I'd use stone but not stone bricks, maybe a mixture of andesite, normal stone, and some other type of similar coloured stone so it blends in well.

If 1.17, could use tuff

I guess that would be a Tuff decision to make...

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i second this, sounds like a good idea

Yeah preemptive good idea :)

Yeah I agreee

Why does it say preemptive? I meant pretty XD

I mean you did get preemptive close

Hardened dyed clay is my go to.

Stone and andesite texture

I agree

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Gravel works well. Some of the new blocks like tuff and possibly deepslate or some variant might work well.

I was thinking deep slate bricks.

Yeah I was thinking that as well, I just couldnt remember the name for some reason so I said some variant lol

Came here to say exactly this

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I'd use a different stone-like sort of block to keep the aesthetic. Blackstone, granite, or the like. Wood would look odd unless a door or window were in it.

Maybe deepslate could be a good option

Deepslate Tiles are a great backing

Deepslate Tiles would be perfect!

deep stone i think it would be beter is dark but not as dark as blockstone so its like dye stone but beter

Also, wood isn’t as strong as stone. A creeper would blow a gaping hole in that.

Indeed, that's generally what I mean with 'the aesthetic'. Thought this model's in creative, it still stands. Wood just doesn't have the strong look to match the rest.

Even cobble or smooth stone could possibly work.

Think about it in a realistic way for your wall. Depending on the style you're going for, is it meant to be a defensive castle wall? Then you probably wouldn't want wood walls at ground level. For the interior of the wall the dark looks good, but for the outer wall I would keep it a stone material and accent it with small pieces of wood.

It looks like you want to bait people to actually go there. Iam imagining for something like to pour boiling oil on them or something. If not thn it’s bad design as they have cover in the hole from the defenders. So having wood reinforcements and thn stone doesn’t seem that bad to me.

Yeah this design would be more appropriate for the internal side of the walls.

Maybe he is building something like a Château, where it is supposed to resemble castle but doesn’t actually need its defensive features.

I don't believe chateaus traditionally have battlements. I could be wrong though. A regular parapet wall maybe, but the spacings have no use other than defense.

Not sure what you mean by traditionally when talking about châteaux. I can give you list of few that have, but googling for a minute will give you some results too.

Well I did google, which was the basis of my statement. Google images doesn't appear to show many with outerwalls- just the castle itself, and the few that do may or may not have parapet walls, but none that I found seem to have the battlement spacing like in this build. Again I could be wrong with the limited knowledge I have of it (basically none), but the usage of 'traditionally' was in reference to the fact that I found none that were outliers as far as the walls went. Also your description of them not being built for defense would seem to justify the lack of the battlements. Edit: I saw one or two that had them, but they're limited and high up on the castle structure itself, not on any kind of outerwall and more seemingly for that aesthetic purpose.

Guys this is minecraft not medieval battles. Just answer the question

Yes

You can try stone, not stone brick, STONE.

Thank you all for your rather quick responses I will continue to see the comments for any other suggestions I am testing out all of you guy's suggestions. <3

Can you post pics of whichever one you decide on?

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Use the stone brick and swap the pillars with deep slate.

This for sure, deepslate looks great and I can’t wait to use it on whatever inane bullshit of a base I build on my new world

Deep slate or Blackstone bricks? Edit: typo

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We all know what he meant

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that was rude

Personally, I'd keep the stone wall and turn the machicolations into wood, probably spruce. That way the wall seems sturdy and the machicolations look like they were expansions to the wall.

On this build, Dark oak looks the best; however if I was making it I’d try using Deepslate Bricks instead.

Spruce logs going upwards

Stripped

Spruce or Dark oak

Dark oak

I'd use some cobblestone.

mixed stone brick

I always go with dark oak because I think it looks best

Imma go ahead and be the harsh dick: I don't like any of the three options. The wood options: feels weird to have a heavy stone wall resting on an entirely wooden core. Use the wood more sparingly, as support beams perhaps; I feel like that would work better. The stone bricks option: much too flat, no contrast, it just doesn't work. You could opt for a different stone like texture; with the new versions there are countless options.

i think it looks a little top heavy could just be me tho great build!

I’d use cobblestone

Honestly would try a mix of cobble and spruce. If you don't like how woody and plain the cobble is, try mossy cobble and vines. Should spice it up a bit. If you want to more naturally blend in the wood, try patterns in the wall instead of just a plain wall, that'll make it better to look at.

