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Prismarine Stairs

Prismarine Stairs

Prismarine stairs are a decorative stairs variant of prismarine that do not generate naturally and are used for building.

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Blocks Stackable resources Renewable resources Manufactured blocks Stairs
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Contents (15)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Crafting
  4. Stonecutting
  5. Usage
  6. Sounds
  7. Data values
  8. ID
  9. Block states
  10. Videos
  11. History
  12. Java Edition
  13. Bedrock Edition
  14. Legacy Console Edition
  15. Issues
Prismarine Stairs
Prismarine Stairs.gif: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Prismarine Stairs'
Invicon Prismarine Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Prismarine Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Prismarine Stairs
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Invicon Wooden Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Wooden Pickaxe in Minecraft
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
 23 COLOR_CYAN
Note block instrument Bass Drum

Prismarine stairs are a decorative stairs variant of prismarine that do not generate naturally and are used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block BlockSprite prismarine-stairs.png: Sprite image for prismarine-stairs in MinecraftPrismarine Stairs
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.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Prismarine
Invicon Prismarine.png: Inventory sprite for Prismarine in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Prismarine with description: PrismarineInvicon Prismarine.png: Inventory sprite for Prismarine in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Prismarine with description: PrismarineInvicon Prismarine.png: Inventory sprite for Prismarine in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Prismarine with description: PrismarineInvicon Prismarine.png: Inventory sprite for Prismarine in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Prismarine with description: PrismarineInvicon Prismarine.png: Inventory sprite for Prismarine in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Prismarine with description: PrismarineInvicon Prismarine.png: Inventory sprite for Prismarine in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Prismarine with description: Prismarine
Invicon Prismarine Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Prismarine Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Prismarine Stairs4

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Prismarine
Invicon Prismarine.png: Inventory sprite for Prismarine in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Prismarine with description: PrismarineInvicon Prismarine Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Prismarine Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Prismarine Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Prismarine Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Prismarine Stairs

Usage

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

Like its parent block, the normal prismarine stairs are uniquely useful for decoration as it has an animated texture. The cracks in prismarine stairs slowly cycle in color through light blue, green, purple, and dark blue. The full animation for the prismarine stair texture changes color 22 times in an irregular sequence before the whole pattern repeats taking 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

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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 prismarine-stairs.png: Sprite image for prismarine-stairs in Minecraft Prismarine Stairsprismarine_stairsBlock & Itemstairs
mineable/pickaxe		stairs block.minecraft.prismarine_stairs

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite prismarine-stairs.png: Sprite image for prismarine-stairs in Minecraft Prismarine Stairsprismarine_stairs257Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -2)		 tile.prismarine_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
1.1318w07a Added prismarine stairs.
1.1418w43a The texture of prismarine stairs has been updated.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.2.13
Experiment
Experimental Gameplay		beta 1.2.13.8 Added prismarine stairs as part of Experimental Gameplay.
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2 The prismarine stairs have been fully implemented.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of prismarine stairs has been updated.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU69 1.761.761.76Patch 38 Added prismarine stairs.
1.90 The texture of prismarine stairs has been updated.

Issues

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

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How to craft Prismarine Stairs
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