Overview
Smooth Quartz Stairs is a Nether block in Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.4. Smooth Quartz Stairs 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 Smooth Quartz Block. A stonecutter can cut it straight from Smooth Quartz Block, with nothing wasted. Nothing on the crafting grid is made from it.
How long it takes to break
Smooth Quartz Stairs has a hardness of 2. By hand that is 10 seconds per block; with the correct tool at netherite tier it is 0.35 seconds.
An iron tool takes 0.5 seconds and a diamond one 0.4, so the jump that actually matters for this block is the one to iron.
It will break below wooden, and you will get nothing for it. That combination of time spent and drop lost is the classic mining mistake.
Efficiency contributes its level squared plus one to tool speed, which makes Efficiency V roughly 3.5 times faster than the plain tool.
| 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
Smooth Quartz Stairs has a blast resistance of 6, so a nearby explosion will usually destroy it. It blocks light completely and emits no light of its own. Stack size is 64 — the standard 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. As furnace fuel it burns for 15 seconds — one and a half smelting operations.
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Wooden Pickaxe
- Fuel value
- 15 s
How to get it
Crafting Table
Smooth Quartz Stairs ×4
Stonecutter
Smooth Quartz Stairs
Drops
Mined with Wooden Pickaxe, Smooth Quartz Stairs drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Smooth Quartz Stairs in Minecraft?
Smooth Quartz Stairs is crafted from Smooth Quartz Block.
What tool do you need to break Smooth Quartz Stairs?
Wooden Pickaxe or better is required; anything weaker destroys the block without dropping it.
Is Smooth Quartz Stairs blast resistant?
Smooth Quartz Stairs has a blast resistance of 6, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Smooth Quartz Stairs fit in one stack?
Smooth Quartz Stairs stacks to 64, so a single double chest holds 3,456 of them.
How long does Smooth Quartz Stairs take to break?
0.35 seconds with a netherite-tier tool of the right class, or 10 seconds bare-handed.
