Deepslate Tile Slab

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	3.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	Double slab: No Single slab: Partial (blocks light)‌^{[JE only]} Partial (diffuses sky light)‌^{[BE only]}
Waterloggable	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	59 DEEPSLATE
Note block instrument	Bass Drum

A deepslate tile slab is a decorative slab variant of deepslate tiles that generates in ancient cities and is used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

Deepslate tile slabs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block	Deepslate Tile Slab
Hardness	3.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)^[A]
Default	117.5 (JE) 17.5 (BE)
Wooden	12.65 (JE) 2.65 (BE)
Stone	11.35 (JE) 1.35 (BE)
Copper	11.05 (JE) 1.05 (BE)
Iron	10.9 (JE) 0.9 (BE)
Diamond	10.7 (JE) 0.7 (BE)
Netherite	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Golden	10.45 (JE) 0.45 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

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.

Natural generation

Deepslate tile slabs generate as part of ancient cities.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Deepslate Tiles	6

Stonecutting

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Deepslate Tile Slab	Cobbled Deepslate or Polished Deepslate or Deepslate Bricks or Deepslate Tiles	2
Deepslate Tile Slab	Deepslate	2

Usage

For information about the placement mechanics of all slabs, see Slab § Usage.

Sounds

In Bedrock Edition, when a deepslate tile slab is combined into a double slab, the block's use sound is played.^[1]

Java Edition:

`deepslate_tiles` sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.deepslate_tiles.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.92	1.04	16
	Block placed^{[until: JE 26.4]}	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.deepslate_tiles.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.85	0.96	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.deepslate_tiles.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.65	16
	Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.deepslate_tiles.fall`	`subtitles.block.generic.fall`	0.5	0.975	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.deepslate_tiles.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.2	16

Bedrock Edition:

`deepslate_bricks` sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.deepslate_bricks`	?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	?	Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.deepslate_bricks`	?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.deepslate_bricks`	?	0.3	0.5
	?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage^{[sound 1]}	`fall.deepslate_bricks`	?	0.4	1.0
	?	Players	Walking on the block	`step.deepslate_bricks`	?	0.3	1.0
	?	Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.deepslate_bricks`	?	0.12	1.0
	?	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.deepslate_bricks`	?	0.22	1.0

↑ MCPE-176849 – use.deepslate_bricks and fall.deepslate_bricks refer to non-existent sound

Bedrock Edition combine sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	Block placed	Blocks	When a deepslate tile slab is combined into a double slab^{[sound 1]}	`use.deepslate_bricks`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8

↑ MCPE-176849 – use.deepslate_bricks and fall.deepslate_bricks refer to non-existent sound

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Deepslate Tile Slab	`deepslate_tile_slab`	Block & Item	`slabs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`slabs`	`block.minecraft.deepslate_tile_slab`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Deepslate Tile Double Slab	`deepslate_tile_double_slab`	`653`	Block & Ungiveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.deepslate_tile_double_slab.name`
Deepslate Tile Slab	`deepslate_tile_slab`	`643`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 4]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.deepslate_tile_slab.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Unavailable with /give command
↑ ^a ^b The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.
↑ Available with /give command.

Block states

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
type	`bottom`	`bottom` `top`	Where the slab is within its block.
`double`	The block is a double slab.
waterlogged	`false`	`false` `true`	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab.

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
minecraft:vertical_half	Not Supported	`bottom`	`bottom` `top`	`Unsupported`	Where the slab is within its block.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.17	21w07a	Added grimstone tile slabs.
	21w08a	"Grimstone Tile Slab" has been renamed to "Deepslate Tile Slab".
	21w08a	The texture of deepslate tile slabs has been changed.
1.19	Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1	Deepslate tile slabs now generate as part of ancient cities.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.17.0	beta 1.16.230.52	Added deepslate tile slabs.
1.18.30 Experiment Wild Update	Preview 1.18.30.33	Deepslate tile slabs now generate as part of ancient cities.
1.20.30	Preview 1.20.20.20	Deepslate tile slabs now use the `minecraft:vertical_half` block state instead of `top_slot_bit`.
1.20.30	Preview 1.20.20.21	Increased the blast resistance of deepslate tile slabs from 3.6 to 6.

Issues

Issues relating to "Deepslate Tile Slab" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References

↑ MCPE-79659