Polished Blackstone Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft polished blackstone with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, polished blackstone is a new type of block that was introduced in the Nether Update. The crafting process will create 4 polished blackstone at a time.

Let’s explore how to make polished blackstone.

Where to find Polished Blackstone in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find polished blackstone in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.16 – 1.19.4	Building Blocks

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make Polished Blackstone

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft polished blackstone:

4 Blackstone

How to craft Polished Blackstone in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make Polished Blackstone

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make polished blackstone, place 4 blackstone in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making polished blackstone, it is important that the blocks of blackstone are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 blackstone in the first box and 1 blackstone in the second box. In the second row, there should be 1 blackstone in the first box and 1 blackstone in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for polished blackstone.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the polished blackstone will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Polished Blackstone to Inventory

Once you have crafted polished blackstone, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made polished blackstone in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, polished blackstone has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Polished Blackstone (minecraft:polished_blackstone)		64	Java	1.16 – 1.19.4

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Polished Blackstone

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.4, the /give command for Polished Blackstone is:

/give @p polished_blackstone 1

Things to Make with Polished Blackstone

You can use polished blackstone to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make Polished Blackstone Bricks
How to make a Polished Blackstone Wall
How to make Polished Blackstone Stairs
How to make a Polished Blackstone Slab
How to make a Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate
How to make a Polished Blackstone Button