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Chiseled Polished Blackstone

Chiseled Polished Blackstone

Chiseled polished blackstone is a decorative variant of polished blackstone. Its design depicts a pattern resembling a piglin's snout.

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Contents (16)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Natural generation
  4. Crafting
  5. Stonecutting
  6. Usage
  7. Sounds
  8. Data values
  9. ID
  10. Videos
  11. History
  12. Java Edition
  13. Bedrock Edition
  14. Issues
  15. Gallery
  16. Screenshots
Chiseled Polished Blackstone
Chiseled Polished Blackstone.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Chiseled Polished Blackstone'
Invicon Chiseled Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Chiseled Polished Blackstone
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance 6
Hardness 1.5
Luminous No
Transparent No
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava
No
Map color
 29 COLOR_BLACK
Note block instrument Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype Slow Bouncy

Chiseled polished blackstone is a decorative variant of polished blackstone. Its design depicts a pattern resembling a piglin's snout.

Obtaining

Breaking

Chiseled polished blackstone needs to be broken using a pickaxe, otherwise the block drops nothing.

Block BlockSprite chiseled-polished-blackstone.png: Sprite image for chiseled-polished-blackstone in MinecraftChiseled Polished Blackstone
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 7.5 (JE)
7.5 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.15 (JE)
1.15 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.6 (JE)
0.6 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.45 (JE)
0.45 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.4 (JE)
0.4 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.3 (JE)
0.3 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.25 (JE)
0.25 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.2 (JE)
0.2 (BE)
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Natural generation

Chiseled polished blackstone can generate in bastion remnants and nether ruined portals.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Polished Blackstone Slab
Invicon Polished Blackstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone Slab with description: Polished Blackstone SlabInvicon Polished Blackstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone Slab with description: Polished Blackstone Slab
Invicon Chiseled Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Chiseled Polished Blackstone

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Polished Blackstone
Invicon Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone with description: Polished BlackstoneInvicon Chiseled Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Chiseled Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Chiseled Polished Blackstone

Usage

Chiseled polished blackstone is a decorative block. It has a piglin's snout engraved on it. See also Easter eggs#Mobs on chiseled blocks.

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
BlockSprite chiseled-polished-blackstone.png: Sprite image for chiseled-polished-blackstone in Minecraft Chiseled Polished Blackstonechiseled_polished_blackstoneBlock & Item block.minecraft.chiseled_polished_blackstone

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite chiseled-polished-blackstone.png: Sprite image for chiseled-polished-blackstone in Minecraft Chiseled Polished Blackstonechiseled_polished_blackstone534Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -279)
tile.chiseled_polished_blackstone.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1620w15a Added chiseled polished blackstone.
1.1620w16a Chiseled polished blackstone now generates in bastion remnants and ruined portals.
1.16.220w28a Chiseled polished blackstone is now renewable because piglins may give blackstone when bartering.
26.2snap1 Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb chiseled polished blackstone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
snap6 Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57 Added chiseled polished blackstone.
beta 1.16.0.59 Chiseled polished blackstone now generates in ruined portals and bastion remnants.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026
Preview 26.20.23 Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb chiseled polished blackstone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30Preview 26.30.20 Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Preview 26.30.27 Chiseled polished blackstone's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Issues

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

Screenshots

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How to craft Chiseled Polished Blackstone
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