Polished Blackstone Bricks Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft polished blackstone bricks with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, polished blackstone bricks is one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 4 polished blackstone bricks at a time.
Let’s explore how to make polished blackstone bricks.
Where to find Polished Blackstone Bricks in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find polished blackstone bricks 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)Â 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 Bricks
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft polished blackstone bricks:
4 Polished Blackstone
How to craft Polished Blackstone Bricks 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 Bricks
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make polished blackstone bricks, place 4 polished blackstone in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When making polished blackstone bricks, it is important that the polished blackstone are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 polished blackstone in the first box and 1 polished blackstone in the second box. In the second row, there should be 1 polished blackstone in the first box and 1 polished blackstone in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for polished blackstone bricks.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the polished blackstone bricks will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Polished Blackstone Bricks to Inventory
Once you have crafted polished blackstone bricks, you need to move the new items to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made polished blackstone bricks in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, polished blackstone bricks have the following Name, ID and DataValue:
| Description (Minecraft ID Name) |
Data Value | Stack Size | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polished Blackstone Bricks (minecraft: |
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)Â is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Give Command for Polished Blackstone Bricks
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 Bricks is:
/give @p polished_blackstone_bricks 1
Things to Make with Polished Blackstone Bricks
You can use polished blackstone bricks to make items in Minecraft such as:
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