Polished Blackstone Wall
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A polished blackstone wall is a decorative wall variant of polished blackstone that generates in nether ruined portals and is used for building.
Obtaining
Breaking
Polished blackstone walls can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.
| Block |  Polished Blackstone Wall
| |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 2 | |
| Tool | 
| |
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 10 | |
| Wooden
|
1.5 | |
 Stone
|
0.75 | |
 Copper
|
0.6 | |
 Iron
|
0.5 | |
 Diamond
|
0.4 | |
 Netherite
|
0.35 | |
 Golden
|
0.25 | |
| Options | ||
| Efficiency | 000 | |
| Haste | 001 1JEBE | |
Legend
- incorrect tool, drops nothing
- correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
- correct tool, drops the block itself
- italicized can be instant mined
- ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.
Natural generation
Polished blackstone walls generate as part of Nether Ruined Portals.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Polished Blackstone |  6 |
Stonecutting
| Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
|---|---|
| Blackstone or Polished Blackstone |
 |
Usage
Sounds
 stone sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
stone sound type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8–1.0 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | place | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8–1.0 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | subtitles | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
| Footsteps | Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | subtitles | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Players | Walking on the block | step | subtitles | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump | subtitles | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | subtitles | 0.22 | 1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Item tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polished Blackstone Wall | polished_blackstone_wall | Block & Item | walls | walls |
block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polished Blackstone Wall | polished_blackstone_wall | 552 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile |
- ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
- ↑ Available with
/givecommand. - ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.
Block states
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| east | none | lownonetall | How the wall extends from the center post to the east. |
| north | none | lownonetall | How the wall extends from the center post to the north. |
| south | none | lownonetall | How the wall extends from the center post to the south. |
| up | true | falsetrue | When true, the wall has a center post. |
| waterlogged | false | falsetrue | Whether or not there's water in the same place as this wall. |
| west | none | lownonetall | How the wall extends from the center post to the west. |
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wall_connection_type_east | Not Supported | none | noneshorttall | Unsupported | How the wall extends from the center post to the east. |
| wall_connection_type_north | Not Supported | none | noneshorttall | Unsupported | How the wall extends from the center post to the north. |
| wall_connection_type_south | Not Supported | none | noneshorttall | Unsupported | How the wall extends from the center post to the south. |
| wall_connection_type_west | Not Supported | none | noneshorttall | Unsupported | How the wall extends from the center post to the west. |
| wall_post_bit | Not Supported | true | falsetrue | Unsupported | Whether or not the wall has a center post. |
Videos
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16 | 20w15a | Added polished blackstone walls. | |||||
| 1.16.2 | 20w28a | Now renewable as blackstone is now obtainable via bartering. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | _BE1.png){kind=small} Added polished blackstone walls. | |||||
| 1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.54 | Now renewable as blackstone is now obtainable via bartering. | |||||
Issues
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Navigation
Sources
- Polished Blackstone Wall — Minecraft Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, revision 3567870.