How To Build Spiral Stairs (CORRECTLY!) In Minecraft

This is a Minecraft tutorial about adding spiral stairs to your builds that look great, and you or anyone on your server can easily use them to ascend or descend levels.
By the end of this video, you should fully understand how to add spiral stairs to your builds, and you’ll be able to plan out your entire builds around them.
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Minecraft Mods Used:
Stay True 1.20 resource pack
Axiom
Cloth Config
Continuity
Fabric/Fabric API
Indium
Sodium
WI Zoom

[@dudieboy]

Thanks for visiting my channel and watching this tutorial! Do these tips for building spiral stairs make sense? Will you use this system in your builds?

[@nataliewhiler7889]

Will make of good use

[@ChrisR2020]

I am more curious how your texturing is working back there. It looks almost like you got stairs interlocking into each other in those walls. What is going on there? This some kind of texture pack?

[@lithosphereX]

I think these would be great for my underwater base on Bedrock. Currently I'm using bubble elevators for everything, but I've wanted to change things up

[@PeppyWasTaken]

One of the main takeaways I got from this is actually that it's just so much better to have the entrance to the staircase be 1 block wide instead of [the width of the staircase] wide.. Cx I also learnt that you can shift the start step by one for corners, and also that fact about the swords (we need more real life lore facts in building I believe)

[@dudieboy]

The Stay True pack and the Continuity mod.

[@SilverScaleMA]

Honestly this is mostly how I generally do spiral stairs after a *lot* of trial and error. Although I will admit that I have also been risky and left the center open with water at the bottom for a speedy descent. 😅

[@Gorobcik_7209]

same, with the water part

[@cosmosyn2514]

i do the same thing but without stairs

[@viniciusschadeck4992]

i did a spiral stair tower that comes from layer 10 (old verions where the bedrock layer was 0 and goes to 4) to about 128 blocks high. The tower shape wide and get wider with deep, soo the surface portion is almost a tunnel, the dowards increase, on the top i get a increase in angle to be larger but in a higher angle than in the bottom portion. The entire sutructure that is rising has a huge spiral stair with both stairs and slabs in a complex partner that i developed to be really smoth and the most semetrical i could find, but it is actually two tower one in the middle with a inner space of 6x6 inner round shaped and inside it has item elevators that bring all my farm itens to a storage system on top of it, also has a player elevator with water columns and water fall pads for more easy travel than the stair itself. The design has all posibilities, but i never finish the entire strucuture the top portion is all open without properly walls exposing my storage system all arround, also my bed room that is on the top was just a bed in the main room. I have to build a more elaborated version, and finish it this time LOL

[@SilverScaleMA]

@viniciusschadeck4992 Kind of sounds like my trees, on the server I play on my main bases are almost always some sort of giant tree. My current version honestly isn't that big in comparison to some I have done but they usually also include a pretty intense basement. So I have a tendency to build with a lot of corkscrew and fluid platforms but also use the spiral staircases for when I need something more compact or for my mines.

[@seanski]

A cleaner version of this is putting a carpet over a powdered snow block

[@sergeantsapient]

I had no idea about the practical reason spiral staircases go clockwise up. Cool.

[@PatrickKniesler]

A survey of Norman stairs found about a 50/50 distribution of left and right-handed stairs, even discovering incongruity in the same complex or keep with no regard to strategy. Sometimes, truth is not as much fun as a good theory made up by a British man in his armchair.

[@DZ-1987]

What sir Patrick said, there is no real strategic reason to why stairs are built the way they are. In fact, the supposed advantage such stairs give is false, as the high ground is a load of bollocks in melee combat. They can hit your legs no problem, and you hardly have ground to dodge, and you can barely hit them yourself. And if you do, it's on the helm. And it will likely glance off if we consider the common helmets of the infantry (skull caps, kettle hats, nasal helms, bascinets, so on and so forth), most of it are domed, making cuts with bladed weapons, or stabs with polearms, useless. And blunt weapons like a Mace are often quite short. Likewise, if your defense has been reduced to holding a stairwell in the keep, the siege has already been lost.