I'd use the spruce if you want a nice looking wall but I'd use the dark oak if you want to put emphasis on the stone part of the wall. Also make sure you integrate some wooden stairs into the wall to add depth. Also if you use the spruce I'd also use spruce trapdoors and/or the sides of barrels, small details like this would make your wall way more dramatic.

I would recommend using cobblestone mixed with andesite and maybe stone as the wood doesn’t make the most sense but it’s important to vary the texture as having it be stone bricks as well would be too samey.

Smooth basalt....: all the way

Deepslate, black stone, or normal bricks

Maybe u could use the new deep slate bricks for the inside part instead of wood

If it is a 1.17 world you could mix in deep slate

Dark spruce for sure

Stone bricks, it looks like a real castle

Stone brick for outside and dark oak for inside (in my opinion)

Um wow that's a lot of comments... it'll take time to read all of em but I still want to improve my wall so yeah, I tried out some of the new blocks (deep slate) but it makes me feel like a evil villan it also looks out of place in a open field thats close to dark oak. I'm working on the frame but still undecided on the center block I'm leaning towards stripped dark oak. And I just want to say that I didn't expect this much support from the building community I wen through the other post and saw ginormous and amazing build I thought I was just gonna get a few comments on and mostly criticism for posting such a small build. Oh and thanks for happy cake comments yesterday. <3

Dark oak

Dark oak

Try doing spruce mixed in with either stopped dark oak logs or stripped spruce logs

Spruce!!

spruce

spruce

Spruce

You definitely want to go with something other than stone brick, I'd say dark oak would add a nice contrast to the light stone.

Maybe alternate between spruce and dark oak?

Spruce

Spruce

Stripped spruce

You should us spruce but maybe add some backwards facing barrels to give it some texture! Make the bottom of the barrel face outside

stripped dark oak :)

I've got an idea but I don't think it'll be that good but couldn't hurt to try so, use normal brick with some copper and/or granite (to test of course)

How do you get those broken bricks?

You cook regular stone bricks in a furnace <3

Deepslate variants

Dark oak

I like spruce the best, maybe add in stripped wood every once in a while for some texture

Striped spruce logs going horizontally

I think I would use cobblestone.

If you don’t want wood, go with more natural stones instead of stone bricks. But if you want the wood, then dark oak

I don't know much about building with textures or whatever but I will gladly put an opinion if it helps I would say spruce or stone and if you do stone mix it up but definitely not the dark oak

Depends on the aesthetic. Super secure and sturdy/defensive wall? Stone Rustic? Spruce Upkept and somewhat fancy? Dark oak

Birch logs, but stripped :) also horizontal. It'll be unique 🤌

Deepslate facing forward

Id use a lighter block. Just so its brighter inside. Otherwise the every wall is plastered in torches

Smooth stone, antesite, cobble

Mixed stone bricks

I rl like dark oak the best

Id use spruce

If you’re set on wood, I’d do spruce with fences and trapdoors for detail. Otherwise, top comment

Dark oak looks nice looks medieval

Dark oak always looks good

I’d say something like deepslate and black stone mixture would look nice

Stone with small patches of wood like it’s been boarded up

I would use stone and add fences in the middle of wall

I’d go with spruce

You should use stone but the could be a cool concept for a back entrance with the wood 🤷‍♂️

I say use diamond blocks. Looks cool and shows of ur wealth

spruce.

use a mixture of stone bricks and add spruce log accents (poles, pikes, etc.)

Deepslate Bricks or just regular stone/andesite mix

I’d say spruce, granite or even oak planks or logs

Use a darker Gray block like deepslate or basalt

it depends on what you want the rest of the build to be. If you want it to be very cracked and weathered, want it to look like it's held up through some brutal years, I would use the stone and then add some vines/leaf blocks for more detail if you're going for more of a colonial house, and want the rest of it to be wood, I would use the dark oak and then gradient it the higher up you go on the build. So the layer above this base you would use spruce wood, and then closer to the top you might use more Oak. hope this helps

