How to make Polished Diorite in Minecraft

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

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

polished diorite

Let's explore how to make polished diorite.

Supported Platforms

Polished diorite is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.8)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU31)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU19)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.22)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.22)
Wii U Wii UYes (Patch 3)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes
Education Edition Education EditionYes

* 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 Diorite in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Polished Diorite

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

How to craft Polished Diorite 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 Diorite

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make polished diorite, place 4 diorite in the 3x3 crafting grid.

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

Crafting recipe for polished diorite

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

polished diorite

3. Move the Polished Diorite to Inventory

Once you have crafted polished diorite, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed polished diorite

Congratulations, you have made polished diorite in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Polished Diorite

Give Command for Polished Diorite

Things to Make with Polished Diorite

You can use polished diorite to make items in Minecraft such as:

Things to Do with Polished Diorite

Here are some activities that you can do with polished diorite in Minecraft: