Smelting

How to Make Terracotta in Minecraft

Make Terracotta by smelting a Clay block in a furnace. Dye it any of 16 colors by crafting 8 Terracotta around a dye.

You'll need

  • 1× Clay (block)
  • Fuel

Station / tools

  • Furnace

Yields: 1 Terracotta per Clay block

Step by step

  1. 1

    Gather Clay

    Dig Clay blocks from shallow water, or craft a Clay block from 4 Clay Balls.

  2. 2

    Smelt into Terracotta

    Smelt the Clay block in a furnace to get a hardened Terracotta block.

  3. 3

    Dye it (optional)

    Surround a dye with 8 Terracotta in the crafting grid to make 8 blocks of that colored Terracotta.

Tips

  • Smelt colored Terracotta again to make Glazed Terracotta — a decorative patterned block.
  • Terracotta is common in Badlands biomes, where it generates naturally in many colors.

FAQ

Is Terracotta the same as Hardened Clay?

Yes. Hardened Clay was renamed Terracotta — it's the block you get from smelting Clay.

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