Soft clay

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Soft clay
Release	6 April 2001 (Update)
Members	No
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Noteable	Yes
Destroy	Drop
Actions
Backpack	Mould
Values
Value	2 coins Cash out: 2 coins
High alch	1 coin
Low alch	1 coin
On death	Reclaimable Reclaim: 148 Sacrifice: 592
Weight	0.907 kg
Examine
Clay soft enough to mould. Used in Crafting (1).
Grand Exchange
Exchange	990 coins (info)
Buy limit	10,000
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Advanced data
Item ID	1761
Links	MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

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Soft clay is used in the Crafting, Construction, and Magic skills to make pottery, furniture, tablets, and urns. Money can be made by buying clay and making soft clay for a profit of roughly 255 coins. The closest water source to a bank is the fountain in the Meilyr district in Prifddinas.

Creation

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Required materials:

Clay 2 - - - - - - - - - - Production JSON:

{"exp":1,"product":"Soft clay","level2":"?","exp2":"?","level3":"?","skill3":"?","facility":"Water source","quantity":1,"ticks":"2","skill":"Crafting","link":"Soft clay","method":"","improved":0,"level":1,"skill2":"?","image":"[[File:Soft clay.png|link=Soft clay]]","mats":[{"quantity":"1","name":"Clay","image":"Clay.png"}],"exp3":"?"}

Soft clay

	-
1 XP	-	2 (1.2s)		990
Requirements
Crafting level				1
Must be performed at a water source
Free-to-play
Materials
Item		Quantity	Price	Total
	Clay	1	735	735
Profit				255

Required materials:

Clay Bowl of water 2 - - - - - - - - - - Production JSON:

{"exp":1,"product":"Soft clay","level2":"?","exp2":"?","level3":"?","skill3":"?","facility":"","quantity":1,"ticks":"2","skill":"Crafting","link":"Soft clay","method":"Using bowl of water","improved":0,"level":1,"skill2":"?","image":"[[File:Soft clay.png|link=Soft clay]]","mats":[{"quantity":"1","name":"Clay","image":"Clay.png"},{"quantity":"1","name":"Bowl of water","image":"Bowl of water.png"}],"exp3":"?"}

Soft clay
(Using bowl of water)

	-
1 XP	-	2 (1.2s)		990
Requirements
Crafting level				1
Free-to-play
Materials
Item		Quantity	Price	Total
	Clay	1	735	735
	Bowl of water	1	210	210
Total price				945
Profit				45

Required materials:

Clay Bucket of water 2 - - - - - - - - - - Production JSON:

{"exp":1,"product":"Soft clay","level2":"?","exp2":"?","level3":"?","skill3":"?","facility":"","quantity":1,"ticks":"2","skill":"Crafting","link":"Soft clay","method":"Using bucket of water","improved":0,"level":1,"skill2":"?","image":"[[File:Soft clay.png|link=Soft clay]]","mats":[{"quantity":"1","name":"Clay","image":"Clay.png"},{"quantity":"1","name":"Bucket of water","image":"Bucket of water.png"}],"exp3":"?"}

Soft clay
(Using bucket of water)

	-
1 XP	-	2 (1.2s)		990
Requirements
Crafting level				1
Free-to-play
Materials
Item		Quantity	Price	Total
	Clay	1	735	735
	Bucket of water	1	220	220
Total price				955
Profit				35

Required materials:

Clay Jug of water 2 - - - - - - - - - - Production JSON:

{"exp":1,"product":"Soft clay","level2":"?","exp2":"?","level3":"?","skill3":"?","facility":"","quantity":1,"ticks":"2","skill":"Crafting","link":"Soft clay","method":"Using jug of water","improved":0,"level":1,"skill2":"?","image":"[[File:Soft clay.png|link=Soft clay]]","mats":[{"quantity":"1","name":"Clay","image":"Clay.png"},{"quantity":"1","name":"Jug of water","image":"Jug of water.png"}],"exp3":"?"}

Soft clay
(Using jug of water)

	-
1 XP	-	2 (1.2s)		990
Requirements
Crafting level				1
Free-to-play
Materials
Item		Quantity	Price	Total
	Clay	1	735	735
	Jug of water	1	22	22
Total price				757
Profit				233

Soft clay can be created by using water on clay, awarding the player with 1 Crafting experience. This is done with a bucket of water or directly from a water source.

