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Polished Blackstone Stairs

Polished Blackstone Stairs

Polished blackstone stairs are a decorative stairs variant of polished blackstone that generate in ruined portals and are used for building.

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Blocks Stackable resources Renewable resources Manufactured blocks Generated structure blocks Stairs
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Contents (15)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Natural generation
  4. Crafting
  5. Stonecutting
  6. Usage
  7. Sounds
  8. Data values
  9. ID
  10. Block states
  11. Videos
  12. History
  13. Java Edition
  14. Bedrock Edition
  15. Issues
Polished Blackstone Stairs
Polished Blackstone Stairs.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Polished Blackstone Stairs'
Invicon Polished Blackstone Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Blackstone Stairs
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Invicon Wooden Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Wooden Pickaxe in Minecraft
Blast resistance 6
Hardness 2
Luminous No
Transparent Partial (blocks light)‌[JE only]
Yes‌[BE only]
Waterloggable Yes
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 29 COLOR_BLACK
Note block instrument Bass Drum

Polished blackstone stairs are a decorative stairs variant of polished blackstone that generate in ruined portals and are used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

Polished blackstone stairs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block BlockSprite polished-blackstone-stairs.png: Sprite image for polished-blackstone-stairs in MinecraftPolished Blackstone Stairs
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 10.05 (JE)
10 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.5 (JE)
1.5 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.75 (JE)
0.75 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.6 (JE)
0.6 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.5 (JE)
0.5 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.4 (JE)
0.4 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.35 (JE)
0.35 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.25 (JE)
0.25 (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

Polished blackstone stairs generate as part of ruined portals in the Nether.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting 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 Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone with description: Polished BlackstoneInvicon Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone with description: Polished BlackstoneInvicon Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone with description: Polished BlackstoneInvicon Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone with description: Polished BlackstoneInvicon Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone with description: Polished Blackstone
Invicon Polished Blackstone Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Blackstone Stairs4

Stonecutting

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

Usage

For information about the placement mechanics of all stairs, see Stairs § Usage.
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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:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite polished-blackstone-stairs.png: Sprite image for polished-blackstone-stairs in Minecraft Polished Blackstone Stairspolished_blackstone_stairsBlock & Itemstairs
mineable/pickaxe		stairs block.minecraft.polished_blackstone_stairs

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite polished-blackstone-stairs.png: Sprite image for polished-blackstone-stairs in Minecraft Polished Blackstone Stairspolished_blackstone_stairs547Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.polished_blackstone_stairs.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.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west		The direction the stairs' full-block side faces.
When placed in-game by a player, this matches the direction the player faces.
halfbottombottom
top		Top if the stairs are upside-down.
shapestraightinner_left
inner_right
outer_left
outer_right
straight		"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.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as these stairs.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
upside_down_bit0x4falsefalse
true		0
1		True if the stairs are upside-down.
weirdo_direction0x1
0x2		00
1
2
3		0
1
2
3		The direction the stairs' full-block side faces.
  • 0: East
  • 1: West
  • 2: South
  • 3: North
minecraft:cornerNot Supportednonenone
inner_left
inner_right
outer_left
outer_right		UnsupportedThe corner shape of the stair.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1620w15a Added polished blackstone stairs.
20w16a Polished blackstone stairs now generate as part of ruined portals.
1.16.220w28a Polished blackstone stairs are now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57 Added polished blackstone stairs.
beta 1.16.0.59 Polished blackstone stairs now generate as part of ruined portals.
1.20.30Preview 1.20.20.21 Increased the hardness of polished blackstone stairs from 1.5 to 2.

Issues

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

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How to craft Polished Blackstone Stairs
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