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Minecraft Diamonds

Shiny, glittery and incredibly precious… both in real life and in Minecraft, diamonds have something that draws us to them. However, when you first look at the MC diamonds, you might be a little bit disappointed. They are pretty, but essentially look like a blue egg. Sure, in Minecraft they are not quite that glamorous. Nevertheless, they are one of the strongest and most valuable materials in the game. If you come across a supply of highly compressed digital carbon, you should mine it. After all, diamonds can be used to create some of the strongest armor and tools in the game. In this article, we will tell you all you need to know, so if you’ve ever wondered how to find diamonds in Minecraft, or what the best y-level for diamonds is, you’ve come to the right place.

Overview Minecraft Diamonds:

  • found as MC diamond ore
  • mostly found around y Level -60
  • also spawns as chest loot
  • requires iron pickaxe or higher to mine
  • used for tools, weapons & armor

How do I Find Diamonds: Minecraft’s Depths

Originally, Minecraft diamonds were mostly found deep down; in between y-level 5 through 12 to be precise. With certain updates these level distributions changed over time. So, if you are wondering ‘How do I find diamonds?’ Minecraft gives you a clear answer: Go deeper! Since the 1.19 update, you might find a Minecraft diamond level between Y-14 and Y-63 with the best level to mine diamonds in Minecraft being Y-59.

However, while mining diamond ore is probably the best way to find diamonds, it’s not the only one. Next to the option of simply searching for Minecraft diamonds, you may also be lucky enough to find them. As with other items and materials, diamonds can be found in chests that are placed in different locations on your Minecraft map. Such locations include:

When you come across a village that already has a toolsmith or weaponsmith, you have two options: stealing or trading. Since no one really seems to care about their chests, you’re free to take whatever you want out of them, including Minecraft diamonds. The problem with trading will be that you can only give diamonds away to some villagers. If you want to trade legitimately, you will need to use emeralds. Note that trading with toolsmith, weaponsmith and armorer villagers can increase their job level. Once they have reached the expert or master level, they will sell you diamond tools, diamond weapons and diamond armor, respectively. With these villagers, you might get diamond armor and skip the step of crafting it yourself. 

So, how do I find diamonds? Minecraft is a place full of adventures, materials and mobs. It may take some time exploring the world and searching or digging for Minecraft diamonds. However, this is exactly what you have to do to answer the question.

Mining Minecraft Diamonds

Sparkling blocks host Minecraft diamonds

Once you’ve found diamonds you need to be careful. You cannot simply mine it with your hands or any tool without losing the MC diamond ore. Considering how precious and relatively rare these items are, it’s fair to assume you need special tools. You can mine diamonds only with one of the following tools:

  • an iron pickaxe
  • a diamond pickaxe
  • a netherite pickaxe

Although they aren’t quite ‘special’ in general, it is clear that you probably won’t be able to mine diamonds on your first day in the game. Unless you stumble across some iron, of course. Once you have it, nothing holds you back from getting those Minecraft diamonds.  So, if you go diamond hunting, you should at least have one iron pickaxe in your inventory!

Equipped for any situation with the diamond pickaxe!

What to Use Minecraft Diamonds for?

In it’s natural form, diamonds can be used either as:

  • trade resource 
  • raw material for crafting
Villagers – Inconspicuous Minecraft diamond fans

You can exchange diamonds with some villagers for emeralds, which you can then exchange for food, maps or fish, depending on their job.. If you happen to be short on emeralds, this might be an option. It also helps your villagers to level up! Of course, you can also just combine diamonds into blocks, but this requires 9x Minecraft diamonds each block. 

9x diamond = 1x diamond block

Minecraft diamond blocks are mostly aesthetic blocks, as you cannot use it to craft anything aside from the 9x diamonds you had to invest in the first place. However, you can use this mechanic to reduce the inventory slot you need to store your diamonds, as you can reverse the block back into 9 separate MC diamonds at any time.

One of the most important Minecraft diamond uses is their application enchanting tables, jukeboxes and crafting the firework star:

1x book + 2x diamond + 4x obsidian = 1x enchanting table

8x any planks + 1x diamond = 1x diamond block = 1x jukebox

8x any planks + 1x diamond = 1x diamond block = 1x jukebox

However, most players use diamonds for armor, swords or pickaxes. Since Minecraft is a game full of hostile mobs, it is helpful to craft yourself gear using the best material you have. As the actual most effective mineral in the game, netherite, is locked behind ancient debris, which in turn can only be found in the Nether, Minecraft diamonds are a solid alternative. Sometimes, the early availability of Minecraft diamonds even overshadows the usefulness of netherite gear. For example, the diamond pickaxe has already achieved something like cult status as a symbol of Minecraft and is certainly the most useful item to craft out of the rare resource.

TipDiamonds are not really a crafting ingredient for beacons. However, if you want to activate one, you’ll need quite some diamond blocks.

Minecraft Diamond Armor Trim

Finally, Minecraft diamonds can be used to craft and copy armor smithing templates. You need them both for crafting them initially and creating a duplicate of any smithing template you already have. As you can see, if you don’t know what to do with diamonds in Minecraft, there are a lot of possibilities to use these sparkling stones, be it for crafting or for decorating your house.

Minecraft Diamonds Trivia

  • Mining diamonds unlocks the achievement “Diamonds!”. 
  • Building a diamond armor (or part of an armor such as a helmet) unlocks the achievement “Cover me with diamonds!”.
  • Before the ender pearl was introduced, endermen dropped Minecraft diamonds in the Minecraft beta version.
  • During a Minecraft April fools joke, the game featured diamond chickens, which laid diamonds instead of eggs.
  • Diamonds are colloquially called ‘dias’ among Minecraft players.

Conclusion: Minecraft Diamonds

Now you should know how to get diamonds and what you can do with them. While Minecraft diamonds may initially look as if only long playing veterans can reliably get to them, finding some for yourself is actually not that difficult. Simply dig a bit in a mineshaft or some mountain biome and you will surely find some diamonds in no time. On a Minecraft server from G-Portal, you can present your magnificent diamond armor to your friends or go diamond hunting together. Whatever you choose to do, remember to have fun!

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