{"id":26692,"date":"2025-11-26T09:54:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T09:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/?p=26692"},"modified":"2025-11-26T10:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:23:27","slug":"minecraft-deepslate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-deepslate\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft Deepslate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Minecraft deepslate is the dark, dense stone that takes over the underground once you dive below Y=0 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-dimensions-en\">overworld<\/a>. It is harder to break than regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-smooth-stone\/\">stone<\/a>, spawns its own family of deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-ore-distribution\/\">ore<\/a> variants and decorative blocks and has even grown into strange forms like reinforced deepslate and infested deepslate, making deepslate one of the most important materials for late-game mining, building and exploration in modern deepslate Minecraft worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--brand'><p>Overview Minecraft Deepslate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#minecraft-deepslate-a-short-history\">Minecraft Deepslate: A Short History<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#what-deepslate-looks-like\">What Deepslate Looks Like<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#where-to-find-deepslate-in-minecraft\">Where to Find Deepslate in Minecraft<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#deepslate-variants-at-a-glance\">Deepslate Variants at a Glance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#mining-deepslate\">Mining Deepslate<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#crafting-with-deepslate-from-cobbled-to-tiles\">Crafting with Deepslate: From Cobbled to Tiles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#building-and-gameplay-uses-for-deepslate\">Building and Gameplay Uses for Deepslate<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#hitting-rock-bottom-the-deepslate-wrap-up\">Wrap-Up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Minecraft Deepslate: A Short History<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deepslate first appeared in early <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-update-caves-and-cliffs\/\">\u2018Caves &amp; Cliffs\u2019<\/a> snapshots under the name \u2018grimstone\u2019, before being officially renamed to deepslate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-snapshots\/\">snapshot<\/a> 21w08a. At that point, it started dropping cobbled deepslate instead of itself and became the base material for all the new deepslate variants. With \u2018Caves &amp; Cliffs: Part II\u2019, world generation changed so that deepslate makes up most solid blocks below Y=0. Existing worlds that are upgraded now have their old Y=0 bedrock layer replaced with deepslate and new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-caves\/\">caves<\/a> underneath. Later, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-1-19-update\/\">\u2018Wild\u2019 <\/a>update (Minecraft 1.19) added the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/the-deep-dark-biome\">deep dark<\/a> biome and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/mc-ancient-cities\">ancient cities<\/a>, which brought reinforced deepslate into the game as an unbreakable, portal-shaped frame block at the heart of those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-building\/\">structures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Deepslate Looks Like<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Deepslate is a stone-type <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-blocks\/\">block<\/a> with a dark gray, layered texture that looks like compressed shale or slate. It is slightly rougher and higher contrast than normal stone and can be placed along different axes, so the \u2018layers\u2019 can run horizontally or vertically, which is useful when you shape deepslate corridors or cave walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Basic and Cobbled Deepslate<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Basic deepslate generates as a solid mass deep underground and behaves a bit like stone, just tougher. If you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-mining\">mine<\/a> deepslate with a pickaxe without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-blog-silk-touch-en\"><em>silk touch<\/em><\/a>, it drops cobbled deepslate instead of itself. Only a pickaxe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/the-minecraft-enchanting-table-and-its-language\/\">enchanted<\/a> with <em>silk touch <\/em>lets you pick up the original deepslate block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cobbled deepslate has a chunky, broken-rock texture similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-cobblestone\/\">cobblestone<\/a> and is sometimes casually called \u2018deepslate stone\u2019 by players. It can be used in many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/the-minecraft-recipe-book\/\">recipes<\/a> that accept cobblestone, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-furnace\/\">furnaces<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-potions\/\">brewing stands<\/a> and stone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-tools\/\">tools<\/a>, but still cannot craft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/dispenser-in-minecraft\">dispensers<\/a>, droppers or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-piston\/\">pistons<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Decorative Deepslate Blocks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have cobbled deepslate, an entire decorative family opens up that works a bit like darker bricks or blackstone. These are the main decorative variants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>polished deepslate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-bricks-en\">bricks<\/a> and cracked deepslate bricks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>deepslate tiles and cracked deepslate tiles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>chiseled deepslate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these decorative blocks have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-slabs\/\">slab<\/a>, stair and wall variants, giving you a full dark block set for deep bases and moody builds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Deepslate Ores and Special Variants<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-ore-distribution\/\">ore<\/a> generates inside deepslate, it