While Netherite may be more durable and powerful than Diamonds, Minecraft’s beautiful blue ore is still highly sought after. Whether you’re looking to build tools, armor, or Diamond blocks, here are the best Y Levels to find Diamonds in Minecraft.
The Y Level in your coordinates in Minecraft will tell you your elevation or lack thereof. To keep track of your Y Level, you’ll need to check your coordinates. With a keyboard and mouse input setup, coordinates can be shown by pressing the “F3” key to bring up the debug menu.
On console, you’ll need to enable the “Show Coordinates” setting to be able to view them. This toggle can be found under the advanced settings when creating a world. If you’re playing on a pre-existing World and didn’t toggle the Show Coordinates option when creating it, you still have an option. Once loaded into the World, press the button that brings up settings. Under the World subheading, click on the Game tab. From here, scroll down to world options, and toggle Show Coordinates.
When you show your coordinates, you’ll see a line of text that says “Position” with three sets of numbers with a comma between them. The middle set of your numbers is the Y Coordinate, which tracks your elevation level.
Diamonds most commonly spawn in Minecraft in caves. While you can also find Diamonds just by digging underground (but not straight down) your odds are much higher within caves, and they are also easier to spot here. Diamonds can spawn in at a massive range of Y Levels, starting at Y Level 16 and going all the way down to Y Level -64, where Bedrock spawns.
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There are dozens of Y Levels in Minecraft with the potential to house Diamonds. With that being said, not every Y Level in Minecraft is equal to the others when it comes to finding Diamonds. There are multiple factors to consider when choosing which Y-Level you should mine Diamonds on, including drop rates and the presence of lava.
While the spawn rates of Diamonds on various Y Levels have changed over time with Minecraft updates, the best place to find Diamonds is currently between levels -53 and -58. Staying closer to level -53 when possible is the best option since the presence of lava and Bedrock increases as you dig deeper down. This can result in you losing Diamonds to fire, getting stuck, or even dying in lava and losing all the gear on your character and in your inventory.
With that being said, there are some precautions you should take on your way down to the best Y Levels for Diamonds, and some tips to keep in mind once you’re down there.
Getting down to the best Y Levels for Diamonds in Minecraft isn’t exactly a straightforward process, and it definitely shouldn’t be straight down. Dig downward like in a stair shape, leaving space above and below you to make sure you don’t end up falling into lava. If lava does start to pour in, make sure you’re keeping some of the cobblestone you dig up in your Hotbar, so you can place blocks to stop the lava flow if needed.
Once you get down to the Y Level where you wish to search for Diamonds, the classic 1×2 Minecraft strip mine strategy is still highly effective. However, make sure to occasionally break the pattern and destroy an extra block or two above, below, or on the side of you to expose Ore Veins. If you encounter a cave within your strip mine, be sure to explore it fully before returning to strip mining. Not only do caves tend to have more Diamond Ore deposits within them, but the exposed nature of caves in Minecraft makes them far faster to sift through than strip mining.
And those are the best Y levels for Diamonds in Minecraft.
Minecraftis available now on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC, and mobile.
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