How to Make Chiseled Polished Blackstone in Minecraft
Chiseled Polished Blackstone
Chiseled Polished Blackstone is a decorative block carved with a piglin snout (a piglin is a Nether mob), crafted from two Polished Blackstone Slabs.
Description
Piglins barter 8–16 Blackstone for a gold ingot at roughly an 8.53% chance, so Chiseled Polished Blackstone counts as renewable since Java 1.16.2. Four Blackstone arranged in a 2×2 grid craft into four Polished Blackstone, and a stonecutter turns 1 Polished Blackstone into 2 Polished Blackstone Slabs. Builders value Chiseled Polished Blackstone as an accent for dark walls and bastion-style halls, where the engraved piglin snout breaks up flat blackstone surfaces. Chiseled Polished Blackstone first appeared in Java Edition 1.16 and Bedrock Edition 1.16.0.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:chiseled_polished_blackstone
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:chiseled_polished_blackstone
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 1.5 |
| Java Edition | 1.16 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.16.0 |
Guide
How to get Chiseled Polished Blackstone in Minecraft
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1
Collect Blackstone in the Nether
Blackstone generates in the Nether — particularly in basalt deltas and inside bastion remnants — and any pickaxe mines Blackstone.
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Craft Polished Blackstone
Place 4 Blackstone in a 2×2 square on the crafting grid; each craft yields 4 Polished Blackstone.
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Cut two Polished Blackstone Slabs
Put 1 Polished Blackstone into a stonecutter to receive 2 Polished Blackstone Slabs; the chiseled recipe requires 2 slabs.
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Craft Chiseled Polished Blackstone
Place the 2 Polished Blackstone Slabs one above the other in a vertical line on the crafting grid; the recipe yields 1 Chiseled Polished Blackstone.
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Skip the slabs with a stonecutter
A stonecutter cuts 1 Polished Blackstone directly into 1 Chiseled Polished Blackstone, saving the slab step.
Chiseled Polished Blackstone broken by hand or with the wrong tool drops nothing, and generated copies in bastion remnants and ruined portals still require a pickaxe — wooden tier is enough.
How to craft this block
Polished Blackstone Slab
x2
Frequently asked questions
What is Chiseled Polished Blackstone used for?
Chiseled Polished Blackstone is a purely decorative block with a piglin snout engraved on the face, suited to polished blackstone walls and Nether-themed builds.
Does Chiseled Polished Blackstone drop without a pickaxe?
No. Broken without a pickaxe, Chiseled Polished Blackstone drops nothing; a wooden pickaxe or better harvests Chiseled Polished Blackstone (hardness 1.5).
Is Chiseled Polished Blackstone renewable?
Yes. Since Java 1.16.2, piglins barter 8–16 Blackstone per gold ingot at about an 8.53% chance, and Blackstone crafts into Polished Blackstone and its slabs.
Where does Chiseled Polished Blackstone generate naturally?
Chiseled Polished Blackstone generates in bastion remnants and ruined portals in the Nether, where a pickaxe harvests the generated blocks.
When was Chiseled Polished Blackstone added to Minecraft?
Chiseled Polished Blackstone was added in Java Edition 1.16 and Bedrock Edition 1.16.0 as a chiseled variation of polished blackstone.