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How to Make Polished Cinnabar in Minecraft

Polished Cinnabar — Minecraft block

Polished Cinnabar

Polished Cinnabar is a smooth deep-red decorative block crafted from four Cinnabar, added in Minecraft 26.2 Chaos Cubed.

Block ID minecraft:polished_cinnabar
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
26.2

Description

Polished Cinnabar is a deep-red decorative building block added in Minecraft Java Edition 26.2 (Chaos Cubed), released on June 16, 2026. You craft Polished Cinnabar from the base Cinnabar block, which generates in the new sulfur caves biome: place four Cinnabar in a 2x2 grid to get four Polished Cinnabar, or cut one Cinnabar in a stonecutter for a 1:1 yield. The polished surface is smoother and more uniform than rough natural Cinnabar, which makes the block popular for clean red floors, pillars, temples, and accent walls. Polished Cinnabar has a hardness of 1.5 and a blast resistance of 6, and it must be mined with a wooden pickaxe or better - breaking it by hand drops nothing. The block comes with three matching variants - Polished Cinnabar Slab, Stairs, and Wall - all cut from the full block in a stonecutter. Polished Cinnabar is not renewable, does not burn, and emits no light, so it serves purely as a decorative building material.

Block properties

Item ID minecraft:polished_cinnabar
/give command /give @p minecraft:polished_cinnabar
Stackable Yes (64)
Best tool Pickaxe
Renewable No
Hardness 1.5
Blast resistance 6
Java Edition 26.2
Bedrock Edition 26.30

Java Edition Guide

How to make Polished Cinnabar in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Mine Cinnabar in sulfur caves

    Explore the sulfur caves biome added in Minecraft 26.2 and mine red Cinnabar with a wooden pickaxe or better; mining by hand drops nothing.

  2. 2

    Craft on a crafting table

    Place four Cinnabar in a 2x2 square on the crafting grid to get four Polished Cinnabar.

  3. 3

    Or use a stonecutter

    Put a single Cinnabar in a stonecutter and select Polished Cinnabar for a faster 1:1 conversion.

  4. 4

    Cut the variants

    Place Polished Cinnabar in a stonecutter to make its slab, stairs, and wall for detailed builds.

Version

Polished Cinnabar was added in Java Edition 26.2 (released June 16, 2026) and Bedrock Edition 26.30 (Chaos Cubed).

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Cinnabar Cinnabar x4
Crafting
Cinnabar Cinnabar
Cinnabar Cinnabar
Polished Cinnabar
4
Polished Cinnabar

Used in crafts

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Frequently asked questions

How do you craft Polished Cinnabar?

Place four Cinnabar in a 2x2 crafting square to get four Polished Cinnabar, or cut one Cinnabar in a stonecutter for a 1:1 yield.

What tool mines Polished Cinnabar?

You need at least a wooden pickaxe; any pickaxe works, but breaking the block by hand drops nothing.

Where does Cinnabar come from?

Cinnabar generates naturally in the sulfur caves biome added in the Minecraft 26.2 Chaos Cubed update.

What version added Polished Cinnabar?

Polished Cinnabar arrived in Java Edition 26.2 (June 16, 2026) and Bedrock Edition 26.30.

Is Polished Cinnabar flammable?

No. Polished Cinnabar does not burn and has a blast resistance of 6, so it is a stable decorative block.