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How to Make Dark Oak Stairs in Minecraft

Dark Oak Stairs — Minecraft block

Dark Oak Stairs

Dark Oak Stairs are a wooden stairs block (crafted from Dark Oak Planks) that lets players and mobs climb a half-block step without jumping.

Block ID minecraft:dark_oak_stairs
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Dark Oak Stairs are a wooden stairs block crafted from Dark Oak Planks: six planks in a ladder shape on a Crafting Table produce four stairs. Dark Oak Stairs have existed in Java Edition since version 1.7.2, stack to 64 in one inventory slot, and count as renewable (obtainable again without limit).

Dark Oak Stairs break with any tool, yet an axe is the fastest, and every broken stair drops itself. Dark Oak Stairs catch fire from lava, so dark oak builds next to lava need care. The half-block side and the full-block side of Dark Oak Stairs form a stepped outline for roofs, stairways, and corners in dark builds.

Block properties

Item ID minecraft:dark_oak_stairs
/give command /give @p minecraft:dark_oak_stairs
Stackable Yes (64)
Best tool Axe
Renewable Yes
Java Edition 1.7.2
Bedrock Edition 0.9.0

Guide

How to place and use Dark Oak Stairs in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Craft the stairs

    Six Dark Oak Planks in a ladder shape on a Crafting Table craft four Dark Oak Stairs.

  2. 2

    Place them right-side-up

    Aiming at the top of a block or the bottom half of a block's side places Dark Oak Stairs with the half-block side closest to the player.

  3. 3

    Flip them upside-down

    Aiming at the bottom of a block or the top half of a block's side places Dark Oak Stairs upside-down.

  4. 4

    Build corners

    Dark Oak Stairs next to other stairs of any material reshape into an inner corner or an outer corner on their own.

Right-side-up and upside-down

Right-side-up stairs never join upside-down stairs, and the reverse holds too, so every stair of one corner should face the same vertical way.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Dark Oak Planks Dark Oak Planks x6
Crafting
Dark Oak Planks
Dark Oak Planks Dark Oak Planks
Dark Oak Planks Dark Oak Planks Dark Oak Planks
Dark Oak Stairs
4
Dark Oak Stairs

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Frequently asked questions

Where do Dark Oak Stairs generate naturally?

Dark Oak Stairs generate in woodland mansions, shipwrecks, and pillager outposts.

Can Dark Oak Stairs be used as furnace fuel?

Yes, Dark Oak Stairs work as fuel in a furnace and smelt 1.5 items per block.

Can Dark Oak Stairs hold water?

Yes, Dark Oak Stairs can be waterlogged, which means water occupies the same space as the stair.

Do Dark Oak Stairs make players hungry when climbing?

Walking up Dark Oak Stairs costs no exhaustion (the hidden value that drains the hunger bar), while each jump costs 0.2 exhaustion.