Smooth Quartz Stairs
Smooth Quartz Stairs form a clean white staircase, crafted from six Smooth Quartz Blocks for temples, spas, and modern white builds.
Description
Smooth Quartz Stairs match the bright, uniform white tone of Smooth Quartz Blocks, making them the standard corner and roofline piece for quartz temples, desert villas, and clean modern interiors. Smooth Quartz Stairs stack up to 64 per slot, so a single stonecutter session quickly fills an inventory row for a full staircase. Builders who want an all-white palette without the mottled pattern of regular Quartz Block reach for Smooth Quartz Stairs first, since a stonecutter converts leftover Smooth Quartz Blocks into stairs one for one with zero waste.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:smooth_quartz_stairs
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:smooth_quartz_stairs
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 2 |
| Blast resistance | 6 |
| Java Edition | 1.14 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.9.0 |
Guide
How to Get Smooth Quartz Stairs in Minecraft
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1
Gather Smooth Quartz Blocks
Collect at least six Smooth Quartz Blocks before crafting, since one craft consumes six blocks.
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2
Open a 3x3 crafting grid
Open a crafting table for a 3x3 grid — the stairs recipe does not fit the 2x2 inventory grid.
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3
Arrange the staircase pattern
Place Smooth Quartz Blocks in the staircase pattern: the entire left column, the bottom two cells of the middle column, and the bottom-right cell.
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4
Collect the stairs
Take four Smooth Quartz Stairs from the output slot per craft.
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5
Or use a stonecutter
Place a single Smooth Quartz Block into a stonecutter and select Smooth Quartz Stairs to convert it one to one.
A stonecutter converts one Smooth Quartz Block into one Smooth Quartz Stair, while crafting only returns four stairs for six blocks — stonecutting stretches a stockpile of Smooth Quartz Blocks further.
How to craft this block
Smooth Quartz Block
x6
Frequently asked questions
What tool do I need to mine Smooth Quartz Stairs?
A Wooden Pickaxe or better mines Smooth Quartz Stairs and drops the block; breaking it without a pickaxe drops nothing.
Do Smooth Quartz Stairs generate naturally?
No, Smooth Quartz Stairs do not generate naturally anywhere in the world; they only come from crafting or stonecutting a Smooth Quartz Block.
Can Smooth Quartz Stairs catch fire?
No, Smooth Quartz Stairs are not flammable and can be placed directly against lava or fire without burning.
Do Smooth Quartz Stairs work underwater?
Yes, Smooth Quartz Stairs are waterloggable, so they keep water inside them when placed underwater instead of draining the source block.
Do Smooth Quartz Stairs block light the same way in Java and Bedrock Edition?
In Java Edition, Smooth Quartz Stairs are partially transparent and still block some light, while in Bedrock Edition they are fully transparent to light.
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