[@przemysawchudzik9977]

Finally someone who goes straight to the point and gives actually good tips that can be generalised easily, no unnecessary fluff around it. Thank you for the vid.

[@dudieboy]

Thanks for watching!

[@fnafplayer6447]

This video is spiraling out of control.

[@TheAccursedEntity]

lol I love these silly jokes so much, thank you for that one.

[@mmmelone24]

Every time I try to build this I just keep going in circles.

[@KrydrogensNull]

@@mmmelone24 these jokes are spiraling out of control

[@whiterabbit4113]

This guy's so good at building stairs he's running circles around us!

[@Sea_people_enjoyer]

:|

[@ianmcmanus4415]

Damn that gave me flash backs to being in the military. Instructions so clear and concise with every nuance thought of. If you have half a brain cell and paid attention, you will complete this task without mistakes. It made me instantly subscribe lol. Everyone speaks a language to communicate but uh, not everyone is actually communicating :) Flawless video imo, thank you very much.

[@dudieboy]

How do I superheart this comment? Thank you so much!

[@ravenblackwing7888]

I think i might have half a brain cell left and was thinking of joining the air force. Should i do it?

[@ianmcmanus4415]

@@ravenblackwing7888 Yes. Yes you should. two times. :p

[@CreMag]

Damn that's really cool comment!

[@Juggornawt]

I had the same idea with the whole "By the end of this video" intro. Setting the expectation for a lesson was standard in the military.

[@musicfan07058]

I love the context of why it's built a certain way at 6:20. Great video, thank you!

[@frankyp5865]

This video is so clear and concise. I suck a making stairs in general so this will really help my build. Thanks!

[@dudieboy]

Awesome, thanks Franky!

[@bitbcs]

I was about to answer the exact same 😄 Good thing I saw your comment first. 👏

[@Golems_wrath]

@@dudieboy love your content also I gotta point out your old man avatar really fits your commentary and voice.....XD😈🤭😜❤ no offense intended just Kidding, technically there’s truth to it...😉❤😈

[@mr_quasi]

Also good to remember is using a full block as the center pilar (as in this video). I used a wall block to make a more open spiral stairs a bit thinner, but this causes you to go up/down slower because the hitbox collides. Just a tip.

[@dudieboy]

Thanks!

[@Pystro]

Indeed. Walls or fences in the center are possible, but you force yourself to only use slabs and stairs, since their interaction with full blocks makes the hitbox stick up. And then the central post will not look connected to the stairs themselves.

[@sassafrassanid5718]

I never considered the theory behind this; now it makes so much sense. I now also know that the next time I have to launch an assault up a flight of medieval spiral stairs, I’ll take my opponents by surprise by being left-handed

[@dudieboy]

🤣

[@fdracnc]

XD yas

[@veschyoleg]

I’m a bit proud because I came to the same basic design on my own when I was building a castle. But I never expanded the towers to be 7-wide circular and that’s a terrific idea!

[@drewswoods]

I always appreciate a clear, concise, and explicit explanation of mechanics and reasoning when it comes to tutorials. I can't say if doing that will help you find success on youtube, but I appreciate it. I've wondered about spiral rails for minecarts as well. I think I might use a spiral staircase for the tailor/cobbler build that I've sat on for six months.

[@dudieboy]

Awesome! Good luck with the buildup

[@ianfinnigan264]

Ever since i think a specific fantasy book pointed it out to me, the rotational direction is something that always sticks out to me, so I'm glad you brought it up here!

[@elvenzodiac8595]

As a builder, I was expecting a much more complicated video, but this was incredibely clear and concise - well done!

[@adamsj01]

Architecture and history lessons built in. Love it. Thank you

[@TribbleArtCreations]

Definitely a good tutorial. I've made some spiral staircases that were good, but made plenty that were terrible. I already knew the historical reason why spiral staircases spiral the way they do, but I felt like that was a nice touch of history to add into how to make good spiral staircases.

[@dudieboy]

Awesome, thanks!