Players can also use Humidify from the Lunar Spells spellbook to turn an inventory of clay into soft clay at once (no Crafting experience will be awarded). To create pottery, soft clay must be used on a potter's wheel and then fired in a pottery oven. The exceptions are clay rings and clay skulls, which are made directly in the inventory. In addition, clay skulls do not need to be fired in a pottery oven.

As of the June 15th update, portable wells no longer function as a water source; water containers can no longer be filled from a well, nor can clay be softened at a well.

Clay can be quickly mined at the following locations:

• The Soft clay mining site in Prifddinas after Plague's End.
• The Crafting Guild: There is a sink in the Guild that can be used to quickly make soft clay. Using the sink with the clay will automatically turn an inventory of clay into soft clay. This can then be formed and fired using the pottery ovens in the guild. The urns can then be runed and banked at the deposit box located inside the guild (members-only, requiring completion of the Falador hard tasks) or the bank chest at the Clan Camp, east of the guild.
• Burthorpe's mine: There is a well just outside it, and players can bank near the Warrior Guild chest.

Gathering

Normally, mined clay must be converted to soft clay with water. However, with a bracelet of clay equipped, players can mine soft clay directly. The bracelet crumbles to dust after 28 soft clay are mined. Also, when mining clay, the bracelets affect the extra clay gained from Varrock armour, but these extra clay do not remove extra charges from the bracelet. This means one bracelet can actually be used to acquire more than 28 soft clay if the player has completed Varrock achievements.

Another method to directly mine soft clay is at the Ithell Clay mine in the Ithell Clan area in Prifddinas after completion of Plague's End. Players can also pickpocket soft clay from Ithell workers. Since the Ithell Clay mine already provides soft clay, the bracelet of clay gives an additional soft clay each time. This does remove charges from the bracelet. The Varrock armour works here as well, making it possible to mine four soft clay for only one charge.

Soft clay
Mining level	75
Source	Soft clay rocks
Core
Rock stats
Durability	75
Hardness	0
Multiplier	0.66
Base ore	1

Crafting

Level	Item	Spinning Exp	Firing Exp	Total Exp
1	Empty pot	6.25	6.25	12.5
4	Clay ring	11.5	8.5	20
7	Pie dish	15	10	25
8	Bowl	18	15	33
19	Plant pot (m)	20	17.5	37.5
25	Pot lid (m)	20	20	40

Cooking Urns

Level	Item	Spinning Exp	Firing Exp	Total Exp
2	Cracked cooking urn (nr)	12	18	30
12	Fragile cooking urn (nr)	16	24	40
36	Plain cooking urn (nr)	28.6	42.9	68.5
51	Strong cooking urn (nr)	35	52.5	87,5
81	Decorated cooking urn (nr)	52	78	130

Divination urns

Level	Item	Spinning Exp	Firing Exp	Total Exp
3	Cracked divination urn (nr)	12	18	30
16	Fragile divination urn (nr)	16	24	40
38	Plain divination urn (nr)	28.6	42.9	68.5
56	Strong divination urn (nr)	35	52.5	87.5
82	Decorated divination urn (nr)	52	78	130

Farming urns

Level	Item	Spinning Exp	Firing Exp	Total Exp
5	Cracked farming urn (nr)	12	18	30
18	Fragile farming urn (nr)	16	24	40
40	Plain farming urn (nr)	28.6	42.9	68.5
58	Strong farming urn (nr)	35	52.5	87.5
84	Decorated farming urn (nr)	52	78	130