automatically becomes a deepslate ore variant. This applies to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-charcoal\/\">coal<\/a> ore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-iron\/\">iron<\/a> ore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-copper\/\">copper<\/a> ore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/mc-gold-ressources\">gold<\/a> ore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-redstone\/\">redstone<\/a> ore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-lapis-lazuli\/\">lapis lazuli<\/a> ore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-diamonds\/\">diamond<\/a> ore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-emerald\/\">emerald<\/a> ore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They use the same ore patterns as their stone versions but sit in a much darker background and have higher hardness, so mining them takes longer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the deepslate ores, there are also some special variants of deepslate. Two special variants are worth calling out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>reinforced deepslate<\/strong>: generates only in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/mc-ancient-cities\">ancient cities<\/a> as the frame of the so-called reinforced deepslate portal, that currently has no function; has higher hardness than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/obsidian-in-minecraft-en\">obsidian<\/a>, is immune to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/tnt-in-minecraft\">explosions<\/a> and cannot be obtained legitimately in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-game-modes\/#survival-mode\">survival<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>infested deepslate<\/strong>: deepslate block that contains a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-silverfish\/\">silverfish<\/a>; looks like normal deepslate, but breaks much faster and releases a silverfish when mined, similar to other infested stone variants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where to Find Deepslate in Minecraft<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deepslate makes up most of the overworld underground below Y=0 in current versions. Stone is gradually replaced by deepslate between about Y=8 and Y=0, and deeper than that you will mostly see dark deepslate stone instead of gray stone. The vertical distribution of deepslate follows a clear pattern in modern world generation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>above Y=8 you mostly find regular stone and its variants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>between Y=8 and Y=0, stone and deepslate blend into each other as the game transitions into the deep layer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>from Y=0 down to roughly Y=-64, deepslate becomes the dominant block in most chunks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When old worlds are upgraded to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-update-caves-and-cliffs\/\">\u2018Caves &amp; Cliffs: Part II\u2019<\/a>, the old bedrock line around Y=0 is removed and replaced with new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-caves\/\">caves<\/a> and a deepslate layer below, so even legacy survival worlds gain access to deepslate without starting over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Biomes, Structures and Deepslate Ore Hotspots<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Deepslate itself has no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-biomes\/\">biome<\/a> restrictions. It generates in all overworld biomes, so every deep cave system will eventually transition to deepslate. Some deepslate variants and ores are more specific:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ancient cities<\/strong> \u2013 usually around Y\u2248-51, full of polished deepslate, bricks, tiles and reinforced deepslate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>deepslate emerald ore<\/strong> \u2013 only occurs where emerald ore replaces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-tuff\/\">tuff<\/a> or deepslate between Y=-16 and Y=8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>deepslate coal ore<\/strong> appears when coal ore replaces tuff or deepslate below Y=8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Deepslate Variants at a Glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Minecraft deepslate comes with a surprising number of variants plus slabs, stairs and walls for most of these and several deepslate ore versions. To keep track of them all this overview groups related blocks together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>variant \/ group<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>how to get<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>look<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>deepslate<\/td><td>mine with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-blog-silk-touch-en\"><em>silk touch<\/em><\/a><\/td><td>dark layered \u2018deep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-smooth-stone\/\">stone<\/a>\u2019 with directional texture<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>cobbled deepslate<\/td><td>mine deepslate without <em>silk touch<\/em>, found in ancient cities, loot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-chest\/\">chests<\/a><\/td><td>rough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-cobblestone\/\">cobblestone<\/a>-like deepslate stone<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>polished deepslate<\/td><td>crafted, found in ancient cities<\/td><td>smooth, lined polished deep slate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-bricks-en\">bricks<\/a> \/ cracked deepslate bricks<\/td><td>crafted; found in ancient cities<\/td><td>classic brick pattern; cracked version looks weathered<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>deepslate tiles \/ cracked deepslate tiles<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-crafting\/\">crafted<\/a>; found in ancient cities<\/td><td>tight, grid-like tiles; cracked tiles with fractures<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>chiseled deepslate<\/td><td>crafted or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-stonecutter\/\">stonecut<\/a><\/td><td>carved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-blocks\/\">block<\/a> with face-like motif<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-slabs\/\">slabs<\/a> \/ stairs \/ walls (all deepslate types)<\/td><td>crafted or stonecut; found in ancient cities<\/td><td>half-height blocks, steps and walls matching parent block<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>reinforced