[@theotherjamesn8r]

I found this video accidenatlly and I didn't realise I needed to know how to do stairs properly. It all makes sense now. So I'm going to have to plan a few spiral staircases in my next build. Thank you so much!

[@dudieboy]

Awesome, my pleasure!

[@ccl1195]

Finally a Minecraft video that is explained clearly and succinctly, with math, ratios, and advisories woven into the video and played out on screen. This is not so hard to do. You're a champion, man. 🎓

[@spookyfish2605]

I love building spiral staircases, to the point that my friends joke about it. I really liked your circular design with the 3-slab landings. I'm gonna start using that.

[@jacobc2850]

I always used stairs but OF COURSE I never noticed slabs are the exact same and look much more consistent until you pointed it out in this video! Thanks for the design! It’s perfect!

[@ChadAutry]

If you want a spiral stair case which rises at double the rate, you can use trap doors or carpet on top of a fence post.

[@dudieboy]

Interesting! Thanks.

[@christophersavignon4191]

Or just use stairs in the corners too. The only reason to use slabs is if you want to go only 4 blocks per revolution.

[@sorrowandsufferin924]

@@christophersavignon4191 Stairs can be a little bit awkward to traverse stepping onto them from the side, which you'll be forced to do in a design like this. They can work, but generally slabs are easier.

[@christophersavignon4191]

@@sorrowandsufferin924 If you get stuck, you built it wrong. There are no full-block steps if you place the steps correctly. I'm guessing you tried to place them sideways toward the next stairs instead of straight against the wall. Nobody forced you to do that, you just didn't see the alternative.

[@unnlucky333]

i've come across some of these tips myself with lots of trial and error but hearing it all laid out so plainly makes it a lot easier to visualize mentally

[@fazzah777]

I love how good it matches the 5x5 pattern, but the 7x7 is just *chef's kiss*

[@JayDeeMC]

Very nice! Spiral staircases are not always the most fun to build, but you made it very easy to understand.

[@dudieboy]

Thanks so much JayDee!

[@BlackbeltTRV]

Clear and concise explanation of the build theory. Love that you added the historical context as well!

[@dudieboy]

Thanks for watching!

[@oni7488]

This is a fantastic demonstration and tutorial. I've been wanting to build a sort of wizard's tower the next time I play, and this design will fit it *perfectly*. It's almost funny how obvious this seems once I've seen it - I'm a bit surprised this was the first time. I'm feeling inspired! Thank you! Edit to add: I really like your speaking voice, as well.

[@dudieboy]

I would love to see what you build! I will also be adding a tutorial about towers in the near future. Thanks!

[@BaneKaikyo]

this was actually a cool video... easy to listen to with no extraneous hyperactive rambling, simple and effective build walktrough with various hypotecticals cutting out the fluff and leaving plenty of "show" and just enough "tell", AND a few educational fun facts about medieval architecture!!... absolutely well done, great video, I'm definitely gonna make a spiral staircase like this in my next base.

[@dudieboy]

Wow, thanks!

[@byrongardner9299]

I just used this design, but 2 wide instead of one, and it turned out REALLY cool and saved me a tonne of time. Not spending forever trying to build stairs is a big relief

[@Malryth]

Having learned to play AD&D in 1983. I've always been fond of the Medieval times or Ancient history and the like. Thank you so much for this strait forward tutorial for great spiral stair cases! You have yourself a new subscriber as I glanced at some of your other videos I want to check out. Thank you!!

[@dudieboy]

Thank you! Wow, I was playing AD&D in 1983 too! 😄

[@angelus_solus]

Oh my god. THANK YOU FOR NOT CALLING THEM HALF SLABS! That is SO refreshing. Im also impressed that you calculated the distances in meters as well,, considering each block is a cubic meter. On a more serious note, I actually figured out how to build spiral stairs with slabs on my own

[@TheRCvie]

The stair tutorial I didn't know I needed. Well done.

[@jasdanvm3845]

This is exactly the kind of content I've been wishing for.

