Nether Brick Stairs
Block

Nether Brick Stairs

Namespaced ID
minecraft:nether_brick_stairs
Legacy numeric ID
114(1.8 & earlier)
Stack size
64
Edition
Java & Bedrock

/give command

Run in chat or a command block. Replace @p with a player name to target someone specific.

Command builder

Set the count, custom name, lore, and enchantments to generate a ready-to-paste /give command for Nether Brick Stairs.

Shown above the item in the inventory.
Italic text shown below the item name. One line per row.
1 compatible with Nether Brick Stairs.

Component syntax for Minecraft 1.21.8.

Block properties

Hardness
2
Blast resistance
6
Material
mineable / pickaxe
Diggable
Yes
Transparent
No
Light emitted
0 / 15
Light filtered
0 / 15
Block state IDs
8089 – 8168

Mining time

Break time per pickaxe tier (no haste, on ground, full air). Tools that can't harvest the block take 5× longer and won't drop the item.

PickaxeBreak timeDrops?
Wooden1.50s
Stone0.75s
Iron0.50s
Golden0.25s
Diamond0.38s
Netherite0.33s

Drops

Obtained from

Blocks that drop Nether Brick Stairs when broken.

Crafting recipes

Nether Brick Stairs
× 4

Full crafting guide for Nether Brick Stairs Step-by-step, ingredient sources, what Nether Brick Stairs crafts into.

Across versions

Legacy numeric ID
114 (pre-1.13, from 1.8)
Modern ID (1.13+)
minecraft:nether_brick_stairs (numeric IDs were removed in 1.13 — not usable in commands)
Editions
Java & Bedrock

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How to craft Nether Brick Stairs

How do you make Nether Brick Stairs in Minecraft?

To craft Nether Brick Stairs, place the ingredients in a crafting grid following the recipe pattern shown above. The crafting grid can be a player's 2×2 inventory crafting slots (for 2×2 recipes) or a 3×3 Crafting Table. If cheats are enabled, you can also spawn Nether Brick Stairs directly with: /give @p minecraft:nether_brick_stairs.

Where do you get Nether Brick Stairs in Minecraft?

Nether Brick Stairs can be obtained by breaking Nether Brick Stairs. You can also craft it from the recipe shown above.

What is the Minecraft ID for Nether Brick Stairs?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:nether_brick_stairs, used in the /give command: /give @p minecraft:nether_brick_stairs 1. In legacy versions before 1.13, Nether Brick Stairs used the numeric ID 114. Numeric item IDs were removed in the 1.13 "Flattening" and no longer work in modern commands.

How do you mine Nether Brick Stairs in Minecraft?

Nether Brick Stairs has hardness 2 and requires a specific pickaxe tier to drop. See the Mining time table above for exact break times per pickaxe (wood, stone, iron, golden, diamond, netherite). Mining without the correct tool takes 5× longer and produces no drops.