Deepslate Tile Slab

Deepslate Tile Slab

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	3.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	Double slab: No Single slab: Partial (blocks light)‌[JE only] Partial (diffuses sky light)‌[BE only]
Waterloggable	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	59 DEEPSLATE
Note block instrument	Bass Drum

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A deepslate tile slab is a decorative slab variant of deepslate tiles that generates in ancient cities and is used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

Deepslate tile slabs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block	Deepslate Tile Slab
Hardness	3.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	117.5 (JE) 17.5 (BE)
Wooden	12.65 (JE) 2.65 (BE)
Stone	11.35 (JE) 1.35 (BE)
Copper	11.05 (JE) 1.05 (BE)
Iron	10.9 (JE) 0.9 (BE)
Diamond	10.7 (JE) 0.7 (BE)
Netherite	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Golden	10.45 (JE) 0.45 (BE)
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

Natural generation

Deepslate tile slabs generate as part of ancient cities.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Deepslate Tiles	6

Sounds

In Bedrock Edition, when a deepslate tile slab is combined into a double slab, the block's use sound is played.

Java Edition:

v t e deepslate_tiles sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.deepslate_tiles.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	0.92	1.04	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.deepslate_tiles.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.85	0.96	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.deepslate_tiles.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.65	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.deepslate_tiles.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.975	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.deepslate_tiles.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.2	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e deepslate_bricks sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​ ?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.deepslate_bricks	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.deepslate_bricks	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.deepslate_bricks	​ ?	0.3	0.5
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.deepslate_bricks	​ ?	0.4	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Walking on the block	step.deepslate_bricks	​ ?	0.3	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.deepslate_bricks	​ ?	0.12	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.deepslate_bricks	​ ?	0.22	1.0

Bedrock Edition combine sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block placed	Blocks	When a deepslate tile slab is combined into a double slab	use.deepslate_bricks	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Deepslate Tile Slab	deepslate_tile_slab	Block & Item	slabs mineable/pickaxe	slabs	block.minecraft.deepslate_tile_slab

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Deepslate Tile Double Slab	deepslate_tile_double_slab	653	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical	tile.deepslate_tile_double_slab.name
Deepslate Tile Slab	deepslate_tile_slab	643	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.deepslate_tile_slab.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
type	bottom	bottom top	Where the slab is within its block.
		double	The block is a double slab.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
minecraft:vertical_half	Not Supported	bottom	bottom top	Unsupported	Where the slab is within its block.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.17			21w07a				Added grimstone tile slabs.
			21w08a				"Grimstone Tile Slab" has been renamed to "Deepslate Tile Slab".
							The texture of deepslate tile slabs has been changed.
1.19			Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1				Deepslate tile slabs now generate as part of ancient cities.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.17.0			beta 1.16.230.52				Added deepslate tile slabs.
1.18.30 Experiment Wild Update			Preview 1.18.30.33				Deepslate tile slabs now generate as part of ancient cities.
1.20.30			Preview 1.20.20.20				Deepslate tile slabs now use the minecraft:vertical_half block state instead of top_slot_bit.
			Preview 1.20.20.21				Increased the blast resistance of deepslate tile slabs from 3.6 to 6.

Issues

Issues relating to "Deepslate Tile Slab" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.