How do you get Nether Brick Stairs in Minecraft?

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

How many Nether Brick Stairs can you stack?

64 Nether Brick Stairs fill one slot, and filling it costs 96 Nether Bricks, since each one returns 4: 16 crafts. A double chest of Nether Brick Stairs comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

How long does Nether Brick Stairs take to break?

Mining Nether Brick Stairs works against 2; explosions on them work against 6. The two numbers on Nether Brick Stairs are not the same, so mining and blowing them up are separate jobs. Reach for a pickaxe if you want Nether Brick Stairs fast; the wooden one already drops them. Java 26.2 stores Nether Brick Stairs with those figures unchanged, so they read the same here.

When was Nether Brick Stairs added to Minecraft?

Nether Brick Stairs was added in the 1.0 full release.

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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

Durability

N/A

Nether Brick Stairs at a glance

Nether Brick Stairs, blocks out of crafting and Stonecutter, sit under Utility Blocks. 64 Nether Brick Stairs fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

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. They sits between Nether Brick Fence and Nether Bricks in Utility Blocks, number 210 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

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

How to obtain

Crafting
Stonecutter

Notes

A stonecutter produces 1 stairs per Nether Bricks block instead of 4 per 6.

Frequently asked questions about Nether Brick Stairs

How do you get Nether Brick Stairs in Minecraft?
Nether Brick Stairs is crafted from Nether Bricks at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 4. They also comes from Stonecutter, not just the recipe above.
How many Nether Brick Stairs can you stack?
64 Nether Brick Stairs fill one slot, and filling it costs 96 Nether Bricks, since each one returns 4: 16 crafts. A double chest of Nether Brick Stairs comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.
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 long does Nether Brick Stairs take to break?
Mining Nether Brick Stairs works against 2; explosions on them work against 6. The two numbers on Nether Brick Stairs are not the same, so mining and blowing them up are separate jobs. Reach for a pickaxe if you want Nether Brick Stairs fast; the wooden one already drops them. Java 26.2 stores Nether Brick Stairs with those figures unchanged, so they read the same here.
When was Nether Brick Stairs added to Minecraft?
Nether Brick Stairs was added in the 1.0 full release.

Building with it

Nether Brick Stairs are made from netherrack, smelted into nether brick and crafted twice over, which makes them a Nether-side project. They do not catch fire, and the near-black colour is why they end up under roofs and around lava features where ordinary wood would burn away.

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Nether Brick Stairs at a glance

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Frequently asked questions about Nether Brick Stairs

How do you get Nether Brick Stairs in Minecraft?

How many Nether Brick Stairs can you stack?

What is Nether Brick Stairs used for?

How long does Nether Brick Stairs take to break?

When was Nether Brick Stairs added to Minecraft?

Building with it

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