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Red Nether Brick Slab — Minecraft block

Red Nether Brick Slab

Red Nether Brick Slab is a half-height building block crafted from red Nether bricks for smooth floors, stair treads, and window sills in Nether builds.

Block ID minecraft:red_nether_brick_slab
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Red Nether Brick Slab is a half-height decorative slab that never generates naturally in Minecraft and exists only as a crafted building block. A crafting table turns 3 red Nether bricks placed in one horizontal row into 6 Red Nether Brick Slabs. A stonecutter offers the second recipe and cuts 1 red Nether bricks block into 2 Red Nether Brick Slabs. Red Nether Brick Slab breaks with any pickaxe — a wooden pickaxe already qualifies — and drops nothing when mined by hand. Red Nether Brick Slab stacks to 64, does not burn, is not susceptible to lava, and was added to Minecraft in Java Edition 1.14 and Bedrock Edition 1.9.0.

Red Nether Brick Slab fits stair treads, window sills, and layered floors where the full red Nether bricks block would look too bulky. Two Red Nether Brick Slabs merge into a double slab that fills the entire cube. Red Nether Brick Slab also accepts waterlogging, so water stays in the block space and Nether-style harbor walls or submerged portals are built without air pockets. The deep red tone of Red Nether Brick Slab adds a warm accent to fortress-style Nether builds.

Block properties

Item ID minecraft:red_nether_brick_slab
/give command /give @p minecraft:red_nether_brick_slab
Stackable Yes (64)
Best tool Pickaxe
Renewable Yes
Java Edition 1.14
Bedrock Edition 1.9.0

Guide

How to craft Red Nether Brick Slab in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Craft 6 slabs in a single row

    Place 3 red Nether bricks in one horizontal row on a crafting table to receive 6 Red Nether Brick Slabs.

  2. 2

    Cut 2 slabs in the stonecutter

    Put 1 red Nether bricks block into a stonecutter to cut the block into 2 Red Nether Brick Slabs.

  3. 3

    Mine with any pickaxe

    Break Red Nether Brick Slab with any pickaxe, even a wooden pickaxe; mining without a pickaxe drops nothing.

  4. 4

    Merge two slabs into a full cube

    Place a second Red Nether Brick Slab on the first one to combine both into a double slab that fills the whole block space.

Crafting and stonecutting give the same yield

The crafting table and the stonecutter both turn 1 red Nether bricks block into 2 slabs, so the choice of station never changes the yield.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Red Nether Bricks Red Nether Bricks x3
Crafting
Red Nether Bricks Red Nether Bricks Red Nether Bricks
Red Nether Brick Slab
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Red Nether Brick Slab

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Frequently asked questions

What tool does Red Nether Brick Slab need for mining?

Any pickaxe breaks Red Nether Brick Slab, and a wooden pickaxe already qualifies. Red Nether Brick Slab drops nothing when mined without a pickaxe.

Does Red Nether Brick Slab generate naturally in the Nether?

No. Red Nether Brick Slab never generates naturally in any Minecraft dimension, so crafting and stonecutting are the only sources.

Can lava or fire destroy Red Nether Brick Slab?

No. Red Nether Brick Slab neither burns nor suffers from lava contact. Lava falls in Nether builds therefore leave Red Nether Brick Slab walls intact.

Which Minecraft versions added Red Nether Brick Slab?

Red Nether Brick Slab was added to Java Edition in 1.14 (snapshot 18w43a) and to Bedrock Edition in 1.9.0.

How many Red Nether Brick Slabs fit into one stack?

Red Nether Brick Slab stacks up to 64 pieces per inventory slot.