Clay

Clay is a Common crafting material in Palia.

Description

“	An earthen material. Can be smelted into ceramic for crafting.	”
–In-Game Item Description

How to Obtain

Mining

Clay can be mined from nodes found along the coastline of Kilima Lake and Fisherman's Lagoon.

Unlike other mineable resources, clay nodes only spawn in one size.

Image of Node	Drops	Hits to Break Node
	Clay	Makeshift Pick	Standard Pick	Fine Pick	Exquisite Pick
	5 - 9	4	3	2	2

Gardening

There is also a small chance of obtaining Clay while tilling Soil.

Reward

Clay can be obtained as a reward when completing the following Quest:

Friendship

 Hodari Level 1

• A Family Squabble

Uses

Gifting

Current weekly wants of Clay for November 3, 2025 - November 9, 2025:

• Nobody

Villagers who like Clay:

• So far, no villagers like to receive this as a general gift.
  Some villagers preferences have not been confirmed. (Edit)
  

Crafting

The following use Clay as an ingredient:

• Sneaky Smoke Bomb
• Ceramic
• Sticky Smoke Bomb
• Standard Smoke Bomb
• Supreme Smoke Bomb

Accomplishments

The following accomplishments require Clay:

• Every Mineral is Mine

Quests

Clay is not used in any Quests.

Bundles

Clay is not used in any Bundles.

Notes

• There is a small chance to obtain Quartz or Citrine, or their Star Quality versions, when breaking a clay node.

Experience from mining Clay counts towards the following Accomplishments:

• Advanced Miner
• Expert Miner
• Master Miner
• Mining Nodes

Gallery

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  Official Icon of Clay in Palia.

Update History

Build 0.166:

• Frequency of clay node spawns increased.