This guide explains how to make polished diorite stairs in Minecraft using a crafting table or 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 make polished diorite 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 Polished Diorite Stairs
To make polished diorite stairs on a crafting table, the crafting recipe requires the following ingredients:
6 Polished Diorite
Which will make 4 polished diorite stairs.
To make polished diorite stairs using a stonecutter, the following ingredients are required:
1 Diorite, or
1 Polished Diorite
Which will make 1 polished diorite stair.
A stonecutter is much more efficient at making polished diorite stairs, slabs, walls, and blocks than a crafting table.
How to Make Polished Diorite Stairs in Minecraft (Crafting Table Method)
Step 1: Open A Crafting Table
To make polished diorite 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 Polished Diorite to the Crafting Grid
Place polished diorite 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 polished diorite in the correct squares, the finished stairs will appear in the square on the right.
Step 3: Move the Finished Stairs to Your Inventory
Move the finished polished diorite stairs from the righthand square of the crafting table menu to your inventory.
Excellent! Now that you know how to make polished diorite stairs in Minecraft using a crafting table. Now learn how to make them on a stonecutter.
How to Make Polished Diorite Stairs in Minecraft (Stonecutter Method)
Step 1: Open Your Stonecutter
To make polished diorite 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 Diorite to the Stonecutter Menu
Place diorite or polished diorite in the square on the upper lefthand side of the stonecutter menu. This will display the items you can make with diorite on a stonecutter for you to select from. This includes polished diorite slabs, stairs, and blocks, and plain diorite slabs, stairs, and walls.
Step 3: Select The Polished Diorite Stairs
Select the polished diorite stairs in the stonecutter menu. Notice how the finished polished diorite stair appears in the square on the righthand side of the stonecutter menu.
Step 4: Move the Polished Diorite Stairs to Your Inventory
Move the finished stairs from the stonecutter menu to your Minecraft inventory.
Well done! You now know how to make polished diorite stairs in Minecraft on the crafting table and with a stonecutter.
Minecraft Give Command for Polished Diorite Stairs
You can use the Give command to add polished diorite 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 polished_diorite_stairs 1
For the Bedrock edition
/give @p polished_diorite_stairs 1 0
FAQ’s
Do polished diorite stairs generate naturally in Minecraft?
Polished diorite stairs do not naturally generate in Minecraft. The only way to acquire polished diorite stairs in Minecraft is to craft them on a crafting table or stonecutter.
Are polished diorite stairs stackable? If so, how many can go in a stack?
Polished diorite 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 polished diorite, stone, and polished andesite stairs. And an ax is the fastest tool for breaking wood stairs, like acacia, spruce, and oak wood 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 polished diorite stairs water soluble?
Yes, polished diorite 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.