[@randomsandwichian]

I've used similar designs and sometimes add stairs to add an extra slant in the diagonal stairs to keep the look neat. This is a good first take into early builds.

[@IamNotInIlluminati]

Definitely more building tutorials like this! I really like consept of taking one specific aspect and explaining it in detail 👍 subscribed!

[@dudieboy]

Thank you! Will do!

[@Bliatzkowicz]

I appreciate your video. You clearly explained different types of staircases and helped me learn those shapes. I never was a good builder, but I had some ideas on how to make things. It's just that I always build in survival and mistakes take too long to fix, which discourages. Now I'll know how to build, I can improvise from here.

[@christophersavignon4191]

You don't need landings with regular stairs. Just place the corner stairs in the same orientation as the previous stair block, and close the bottom with reverse stairs as usual. You now have a staircase that takes you 8 blocks up with each revolution, and runs smooth as butter.

[@MAhDi350]

That was brilliant mate, concise, easy and to the point. No shouting just calm and soothing, loved it. Look forward to your tutorials on roof lines and bridges.

[@dudieboy]

Thanks! Great ideas for videos. :D

[@AutumnThe_Toaster]

Your tutorial is well made and easy to understand nicely done, and it's interesting how almost every builder (including myself) has such a similar style of building a spiral staircase.

[@FrankieAmadeian.]

Clearly and concisely explained, shows different ways of building a staircase, cool skin and pretty builds. This was great! Will definitely br using this knowledge.

[@NatsumeRyu]

Thank you for showing so many options, it was great

[@avryantoinette]

The 7x7 circular tower was EXACTLY what I was trying to build but I didn't know it. Thank you!!

[@dudieboy]

Glad to help!

[@JD-ee4df]

Fantastic video, I think you've given me a great idea on how to implement spiral stairs on a giant tree I want to make in my friend and I's realm.

[@dutyfreeadventures5924]

The video I didn't know I needed. Idk why I've never thought to use slabs for this before but DUH it makes sense

[@theawkwardpotato1973]

This video came just in time for me as I was thinking of decorating my wizard tower. This is a perfect way to change it up! I have a couple stairways I might replace with one of these.

[@dudieboy]

Nice!

[@TheAccursedEntity]

I love it! Thank you so much!

[@PwnEveryBody]

You don't need a full block at the corners when using stairs, it'll just be very steep and therefore only possible to ascend by hugging the outer wall. This adds another strategic benefit in that attackers will have more trouble ascending the stairs than defenders descending.

[@NintendoSunnyDee]

You could actually altogether fix it by putting an inward facing stairs under the next one so the corner stair becomes a corner stair. Or at least, I think you could.

[@PwnEveryBody]

@@NintendoSunnyDee The side facing you must be a halfblock to be able to ascend. An outside corner stair would work for that purpose, but would look weird as there'd be a hole underneath the next bit of stair. It's perfectly ascendable without any corner stairs if you just remember that the side facing you must be a halfblock along its entire length in order to ascend without jumping.

[@christophersavignon4191]

Just orient the corner stair against the wall, and you'll have no hangups both upwards and downwards. There will be a tiny gap at the inward side, which gets closed when you fill the underside with upside-down stairs.

[@nairuna7436]

OK, I need to rebuild my stairs. Thanks for this tutorial, it's perfect and I didn't knew I needed it

[@ShackleYT]

now i gotta see what wizardry i can perform with both stair blocks and slabs. wish me luck! and thank you for the tutorial!

[@GamerPax]

Thank you for this video! It was so well explained :D

[@realphillipcarter]

Great work builder bro! I already knew all this but tbh, I just watched this because you seemed cool and this was a very pleasant video to start my day!

[@dudieboy]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@the_doskias]

This tutorial was perfect, easy to understand, and I'm eager to utilize this method in my future builds!

[@callisvitor]

That’s a really nice video dude! I never thought building spiral stairs video could be so educative. Now I want to build one on my World lol

[@RoseKB22]

Thank you! I was trying to figure this out for a build. I didn't think to use slabs instead of stair blocks. I'll have to try this out!

