Your world seed map · Java 26.3
Enter your world seed, generation version and dimension to locate biomes and structures. Ore deposits still require the depth and tool instructions below.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Clay gathering and processing
Overworld — lush-cave pond floors, rivers and shallow lakes.
SEE WHERE TO GO
Interactive location map
Interactive maps & location tools
Before you go
- Shovel recommended for gathering.
- Regular furnace and fuel for bricks or terracotta.
- Inventory space for clay and processed blocks.
Farming steps
- Find a lush-cave pond floor, river or shallow lake with exposed clay blocks.
- Mine the blocks and collect the clay balls.
- For bricks, smelt clay balls in a regular furnace with fuel.
- Collect the brick output and keep it separate from unprocessed clay.
- For terracotta, craft clay balls back into clay blocks before smelting those blocks.
- Collect terracotta and use it in the intended build or recipe.
- Repeat the gathering trip if the project needs more clay.
- A Silk Touch tool preserves the clay block when you want to move or store it intact.
- Fortune does not improve clay drops, so use the tool that suits your block-versus-ball goal.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeatable as a gathering trip, but each deposit is finite.
Common mistakes
- Smelting clay balls while aiming for terracotta: recraft them into clay blocks first.
- Expecting Fortune to increase clay drops: it does not; gather more blocks instead.
- Using the wrong furnace process: use a regular furnace for the described smelting.
When to stop or switch
Stop when the required bricks or terracotta are ready; collect more clay only if the project needs another batch.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.
