COLORED TERRACOTTA
1 trade involving this item across 1 trader.
- Last checked
- 11 August 2026
- Java Edition
- 26.2, 1 of 1 row found
- Bedrock Edition
- 1.26.30.5, 1 of 1 matching
- Edition differences
- none, both editions match
Colored Terracotta in villager trading
Colored Terracotta is something you buy from villagers rather than sell to them; it does not appear as a raw-material trade, so trading is one of the few survival-friendly ways to stock up on it.
Colored Terracotta is decoration rather than equipment: it changes how a build looks and nothing else.
Villagers that sell Colored Terracotta(you give emeralds, get Colored Terracotta)
| Profession | Level | Price | Amount | Villager XP |  Java 26.2 |  Bedrock 1.26.30.5 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | Expert |  | 15same in Bedrock | verified | verified | Color varies by biome |
The 1 trade on this item was read out of the trade files Minecraft Java 26.2 ships in its own data, checked on against the item, both amounts and the use limit. Bedrock 1.26.30.5 is read as well, and where it disagrees the row says how. Which files, and what is not checked.
Your odds of finding Colored Terracotta
A villager only shows part of its trade table, so knowing who trades colored terracotta is not the same as getting it. The friendliest roll here is the mason (expert): 6.1% of them carry it, so it takes about 16.5 of them on average before one does.
| Villager | Tier | Villagers with this offer | Rolls to see it | Most from one villager | After a cure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | Expert | 6.1% (2 in 33)Bedrock -50% (-1 in 2) | about 16.5 | 24 colored terracotta a day2 restocks a day | no change |
The chance is the draw size over the pool size in the game's own trade set file for that tier. The Bedrock line under it is the same sum on Bedrock's own table, which splits a tier into groups and draws out of each one separately, so the two editions often disagree. The day figure is the trade's use limit times the 2 restocks a villager is allowed per in-game day (Villager.allowedToRestock), so it is a ceiling and not an average: it assumes you are there for every restock. Counted from the game's own draw sizes. How that check works.
Who trades Colored Terracotta, and at what price
To buy Colored Terracotta, visit a Mason at the Expert tier (1 emerald).
Is trading Colored Terracotta worth it?
Colored Terracotta sells for as little as 1 emerald, from the Mason at the Expert tier, and 2 of the other 9 cost less. The price is fixed rather than rolled, so a second Mason will quote you exactly the same.
 | BrickNovice | 1 | |
| Chiseled Stone BricksApprentice | 1 | ||
| Colored TerracottaExpert | 1 | ||
| Dripstone BlockJourneyman | 1 | ||
| Glazed TerracottaExpert | 1 | ||
| Polished AndesiteJourneyman | 1 | ||
| Polished DioriteJourneyman | 1 | ||
| Polished GraniteJourneyman | 1 | ||
| Quartz BlockMaster | 1 | ||
| Quartz PillarMaster | 1 |
What 1 emerald costs in goods
The Mason at its expert tier asks 1 emerald for colored terracotta. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:
| A full slot of | To | Emeralds | Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 diamonds | expert Toolsmith | 12 | 12 colored terracotta |
| 48 melons | journeyman Farmer | 12 | 12 colored terracotta |
| 48 pufferfish | master Fisherman | 12 | 12 colored terracotta |
| 112 raw porkchops | novice Butcher | 16 | 16 colored terracotta |
| 240 beetroot | novice Farmer | 16 | 16 colored terracotta |
| 288 black wool | novice Shepherd | 16 | 16 colored terracotta |
| 320 stone | apprentice Mason | 16 | 16 colored terracotta |
| 360 flint | journeyman Toolsmith | 12 | 12 colored terracotta |
a diamond against 30 flint for the same 1 emerald, 30 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Butcher at 37.5 real seconds of shelf, gathering not counted.
How Colored Terracotta trading works
Every colored terracotta offer here locks after 12 uses, and a villager restocks up to twice per Minecraft day, so one is good for 24 of these trades a day and no more.
The earliest colored terracotta shows up is the Mason's Expert tier, level 4 of five, which a villager reaches at 150 trade experience. A freshly employed one is 3 tiers short of offering colored terracotta at all.
How long Colored Terracotta takes in real time
12 colored terracotta empty one slot at the Mason, 2400 ticks (Villager.allowedToRestock) at 20 a second (TickRateManager) refill it 2 real minutes later, and the 24000-tick villager day (Timelines) holds 2 of those fills in 20 real minutes.
So one mason moves 24 colored terracotta against 24 emeralds a Minecraft day, colored terracotta every 50 real seconds, 1.2 emeralds a real minute. 64 colored terracotta take 6 fills across 3 Minecraft days, 6 minutes of it watching the mason walk back to its stonecutter.
Tips for trading Colored Terracotta
- Clearing the shelf: one Mason sells 12 colored terracotta before it has to restock, 12 emeralds for the full slot.
- Where the emeralds come from: the same Mason pays an emerald per 10 clay balls.
- Also on the Mason's list: glazed terracotta, quartz pillar, quartz block, brick, stone, chiseled stone bricks.
Colored Terracotta trading FAQ
How much does Colored Terracotta cost from a villager?
Can you sell Colored Terracotta to a villager for emeralds?
Same trader, other items
The Mason works at a stonecutter and also trades:
Clay Ball