How do you get Brick Stairs in Minecraft?

Brick Stairs is crafted from Bricks at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 4. They also comes from Stonecutter, not just the recipe above.

How many Brick Stairs can you stack?

64 Brick Stairs fill one slot, and filling it costs 96 Bricks, since each one returns 4: 16 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once. A double chest of Brick Stairs comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

When was Brick Stairs added to Minecraft?

Brick Stairs was added in the 1.0 full release.

How long does Brick Stairs take to break?

Look up Brick Stairs and you get 2 hardness, with 6 blast resistance on them. They are not equally easy both ways, since the two figures on them pull apart. The game files them under a pickaxe, without a minimum tier attached to Brick Stairs. Java 26.2 sets Brick Stairs at these values, and we copied them onto them.

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Brick Stairs

A staircase block crafted from brick blocks for classic red-brick architecture. It can also be cut from bricks at a stonecutter.

Stack Size

Durability

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Brick Stairs at a glance

Brick Stairs come from crafting and Stonecutter, and Utility Blocks are where they sit as blocks. A single slot takes 64 Brick Stairs, a hotbar row 576, and 3456 fill a double chest.

Hardness 2 is what Brick Stairs are worth in the block data. The game files them under a pickaxe, without a minimum tier attached to Brick Stairs. For explosions the number that counts is 6. Brick Stairs sits between Brewing Stand and Bricks in Utility Blocks, number 61 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

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Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Brick Stairs has the grid for Brick Stairs

How to obtain

Crafting
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Notes

A stonecutter produces 1 Brick Stairs per Bricks block instead of 4.

Frequently asked questions about Brick Stairs

How do you get Brick Stairs in Minecraft?
Brick Stairs is crafted from Bricks at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 4. They also comes from Stonecutter, not just the recipe above.
How many Brick Stairs can you stack?
64 Brick Stairs fill one slot, and filling it costs 96 Bricks, since each one returns 4: 16 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once. A double chest of Brick Stairs comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.
When was Brick Stairs added to Minecraft?
Brick Stairs was added in the 1.0 full release.
What is Brick Stairs used for?
A staircase block crafted from brick blocks for classic red-brick architecture. It can also be cut from bricks at a stonecutter.
How long does Brick Stairs take to break?
Look up Brick Stairs and you get 2 hardness, with 6 blast resistance on them. They are not equally easy both ways, since the two figures on them pull apart. The game files them under a pickaxe, without a minimum tier attached to Brick Stairs. Java 26.2 sets Brick Stairs at these values, and we copied them onto them.

Building with it

Brick Stairs come from clay, dug in shallow water and smelted one ball at a time, so they cost more work than any stone stair. Six bricks give four steps, and the deep red is the reason builders spend that time: no other stair in the game carries that colour.

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Brick Stairs at a glance

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Frequently asked questions about Brick Stairs

How do you get Brick Stairs in Minecraft?

How many Brick Stairs can you stack?

When was Brick Stairs added to Minecraft?

What is Brick Stairs used for?

How long does Brick Stairs take to break?

Building with it

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