This guide explains how to make stone stairs in Minecraft using a crafting table and a stonecutter, with step-by-step instructions and screenshots.
Minecraft stairs can be placed to make it easier to go up and down inclines like those long passages down to your diamond mine. And they are often used to build grand staircases, detailed roof lines on buildings, as decorative blocks, or in simple paths.
Minecraft Versions
You can craft stone stairs in the following versions of Minecraft.
| Minecraft Version | Platform | Supported |
|---|---|---|
| Java | PC, Mac, Linux | Yes |
| Bedrock | PE, PS4, Xbox, Win10 | Yes |
| Education Edition | PC, Mac | Yes |
Blocks Required to Make Stone Stairs
To make stone stairs on a crafting table, the crafting recipe for stone stairs requires the following ingredients:
6 Stone
Which will make 4 stone stairs.
To make stone stairs using a stonecutter, the recipe for stone stairs requires the following ingredients:
1 Stone
Which will make 1 stone stairs.
How to Make Stone Stairs in Minecraft (Crafting Table Method)
Step 1: Open A Crafting Table
To make stone stairs, open your crafting table. You should see the 3×3 crafting grid in the top portion of the interface. (See image below.)
Step 2: Add 6 Stone to the Crafting Grid
Place six stone in the 3×3 crafting grid.
To make stone stairs, place stone in the first square of the top row of the crafting table grid, the first and second squares of the middle row, and in all three squares of the bottom row. (See image below.)
The Minecraft stairs recipe is a shaped recipe, which means that as long as the ingredients are placed in the crafting grid in the same pattern you will be able to make stairs even if they are flipped.
However, the recipe will not work for stairs of any type if the ingredients are placed upside-down.
Once you’ve placed the stone in the correct squares, the stone stairs will appear in the square on the right.
Step 3: Move the Stone Stairs to Your Inventory
Move the finished stone stairs from the righthand square of the crafting table menu to your inventory.
Well done! You now know how to make stone stairs in Minecraft on a crafting table. Next we’ll learn how to make them on a stonecutter.
How to Make Stone Stairs in Minecraft with (Stonecutter Method)
Step 1: Open Your Stonecutter
To make stone stairs, open your stonecutter. You should see the stonecutter interface in the top portion of the menu and your inventory in the bottom. (See image below.)
Step 2: Add stone to the Stonecutter Menu
To make stone stairs on a stonecutter, place stone in the square on the upper lefthand side of the stonecutter interface. This will display the items you can make with stone on a stonecutter for you to select from. This includes stone slabs, stone stairs, stone walls, stone bricks, stone brick slabs, and stone brick stairs.
Step 3: Select The Stone Stairs
Select the stone stairs in the stonecutter menu. Notice how the finished stone stair appears in the square on the righthand side of the stonecutter menu.
Step 4: Move the Stone Stairs to Your Inventory
Move the stone stairs from the stonecutter menu to your Minecraft inventory.
Well done! You now know how to make stone stairs in Minecraft on the crafting table and with a stonecutter.
Minecraft Give Command for Stone Stairs
You can use the Give command to add stone stairs to your inventory. To use the Give command open chat in your Minecraft game and type the following.
For the Java edition
/give @p stone_stairs 1
For the Bedrock edition
/give @p stone_stairs 1 0
FAQ’s
Do stone stairs generate naturally in Minecraft?
Stone stairs do not naturally generate in Minecraft like other more common stair variants. The only way to acquire stone stairs in Minecraft is to craft them on a crafting table or stonecutter.
Are stone stairs stackable? If so, how many can go in a stack?
Stone stairs, like all stairs in Minecraft, are stackable and you can have up to 64 in one stack.
What is the best tool(s) for breaking stairs?
A pickaxe is best for breaking non-wood stairs, like stone, cobblestone, or stone brick stairs. And an ax is the fastest tool for breaking wood stairs, like spruce, birch, and oak stairs. Breaking a wood stair without a tool will drop a stair that can be picked up. Breaking non-wood stairs with anything other than a pickaxe will cause the stairs not to drop and they will be lost.
Is walking up stairs faster than jumping up one block?
Yes, walking upstairs is faster than jumping up the same distance. Another benefit to using stairs over jumping is that it doesn’t exhaust your hunger bar, meaning you won’t wear yourself down and have to eat.
Can wood stairs be used as fuel for furnaces and blast furnaces?
Yes, wood stairs can be used as fuel in furnaces, blast furnaces, and smokers. You will be able to smelt 1.5 items be wood stair burned.
Are stone stairs water soluble?
Yes, stone stairs, like all stair variants, wood and non-wood, are water soluble. Meaning you can place a stair and water from a water bucket in the same space. This can come in handy when you’re have a single layer of blocks and need to make a spot that holds water. Replacing a full block with a stair or slab will allow you to place water in the same place as well.