Terracotta

Terracotta
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First Appearance	Java Edition: 1.6.1 13w17a Pocket Edition: 0.9.0 build 1 Legacy Console Edition: TU19 CU7 1.12 Patch 1
Type of Block	Solid Block
Stackable	Yes 64
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For the decorative block obtained via smelting, see Glazed Terracotta.

Terracotta, formerly known as hardened or stained clay, is the baked version of a clay block that is used as a decorative building material.

Sources

Terracotta generates naturally in badlands biomes in large quantities, but it can also be created by smelting a regular clay block in a furnace or blast furnace. Orange and blue terracotta also generates as a part of desert temples.

Mechanics

When terracotta is broken, it drops itself. However, it can only be gathered by using a pickaxe, or it will simply be destroyed.

Terracotta has the same blast resistance as most other stone blocks, which is significantly higher than a regular block of clay. A block of terracotta, when one meter away from a creeper explosion, will protect any blocks behind it. However, the terracotta block itself will be destroyed in the process.

Terracotta can be smelted using a Furnace to produce Glazed Terracotta.

Crafting

File:Stained clay.gif

Terracotta can be dyed many different colors, similar to wool, concrete powder, and glass. Simply place 8 blocks around the edge of a crafting table interface, with the desired dye in the middle square (as pictured).

Mining

Terracotta requires a pickaxe to harvest, otherwise it will drop nothing.

Tool	This block requires a Wooden Pickaxe to be mined
Hardness	1.25
Breaking time
Default	6.25
Wood	0.95
Stone	0.5
Iron	0.35
Diamond	0.25
Netherite	0.25
Gold	0.2

Trivia

• Terracotta retains a darkened hue after being dyed from the original red/brown.
• As of 1.8, terracotta replaced wool in desert temples.
• Terracotta has a smoother look compared to wool.
• Terracotta is useful for creating pixel art, or creating houses. Like Bricks, they are not used for anything other than building.
• Terracotta can occasionally be found in sandstone ruins that were added in 1.13.
• Unglazed Terracotta, with a blast resistance of 21, cannot be destroyed by ghast fireballs, similar to cobblestone .   
• Unglazed terracotta is stronger than Glazed Terracotta, with a blast resistance of 21, while glazed Terracotta only has a blast resistance of 7.
• Terracotta used to be called Stained Clay or Hardened Clay until the 1.12 update

Gallery

• A building made of terracotta blocks.

  A building made of terracotta blocks.

• Delta Airlines tail with terracotta blocks on a Boeing 717-200.

  Delta Airlines tail with terracotta blocks on a Boeing 717-200.

• These are all the colors of terracotta one can get.

  These are all the colors of terracotta one can get.

Video

• File:Terracotta - Minecraft Micro Guide