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How to Make Polished Deepslate Wall in Minecraft

Polished Deepslate Wall — Minecraft block

Polished Deepslate Wall

Polished Deepslate Wall is a smooth dark stone barrier block that stands 1.5 blocks tall to mobs, crafted from six polished deepslate blocks.

Block ID minecraft:polished_deepslate_wall
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Polished Deepslate Wall is a decorative wall variant of polished deepslate that generates naturally inside ancient cities. Crafting arranges six polished deepslate blocks across the middle and bottom rows of a 3×3 crafting grid and returns six Polished Deepslate Walls, while a stonecutter turns one deepslate, cobbled deepslate, or polished deepslate block into a single wall. Any pickaxe mines Polished Deepslate Wall, and breaking the wall without a pickaxe drops nothing. Polished Deepslate Wall carries hardness 3.5 and blast resistance 6.

For players and mobs, Polished Deepslate Wall stands 1.5 blocks tall while occupying a single block of space, and that collision height stops every jump. Polished Deepslate Wall segments connect to neighboring walls automatically — though never to fences — so one row of walls fences a perimeter with half as many blocks as a solid two-block wall. Polished Deepslate Wall accepts waterlogging too, holding a water source inside the block, which suits moats around ancient-city-style halls built from polished deepslate.

Block properties

Item ID minecraft:polished_deepslate_wall
/give command /give @p minecraft:polished_deepslate_wall
Stackable Yes (64)
Best tool Pickaxe
Renewable No
Hardness 3.5
Blast resistance 6
Java Edition 1.17
Bedrock Edition 1.17.0

Guide

How to craft Polished Deepslate Wall in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Fill the crafting grid

    Place six polished deepslate blocks in the middle and bottom rows of a crafting table's 3×3 grid.

  2. 2

    Collect the output

    Take the six Polished Deepslate Walls from the output slot of the crafting table.

  3. 3

    Cut blocks in a stonecutter

    Cut deepslate, cobbled deepslate, or polished deepslate in a stonecutter; every single block becomes one Polished Deepslate Wall.

  4. 4

    Mine ancient cities

    Bring a pickaxe to an ancient city and mine the polished deepslate walls that the structure generates naturally.

  5. 5

    Lay the walls in a row

    Place Polished Deepslate Wall pieces side by side; each wall connects to its neighbors on its own.

Why one wall replaces two blocks

A row of Polished Deepslate Wall costs half as many blocks as a solid wall two blocks high and stops jumpers just as well — yet spiders climb over it, camels walk across it, and skeletons shoot over the barrier.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Polished Deepslate Polished Deepslate x6
Crafting
Polished Deepslate Polished Deepslate Polished Deepslate Polished Deepslate Polished Deepslate Polished Deepslate
Polished Deepslate Wall
6
Polished Deepslate Wall

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Frequently asked questions

Is Polished Deepslate Wall renewable?

No. Polished Deepslate Wall is a non-renewable block (a finite world resource), so mined walls never appear again on a world.

What is the weakest tool that mines Polished Deepslate Wall?

A wooden pickaxe. Stronger pickaxes also mine Polished Deepslate Wall, and breaking the wall without a pickaxe drops nothing.

Which versions added Polished Deepslate Wall?

Java Edition 1.17 and Bedrock Edition 1.17.0 added Polished Deepslate Wall; ancient-city generation arrived later, in Java Edition 1.19 and Bedrock Edition 1.18.30.

Does Polished Deepslate Wall burn in fire or lava?

No. Polished Deepslate Wall is not flammable and is not susceptible to lava.

How many Polished Deepslate Walls stack in one inventory slot?

Sixty-four Polished Deepslate Walls fit into a single inventory stack.

Is Polished Deepslate Wall a full solid block?

No. Minecraft counts Polished Deepslate Wall as a transparent block that occupies only the center space of its cell.