Nether Brick Stairs
A dark red staircase block crafted from nether bricks for Nether fortress builds. It can also be cut at a stonecutter.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryUtility Blocks
Version Added
Version Added1.0
Item ID
Item IDnether_brick_stairs
Overview
Nether Brick Stairs are blocks in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting them and Stonecutter. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Nether Brick Stairs.
On the hardness scale Nether Brick Stairs sit at 2. Blast resistance sits at 6. Reach for a pickaxe if you want Nether Brick Stairs fast; the wooden one already drops them.
Crafting Recipe
Crafting4
How to Obtain
- Crafting
- Stonecutter
Notes
A stonecutter produces 1 stairs per Nether Bricks block instead of 4 per 6.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Nether Brick Stairs in Minecraft?
Nether Brick Stairs is crafted at a Crafting Table using Nether Bricks, and each craft yields 4. It can also be obtained through Stonecutter.
What is Nether Brick Stairs used for?
A dark red staircase block crafted from nether bricks for Nether fortress builds. It can also be cut at a stonecutter.
How many Nether Brick Stairs can you stack?
Nether Brick Stairs stacks 64 to a slot, and filling that slot takes 16 crafts: 96 Nether Bricks, since each one returns 4.
How long does Nether Brick Stairs take to break?
Mining Nether Brick Stairs works against 2; explosives work against 6. The two are not the same, so mining Nether Brick Stairs and blowing them up are separate jobs. Reach for a pickaxe if you want Nether Brick Stairs fast; the wooden one already drops them. These are the stored values from the Java 26.2 client, not a stopwatch result.
When was Nether Brick Stairs added to Minecraft?
Nether Brick Stairs was added in the 1.0 full release.