Fishing urns

Level	Item	Spinning Exp	Firing Exp	Total Exp
2	Cracked fishing urn (nr)	12	18	30
15	Fragile fishing urn (nr)	20	30	50
41	Plain fishing urn (nr)	31.2	46.8	78
53	Strong fishing urn (nr)	36	54	90
76	Decorated fishing urn (nr)	48	72	120

Hunter urns

Level	Item	Spinning Exp	Firing Exp	Total Exp
3	Cracked hunter urn (nr)	12	18	30
17	Fragile hunter urn (nr)	16	24	40
34	Plain hunter urn (nr)	28.6	42.9	71.5
55	Strong hunter urn (nr)	35	52.5	87.5
79	Decorated hunter urn (nr)	52	78	130

Mining urns

Level	Item	Spinning Exp	Firing Exp	Total Exp
1	Cracked mining urn (nr)	13	16.8	29.8
17	Fragile mining urn (nr)	20	31.8	51.8
32	Plain mining urn (nr)	28	40.8	68.8
48	Strong mining urn (nr)	36	49.2	85.2
78	Decorated mining urn (nr)	51	57	108

Prayer urns

Level	Item	Spinning Exp	Firing Exp	Total Exp
2	Impious urn (nr)	12	18	30
26	Accursed urn (nr)	25	37.5	62.5
62	Infernal urn (nr)	40	60	100

Runecrafting urns

Level	Item	Spinning Exp	Firing Exp	Total Exp
4	Cracked runecrafting urn (nr)	12	18	30
18	Fragile runecrafting urn (nr)	16	24	40
33	Plain runecrafting urn (nr)	28.6	42.9	81.5
52	Strong runecrafting urn (nr)	35	52.5	87.5
77	Decorated runecrafting urn (nr)	52	78	130

Smithing urns

Level	Item	Spinning Exp	Firing Exp	Total Exp
4	Cracked smelting urn (nr)	14	23.1	37.1
17	Fragile smelting urn (nr)	16	31.8	51.8
35	Plain smelting urn (nr)	29	42	71
49	Strong smelting urn (nr)	36	70	106
80	Decorated smelting urn (nr)	52	50.1	102.1

Woodcutting urns

Level	Item	Spinning Exp	Firing Exp	Total Exp
4	Cracked woodcutting urn (nr)	15.4	23.1	38.5
15	Fragile woodcutting urn (nr)	20	30	50
44	Plain woodcutting urn (nr)	32	48	80
61	Strong woodcutting urn (nr)	38.8	58.2	97
76	Decorated woodcutting urn (nr)	48	72	120

Drop sources

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For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here (include RDT).

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	Members
Baby impling jar	?	1	17/1673	N/A
Baby impling	17	1	17/1673	N/A
Crafting crate (small)	?	66	Unknown
Ithell worker	92	1	Uncommon	N/A
Living rock protector	92	3; 8 (noted)	Rare
Rare drop table	?	450–550 (noted)	Uncommon	N/A
Soft clay rock	75	1	Always	N/A
TokHaar-Hur Fight Cauldron	112	5	Common
TzHaar-Hur	86; 98	3 (noted)	Uncommon
Young impling jar	?	1	Rare	N/A
Young impling	22	1	Rare	N/A

Disassembly

Disassembly category	Default disassembly items
Disassembly XP	0.1
Item quantity required	1
Material count	1
Base junk chance	?  98.9% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 98.9% 1 34 98.0 2 49 96.0 3 64 94.0 4 69 92.0 5 78 90.0 6 83 87.1 7 91 85.1 8 95 82.1 9 105 79.2
Possible materials
Often
Simple parts	99/100
Rarely
Variable components	1/100

Update history

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• patch 14 January 2019 (Update):
  • Fixed typo when Ithell Voice of Seren transports soft clay to a players bank.

• update 6 April 2001 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Players are required to make soft clay in Draynor Village for the Lumbridge achievements.
• Soft clay is needed to repair the broken clay golem in The Golem quest.
• Soft clay is occasionally found on islands in the Uncharted Isles, making it one of the few items found in The Arc to be sellable for coins.