Brick
Material Stack: 64 Since Alpha v1.0.11
Quick answer: Smelt clay balls in a furnace: 1 clay ball becomes 1 brick with 0.3 XP.
How to get it
- Smelt clay balls in a furnace: 1 clay ball becomes 1 brick with 0.3 XP
- Break decorated pots without Silk Touch for 0-4 bricks depending on the sherds used
- Loot village mason chests and trade with mason villagers
Uses
- Craft brick blocks (4 bricks) for classic red-brick builds, stairs and slabs
- Craft flower pots to put plants on windowsills and tables
- Craft decorated pots with pottery sherds for archaeology-style decoration
- Sell to mason villagers as part of the clay-to-emerald pipeline
Renewability
Semi-renewable: clay is finite, but a good river deposit yields thousands.
Java vs Bedrock
Identical in Java and Bedrock.