Blackstone Stairs

Blackstone Stairs
Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool
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 (JE)


 29 COLOR_BLACK

Blackstone stairs are a decorative stairs variant of blackstone that generates in bastion remnants and is used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block BlockSprite blackstone-stairs.png: Sprite image for blackstone-stairs in MinecraftBlackstone Stairs
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 7.5
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.15
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.6
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.45
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.4
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.3
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.25
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.2
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 § Speed.

Natural generation

Blackstone stairs generate as part of bastion remnants.

Crafting

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

Stonecutting

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

Usage

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

Note blocks

Blackstone stairs can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

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.break1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captions
[upcoming: BE 26.0]
SourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation key
[upcoming: BE 26.0]
VolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.8-1.0
​Block brokenBlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.8-1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.221.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite blackstone-stairs.png: Sprite image for blackstone-stairs in Minecraft Blackstone Stairsblackstone_stairs531Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.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

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1620w15a Added blackstone stairs.
20w16aBlackstone stairs now generate as part of bastion remnants.
1.16.220w28aBlackstone stairs are now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.
1.1721w07a The texture of blackstone stairs has been changed.
21w08a The texture of blackstone stairs has been changed again.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57 Added blackstone stairs.
Blackstone stairs generate as part of bastion remnants.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.50 The texture of blackstone stairs has been changed.

Issues

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

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