Stone Bricks
A refined building block made from stone that generates throughout strongholds and ocean ruins. It can be cut into stairs, slabs, walls, mossy and chiseled variants.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryUtility Blocks
Version Added
Version Added1.8
Item ID
Item IDstone_bricks
Overview
Stone Bricks are blocks in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting them, Stonecutter, and mining. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Stone Bricks.
Stone Bricks is also a hub ingredient, feeding into 4 different recipes in this catalogue, so keeping a stock on hand unlocks a wide range of crafts. Stone Bricks are 1.5-hardness blocks. Use a pickaxe on Stone Bricks to speed them up; no particular tier is required. For explosions the number that counts is 6. Generated chests only ever hold Stone Bricks in one place: village mason chests (about 38%).
Crafting Recipe
Crafting4
Used to Craft
Stone Bricks is a crafting ingredient for 4 other items in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.
Mossy Stone Bricks
Stone Brick SlabHow to Obtain
- Crafting
- Stonecutter
- Mining
Notes
Crafted from 4 Stone (yields 4). Generates in strongholds, igloos and ocean ruins.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Stone Bricks in Minecraft?
Stone Bricks is crafted at a Crafting Table using Stone, and each craft yields 4. It can also be obtained through Stonecutter and mining.
What is Stone Bricks used for?
Stone Bricks is a crafting ingredient used to make Mossy Stone Bricks, Stone Brick Slab, Stone Brick Stairs, and Stone Brick Wall.
How many Stone Bricks can you stack?
Gather 64 Stone and you can fill a whole slot with 64 Stone Bricks, since each one returns 4.
How long does Stone Bricks take to break?
Look up Stone Bricks and you get 1.5 hardness against 6 blast resistance. Stone Bricks are not equally easy both ways; the figures pull apart. Use a pickaxe on Stone Bricks to speed them up; no particular tier is required. Read out of Java 26.2 rather than timed in game.
Where do you find Stone Bricks in chests?
Stone Bricks is chest loot in exactly one place: village mason chests (about 38%). No other generated chest in the game lists it, so that structure is the only place worth searching.
When was Stone Bricks added to Minecraft?
Stone Bricks was added in version 1.8.