the biome doesn't generate outside of [[buffet]] or [[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 [[pointed dripstone]] underneath.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.1.0|[[File:Clay JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clay.
|Clay generates naturally as [[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 [[disk]]s underwater.}} 
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 11|Clay can now be [[smelt]]ed into [[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 [[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 [[note block]]s now make it produce flute [[sound]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|dev=beta 1.16.220.52|Clay can now generate in [[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 [[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|[[Mud]] now can be converted into clay by placing it above a block which has [[pointed dripstone]] underneath making clay [[renewable]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.30|dev=Preview 1.21.30.22|Changed name from "Clay Block" to "Clay" to match {{JE}}.}}

|{{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 [[note block]]s now makes it produce flute [[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.}}

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

== 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 [[terracotta]], [[bricks]], and [[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 [[lake]] but replaced the dirt under a [[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 ==
*[[Brick]]
*[[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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