Polished Basalt
Block

Polished Basalt

Namespaced ID
minecraft:polished_basalt
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 Polished Basalt.

Shown above the item in the inventory.
Italic text shown below the item name. One line per row.
1 compatible with Polished Basalt.

Component syntax for Minecraft 1.21.8.

Block properties

Hardness
1.25
Blast resistance
4.2
Material
mineable / pickaxe
Diggable
Yes
Transparent
No
Light emitted
0 / 15
Light filtered
15 / 15
Block state IDs
6034 – 6036

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?
Wooden0.94s✓
Stone0.47s✓
Iron0.31s✓
Golden0.16s✓
Diamond0.23s✓
Netherite0.21s✓

Drops

Obtained from

Blocks that drop Polished Basalt when broken.

Crafting recipes

→
Polished Basalt
× 4

Full crafting guide for Polished Basalt → Step-by-step, ingredient sources, what Polished Basalt crafts into.

Across versions

Legacy numeric ID
None recorded — use the namespaced ID minecraft:polished_basalt.
Modern ID (1.13+)
minecraft:polished_basalt (numeric IDs were removed in 1.13 — not usable in commands)
Editions
Java & Bedrock

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How to craft Polished Basalt

How do you make Polished Basalt in Minecraft?

To craft Polished Basalt, 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 Polished Basalt directly with: /give @p minecraft:polished_basalt.

Where do you get Polished Basalt in Minecraft?

Polished Basalt can be obtained by breaking Polished Basalt. You can also craft it from the recipe shown above.

What is the Minecraft ID for Polished Basalt?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:polished_basalt, used in the /give command: /give @p minecraft:polished_basalt 1. Numeric item IDs were removed in the 1.13 "Flattening", so modern versions only use the namespaced ID.

How do you mine Polished Basalt in Minecraft?

Polished Basalt has hardness 1.25 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.