Overview
Light Gray 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.
Minecraft classifies Light Gray Terracotta as a coloured block. Light Gray Terracotta is made at a crafting table. Hardness 1.25 puts it in the middle of the pack for mining speed.
Mine it with a wooden pickaxe or better, or you get no drop at all. Broken correctly, it drops itself. Sixty-four fit in one inventory slot.
The recipe calls for Terracotta and Light Gray Dye. Its only crafting use is Light Gray Glazed Terracotta.
About the light gray set
How long it takes to break
At a hardness of 1.25, Light Gray Terracotta takes 6.3 seconds to punch out and 0.25 seconds with a netherite-tier tool of the correct class.
Iron takes 0.35 seconds against diamond's 0.25, so the upgrade worth making for this block is the one to diamond.
It will break below wooden, and you will get nothing for it. That combination of time spent and drop lost is the classic mining mistake.
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
Light Gray Terracotta resists blasts at 4.2, which usually is not enough when something explodes nearby. Light does not pass through it, and it emits none of its own. A single slot takes 64, the usual 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
Light Gray Terracotta ×8
Drops
Mined with Wooden Pickaxe, Light Gray Terracotta drops itself.
Used to craft
Light Gray Terracotta is an ingredient in 1 recipes, producing Light Gray Glazed Terracotta.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Light Gray Terracotta in Minecraft?
Light Gray Terracotta is crafted from Terracotta and Light Gray Dye.
What tool do you need to break Light Gray Terracotta?
Wooden Pickaxe or better is required; anything weaker destroys the block without dropping it.
Is Light Gray Terracotta blast resistant?
Light Gray Terracotta has a blast resistance of 4.2, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Light Gray Terracotta fit in one stack?
A stack is 64, and a double chest of them comes to 3,456.
How long does Light Gray Terracotta take to break?
About 0.25 seconds if you bring the correct netherite tool; 6.3 seconds with your fists.
The rest of the set
Light Gray Terracotta is one of 17. Every other member behaves the same way:
