Polished blackstone is a decorative block that came with the Nether Update. It’s basically blackstone but smooth and shiny. You craft it from regular blackstone and it gives you 4 blocks per recipe, so no waste. Great for building sleek dark structures anywhere.
Where to Find Polished Blackstone in Creative Mode
You’ll find polished blackstone in the Building Blocks tab of your Creative inventory. Available in Java Edition 1.16 and all versions since.
Materials Needed
You need 4 blackstone blocks to make polished blackstone. You get 4 polished blackstone back, so it’s a straight 1:1 conversion.
How to Craft Polished Blackstone
Step 1: Open Your Crafting Table
Start with your regular crafting table open so you see the 3×3 grid.
Step 2: Place the Blackstone
Put your 4 blackstone blocks in a 2×2 pattern. They go in the top-left corner of the grid:
- Top row: blackstone in slot 1 and slot 2
- Second row: blackstone in slot 1 and slot 2
Leave all other slots empty.
Step 3: Grab Your Result
The 4 polished blackstone will appear in the output slot on the right. Move it to your inventory and you’re done.
Item Details
Minecraft ID
Block ID: minecraft:polished_blackstone
Stack size: 64 blocks
Works in: Java Edition 1.16 through 1.19.4 and later versions
Give Command
To spawn polished blackstone instantly in Java Edition, use this command:
/give @p polished_blackstone 1
Change the 1 to any number you want. The command works in 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, and 1.19.4+.
What You Can Build With It
Polished blackstone is the crafting base for several other decorative blocks:
- Polished blackstone bricks
- Polished blackstone stairs
- Polished blackstone slabs
- Polished blackstone walls
- Polished blackstone pressure plates
- Polished blackstone buttons