Guide on How to Get Clay in Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley has added numerous features that keep updating with more updates. But still, there are resources and essentials that are hidden from the newbies. The perfect example is Clay. Clay is a resource that is obtained by various methods. If you are not a veteran player, then you should too learn how to get Clay in Stardew Valley from different methods and everything related clay. Let’s get started.

How to Get Clay in Stardew Valley

To get Clay in Stardew Valley, players should tilt the soil from the ground. As a farmer, you will need a hoe to tilt for cropping. There is also a small chance of getting some Clay if tilting sand. As a newbie, this is the easiest and most common way to get Caly. But there are more methods to get Clay.

Other Methods to Get Clay

Players can get Clay by Artifacts Spots. These spots look like worms like black threads sprouting out of the ground. You can dig those spots with a 24% to 60% chance of collecting 1x to 3x Clay a day. Another method to get Clay is Mining. You can dig the dirt patches on the mine’s floors to get Clay.

However, you can get Clay when Geodes drops it. The chances are 6.25% but you might get lucky. You can also get Clay as a gift. Jas or Vincent can gift it to you during the Feast of the Winter Year. You can also collect the deposits from Ginger Island but it is a challenge. Let’s go into detail about the mining and farming of Clay.

Mining Clay from Ginger Island

You can farm clay from its deposits on Ginger Island on Dig Site. But first, you need to gain access to it. Next, you can farm clay using its deposit. You can break it through pickaxe into small chunks. Players need to reach the Dig Site on Ginger Island to get these clay deposits. The Dig Site is on the northern side of the Ginger Island.

But it will be wreaked. You need to repair it first. You can spend 10 Golden Walnuts to repair it. If you have unlocked the parrot lifts, then you can use them to complete this task.

Farming Clay in Mine

To farm clay players must reach Floor 15. Players can use the clay from the soft earth that will be found on the south side of the elevator and ladder. Begin by tilting the land and return to the 1st floor. Next, take the elevator get back to Floor 15, and unload earth. In case you find no clay then you can try titling again.

Where to use Clay?

Clay can be used for various recipes and even build a Silo. Such as :

• Bone Mill: This mill is used to turn bone items into fertilizer. It can be made with 3x Clay, 20x Stone, and 10x Bone Fragments. The recipe can be obtained by completing the Fragments of the Past special order from Gunther.
• Brick Floor: This floor is for decoration. It can be made with 2x Clay and 5x Stones. The recipe can be obtained from Robin’s Shop for 500 gold.
• Garden Pot: This pot allows you to grow any crops indoors and seasonal crops when outdoors. It can be made with 1x Clay, 10x Stone, and 1x Refined Quartz. The recipe can be obtained by completing the Party Bundles from the Community Center or unlocking the Greenhouse.
• Deluxe Retaining Soil: This soil stores the complete water in it overnight. It can be made with 1x Clay, 3x Fiber, and 5x Stones. The recipe can be obtained by buying from Island Trader from Cinder Shards. It will need 10 Golden Walnuts.
• Quality Retaining Mill: This soil stores the water in it overnight. It can be made with 1x Clay and 3x Stones. The recipe can be obtained by reaching Farming Level 7.
• Fiber Seeds: These seeds can be used to plant any seasonal crop without water. It can be made with 1x Clay, 1x Mixed Seeds, and 5x Sap. The recipe can be obtained by completing the Community Cleanup special order for Linus.
• Silo: It can be made with 10x Clay, 100x Stone, 5x Copper Bar, and 100 gold. You can get the recipe once you talk to Robin when she on her shop.

Other Uses of Clay

• It can be used to sew Brown shirts as a spool. It is also useful to produce orange dye.
• It’s useful for fulfilling the Fish Pond requests, such as Crab pot fish, Bullhead, foraging fish, and Largemouth Bass.

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