Brick

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This article is about the item. For the crafted block, see Bricks. For other uses, see Brick (disambiguation).
Brick
Brick.png: Infobox image for Brick the item in Minecraft
Invicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brick
Rarity tier

Common

Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

A brick is an item mainly obtained by smelting clay balls used to craft brick blocks, flower pots, and decorated pots.

Obtaining

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Mining

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When breaking a decorated pot with a tool without Silk Touch on the main hand, the decorated pot can drop 0-4 brick(s) depending on the material that the decorated pot was made of.

Generated loot

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Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Brick Desert well Suspicious sand 1 12.5%
Trail Ruins Suspicious gravel 1 4.4%
Bedrock Edition
Brick Desert well Suspicious sand 1 12.5%
Trail Ruins Suspicious gravel 1 8.7%

Smelting

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A brick can be obtained by smelting a clay ball.

Ingredients Smelting recipe
Clay Ball +
Any fuel
Invicon Clay Ball.png: Inventory sprite for Clay Ball in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Clay Ball with description: Clay Ball
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal

Invicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brick0.3

Trading

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VillagerProbabilityVillager wantsPlayer receivesTrades in
stock
Villager
experience
Price
multiplier
JEBE
Mason Novice100%100%Emerald10 × Brick1610.05

Usage

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Bricks can be used to craft brick blocks, flower pots, and decorated pots.

Crafting ingredient

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Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Bricks Brick
Invicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brick
Invicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: Bricks
Decorated Pot Any Pottery Sherd or Brick
Invicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brick
Invicon Decorated Pot.png: Inventory sprite for Decorated Pot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Decorated Pot with description: Decorated Pot
It is possible to use any combination of bricks and pottery sherds.
Flower Pot Brick
Invicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BrickInvicon Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Brick
Invicon Flower Pot.png: Inventory sprite for Flower Pot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Flower Pot with description: Flower Pot

Data values

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Java Edition:

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
ItemSprite brick.png: Sprite image for brick in Minecraft BrickbrickItem item.minecraft.brick

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Form Translation key
ItemSprite brick.png: Sprite image for brick in Minecraft Brickbrick383Item item.brick.name

Videos

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History

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Java Edition

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Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.11 Added brick items.
Java Edition
1.4.212w34aBricks are now used to craft flower pots.
1.1418w43a The texture of brick items has been changed.
19w11aMason villagers now sell 10 bricks for 1 emerald, making bricks renewable.
1.19.4
Experiment
Update 1.20
23w07aBricks can now be used for crafting decorated pots.
Bricks now drop when brushing suspicious sand in desert wells.
Bricks now drop when mining decorated pots with a tool on the main hand.
1.2023w12aThe probability for the brick to generate in the suspicious sand in desert wells has been changed from 1/7 to 1/8.
Brick can now be found in suspicious gravel and suspicious sand in trail ruins.
23w16aBrick no longer generates in suspicious sand in trail ruins.
Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the trail ruins; brick now is in the common loot.

Bedrock Edition

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Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0 Added brick items. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.
v0.3.2Bricks can now be obtained by smelting clay balls.
Bricks are now used to craft brick blocks.
v0.12.1build 1Bricks are now used to craft flower pots.
v0.16.0build 5Added bricks to the Creative inventory.[1]
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.316 bricks can now be obtained via trading with stone mason villagers for 1-2 emeralds.
The texture of brick items has now been changed.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.4Trading has been changed; bricks sold by stone mason villagers now cost only one emerald.
1.19.70
Experiment
Next Major Update
Preview 1.19.70.23Bricks now drop when brushing suspicious sand in desert wells and can be used to craft decorated pots.

Legacy Console Edition

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Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added brick items.
TU141.04Bricks are now used to craft flower pots.
1.90 The texture of brick items has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added brick items.

Data history

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Java Edition
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 336.

Issues

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Issues relating to "Brick" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References

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  1. MCPE-16556 — Brick and nether brick (Items) are not in creative inventory — resolved as "Fixed".
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