How to Make Polished Blackstone Brick Slab in Minecraft
Polished Blackstone Brick Slab
Polished Blackstone Brick Slab is the decorative half-height variant of polished blackstone bricks — three bricks craft six slabs for dark floors and layered walls.
Description
Two polished blackstone brick slabs combine into one full double slab, so half-height detailing and solid dark masonry can share a single wall. Polished Blackstone Brick Slab does not catch fire, is not susceptible to lava, and can be waterlogged. Polished blackstone brick slabs are renewable: since Java Edition 1.16.2, piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8–16 blackstone during bartering, and each blackstone stonecuts into two slabs. For dark, layered floors, polished blackstone brick slabs give a lighter silhouette than full polished blackstone bricks.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:polished_blackstone_brick_slab
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:polished_blackstone_brick_slab
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 2 |
| Blast resistance | 6 |
| Java Edition | 1.16 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.16.0 |
Guide
How to Get Polished Blackstone Brick Slabs in Minecraft
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Craft six slabs from three bricks
Place three polished blackstone bricks in a single crafting-table row; each craft outputs six polished blackstone brick slabs.
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Cut extra slabs with a stonecutter
Put blackstone, polished blackstone, or polished blackstone bricks into a stonecutter; every input item yields two polished blackstone brick slabs.
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Gather slabs from Nether ruined portals
Travel to the Nether, locate a ruined portal, and break the polished blackstone brick slabs with any pickaxe; breaking without a pickaxe drops nothing.
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Place slabs and build double blocks
Lay polished blackstone brick slabs as half-height surfaces, then place a matching second slab to combine the pair into one full double slab.
Piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8–16 blackstone during bartering, and a stonecutter turns each blackstone into two slabs, making Polished Blackstone Brick Slab renewable since Java Edition 1.16.2.
How to craft this block
Polished Blackstone Bricks
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Frequently asked questions
How many polished blackstone brick slabs does one craft produce?
Three polished blackstone bricks placed in one crafting-table row produce six polished blackstone brick slabs.
Can a stonecutter turn plain blackstone into the slabs?
Yes. A stonecutter converts blackstone, polished blackstone, and polished blackstone bricks into two polished blackstone brick slabs per input item.
Where do polished blackstone brick slabs generate naturally?
Polished blackstone brick slabs generate as parts of ruined portals in the Nether.
Which tool is needed to break a polished blackstone brick slab?
Any pickaxe breaks a polished blackstone brick slab, and mining without a pickaxe drops nothing.
Which versions added polished blackstone brick slabs?
Java Edition 1.16 and Bedrock Edition 1.16.0 added polished blackstone brick slabs, and renewability arrived in Java Edition 1.16.2 through piglin bartering.