[@figloalds]

I did not expect this to be so thorough

[@redstripedsocks5245]

I love how you mentioned the slandered direction of the stair case.

[@LdyVivianne]

Thank you!! Pinning this as a simple, easy reminder. Clear instructions are appreciated!

[@dudieboy]

Glad it helped!

[@shadowblade5656]

Simple, solid, straightforward spiral staircases. Superb showing!

[@shadowblade5656]

The first adjectives that came to mind seriously were "simple, straightforward, and solid tutorial" so after that I just had to continue the alliteration.

[@dudieboy]

Awesome, thanks! 😃

[@trusekavil355]

Omg i had no idea something so simple could be more complicated than i imagined and yet very useful to know. How have i not thought of this yet? Lol thanks, i will definitely use these tips 😸😜😺

[@scamartist26]

I’ve not thought of it this way. Design 101 for Minecraft really. Awesome video, thanks :)

[@dudieboy]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@truthfuln00dle]

i appreciate this tutorial!! not too long ago, i was trying to make some for a house in game

[@simspawn]

Wow, that's a really great staircase. Thanks for showing that off.

[@Quetzlcoatl2121]

An amazing video, concise and clear. Thank you!

[@dudieboy]

Thanks for watching!

[@Hazy_Heart]

I'm very happy to have found a guide on how to build something practical in a way that looks appealing.

[@dudieboy]

Glad you like it!

[@KenPryor]

Very helpful! Thank you! I've never been able to get spiral staircases to look right. I'm definitely going to start doing it this way.

[@dudieboy]

Glad to help!

[@teodortodorov4712]

This is actually a useful wnd short tutorial to better a build! I love it! Thanks for sharing this knowledge :D i found your channel from here

[@dudieboy]

You’re welcome!

[@zelavalez]

Thanks for lovely spiral and voice :) I do a lot of spiral stairs myself, but my stairs going mostly down instead of up, to the dark and darker.

[@themaniacrusso9611]

A very nice explanation buddy - ty!

[@anotheremaillastname9592]

I love this a lot, actually. Very insightful!

[@dudieboy]

Thanks!

[@lauraaaaalol]

You have such great tips, you deserve much more subscribers! Thank you for this video! 😊

[@dudieboy]

Thank you!

[@boomtaylor8297]

Really good video used to play in school days 10 years ago but ive got back into building with my brother and nieces

[@BellydancerMaliha]

I just built a tall watchtower but I was unhappy with the spiral staircase. This video was the perfect answer- thank you so much!!

[@dudieboy]

Thank you!

[@gdfathr33]

Great Vid. I've always struggled with these for some reason but this laid it out in an easy to follow way with multiple variations that weren't overdone.

[@dudieboy]

Glad it helped! Thanks.

[@vradenknight4872]

Excellent video, makes sense, I’m about to build a castle so I’ll be coming back again 👍🏻

[@xyabc1463]

Changed my life.. what an uplifting experiance

[@BERRUEZA]

The video we didn't deserve, but the one we needed!

[@KJF-ny]

What a beautiful explanation for these staircases. I usually get something I like, but it takes so much trial and error. I never did the math to figure it out, and your explanation makes it super easy to grasp and intuit.

[@dudieboy]

Thanks!

[@androidgamerbinayak4050]

I never knew how much i actually needed this I always mess up and make my houses weird when i try to make a spiral staircase This was the best👍👍👍

[@dudieboy]

Glad to help!

[@oliveraurich9642]

Thanks for solving one of my MC problems with this explanation...

[@_Emit_]

I found this very helpful, thanks dudieboy

[@dudieboy]

Thank you!

[@FoodStampPhone]

This is how JamziBoy did his stairwells over a decade ago and how I still do them to this day! Glad to see someone else using it in their builds! Off topic - over the last year or so I took a step back from my medieval roleplay realm and started making older “legacy builds” historical sights and ended up going on this fun journey of research finding a bunch of books on castles and that was one of the first things pointed out in several books, about attackers being at a disadvantage when attempting to siege a castle. So awesome to see historical references in your video 👍 Fun fact - that’s the same reason roads on the other side of the world are “backwards” to us, when crossing paths with other travelers you would draw your sword before hand, unless you were left handed, then you would be at a disadvantage 😅

[@dudieboy]

Thanks! That’s cool, hadn’t heard that about roads before.

