How To Find Diamonds In Minecraft? Here’s All You Need To Know!
If you’re a Minecraft player, you’ll know that diamonds are the most anticipated commodity in Minecraft. This is because these diamonds are rare and come with numerous practical uses. Here’s how you can find these diamonds in Minecraft.
How to Find Diamonds in the 1.18 Update
The latest update of Minecraft incudes more underground layers in the Overworld. Players can thus dig further into the ground without hitting bedrock. Generally, Diamonds can be found under layer 12. However, if you get to these -Y levels, the probabilities of discovering these diamond significantly increase: -50, -64, -59, and -58.
In the new update the bedrock now appears at Y level -60.
Diamond Spawn Locations
Diamonds can be found in Generated Structures. Below are the locations of Diamonds spawn in Java, along with the chances of finding them, how many, and where they’re located.
| Bastion Remnant | Treasure Chest | 2-6 | 15.8% |
| Buried Treasure | Chest | 1 | 46.9% |
| Desert Temple | Chest | 1-3 | 6.3% |
| End City | Chest | 2-7 | 21.2% |
| Jungle Temple | Chest | 1-3 | 12.8% |
| Mineshaft | Chest | 1-2 | 8.9% |
| Nether Fortress | Chest | 1-3 | 19% |
| Shipwreck | Treasure Chest | 1 | 14.1% |
| Stronghold | Altar Chest | 1-3 | 7.1% |
| Village | Tools Smith Chest | 1-3 | 9.9% |
| Village | Weapons Smiths Chest | 1-3 | 16.2% |
Similarly below are the locations Diamonds spawn in Bedrock.
| Bastion Remnant | Treasure Chest | 1-2 | 8.9% |
| Buried Treasure | Chest | 1-2 | 59.9% |
| Desert Temple | Chest | 1-3 | 6.3% |
| End City | Chest | 2-7 | 21.2% |
| Jungle Temple | Chest | 1-3 | 12.9% |
| Mineshaft | Chest | 1-2 | 8.9% |
| Nether Fortress | Chest | 1-3 | 19% |
| Shipwreck | Treasure Chest | 1 | 14.1% |
| Stronghold | Altar Chest | 1-3 | 7.3% |
| Village | Tools Smith Chest | 1-3 | 9.9% |
| Village | Weapons Smiths Chest | 1-3 | 16.2% |
Other Tips and Tricks for Finding Diamonds
Players are advised to not get too excited and quickly proceed to mine Diamond Ore. Players must be aware to check the surrounding blocks initially. In case you are not careful, you might find yourself by a Lava flow and lose your treasure, or worse, your life.
Make sure to bring lots of Torches, since mining is a dark job. Also carry all the other necessary tools.
