Polished Blackstone — Minecraft block

Polished Blackstone

Polished Blackstone is a smooth dark Nether block crafted from four Blackstone, used for bricks, stairs, and fortress builds.

Block ID minecraft:polished_blackstone
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Polished Blackstone is a smooth dark building block crafted from four Blackstone in a 2×2 grid, added in the 1.16 Nether Update. It also generates naturally in Bastion Remnants alongside gilded blackstone, gold blocks, and chains. Polished Blackstone is the base ingredient for Polished Blackstone Bricks, Slabs, Stairs, Walls, Buttons, Pressure Plates, and Chiseled Polished Blackstone, and it can be cut with a Stonecutter for fast variant production. With a hardness of 2 and a blast resistance of 6, the block needs any pickaxe to drop. Its neutral charcoal tone makes Polished Blackstone one of the strongest contrast materials in survival builds, pairing well with gold, quartz, copper, lava, and deepslate for floors, pillars, fortress interiors, and modern designs.

Crafting Guide

How to craft Polished Blackstone in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Gather Blackstone

    Mine Blackstone in the Nether's Basalt Deltas or in Bastion Remnants with any pickaxe; you need at least four blocks for one craft.

  2. 2

    Open the crafting grid

    Place a crafting table and right-click it to open the full 3×3 crafting interface.

  3. 3

    Fill a 2×2 square

    Put one Blackstone in each of four cells forming a 2×2 square to produce four Polished Blackstone.

  4. 4

    Use a Stonecutter (optional)

    Place Blackstone in a Stonecutter and select the Polished Blackstone option to cut it one block at a time without a grid recipe.

Version note

Polished Blackstone was added in Java and Bedrock Edition 1.16; earlier versions only have raw Blackstone and its variants are unavailable.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Blackstone Blackstone x4
Crafting
Blackstone Blackstone
Blackstone Blackstone
Polished Blackstone
4
Polished Blackstone

Used in crafts

  • Polished Blackstone Bricks
  • Polished Blackstone Button
  • Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate
  • Polished Blackstone Wall
  • Polished Blackstone Slab
  • Polished Blackstone Stairs

Related blocks

Frequently asked questions

Can you craft Polished Blackstone?

Yes. Place four Blackstone in a 2×2 crafting grid to make four Polished Blackstone, or cut it from Blackstone in a Stonecutter.

Where does Polished Blackstone generate?

It generates naturally in Bastion Remnants in the Nether, often next to gilded blackstone, gold blocks, and chains.

What can you make from Polished Blackstone?

It crafts into Polished Blackstone Bricks, Slabs, Stairs, Walls, Buttons, Pressure Plates, and Chiseled Polished Blackstone.

What tool breaks Polished Blackstone fastest?

Any pickaxe works, and a Diamond or Netherite pickaxe is fastest. Mining it without a pickaxe drops nothing.

Does Polished Blackstone work in Java and Bedrock?

Yes. It exists in both editions since the 1.16 Nether Update and uses the same 2×2 recipe.

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