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Polished Andesite

A smooth, refined version of andesite with a clean gray appearance for modern builds. It can be cut into stairs and slabs.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.8

Item ID

polished_andesite

Polished Andesite at a glance

Polished Andesite comes from crafting and Stonecutter, and Utility Blocks is where it sits as a block. Stack Polished Andesite 64 high: 576 across a hotbar, 1728 in a shulker box, and 3456 in a double chest.

Polished Andesite is a 1.5-hardness block. For explosions the number that counts is 6. Use a pickaxe on Polished Andesite to speed it up; no particular tier is required. It sits between Pointed Dripstone and Polished Deepslate in Utility Blocks, number 244 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
AndesiteAndesite
AndesiteAndesite
AndesiteAndesite
AndesiteAndesite
Polished AndesitePolished Andesite4
Checked against Java Edition 26.2.

How to obtain

  • Crafting
  • Stonecutter

Notes

Crafted from 4 Andesite in a 2x2 square (yields 4), or cut from Andesite at a stonecutter.

Frequently asked questions about Polished Andesite

  1. Andesite going into Polished Andesite, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Polished Andesite in Minecraft?

    Polished Andesite is crafted from Andesite at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 4. It also comes from Stonecutter, not just the recipe above.

  2. Polished Andesite as a block, next to the pickaxe its 1.5 hardness asks for

    How long does Polished Andesite take to break?

    The two numbers behind Polished Andesite are 1.5 for mining and 6 against explosions. It is not equally easy both ways, since the two figures on it pull apart. Use a pickaxe on Polished Andesite to speed it up; no particular tier is required. Java 26.2 sets Polished Andesite at these values, and we copied them onto it.

  3. Polished Andesite on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Polished Andesite used for?

    A smooth, refined version of andesite with a clean gray appearance for modern builds. It can be cut into stairs and slabs.

  4. Polished Andesite coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.8

    When was Polished Andesite added to Minecraft?

    Polished Andesite was added in version 1.8.

  5. 64 Polished Andesite drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Polished Andesite can you stack?

    64 Polished Andesite fills a slot, and that slot costs 64 Andesite, since each one returns 4, which is 16 crafts at the crafting table.

Building with it

Four andesite in a square give four polished andesite, and polishing turns the speckled texture into a smooth gray one. It is the closest thing the overworld has to concrete without dye, which is why modern builds lean on it so heavily.

Related Astroworld Resources

Villager trades for Polished Andesite

What villagers ask for Polished Andesite on Astroworld Trades

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