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Cobblestone Slab

A half-height block made from cobblestone for floors, steps and mob-proofing surfaces. Mobs cannot spawn on top-half slabs.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

Alpha

Item ID

cobblestone_slab

Cobblestone Slab at a glance

Minecraft files Cobblestone Slab under Utility Blocks: a block you get from crafting and Stonecutter. A slot of Cobblestone Slab holds 64, nine slots hold 576, and 1728 fill a chest.

Breaking Cobblestone Slab works against a hardness of 2. A pickaxe is the right tool for Cobblestone Slab, and any tier of it collects the block. Explosions work against a resistance of 6. Cobblestone Slab sits between Cobblestone and Cobblestone Stairs in Utility Blocks, number 84 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
CobblestoneCobblestone
CobblestoneCobblestone
CobblestoneCobblestone
Cobblestone SlabCobblestone Slab6

How to obtain

  • Crafting
  • Stonecutter

Notes

A stonecutter produces 2 slabs per cobblestone instead of 6 per 3.

Frequently asked questions about Cobblestone Slab

  1. Cobblestone going into Cobblestone Slab, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Cobblestone Slab in Minecraft?

    Cobblestone Slab is crafted from Cobblestone at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 6. It also comes from Stonecutter, not just the recipe above.

  2. 64 Cobblestone Slab drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Cobblestone Slab can you stack?

    33 Cobblestone is what 64 Cobblestone Slab costs, since each one returns 6, so filling a single slot is 11 crafts. A double chest of Cobblestone Slab comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

  3. How long does Cobblestone Slab take to break?

    Two figures cover Cobblestone Slab: 2 to mine, 6 to blow it up. Because the numbers differ on Cobblestone Slab, one of the two routes into it is always quicker. A pickaxe is the right tool for Cobblestone Slab, and any tier of it collects the block. Java 26.2 carries Cobblestone Slab at the values above, which is where it gets them.

  4. Cobblestone Slab coming forward out of the past, in the game since Alpha

    When was Cobblestone Slab added to Minecraft?

    Cobblestone Slab was added in the early Alpha development period.

  5. Cobblestone Slab on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Cobblestone Slab used for?

    A half-height block made from cobblestone for floors, steps and mob-proofing surfaces. Mobs cannot spawn on top-half slabs.

Building with it

A Cobblestone Slab is the cheapest half-block in the game: three cobblestone give six. Players use them to cap walls, to build stairs that take up less room, and to cover a floor in a way that keeps mobs from spawning on it.

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