How to Get Stone in Minecraft

Last Updated: December 16, 2019

In Minecraft, mining stone with any pickaxe (without silk touch) will drop cobblestone. Cobblestone is a versatile material and used in several crafting recipes, especially for tools to mine and fight mobs. However, you might not like the look of it or you may need to craft something else with stone, such as an armor stand or stone stairs for a build. There are multiple ways to get stone that are listed in this how-to article!

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Smelting Cobblestone

1
Gather cobblestone.
2
Gather coal, too.

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3
Create a furnace by filling every space in a crafting table with cobblestone, except the middle.
4
Put your smelting source in the bottom space in your furnace and put cobblestone in the top.
5
You now have stone!

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Using a Silk Touch Pickaxe

1
Enchant your pickaxe with silk touch.
2
Mine a block of stone with this pickaxe.
3
Instead of cobblestone, you will get stone!

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Using Cheats

1
Make sure cheats are enabled. If not, turn them on
2
Open the chat. The standard button for this action is t.
3
Type the following cheat: /give <player> minecraft:stone [amount]. Replace <player> with your username and [amount] with how many stone blocks you want.

Community Q&A

Question

How do you get smooth stone?

StrangelyQuiet

Community Answer

In order to get smooth stone, you will need to smelt a stone block in a furnace.
Question

How do you get a smooth stone slab?

Seasalt25

Top Answerer

Smelt 3 stone blocks in a furnace to get smooth stone. Then, open a crafting table and place the smooth stone in a row.

Warnings

Whenever you break a block of stone without a silk touch pickaxe, it will come out as cobblestone. Therefore, use your stone wisely.

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