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Stone Brick Stairs

Stone Brick Stairs

Stone brick stairs are a decorative stairs variant of stone bricks that generate in Overworld structures 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 (21)
  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. Legacy Console Edition
  16. New Nintendo 3DS Edition
  17. Data history
  18. Issues
  19. Gallery
  20. Mojang images
  21. In other media
Not to be confused with Mossy Stone Brick Stairs.
Stone Brick Stairs
Stone Brick Stairs.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Stone Brick Stairs'
Invicon Stone Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Stone Brick 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
 11 STONE
Note block instrument Bass Drum

Stone brick stairs are a decorative stairs variant of stone bricks that generate in Overworld structures and are used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block BlockSprite stone-brick-stairs.png: Sprite image for stone-brick-stairs in MinecraftStone Brick 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.

Natural generation

Stone brick stairs generate as a part of cold ocean ruins, ruined portals in the Overworld, and strongholds.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Stone Bricks
Invicon Stone Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone Bricks with description: Stone BricksInvicon Stone Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone Bricks with description: Stone BricksInvicon Stone Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone Bricks with description: Stone BricksInvicon Stone Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone Bricks with description: Stone BricksInvicon Stone Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone Bricks with description: Stone BricksInvicon Stone Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone Bricks with description: Stone Bricks
Invicon Stone Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Stone Brick Stairs4

Stonecutting

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe Notes
Stone Brick Stairs Stone or 
Stone Bricks
Invicon Stone.png: Inventory sprite for Stone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone with description: StoneInvicon Stone Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone Bricks with description: Stone BricksInvicon Stone Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Stone Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Stone Brick Stairs
Stone Brick Stairs Cobblestone
Invicon Cobblestone.png: Inventory sprite for Cobblestone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cobblestone with description: CobblestoneInvicon Stone Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Stone Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Stone Brick Stairs
 In Bedrock Edition only.

Usage

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

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
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Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite stone-brick-stairs.png: Sprite image for stone-brick-stairs in Minecraft Stone Brick Stairsstone_brick_stairsBlock & Itemstairs
mineable/pickaxe		stairs block.minecraft.stone_brick_stairs

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Block tags Translation key
BlockSprite stone-brick-stairs.png: Sprite image for stone-brick-stairs in Minecraft Stone Brick Stairsstone_brick_stairs109Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]minecraft:cornerable_stairs
minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible		 tile.stone_brick_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

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History

Java Edition

Java Edition Beta
1.8Pre-release Added stone brick stairs.
Stone brick stairs generate as part of strongholds.
Stone brick stairs drop stone bricks.
On some GPUs, a major lighting bug is present which causes the insides of stone brick stairs to appear completely black.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5 Stone brick stairs no longer appear black on the inside.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6 Stone brick stairs take much shorter to destroy, and the breaking time depends on the pickaxe's material.
Stone brick stairs now drop themselves when mined, instead of a block of their source material.
1.2.112w08a The model of stone brick stairs have been changed.
1.7.413w48a The model of stone brick stairs have been changed again.
1.1318w09a Stone brick stairs now generate as part of cold underwater ruins.
1.1418w43a The texture of stone brick stairs has been updated.
18w47a The texture of stone brick stairs has been changed.
1.1620w16a Stone brick stairs now generate as part of ruined portals.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.6.0 Added stone brick stairs.
v0.9.0build 1 Stone brick stairs now generate as part of strongholds.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.20.1 Stone brick stairs now generate as part of cold underwater ruins.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of stone brick stairs has been updated.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57 Stone brick stairs now generate as part of ruined portals.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU5CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added stone brick stairs.
Stone brick stairs generate as part of strongholds.
TU69 1.761.761.76Patch 38 Stone brick stairs now generate as part of cold underwater ruins.
1.90 The texture of stone brick stairs has been updated.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added stone brick stairs.
Stone brick stairs generate as part of strongholds.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47a Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 109.

Issues

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

Mojang images

  • Sunny building with stone brick stairs
    Sunny building with stone brick stairs

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How to craft Stone Brick Stairs
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