[@Missmori]

i would love to see a video like this about how to make those grand staircases, that are a quarter circle on each side to reach a central landing. thats the one type of stair i just havent managed to pull off without there being SOME one block high jumps. bonus, came for the stair video out of boredom, liked because your technique is easy to follow and i wish i'd had a video like this 7 years ago when i was learning. Subscribed because of the historical facts!

[@theplumpert4852]

This has just inspired me to creat a house where this kind of spiral staircase is the center and i have rooms to the left front right and back at different levels. Thanks.

[@dudieboy]

Awesome!

[@snipergecko]

Wow, this was really well done. Good job!

[@dudieboy]

Thank you very much!

[@watcherofmemelords7967]

This was so helpful, I never really got slab staircases, thank you sir.

[@dudieboy]

Thank YOU!

[@mattburns7597]

This is a great video. The explanations teach you a lot more than merely to build a spiral staircase, it exposes the concept behind it. I'm getting ideas again. Thanks so much for this.

[@dudieboy]

Thank you!

[@nrgepic]

really big fan of this style of video. The instructions are clear, informative, and applicable to real builds, and theres even history spliced in there with examples!! it seems like u have a real affinity for this type of design, and you should use that when you make more of these fairly short videos where you detail how to build it, when you can use it in our builds, how you can build around it, what impact does it have on the build and the experience of walking thru it... really helpful stuff to add to our creative palette! love u stay safe

[@dudieboy]

Thanks!

[@michaelstuart2648]

Nice tutorial! For sure I will include these in my tree house.

[@Koutouhara]

my go to is playing rightside up stair, 2 upside down that curve around, and then repeat one block up from the second block. Repeatable and it's pretty.

[@omniaesthetic1256]

This was truly pleasing for my OCD. But seriously I love this video. Definitely want to see more like it.

[@dudieboy]

Awesome, thanks!

[@redokz2863]

I never thought i would enjoy so much a class of architecture/ingeneering, you'd make a great teacher, thanks a lot!!

[@dudieboy]

High compliment, thank you!

[@londoeblack]

Three thumbs up! Great video. Thanks!

[@ChipSqueax]

Bro this kind of quality deserves more recognition. Subbed immediately ❤

[@dudieboy]

Thanks!

[@Sam_Hyde_Apologist]

This was awesome! it felt like I was being taught by a master at his profession.

[@Un_Popular_Opinions]

I’ve definitely done this sort of thing on three builds in my personal realm. First time was like 2 years ago when I wanted a way to get to my third level without using a majority of my room. The second one was something I built 1 year ago into a landscape to get to a boat landing/cove/cave. Third was something I did with a semi circular house build for both upstairs and downstairs access. All three are so very different than the others and I ended up having to make a copy of the realm to lay out the stairs, then take screenshots to follow along exactly.

[@sonic-bb]

Awesome thank you! If u havent made a vid like this for rooftops, thatd be great thank you! I'll be checking out ur channel now 😌

[@bonbonbonbons]

I might need this tip in the future. Great work. 🎉

[@dudieboy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mx_problematique]

This is one of those things where like, now that you put it THAT way it seems so simple! But my previous attempt to do a spiral staircase was.... embarrassing. This video is sooooooo helpful and will really help change the way I think about my builds! thanks!

[@dudieboy]

Awesome! Thank you

[@jimmo1350]

Minecraftian dudieboy I would like to thank you for this idea. I has made traveling up and down my strip mines much much faster VS having to create a ton of stairs to go up and down.. again

[@NorseTeaMaiden]

This was a very helpful video!

[@nicergd]

Great video bro, very detailed explanation and mentioning small tricks to help evade some mistakes, in general very good video keep it up !

[@dudieboy]

Thanks! Will do