Prismarine Stairs

Prismarine Stairs
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	1.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	Partial (blocks light)‌[JE only]; Yes‌[BE only]
Waterloggable	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire; from lava	No
Map color (JE)	; 23 COLOR_CYAN

Prismarine stairs are a prismarine variant of stairs.

Obtaining

Breaking

Prismarine stairs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block	Prismarine Stairs
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)^[A]
Default	7.5
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Copper	0.45
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Netherite	0.25
Golden	0.2
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

incorrect tool, drops nothing
correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
correct tool, drops the block itself
italicized can be instant mined

↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Prismarine	4

Stonecutting

Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Prismarine

Usage

Like its parent block,the normal prismarine stairs are uniquely useful for decoration as it has an animated texture. The cracks in prismarine stairs slowly cycle in color through light blue, green, purple, and dark blue. The full animation for the prismarine stair texture changes color 22 times in an irregular sequence before the whole pattern repeats; this takes 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Note blocks

Prismarine stairs can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds

Java Edition:

v t e `stone` sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.stone.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.stone.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.stone.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
	Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.stone.fall`	`subtitles.block.generic.fall`	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.stone.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e `stone` sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Prismarine Stairs	`prismarine_stairs`	Block & Item	`stairs` `mineable/pickaxe`	`stairs`	`block.minecraft.prismarine_stairs`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Prismarine Stairs	`prismarine_stairs`	`257`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]} (Numeric: `-2`)	`tile.prismarine_stairs.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	`north`	`east` `north` `south` `west`	The direction the stairs' full-block side faces. When placed in-game by a player, this matches the direction the player faces.
half	`bottom`	`bottom` `top`	Top if the stairs are upside-down.
shape	`straight`	`inner_left` `inner_right` `outer_left` `outer_right` `straight`	"straight" is the default stairs shape. "inner" is an "inside corner" stair shape, with two full-block and two stair-shaped side faces. "outer" is an "outside corner" stair shape, with two stair-shaped and two half-block side faces. "left" and "right" specify in which direction is the higher part of the step.
waterlogged	`false`	`false` `true`	Whether or not there's water in the same place as these stairs.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
upside_down_bit	`0x4`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	True if the stairs are upside-down.
weirdo_direction	`0x1` `0x2`	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	The direction the stairs' full-block side faces. 0: East 1: West 2: South 3: North

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.13			18w07a				Added prismarine stairs.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of prismarine stairs has been updated.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.2.13 Experiment Experimental Gameplay	beta 1.2.13.8	Added prismarine stairs as part of Experimental Gameplay.
1.4.0	beta 1.2.14.2	The prismarine stairs have been fully implemented.
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	The texture of prismarine stairs has been updated.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Added prismarine stairs.
			1.90				The texture of prismarine stairs has been updated.

Issues

Issues relating to "Prismarine Stairs" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Navigation

[breakingtimenote-1] These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

[bedrock-item-id-2] ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.

[bedrock-give-available-3] Available with /give command.

[bedrock-item-form-4] The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

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[i 1]

[i 2]

[i 3]

v t e Prismarine
Prismarine	Block Stairs Slab Wall
Prismarine Brick	Block Stairs Slab
Dark Prismarine	Block Stairs Slab
Miscellaneous	Sea Lantern Shard Crystals

v t e Stairs
Wood-based	Oak Spruce Birch Jungle Acacia Dark Oak Mangrove Cherry Pale Oak Bamboo Mosaic Crimson Warped
Stone-based	Stone Cobblestone Mossy Stone Brick Mossy Granite Polished Diorite Polished Andesite Polished Cobbled Deepslate Polished Deepslate Deepslate Brick Deepslate Tile Tuff Polished Brick
Overworld	Brick Mud Brick Resin Brick Sandstone Smooth Red Sandstone Smooth Prismarine Brick Dark
The Nether	Nether Brick Red Blackstone Polished Polished Brick
The End	End Stone Brick Purpur
Mineral-based	Quartz Smooth
Metal-based	Cut Copper Waxed Exposed Waxed Exposed Weathered Waxed Weathered Oxidized Waxed Oxidized