Terracotta

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What Is Terracotta in Minecraft?

Terracotta is a hardened clay block with a warm earthy orange colour. It is formed by smelting Clay blocks in a Furnace. It can be dyed into 16 coloured variants using a Crafting Table. Terracotta is harder than Clay and used widely as a building and decoration block. It generates naturally in Badlands biomes in large quantities.

How Does Terracotta Work?

Smelt Clay blocks in a Furnace to produce Terracotta.
Combine with a Dye in a Crafting Table to make Coloured Terracotta.
Smelt Coloured Terracotta again in a Furnace to make Glazed Terracotta.
Has a blast resistance similar to stone.

How to Get Terracotta

Furnace

1 × Clay

How to Mine Terracotta

Use a Wooden Pickaxe or better. Breaking without a Pickaxe drops nothing.
Found naturally in Badlands biomes. Smelt Clay blocks to craft it.

Terracotta Trading with Villagers and Wandering Traders

Wandering Trader: No
Emerald Price: Not stated
Villager Trading: No

How to Use Terracotta

Using Terracotta

Use as a warm-toned building block for desert, mesa and rustic builds.
Dye it with any Dye colour to create Coloured Terracotta for vibrant walls and floors.
Smelt Coloured Terracotta to make Glazed Terracotta with unique patterned textures.