How to make Polished Blackstone Stairs in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft polished blackstone stairs with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, polished blackstone stairs are one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 4 sets of polished blackstone stairs at a time.

polished blackstone stairs

Let's explore how to make polished blackstone stairs.

Supported Platforms

Polished blackstone stairs are available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.16)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.16.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360No
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (1.16.0)
PS3 PS3No
PS4 PS4Yes (1.16.0)
Wii U Wii UNo
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.16.0)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.16.0)
Education Edition Education EditionYes (1.17.30)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Polished Blackstone Stairs in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Polished Blackstone Stairs

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft polished blackstone stairs:

How to craft Polished Blackstone Stairs in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make Polished Blackstone Stairs

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make polished blackstone stairs, place 6 polished blackstone in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making polished blackstone stairs, it is important that the polished blackstone are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 polished blackstone in the first box. In the second row, there should be 1 polished blackstone in the first box and 1 polished blackstone in the second box. In the third row, there should be 3 polished blackstone. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for polished blackstone stairs.

Crafting recipe for polished blackstone stairs

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the 4 polished blackstone stairs will appear in the box to the right.

polished blackstone stairs

3. Move the Polished Blackstone Stairs to Inventory

Once you have crafted polished blackstone stairs, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Completed polished blackstone stairs

Congratulations, you have made polished blackstone stairs in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Polished Blackstone Stairs

Give Command for Polished Blackstone Stairs