Polished Blackstone Bricks
For the cracked variant, see Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks.
Polished Blackstone Bricks

| Renewable |
Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance |
6 |
| Hardness |
1.5 |
| Luminous |
No |
| Transparent |
No |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
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Polished blackstone bricks are a decorative version of polished blackstone.
Obtaining
Breaking
| Block | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 1.5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 7.5 | |
| 1.15 | ||
| 0.6 | ||
|
0.45 | |
| 0.4 | ||
| 0.3 | ||
| 0.25 | ||
| 0.2 | ||
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 other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation
Polished blackstone bricks generate as part of bastion remnants and ruined portals.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Polished Blackstone |
Stonecutting
| Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
|---|---|
| Polished Blackstone |
Usage
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Polished Blackstone Brick Slab | ||
| Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs | ||
| Polished Blackstone Brick Wall |
Stonecutting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Polished Blackstone Brick Slab | ||
| Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs | ||
| Polished Blackstone Brick Wall |
Smelting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks | + Any fuel |
Note Blocks
Polished blackstone bricks can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.
Sounds
stone sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | 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 | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.22 | 1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
polished_blackstone_bricks | Block & Item | block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
polished_blackstone_bricks | 529 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile |
History
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16 | 20w15a | ||||||
| 20w16a | Polished blackstone bricks now generate as part of bastion remnants and ruined portals. | ||||||
| 1.16.2 | 20w28a | Polished blackstone bricks are now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering. | |||||
| 1.17 | 21w07a | ||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | ||||||
| Polished blackstone bricks generate as part of bastion remnants. | |||||||
| beta 1.16.0.59 | Polished blackstone bricks now generate as part of ruined portals. | ||||||
| 1.17.10 | beta 1.17.10.20 | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Polished Blackstone Bricks" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- The texture of polished blackstone bricks features a very subtle skull pattern. This is intentional.[1]
References
- ↑ "Finally someone noticed! Yes, It's intentional" – @JasperBoerstra (Jasper Boerstra) on X (formerly Twitter), March 28, 2021
| Blackstone | |
|---|---|
| Polished | |
| Polished Brick | |