Blackstone Stairs

Blocks

Blackstone Stairs — block.

Obtaining

Blackstone stairs can be crafted or cut from blackstone. A placed stair drops itself when broken under normal conditions, so it is safe to use as a modular building piece and replace later.

Loot tableBlackstone StairsDetailed drops are not published yet.

Data: Obtaining
Shaped recipe	6 blackstone → 4 blackstone stairs
Stonecutting	1 blackstone → 1 blackstone stair

Breaking

The stair is mined as a stone-family building block. Its drop is protected from explosion loss by the block loot rule, and the block can be oriented into straight, inner-corner, or outer-corner shapes when placed against adjacent stairs.

Data: Breaking
Tool	PickaxeTool
Preferred tool	Pickaxe
Hardness	1.5
Blast resistance	6.0
Drop	1 blackstone stair
Explosion handling	Survives a breaking explosion check

BlackstoneBlock

Natural generation

Blackstone itself forms large patches in the Nether, while finished blackstone stair blocks are most closely associated with player building and bastion-style architecture. Basalt deltas and bastion remnants are useful reference points when planning a matching palette.

Data: Natural generation
Dimension	Nether
Building family	Blackstone, polished blackstone, and blackstone wall

Crafting

crafting grid

Result

Blackstone Stairs× 4

Ingredients match the published snapshot.

Usage

Stairs use a stepped block shape.

Blackstone stairs provide a half-height step that can be walked up without jumping. Their orientation follows the face that is targeted during placement, and adjacent stairs combine into corner shapes. They are useful for roofs, trim, bridges, and compact paths where a full block would be too tall.

Data: Usage
Shape	Stairs
Rendering	Isometric preview
Placement shape	Straight, inner corner or outer corner
Waterlogging	Supported
Piglin barter	Blackstone is renewable through piglin bartering

Sounds

Blackstone stairs use the stone sound group for placement, breaking, stepping and hitting.

Data: Sounds
Sound group	Stone

Behavior

Data: Behavior
Stack size	64
State count	40

Data values

The block uses the standard stair state family: facing, half, shape, and waterlogged state. The identifier is stable for commands, loot tables, and data-pack recipes.

Data: Data values
Identifier	`minecraft:blackstone_stairs`
Version	Minecraft 26.2
Blockstate	`assets/minecraft/blockstates/blackstone_stairs.json`
Loot table	Blackstone StairsLoot table
State fields	facing, half, shape, waterlogged

History

Data: History
1.16	Blackstone stairs were added
1.16.2	Piglin bartering made blackstone renewable
1.17	The stair texture was updated

26.2Block facts were published from the verified snapshot.Provenance: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5

Gallery

Blackstone Stairs block image · Local Minecraft asset

Blackstone — Crafting material · Local Minecraft asset

Blackstone Slab — Matching half block · Local Minecraft asset

Blackstone Wall — Matching wall · Local Minecraft asset

Stonecutter — Alternative recipe · Local Minecraft asset

References

Data: References
Source	Validated DeepMine snapshot
Snapshot ID	918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Digest	`f8147279e240f201bd5d1c716dda9fdfa5fc81b77e77bd6e64a92c8729df8998`

Data and provenance

minecraft:blackstone_stairs

Snapshot digest verified.

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Data sourcef8147279e240f201bd5d1c716dda9fdfa5fc81b77e77bd6e64a92c8729df8998

Provenance and publication

Readiness: Pending
Snapshot: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Source set: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Entity identifier: minecraft:blackstone_stairs
Digest: f8147279e240f201bd5d1c716dda9fdfa5fc81b77e77bd6e64a92c8729df8998
Missing locales: ru, en