How To Find Diamonds In Minecraft Quickly And Mine Them Without Dying
In Minecraft,
diamonds are a player's best friend.
Once you find
these shiny blue gems, they can be crafted into some of the best items in the
game, like the formidable diamond axe or tough diamond chest plate. They can
also be crafted into enchanting tables, jukeboxes, and more. In some cases,
villagers might also offer you emeralds in exchange for diamonds.
That means
you probably want to start farming diamonds sooner rather than later. And
although you have to dig deep, diamonds aren't hard to find, especially if you
know where to look.
The tools you'll need to mine for diamonds
Before you
set out on your caving or mining adventure, you need the right tools.
The most
important item is an iron pickaxe. Diamond ore can only be mined with an iron
pickaxe or better (better meaning gold, diamond, or netherite). If you try to
mine diamonds with a stone or wood pickaxe, the block will break but you won't
get anything from it.
Bring along a
generous supply of torches. Torches will light your way as you mine, making it
harder for enemies to get the drop on you. You can craft torches by placing a
piece of coal on top of a stick. Craft coal by burning wood, if you don't find
some while digging.
You'll need
food to heal and stave off hunger. Anything edible will do, but if you can cook
steaks or chickens before heading off, do it — you never know when you'll need
the extra health.
Weapons
Extra weapons
can help you out in a pinch. While you can use your pickaxe if you need to,
having a good sword and shield is always a better option.
You can craft
these tools as you dig, but don't break or use them all before you find your
diamonds — remember that you'll have to make a return trip.
Where to dig for diamonds
Every
Minecraft world is divided into layers — think of it like altitude. Sea level
in Minecraft is roughly layer 64, for instance. The world goes down to layer
-64.
Diamonds only spawn at layer 15 and lower, and get more common the deeper you go.
Quick tip:
If you're not
sure what layer you're on, you can check your coordinates. In the Java version
of the game, press F3 (or Fn + F3 on a laptop). In the Bedrock version, open
the Settings menu and enable the Show Coordinates option.
To get there, find a cave or start digging diagonally down into the earth. Never dig straight down if you accidentally dig through the ceiling of a cave, you could find yourself falling into lava or into a massive ravine. Place torches as you go to light the way and track your route.
As you go, you'll likely run into enemies like spiders, skeletons, zombies, and witches. Stay alert and either avoid these enemies — you'll usually be able to see or hear them before they notice you — or carefully take them down.
If you need to run, use your blocks to build a tower and escape to higher ground. Just don't slip and get killed by the fall damage. Or if you're at a dead end, quickly mine into a wall and then place blocks to seal the exit.
Remember that if you die, you'll drop everything in your inventory. And once an item has been dropped, you'll only have a few minutes to retrieve it before it disappears. That is, unless you fall into lava; any item that hits lava is immediately destroyed.
How to find diamonds in Minecraft
Lava will be
a common sight once you reach a certain depth in "Minecraft." Don't
try to swim in it. Emma Witman/Insider
Once you get
to layer 15, keep digging
You'll hit
diamond territory at layer 15, but go ahead and keep digging. Diamonds only get
more common the deeper you go, so go as deep as possible for the best results.
Important
But remember
that diamonds are rare, even in low layers. It might take a long time for you
to find any. And of course, there's always a chance that you won't find any at
all before you need to head back home.
But once you
find diamond ore, mine it with the iron pickaxe and collect your prize. Most
diamond comes in a "vein," meaning that there will be multiple
diamond ore blocks connected to one another. Mine all the diamonds you can see,
and then move on.
How to find diamonds in Minecraft
You may find
the first diamonds in this world at layer 12 — a not unexpected find,
considering they start to get more common at layer 12. Emma Witman/Insider
How to find diamonds without mining
Although
mining is the most surefire way to find diamonds, you can find them already
mined out in the world.
Treasure Chests
There's a
small chance to find diamonds in village treasure chests. Desert temples and
mineshafts might hold diamonds in their treasure chests too.
Good Place for diamonds in chests
The most
common place to find chests with diamonds is in buried treasure chests. These
are chests buried underground, usually on beaches. You can find these chests
using explorer maps, which themselves can be found in shipwrecks underwater.
How to make a map in 'Minecraft' to
keep track of your location and world
Crafting a map
To make a map
in Minecraft, you'll need one compass and eight pieces of paper. Both the paper
and compass can be crafted with raw materials that you'll dig and scavenge for
within your world. Firstly,
paper. Paper is crafted from sugar cane, one of the most common resources
around. Sugar cane grows near water in both swamp and desert biomes. Placing
three pieces of sugar cane in a row on your crafting table will give you three
pieces of paper. This means that you'll need at least nine pieces of sugar cane
for your map.
Use of Sugar Cane
Firstly,
paper. Paper is crafted from sugar cane, one of the most common resources
around. Sugar cane grows near water in both swamp and desert biomes. Placing
three pieces of sugar cane in a row on your crafting table will give you three
pieces of paper. This means that you'll need at least nine pieces of sugar cane
for your map.
Once you have
at least one piece of redstone dust and four iron ore blocks, smelt the ore
into four iron ingots with a furnace. Then at a crafting table, place the four
ingots in four spaces adjacent to the center block, where you'll place the
redstone dust.
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