Overview
Minecraft classifies Polished Blackstone as a Nether block. Polished Blackstone is made at a crafting table. Hardness 2 puts it in the middle of the pack for mining speed.
Mine it with a wooden pickaxe or better, or you get no drop at all. Broken correctly, it drops itself. Sixty-four fit in one inventory slot.
The recipe calls for Blackstone. A stonecutter can cut it straight from Blackstone, with nothing wasted. Its main value is as a crafting ingredient: 10 recipes need it, Polished Blackstone Bricks, Polished Blackstone Button, Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate and 7 more among them.
Properties
- Stack size
- 64
- Hardness
- 2
- Blast resistance
- 6
- Light level
- 0
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Wooden Pickaxe
How to get it
Crafting Table
Polished Blackstone ×4
Stonecutter
Polished Blackstone
Drops
Used to craft
Polished Blackstone Bricks
Polished Blackstone Button
Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate
Polished Blackstone Slab
Polished Blackstone Stairs
Polished Blackstone Wall
Chiseled Polished Blackstone
Polished Blackstone Brick Slab
Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs
Polished Blackstone Brick WallPolished Blackstone BricksPolished Blackstone SlabFrequently asked questions
How do you get Polished Blackstone in Minecraft?
Polished Blackstone is crafted from Blackstone.
What tool do you need to break Polished Blackstone?
You need at least Wooden Pickaxe. A weaker tool destroys the block without dropping it.
Is Polished Blackstone blast resistant?
Polished Blackstone has a blast resistance of 6, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
