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Polished Tuff Stairs

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Polished Tuff Stairs
Polished Tuff Stairs.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Polished Tuff Stairs'
Invicon Polished Tuff Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Tuff Stairs
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Polished tuff stairs are a decorative stairs variant of polished tuff that do not generate naturally and are used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

Polished tuff stairs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block Polished Tuff Stairs
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 7.5
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.15
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.6
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.45
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.4
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.3
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.25
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.2
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
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Polished Tuff
Invicon Polished Tuff.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Tuff with description: Polished TuffInvicon Polished Tuff.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Tuff with description: Polished TuffInvicon Polished Tuff.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Tuff with description: Polished TuffInvicon Polished Tuff.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Tuff with description: Polished TuffInvicon Polished Tuff.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Tuff with description: Polished TuffInvicon Polished Tuff.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Tuff with description: Polished Tuff
Invicon Polished Tuff Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Tuff Stairs4

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Tuff or 
Polished Tuff
Invicon Tuff.png: Inventory sprite for Tuff in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Tuff with description: TuffInvicon Polished Tuff.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Tuff with description: Polished TuffInvicon Polished Tuff Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Polished Tuff Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Tuff Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Tuff Stairs

Usage

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite polished-tuff.png: Sprite image for polished-tuff in Minecraft polished_tuff sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.polished_tuff.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.9616
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.polished_tuff.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.9616
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.polished_tuff.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.616
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.polished_tuff.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.916
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.polished_tuff.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.216

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite polished-tuff.png: Sprite image for polished-tuff in Minecraft polished_tuff sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.tuff​ ?1.01.152
​ ?BlocksWhen the block is placedplace.tuff​ ?1.01.152
​ ?BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.tuff​ ?0.50.72
​ ?PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.tuff​ ?1.21.44
​ ?PlayersWalking on the blockstep.tuff​ ?0.31.44
​ ?PlayersJumping from the blockstep.tuff​ ?0.121.44
​ ?PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.tuff​ ?0.41.44

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite polished-tuff-stairs.png: Sprite image for polished-tuff-stairs in Minecraft Polished Tuff Stairspolished_tuff_stairsBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxe
stairs		stairs block.minecraft.polished_tuff_stairs

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite polished-tuff-stairs.png: Sprite image for polished-tuff-stairs in Minecraft Polished Tuff Stairspolished_tuff_stairs-751Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.polished_tuff_stairs.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west		The direction the stairs' full-block side faces.
When placed in-game by a player, this matches the direction the player faces.
halfbottombottom
top		Top if the stairs are upside-down.
shapestraightinner_left
inner_right
outer_left
outer_right
straight		"straight" is the default stairs shape.
"inner" is an "inside corner" stair shape, with two full-block and two stair-shaped side faces.
"outer" is an "outside corner" stair shape, with two stair-shaped and two half-block side faces.
"left" and "right" specify in which direction is the higher part of the step.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as these stairs.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
upside_down_bit0x4falsefalse
true		0
1		True if the stairs are upside-down.
weirdo_direction0x1
0x2		00
1
2
3		0
1
2
3		The direction the stairs' full-block side faces.
  • 0: East
  • 1: West
  • 2: South
  • 3: North
minecraft:corner
​[upcoming: BE 26.50]		Not Supportednonenone
inner_left
inner_right
outer_left
outer_right		UnsupportedThe corner shape of the stair.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.20.3
Experiment
Update 1.21		23w43a Added polished tuff stairs.
1.2124w18aPolished tuff stairs are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental data pack.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.20.50
Experiment
Update 1.21		Preview 1.20.50.22 Added polished tuff stairs.
Preview 1.20.50.23Can now be crafted.
1.21.0Preview 1.21.0.22Polished tuff stairs are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental toggle.

Issues

Issues relating to "Polished Tuff Stairs" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

In other media

  • Artwork featuring polished tuff stairs.
    Artwork featuring polished tuff stairs.

Sources