Are Clay Minions Actually Good for Money Making in Hypixel Skyblock?

As an experienced Hypixel Skyblock player with over 500 hours invested, I‘m often asked – are clay minions worth using for money making? Or should you just go with snow minions instead?

The truth is, it depends. Clay minions can be just as viable as snow minions for earning coins, especially early game. You just need to use the right setup and strategy.

In this expert guide, I‘ll compare clay and snow minions in-depth across all minion tiers. You‘ll see exactly how much each one profits per day, and when clay minions can beat out snow. I‘ve crunched the numbers and analyzed all the details so you can make the best decision for your money making needs.

Let‘s dive in!

How Do Clay Minions Make Money?

First, a quick refresher on how clay minions produce coins:

• The minion repeatedly breaks and places clay blocks every 16 seconds
• Each clay block broken drops 4 clay
• Using a Super Compactor 3000, the clay compacts into enchanted clay blocks
• Selling the enchanted clay to an NPC shop nets around $1350 coins per block

So your daily clay minion profits depend on:

• Minion tier – Higher tiers harvest clay faster
• Super Compactor – Condenses clay into more valuable enchanted blocks
• Selling to NPC – NPC shops pay more than the Bazaar

For example, based on official minion stats, a maxed out T11 clay minion produces 2707 clay per day. With a Super Compactor, that‘s 67 enchanted clay blocks worth around 90k coins when sold to an NPC.

Now let‘s see how snow minions compare…

How Snow Minions Generate Coins

Snow minions work very similarly:

• They break and harvest snow blocks over time
• The snow is compacted into enchanted snow blocks
• Selling to an NPC shop nets coins

Snow earns more than clay since:

• Enchanted snow sells for higher base value than enchanted clay
• Snow minions have faster break/place speed than clay

For example, based on community tests, a maxed T11 snow minion makes around 130k coins daily.

Already we can see snow produces almost 50% more coins at T11. But next I‘ll break down the tier-by-tier earnings so you can see exactly when snow minions pull ahead.

Detailed Clay vs Snow Minion Profit Comparison

Here‘s a table showing the exact number of coins generated per day by clay and snow minions at each tier, using a Super Compactor and selling to NPC:

As you can see, snow minions start outearning clay around T5, and the gap widens significantly in higher tiers.

But just looking at revenue doesn‘t give the full picture. We also need to consider costs.

Clay vs Snow Minion Cost Comparison

Here‘s a breakdown of the total upgrade costs to reach each tier:

As expected, snow minions cost more to upgrade at every tier past T1. The T11 upgrade is over 2x more expensive for snow.

This brings us to…

When Are Clay Minions Actually Better Than Snow?

Given the earnings and costs laid out above, in my expert opinion:

Clay minions are preferable early game up until about T6. The extra revenue from snow minions takes too long to pay back their higher upgrade costs in the low tiers.

Once you reach T7-T9, snow minions become the better option. At mid-tier levels, the upgrade costs have evened out and the coin generation advantage of snow outweighs clay.

However, at T11, clay minions once again take the lead for money making. Snow only earns 50% more coins than clay at T11, but costs over 2x as much to upgrade.

Finally, in the super late game T12 level, snow minions regain the advantage. The massive coin generation potential outweighs all other considerations.

Other Top Minion Money Makers

Beyond clay and snow, here are other profitable minions I recommend:

• Tarantula – The undisputed king for NPC selling. A T11 tarantula minion generates over 500k coins per day. Massively expensive to upgrade.

• Redstone/Lapis – Great options for bazaar flipping. Low operational costs and consistent demand. I typically earn 300-400k daily from my T11 redstone minions.

• Diamond – Extremely lucrative bazaar margins, but low sales volume caps profit potential around 100k coins per day.

Final Verdict – Should YOU Use Clay Minions?

So in summary, clay minions are in fact great money makers:

• In the early-mid game until about T6
• At T11 when upgrade costs are minimized
• As supplemental income alongside other minions and money methods

Just don‘t expect clay minions alone to generate millions of coins per day. They are most cost effective at specific tier levels.

I hope this detailed breakdown helps provide clarity on the real profit potential of clay minions! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Your friend,

Jason from Hypixel