This guide explains how to make mossy stone brick stairs in Minecraft using a crafting table or a stonecutter, with step-by-step instructions and screenshots.
Stairs in Minecraft 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 make mossy stone brick 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 Mossy Stone Brick Stairs
To make mossy stone brick stairs on a crafting table, the crafting recipe for requires the following ingredients:
6 Mossy Stone Bricks
Which will make 4 mossy stone brick stairs.
To make mossy stone brick stairs using a stonecutter, the following ingredients are required:
1 Mossy Stone Bricks
Which will make 1 mossy stone brick stairs.
A stonecutter makes mossy stone brick stairs, slabs, and walls much more efficiently than a crafting table.
How to Make Mossy Stone Brick Stairs in Minecraft (Crafting Table Method)
Step 1: Open A Crafting Table
To make mossy stone brick 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 mossy Stone Bricks to the Crafting Grid
Place six mossy stone bricks in the 3×3 crafting grid.
Place mossy stone bricks 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 mossy stone brick in the correct squares, the mossy stone brick stairs will appear in the square on the right.
Step 3: Move the Finished Stairs to Your Inventory
Move the finished mossy stone brick stairs from the righthand square of the crafting table menu to your inventory.
Well done! You now know how to make mossy stone brick stairs in Minecraft on a crafting table. Now learn how to make them on a stonecutter.
How to Make Mossy Stone Brick Stairs in Minecraft (Stonecutter Method)
Step 1: Open Your Stonecutter
To make mossy stone brick stairs, open your stonecutter. You should see the stonecutter interface in the top portion of the menu and your inventory at the bottom. (See image below.)
Step 2: Add mossy Stone Brick to the Stonecutter Menu
Place mossy stone brick in the square on the upper lefthand side of the stonecutter interface. This will display the items you can make with mossy stone brick on a stonecutter for you to select from. This includes mossy stone brick slabs, stairs, and walls.
Step 3: Select The mossy Stone Brick Stairs
Select the mossy stone brick stairs in the stonecutter menu. Notice how the finished mossy stone brick stair appears in the square on the righthand side of the stonecutter menu.
Step 4: Move the Finsihed Stairs to Your Inventory
Move the mossy stone brick stairs from the stonecutter menu to your Minecraft inventory.
Well done! You now know how to make mossy stone brick stairs in Minecraft on the crafting table and with a stonecutter.
Minecraft Give Command for Mossy Stone Brick Stairs
You can use the Give command to add mossy stone brick 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 mossy_stone_brick_stairs 1
For the Bedrock edition
/give @p mossy_stone_brick_stairs 1 0
FAQ’s
Do mossy stone brick stairs generate naturally in Minecraft?
Yes, mossy stone brick stairs can generate naturally in ruined portals. But since these aren’t that common, the easiest way to acquire mossy stone brick stairs in Minecraft is to craft them on a crafting table or stonecutter.
Are mossy stone brick stairs stackable? If so, how many can go in a stack?
Mossy stone brick 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 mossy stone brick, stone brick, and stone stairs. And an ax is the fastest tool for breaking wood stairs, like acacia, dark oak, 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 mossy stone brick stairs water soluble?
Yes, mossy stone brick 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 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.