Purple Concrete Stairs — Minecraft block

Purple Concrete Stairs

Purple Concrete Stairs are one of Minecraft's sixteen concrete stair colors, crafted from six purple concrete blocks into smooth, violet steps for modern builds.

Block ID minecraft:purple_concrete_stairs
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
26.3

Description

Purple Concrete Stairs are the violet member of Minecraft's sixteen concrete stair colors, added in Java Edition 26.3 and Bedrock Edition 26.50. Crafting consumes six purple concrete blocks arranged in a stair shape and returns four Purple Concrete Stairs, while a stonecutter cuts a single purple concrete block into a single stair. The purple concrete itself forms when purple concrete powder touches water — a source block or flowing water instantly solidifies the powder. Purple Concrete Stairs break with any pickaxe, wooden or better, and drop nothing when mined without a pickaxe.

Purple Concrete Stairs are renewable (craftable in endless supply) and never catch fire. Purple Concrete Stairs are waterloggable (placeable inside a water source without displacing the water), which suits pool edges and flooded corridors. The blast resistance of Purple Concrete Stairs is 1.8 in Java Edition and 0.36 in Bedrock Edition. Players pair the solid violet surface of Purple Concrete Stairs with purple concrete walls for modern facades, rooftop edges, and bench-style seating.

Block properties

Item ID minecraft:purple_concrete_stairs
/give command /give @p minecraft:purple_concrete_stairs
Stackable Yes (64)
Best tool Pickaxe
Renewable Yes
Hardness 1.8
Blast resistance 1.8
Java Edition 26.3
Bedrock Edition 26.50

Guide

How to Get Purple Concrete Stairs in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Turn powder into purple concrete

    Place purple concrete powder next to water — a source block or flowing water instantly turns the powder into solid purple concrete.

  2. 2

    Craft four stairs at once

    Arrange six purple concrete blocks in a stair shape; the recipe outputs four Purple Concrete Stairs.

  3. 3

    Cut single blocks in a stonecutter

    Put purple concrete into a stonecutter to turn one block into one Purple Concrete Stair without arranging a pattern.

  4. 4

    Mine with a pickaxe

    Break placed Purple Concrete Stairs with any pickaxe, wooden or better; breaking without a pickaxe yields no drop.

Stairs inside water

Purple Concrete Stairs are waterloggable, so placement inside a water source keeps the water in place — useful for pool edges and canals.

How to craft this block

Ingredients:
Purple Concrete Purple Concrete x6
Crafting
Purple Concrete
Purple Concrete
Purple Concrete
Purple Concrete
Purple Concrete
Purple Concrete
Purple Concrete Stairs
4
Purple Concrete Stairs

Frequently asked questions

What colors do concrete stairs come in?

Concrete stairs come in sixteen colors — from white and gray to purple, magenta, and pink.

Do Purple Concrete Stairs emit light?

No, concrete stairs emit no light, so nighttime staircases need separate light sources.

Can lava set Purple Concrete Stairs on fire?

No, concrete stairs are not flammable and cannot catch fire from lava.

How many Purple Concrete Stairs fit in one stack?

Purple Concrete Stairs stack to 64 per inventory slot.

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