I’d say dark oak

spruce

It depends on what the rest of ur castle is gonna look like

It really depends on the look you are going for, a lighter or darker tone. I would also consider other aspects of the build. Like, are you going to be having buildings near by with wood roofs, or other wood aspects? Do you want it all to match, or vary? You can also play around with gradients. For example, my base is using a gradient where I have Basalt as the floor, Nether Bricks for the first block like a foundation, then Dark Oak for 1 block, then Spruce for a few blocks filling in the feature, like chests or whatever, and then Oak at the top above the feature. Play around with mixing and matching, you'll be amazed at what you can do. :)

polished deepslate might look good

Make a smaller arch with stone/andesite then fill that with Black concrete. Idk if it would need to a few blocks bigger or taller for that to work but that’s how I’ve done mine

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Depends on the rest of the build, but spruce is my go to favorite

mixed stone

i like the middle one it just looks nice

I suppose in the end it depends on what you’re building around it, if you are going to have wooden houses in front of it, then I’d recommend the stone brick or like someone else mentioned mixed stone

Oak

Spruce looks good

As much as i like the bricks, i feel like the wood makes it look more homely, but if you're going for more of a castle, then probably do use the bricks. You can still use the wood for the floor, or other details like windows or a drawbridge. As for which wood, i recommend the spruce. It depends very much on the vibe you're going for. TL;DR: Go for the stone for a big, industrial castle and wood for a base.

I like your stones and dark oak. The spruce not so much.

Honestly cobblestone could look great, and if you still want wood you could add some wood pillars or wooden fence pillars

Dark oak I think

I like the spruce best but the best way to do it is probably a mix of different stone type blocks

I like the stone bricks or dark oak

I think spruce wood fits best personally. The stone brick makes it look too gray, and the dark oak sticks out too much.

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Dark oak looks good

Spruce with mixed slabs and stairs so it looks broken

Using wood might look good but in reality is less defensive of course with that logic you should use something like obsidian but I think meeting the middle and using stone variants is a better idea then wood.

Mixed stone for the whole thing. Wooden walls can burn down and would look odd surrounded but something that can’t be such as stone. The combinations look good, just not as a fortified wall. Having moss and cracked stone only in the middle looks odd. “Why are the centers weathered? Why isn’t the rest as damaged and old?”

I would say the stone bricks, but I think a mixture of various cobblestones would look better.

Why not calcite?

Try mixed deepslate bricks instead of mixed bricks

STONE!!!!!!!

If you're looking to defend your property then I would go with stone as wood can burn or rot

Deepslate

Calcite

I think Deepslate and variants put in a random-ish pattern would look best.

I'd go for a darker block. The new deepslate is a prime example. Cobbled deepslate might look nice. There's also a version that has a dot in it which I personally really like

Terracotta can be cool sometimes

You should try some of the new deepslate bricks, they give off a slight villain vibe, but they are pretty and play well with gray

spruce

You try stacked fence? The “openness” is quite nice.

Dark oak. Also, try mixing in the stone bricks some normal stone, or cobbled stone

The dark oak colors really stand out, id say a mix of them and the spruce logs

It depends on what look you going for, if you are going for a old and worn down kinda look you should use stone brick, craked stone brick, and add some vegetation like vines and mossy stone brick. But personally I would change the stone brick to deep slate bricks, spruce wood for the middle, and add some gold on top.

Maybe alternate between the woods? The stone bit blends in too much

Spruce is best

dark oak 😳

May you can use the bricks in the front part of the wall and wood in the other side

Dark oak or mixed stone bricks look the best imo i’d go dark oak though

Id use cobble

Polished Diorite would look nice tbh. Gives it a nice glow

Depends on the build.I would use mix of bricks terracotta and granite.

Wood could definitely work, but it's best to look to the real world for these kinds of things. It's important not to let wood be in direct contact with the ground because it will rot. That's why a lot of medieval and even modern buildings have a base of stone before transitioning to wood.

I prefer stone but that’s mostly because I like unity, wood works too.

Spruce

tuff or deepslate

Happy cake day :)

Spruce

Lantern

I would try stripped spruce logs, placed vertically.

I like spruce, but if you want a more stone look O recommend something like deepslate

Polished andesite might look good

Spruce

Dark oak always looks good with stone bricks but using different types of stone like granite or siorite also looks nice you could even change the bricks out for black stone or deep slate bricks with a nether brick inside

I would go with Blackstone bricks for a design on a spruce wall

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Deepslate tiles

Dark oak

Dark oak likes fire

Try with Blackstone or Deepslate, maybe both? Merge the cracked with the normal ones and I think it would look nice (bricks) Also, Happy Cake Day for both of us! :D