Swaggiest stairs ever

This article is about the April Fools' joke. For normal stairs, see Stairs.

This article documents an April Fools' Day joke.

This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.

Swaggiest stairs ever

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	1,200
Hardness	50
Luminous	No
Transparent	Partial (blocks light)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)

The swaggiest stairs ever are an April Fools' joke block. They are a netherite block variant of stairs, exclusive to Java Edition 20w14∞.

Obtaining

The swaggiest stairs ever are available in the Creative inventory and naturally generate in the "missing" dimension. They are also seen in other dimensions, one of them being the "gallery" dimension.

Breaking

The swaggiest stairs ever drop themselves if mined with a diamond pickaxe or better. If mined with any other tool, they drop nothing.

Block	Swaggiest stairs ever
Hardness	50
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	1250.05 (JE) 250 (BE)
Wooden	1125.05 (JE) 125 (BE)
Stone	162.55 (JE) 62.5 (BE)
Iron	141.7 (JE) 41.7 (BE)
Diamond	19.4 (JE) 9.4 (BE)
Netherite	18.35 (JE) 8.35 (BE)
Golden	120.85 (JE) 20.85 (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

Natural generation

The swaggiest stairs ever naturally generate in the "missing" dimension as the stairs leading up to the chest containing the footprints. 7 blocks of stairs generate here.

Usage

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

Sounds

This section uses a sound table which may not accurately represent the sounds associated with this feature.

Because of MC-177082, subtitles for falling on blocks may not have existed at this point in development, so a dedicated sound table accounting for this may be required.

netherite_block sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.netherite_block.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	0.95	0.8/0.72	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.netherite_block.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.95	0.8/0.72	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.netherite_block.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.netherite_block.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.netherite_block.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Swaggiest stairs ever	netherite_stairs	Block & Item	block.minecraft.netherite_stairs

Issues

Issues relating to "Swaggiest stairs ever" are not maintained on the bug tracker because it is an April Fools' joke, and is therefore not in the newest stable version or snapshot. Issues reported there are closed as "Invalid".

Trivia

• Despite being an April Fools joke block, they appear in Minecraft Dungeons on various structures.
• Internally, including the command, they are known as "Netherite Stairs".

Gallery

Screenshots

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  The missing dimension, one of the dimensions where the block generates