Minecraft: How To Get Clay (& What It's Used For) - Game Rant

There are many kinds of blocks players can get in Minecraft. One of them is Clay, a gray block that can be mined with anything. After over 10 years, Minecraft remains one of the best games around, with over one hundred million monthly users as of 2021. Of course, with the game's popularity, Mojang continuously develops it. Minecraft recently released Caves and Cliffs part two in patch 1.18. The next update will spoil players with new biomes and hostile mobs, but there's no official release date for it yet.

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While new biomes (and likely new blocks) may sound exciting, old items still shouldn't be overlooked, especially for players who enjoy making aesthetically pleasing buildings. One of the available decorative items in Minecraft is the Terracotta. This block can be smelted using Clay. As for the Clay itself, here's how players can find them.

How To Get Clay In Minecraft

Clay is not an uncommon commodity in Minecraft. Players can easily spot them near watery areas. This includes swamps, beaches, rivers, shallows, and oceans. Other than that, this gray block can also be spotted in savanna, desert villages, and on some Villagers' houses.

Additionally, a Mason Villager may give a Clay block if players have the Hero of the Village status. To gain this effect, people have to kill either an Illager Patrol, Illager Outpost, or Illager Raid Captain. Doing so will grant the Bad Omen effect.

Afterward, enter a village to trigger a Raid. Now, players have to ensure they defeat the Raid. A win will grant the Hero of the Village status effect. However, if the enemies destroy all Villagers' beds or kill the inhabitants, the Illagers will win instead.

As previously mentioned, a Clay block can be broken with anything. Mining this block will grant four Clay Balls. These balls can then be crafted back to form one Clay block.

What Clay Is Used For In Minecraft

To put it simply, Clays are mainly used to create decorative blocks. Other than that, players can also trade the item for an Emerald.

1. Terracotta block: Clay block can be smelted to form a Terracotta. This decorative block can even be dyed with 16 different colors, allowing players to be free with their imagination.
2. Brick block: One Clay Ball will first form one Clay Brick. Afterward, four Clay Bricks can be combined into one Brick block.
3. Emerald: Novice-level Mason Villagers will buy 10 Clay Balls for 1 Emerald. So players need to break three Clay blocks for this trade.

That's about all the uses of Clays. It may not be the most useful block in Minecraft, but it's surely a treat for players who love to build things in this sandbox game.

Minecraft is available now for Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.

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