Magenta Terracotta
Magenta Terracotta is a craft-only magenta building block: eight Terracotta blocks plus one Magenta Dye yield eight, and mining requires a pickaxe.
Description
An expert-level mason villager trades all 16 terracotta colors, which keeps Magenta Terracotta renewable (the supply restocks endlessly through trading). A furnace converts each Magenta Terracotta block into one Magenta Glazed Terracotta block. The flat, saturated magenta face of Magenta Terracotta suits accent walls, geometric floors, and pixel-art panels. One Magenta Dye always colors a full batch of eight blocks, so plan Magenta Terracotta builds in multiples of eight.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:magenta_terracotta
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:magenta_terracotta
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 1.25 |
| Blast resistance | 4.2 |
| Java Edition | 1.6.1 |
Guide
How to Get Magenta Terracotta in Minecraft
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1
Smelt Clay into Terracotta
Place blocks of Clay in a furnace with any fuel. Every block of Clay smelts into one Terracotta block.
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2
Craft Magenta Dye from a Lilac
Put one Lilac on a crafting grid to receive two Magenta Dye. One Allium also works and yields one Magenta Dye.
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3
Dye eight Terracotta blocks at once
On a crafting table, fill the 3×3 grid with eight Terracotta blocks and put the Magenta Dye in the center. The recipe outputs eight Magenta Terracotta blocks.
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4
Trade with an expert mason villager
Open the trade window of an expert-level mason villager. Expert masons offer all 16 terracotta colors, so trading supplies Magenta Terracotta without any crafting.
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5
Smelt the blocks into Magenta Glazed Terracotta
Place Magenta Terracotta in a furnace. Every block smelts into one Magenta Glazed Terracotta block.
One Lilac yields two Magenta Dye, and each dye colors eight blocks — a single Lilac covers 16 Magenta Terracotta blocks.
How to craft this block
Used in crafts
Frequently asked questions
Can Magenta Terracotta be undyed or recolored?
No crafting recipe removes or changes the dye on Magenta Terracotta. The dyeing is permanent, so dyed blocks never return to plain Terracotta.
What happens when Magenta Terracotta is mined without a pickaxe?
Magenta Terracotta drops nothing without a pickaxe. Any pickaxe, even a wooden pickaxe, breaks the block and collects the item.
Which Minecraft update added Magenta Terracotta?
Java Edition 1.6.1 added the block under the name Magenta Stained Clay. Update 1.12 gave the color family the terracotta name used today.
Is Magenta Terracotta flammable?
Magenta Terracotta does not catch fire, and lava does not destroy the block. Open flames and lava falls leave Magenta Terracotta intact.
Does Magenta Terracotta emit light?
Magenta Terracotta emits no light. The opaque block also stops light from passing through, so a glowstone lamp behind Magenta Terracotta stays hidden.
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