Overview
Nether Brick Stairs is one of the 30 variants of this shape in the game. What changes between them is the material, and with it the hardness, the drops, the durability and the recipe — so every figure on this page is this variant's own. Oak Stairs is the same shape in a different material.
Nether Brick Stairs counts as a Nether block in Minecraft 1.21.4. Nether Brick Stairs has a crafting recipe, so it is renewable as long as you can source its ingredients. At a hardness of 2 it takes a moment to break but never slows a build down.
It needs at least a wooden pickaxe to drop anything; a weaker tool destroys it for nothing. Mining it returns the block itself, so it is safe to relocate. A full stack holds 64.
It is crafted from Nether Bricks. The stonecutter is the cheaper route: one Nether Bricks gives one of these. No recipe takes it as an ingredient.
About the nether brick set
How long it takes to break
Nether Brick Stairs sits at hardness 2: 10 seconds per block with your fists, 0.35 with the correct netherite tool.
Iron takes 0.5 seconds against diamond's 0.4, so the upgrade worth making for this block is the one to iron.
Below wooden the block breaks and simply vanishes. Bring the right tier or leave it in the ground.
Efficiency adds its level squared plus one to the tool speed, so Efficiency V is about 3.5 times faster than the same tool unenchanted.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand * | 10 s | 10 s | 10 s |
| Wooden | 1.5 s | 0.25 s | 0.15 s |
| Stone | 0.75 s | 0.25 s | 0.1 s |
| Iron | 0.5 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Diamond | 0.4 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Netherite | 0.35 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Golden | 0.25 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
Properties
Nether Brick Stairs resists blasts at 6, which usually is not enough when something explodes nearby. Light does not pass through it, and it emits none of its own. One inventory slot holds 64, the normal full stack. A pickaxe is the fastest choice here. A tool of the wrong class is no better than your fist — the speed bonus is tied to the block's own tool tag.
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Wooden Pickaxe
How to get it
Crafting Table
Nether Brick Stairs ×4
Stonecutter
Nether Brick Stairs
Drops
Mined with Wooden Pickaxe, Nether Brick Stairs drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Nether Brick Stairs in Minecraft?
Nether Brick Stairs is crafted from Nether Bricks.
What tool do you need to break Nether Brick Stairs?
Wooden Pickaxe or better is required; anything weaker destroys the block without dropping it.
Is Nether Brick Stairs blast resistant?
Nether Brick Stairs has a blast resistance of 6, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Nether Brick Stairs fit in one stack?
Nether Brick Stairs stacks to 64, which puts 3,456 of them in a double chest.
How long does Nether Brick Stairs take to break?
With the correct tool at netherite tier it takes 0.35 seconds; by hand it takes 10 seconds.
The rest of the set
Nether Brick Stairs is one of 30 variants of the same shape. The others are made from different materials, so their numbers differ:
