Cinnabar Stairs
| Renewable | No |
|---|---|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance | 6 |
| Hardness | 1.5 |
| Luminous | No |
| Transparent | Partial (blocks light)[JE only] Yes[BE only] |
| Waterloggable | Yes |
| Flammable | No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Map color | 28 COLOR |
| Note block instrument | Bass Drum |
Cinnabar stairs are a decorative stairs variant of cinnabar used for building.
Obtaining
Breaking
Cinnabar stairs drop as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.
| Block | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 1.5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 7.5 (JE) 7.5 (BE) | |
| 1.15 (JE) 1.15 (BE) | ||
| 0.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE) | ||
| 0.45 (JE) 0.45 (BE) | ||
| 0.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE) | ||
| 0.3 (JE) 0.3 (BE) | ||
| 0.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE) | ||
| 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
- ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.
Crafting
Stonecutting
Usage
Sounds
cinnabar sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Block placed[until: JE 26.4] | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
cinnabar sound type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.3–0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Something falls on a block | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.75 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Jumping from the block | block | subtitles | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
cinnabar_stairs | Block & Item | block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Block tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
cinnabar_stairs | 1367 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -1112) | minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructibleminecraft:cornerable_stairs |
tile |
Block states
See also: Block states
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| facing | north | eastnorthsouthwest | The direction the stairs' full-block side faces. When placed in-game by a player, this matches the direction the player faces. |
| half | bottom | bottomtop | Top if the stairs are upside-down. |
| shape | straight | inner_leftinner_rightouter_leftouter_rightstraight | "straight" is the default stairs shape. "inner" is an "inside corner" stair shape, with two full-block and two stair-shaped side faces. "outer" is an "outside corner" stair shape, with two stair-shaped and two half-block side faces. "left" and "right" specify in which direction is the higher part of the step. |
| waterlogged | false | falsetrue | Whether or not there's water in the same place as these stairs. |
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| upside_down_bit | 0x4 | false | falsetrue | 01 | True if the stairs are upside-down. |
| weirdo_direction | 0x10x2 | 0 | 0123 | 0123 | The direction the stairs' full-block side faces.
|
| minecraft:corner | Not Supported | none | noneinner_leftinner_rightouter_leftouter_right | Unsupported | The corner shape of the stair. |
History
Announcement
| March 21, 2026 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.2 | snap1 | ||||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.20 Experiment | Preview 26.20.23 | ||||||
| 26.30 | Preview 26.30.20 | Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Cinnabar Stairs" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.








