Overview
Black Terracotta is one of the 17 variants of Terracotta: same recipe, same hardness, same drops — only the look differs. The full write-up for the set is on the Terracotta page.
In Minecraft 1.21.4, Black Terracotta is a coloured block. Black Terracotta has a crafting recipe, so it is renewable as long as you can source its ingredients. At a hardness of 1.25 it takes a moment to break but never slows a build down.
It needs at least a wooden pickaxe to drop anything; a weaker tool destroys it for nothing. Mining it returns the block itself, so it is safe to relocate. A full stack holds 64.
It is crafted from Terracotta and Black Dye. It goes into exactly one recipe: Black Glazed Terracotta.
About the black set
How long it takes to break
At a hardness of 1.25, Black Terracotta takes 6.3 seconds to punch out and 0.25 seconds with a netherite-tier tool of the correct class.
Iron manages 0.35 seconds and diamond 0.25, which makes diamond the tier that changes how this block feels.
The block still breaks with a weaker tool, but below wooden it yields nothing at all — the time is spent and the drop is lost, which is the single most common way players waste a vein.
Efficiency adds its level squared plus one to the tool speed, so Efficiency V is about 2.5 times faster than the same tool unenchanted.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand * | 6.3 s | 6.3 s | 6.3 s |
| Wooden | 0.95 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Stone | 0.5 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
| Iron | 0.35 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
| Diamond | 0.25 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
| Netherite | 0.25 s | 0.1 s | 0.1 s |
| Golden | 0.2 s | 0.1 s | instant |
Properties
Blast resistance on Black Terracotta is 4.2, so an explosion nearby will usually take it out. It stops light entirely and gives off no light. 64 fit in a slot — a full stack. The fastest tool for it is a pickaxe; any other kind of tool mines it no faster than a bare hand does, because the speed bonus only applies to the tool class the block is tagged for.
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Wooden Pickaxe
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Black Terracotta ×8
Drops
Mined with Wooden Pickaxe, Black Terracotta drops itself.
Used to craft
Black Terracotta is an ingredient in 1 recipes, producing Black Glazed Terracotta.
Guides and tools that cover this
Frequently asked questions
How do you get Black Terracotta in Minecraft?
Black Terracotta is crafted from Terracotta and Black Dye.
What tool do you need to break Black Terracotta?
Wooden Pickaxe or better is required; anything weaker destroys the block without dropping it.
Is Black Terracotta blast resistant?
Black Terracotta has a blast resistance of 4.2, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Black Terracotta fit in one stack?
64 per stack, so a double chest holds 3,456 Black Terracotta.
How long does Black Terracotta take to break?
0.25 seconds with a netherite-tier tool of the right class, or 6.3 seconds bare-handed.
The rest of the set
Black Terracotta is one of 17. Every other member behaves the same way:
