Minecraft stairs guide: How to craft, uses, and more
Stairs in Minecraft are one of the most important blocks that can transform your gameplay and add a quintessentially realistic touch to your builds. Stairs can be placed on a variety of blocks and help mobs and players change their elevation without jumping. They can be crafted easily and can vastly improve your gameplay experience.
So, how can you craft stairs in Minecraft? Read on to find out.
How to make stairs in Minecraft
Crafting
Stairs in Minecraft can be crafted very easily. You just need a crafting table and a few resources. To craft stairs, you require the following resources:
- Crafting table
- 6 pieces of chosen material (wood/stone)
Stairs can be crafted using wood planks, cobblestone blocks, bricks, stone bricks, sandstone blocks, nether bricks, quartz blocks, or purpur blocks.
Here's how you can craft stairs in Minecraft:
- Open the crafting table and place six pieces of your chosen material in the above pattern to craft the stairs.
- After the stairs are crafted, click the stairs icon to transfer them to your inventory. You can now place the stairs anywhere you wish.
You can use any material you wish to craft stairs if you follow the pattern displayed above. There are tons of materials that you can use to make stairs in-game.
Stonecutting
This method of obtaining stairs works with all materials except wooden and bamboo mosaic stairs. You can use stones like cobblestone, bricks, quartz, and more to obtain stairs using this method.
Here's how you can obtain stairs through stonecutting:
- Select the stone you wish to use to obtain the stairs and place it in your quick bar. Choose the stone by navigating to the slot with the material in it.
- Head over to a stonecutter and interact with it to open up the crafting menu. If you do not have a stonecutter, you can build one by placing three Stone blocks at the bottom of the crafting table and an Iron Ingot in the center, above the blocks.
- Interact with the stonecutter and place your stone in the input slot. You will be presented with options that can be obtained by refining the stone with a stonecutter.
- Select the icon with the stairs to obtain the stairs by stonecutting.
- Choose the stairs icon on your right and place it in your inventory.
How to use stairs in Minecraft
You can easily place stairs in your desired area by following a few easy steps. Before you proceed, ensure you have at least one set of stairs in your quick bar.
Here's how you can place stairs in Minecraft:
- Equip your stairs block by navigating to the slot on the quick-access bar where it is stored.
- Once equipped, look at the location you wish to place the stairs.
- Next, you must face the block on which you wish to place the stairs. Make sure your cursor is pointing to the middle of the block.
- Press the use item/Place block button on your device to successfully place the stairs. You can place the stairs on blocks on, above, and below your level according to your requirements.
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Minecraft stairs FAQ
What are the best kinds of stairs?
There is no "best" kind of stairs since all stairs have different breaking times and durability. The materials you use to make the stairs are based on your preference and aesthetic choices.
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What are the different variants of stairs in Minecraft
Minecraft has 57 different variants of stairs that you can choose from. Here are all the stair varieties you can craft:
- Wooden Stairs
- Oak Stairs
- Spruce Stairs
- Birch Stairs
- Jungle Stairs
- Acacia Stairs
- Dark Oak Stairs
- Mangrove Stairs
- Cherry Stairs
- Pale Oak Stairs
- Bamboo Stairs
- Crimson Stairs
- Warped Stairs
- Bamboo Mosaic Stairs
- Stone Stairs
- Cobblestone Stairs
- Mossy Cobblestone Stairs
- Stone Brick Stairs
- Mossy Stone Brick Stairs
- Granite Stairs
- Polished Granite Stairs
- Diorite Stairs
- Polished Diorite Stairs
- Andesite Stairs
- Polished Andesite Stairs
- Cobbled Deepslate Stairs
- Polished Deepslate Stairs
- Deepslate Brick Stairs
- Deepslate Tile Stairs
- Tuff Stairs
- Polished Tuff Stairs
- Tuff Brick Stairs
- Brick Stairs
- Mud Brick Stairs
- Sandstone Stairs
- Smooth Sandstone Stairs
- Red Sandstone Stairs
- Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs
- Prismarine Stairs
- Prismarine Brick Stairs
- Dark Prismarine Stairs
- Nether Brick Stairs
- Red Nether Brick Stairs
- Blackstone Stairs
- Polished Blackstone Stairs
- Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs
- End Stone Brick Stairs
- Purpur Stairs
- Quartz Stairs
- Smooth Quartz Stairs
- Cut Copper Stairs
- Unoxidized Cut Copper Stairs (Waxed)
- Exposed Cut Copper Stairs (Waxed)
- Weathered Cut Copper Stairs (Waxed)
- Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs
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Are there netherite stairs?
Netherite stairs cannot be crafted as they are not real and cannot be obtained in-game. They are an easter egg introduced in the 1.16 snapshot. Also known as the "swaggiest stairs ever", it is a joke block introduced in Java Edition 20w14∞.
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