Registry record · minecraft:clay_ball

Clay Ball

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A clay ball is a moldable mineral clump harvested by breaking clay blocks, smelted into brick masonry.

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Versioned source data

Edition availability

Java Edition

Source version 26.1

Registry ID: 1027
Source display name: Clay Ball
Maximum stack: 64

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60

Registry ID: 387
Source display name: Clay Ball
Maximum stack: 64
Component-based: No
Source version tag: Unclassified by source

Recipe information · Java 26.1

No Java recipe recorded

Not recorded

No recipe for this item is recorded in the selected Java source snapshot. This does not establish that no recipe exists in other versions or editions. Bedrock recipe data is not included, so its recipe availability cannot be determined here.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

Obtained by digging clay blocks in shallow water and lush caves without Silk Touch (yielding 4 balls per block). Source
Can be dug rapidly using any shovel. Source

Practical uses

Smelted in a furnace or blast furnace into fired ceramic brick items for masonry and flower pots. Source
Four clay balls can be compacted in a 2x2 crafting square back into one clay block. Source

Mechanics

Can be traded to novice stone mason villagers in exchange for emeralds. Source

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

Used In · Crafting recipes

Used in 1 output

Recorded Java recipe outputs that use Clay Ball. Bedrock recipe data is not included.

Clay 1 recorded recipe

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Uses Clay Ball × 4 · makes 1 Clay

Clay1 crafted