Lime Terracotta
Lime Terracotta is a muted earthy-green clay block crafted from 8 terracotta and 1 lime dye, ideal for Badlands builds and warm interiors.
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Description
Lime Terracotta is a dyed clay block with a muted, earthy green tone, crafted by surrounding one lime dye with eight terracotta in a crafting grid, yielding eight blocks at once. Lime Terracotta never generates naturally — the banded strata of badlands biomes contain only regular, red, orange, yellow, white, light gray, and brown terracotta — so crafting is the only source in Survival. With a hardness of 1.25 and a blast resistance of 4.2, the block is noticeably sturdier than wool, and a pickaxe of any tier is required to mine it: broken by hand, it drops nothing. Smelted in a furnace, it transforms into Lime Glazed Terracotta, a decorative variant marked by an ornamental glaze pattern, which makes the dyed form a popular choice for warm interior walls, mesa-themed structures, and pottery builds.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:lime_terracotta
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:lime_terracotta
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 1.25 |
| Blast resistance | 4.2 |
| Java Edition | 1.6.1 |
Java & Bedrock Guide
How to craft and use Lime Terracotta in Minecraft
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Gather terracotta
Mine terracotta blocks from Badlands biomes where they generate in large quantities, or craft your own by smelting clay blocks — one clay block yields 1 terracotta in any furnace.
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Obtain lime dye
Craft lime dye by combining one green dye (smelted from cactus) and one white dye in a crafting grid — this yields 2 lime dye; on Bedrock, bone meal works in place of white dye. Alternatively, smelt a sea pickle in a furnace, or buy 3 lime dye from a wandering trader for 1 emerald.
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Craft Lime Terracotta
Open the crafting table, place 1 lime dye in the center slot, and fill the remaining 8 slots with plain terracotta blocks. This crafts 8 Lime Terracotta at once — the same 1:8 ratio applies to every terracotta color variant.
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Smelt for the glazed variant
Place Lime Terracotta in a furnace with any fuel to produce Lime Glazed Terracotta, which features a decorative swirling glaze pattern. The glazed variant adds an ornamental touch to pottery-themed and Badlands-inspired builds.
Tip
Stained terracotta cannot be re-dyed: only plain terracotta accepts dye, and the color is permanent. Craft only the amount you need — surplus Lime Terracotta can still be smelted into its glazed form.
How to craft this block
Crafting
Lime Terracotta
8
Used in crafts
Frequently asked questions
How do you craft Lime Terracotta in Minecraft?
Place 1 lime dye in the center of a crafting table and surround it with 8 plain terracotta blocks. This yields 8 Lime Terracotta at once. Only plain terracotta works as the starting material — stained terracotta cannot be re-dyed.
Where does Lime Terracotta spawn naturally?
Nowhere — Lime Terracotta never generates naturally. Badlands strata contain only regular, red, orange, yellow, white, light gray, and brown terracotta, so the lime variant is obtained exclusively through crafting.
What is the blast resistance of Lime Terracotta?
Lime Terracotta has a blast resistance of 4.2 and a hardness of 1.25. It resists explosions better than wool and most wood blocks. A pickaxe of any tier is required — broken without one, it drops nothing.
How do you make Lime Glazed Terracotta?
Smelt Lime Terracotta in any furnace using any fuel source. One Lime Terracotta smelts into one Lime Glazed Terracotta, which displays a decorative swirling glaze pattern on its surface.
Can you re-dye Lime Terracotta to another color?
No. Stained terracotta cannot be re-dyed — the dyeing recipe only accepts plain terracotta, and the color is permanent. To get a different color, dye fresh plain terracotta with that color's dye instead.
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