How to Make Stone Brick Stairs in Minecraft

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Arrange six stone bricks in a stair-shaped pattern in a crafting table to make four stone brick stairs. A stonecutter is more efficient: one stone brick or one ordinary stone gives one stone brick stair.

What you need

6 stone bricks for 4 stairs with a crafting table
OR 1 stone/stone bricks per stair with a stonecutter
Crafting table or stonecutter
Pickaxe

Step by step

Collect stone bricks for the crafting-table route, or ordinary stone for direct stonecutting.
In a crafting table, put one stone bricks block in the top-left slot, two across the left side of the middle row and three across the bottom row. The mirrored pattern also works.
Take four stone brick stairs. Each crafting-table batch consumes six blocks.
To save material, put a stone bricks block in a stonecutter and choose one stone brick stair.
You can also put ordinary stone in the stonecutter and choose stone brick stairs directly, without crafting bricks first.
Check the selected output: stone stairs and stone brick stairs have different textures. Use a pickaxe to collect placed stone brick stairs.

Java vs Bedrock

The crafting-table and stonecutter routes work in Java and Bedrock. For this stair recipe, stonecutting gives one stair per block instead of four stairs from six blocks, so it uses less material.

Versions: javabedrock

Frequently asked questions

Does the stonecutter save blocks for stairs?

Yes. Six stone bricks make six stairs in a stonecutter but only four in a crafting table.

Do I need to make stone bricks first?

Only for the crafting-table route. A stonecutter makes stone brick stairs directly from ordinary stone.

Why did I get stone stairs instead of stone brick stairs?

The stonecutter offers different outputs. Select stone brick stairs by name rather than ordinary stone stairs.