What is a Polished Blackstone Wall?
The polished blackstone wall is a decorative building block that works great for making castle walls, fences, and other defensive structures. It’s got that dark, polished look that fits perfectly with blackstone building blocks. You get 6 of them from a single crafting recipe, so they’re pretty efficient to make in bulk.
How to Craft a Polished Blackstone Wall
What You Need
To craft a polished blackstone wall, you only need one thing:
- 6 Polished Blackstone blocks
Crafting Steps
Step 1: Open your crafting table to get the 3×3 crafting grid.
Step 2: Place 6 polished blackstone blocks in the grid. Put 3 in the top row and 3 in the middle row. Leave the bottom row empty.
Step 3: Click the polished blackstone wall that appears in the result box and drag it to your inventory.
That’s it. You’ve made your walls.
Finding It in Creative Mode
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Location depends on your version:
- Minecraft 1.16-1.19: Look in the Decoration Blocks tab
- Minecraft 1.19.3-1.19.4: Look in the Building Blocks tab
Technical Details
Item ID
The Minecraft ID for polished blackstone wall is minecraft:polished_blackstone_wall. You can stack them up to 64 in your inventory.
Give Command
If you want to spawn one in with a command, use:
/give @p polished_blackstone_wall 1
Block States (Bedrock/Pocket Edition)
Walls have a few block states you can control with commands:
- Wall connections: East, north, south, and west connections can be set to none, short, or tall
- Center post: Can be true or false depending on whether you want the center pillar
These states determine how the wall connects to nearby blocks and structures.
Supported Versions
Polished blackstone walls are available in Minecraft Java Edition 1.16 through 1.19.4. They’re also in Bedrock/Pocket Edition.
Other Walls You Can Make
If you want to build with different wall types, check out these guides for similar blocks:
- Cobblestone Wall
- Stone Brick Wall
- Brick Wall
- Nether Brick Wall
- Blackstone Wall
- Polished Blackstone Brick Wall
- Deepslate Brick Wall
- Mud Brick Wall