deepslate<\/td><td>found \u2018reinforced deepslate portal\u2019 frame in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/mc-ancient-cities\">ancient cities<\/a><\/td><td>very dark, framed pattern with subtle inner square<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>infested deepslate<\/td><td>found underground near some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-stronghold\/\">strongholds<\/a> \/ mountain areas<\/td><td>identical to normal deepslate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>deepslate ore \u2013 coal, iron, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-copper\/\">copper<\/a>, gold<\/td><td>found where normal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-ore-distribution\/\">ores<\/a> intersect deepslate\/tuff<\/td><td>normal ore pattern on a dark deepslate background<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>deepslate ore \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-redstone\/\">redstone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-lapis-lazuli\/\">lapis lazuli<\/a><\/td><td>found in deep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-caves\/\">cave<\/a> systems<\/td><td>bright red or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/color-codes-in-minecraft\/\">blue<\/a> ore flecks in dark deepslate<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After looking at the table, you can see how broad the deepslate minecraft block family really is: from basic deepslate stone and cobbled deepslate up to exotic reinforced deepslate and deepslate emerald ore, almost every deep block you meet underground belongs to one of these groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mining Deepslate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mining in the deepslate layer feels slower than in normal stone layers, partly because every deepslate block is harder and partly because each deepslate ore variant takes longer to break than its stone equivalent. Before you start digging long tunnels through deepslate, it helps to know how tools and drops behave for the main groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>block group<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-tools\/\"><strong>tool<\/strong><\/a><strong> needed<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>drop without <em>silk touch<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>drop with <em>silk touch<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>deepslate<\/td><td>any pickaxe<\/td><td>cobbled deepslate<\/td><td>block itself<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>cobbled \/ polished \/ bricks \/ tiles \/ chiseled<\/td><td>any pickaxe<\/td><td>block itself<\/td><td>block itself<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>slabs \/ stairs \/ walls (all deepslate variants)<\/td><td>any pickaxe<\/td><td>slab, stair or wall block itself<\/td><td>the same block<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>deepslate ore \u2013 coal, iron, copper, gold<\/td><td>stone or iron pickaxe<\/td><td>coal, raw iron, raw copper or raw gold<\/td><td>corresponding deepslate ore block<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>deepslate ore \u2013 redstone, lapis lazuli<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-iron\/\">iron<\/a> pickaxe or better<\/td><td>4\u20135x redstone dust or 4\u20139x lapis lazuli<\/td><td>corresponding deepslate ore block<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>deepslate ore \u2013 diamond, emerald<\/td><td>iron pickaxe or better<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-diamonds\/\">diamond<\/a> or emerald item<\/td><td>corresponding deepslate ore block<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>reinforced deepslate<\/td><td>no tool works in survival<\/td><td>nothing<\/td><td>nothing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>infested deepslate<\/td><td>any tool or bare hand<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-silverfish\/\">silverfish<\/a> (mob), no block<\/td><td>silverfish (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-mobs\/\">mob<\/a>), no block<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, you can treat almost every decorative deepslate block the same way when you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-mining\">mine<\/a> it, while deepslate ore behaves like the stone ore you already know, just slower to break and darker to see. The only big exceptions are reinforced deepslate, which you can\u2019t harvest at all, and infested deepslate, which is more of a silverfish delivery service than a useful building block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Crafting with Deepslate: From Cobbled to Tiles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Crafting deepslate blocks mostly starts with cobbled deepslate. Even though you can\u2019t craft raw deepslate directly out of nothing, you effectively \u2018make deepslate\u2019 by smelting cobbled deepslate in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-furnace\/\">furnace<\/a>, which is the closest answer to how to make deepslate in survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--brand'><p>cobbled deepslate \u2192 deepslate<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_deeplate.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26694\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_deeplate.png 422w, https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_deeplate-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many players want to craft polished deepslate because it is a clean building block. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/the-minecraft-recipe-book\/\">recipe<\/a> is simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--brand'><p>4x cobbled deepslate = 4x polished deepslate<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_polished_deepslate-300x168.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_polished_deepslate-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_polished_deepslate.png 418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you already have a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-stonecutter\/\"> stonecutter<\/a>, you can also feed cobbled deepslate into it and directly cut polished deepslate from a single block, which is more material-efficient than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-crafting\/\">crafting<\/a>. Polished deepslate itself can then be turned into slabs, stairs and walls, either via crafting table recipes or again with the stonecutter for more precise output. The basic progression from cobbled deepslate to tiles looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--warning'><p>cobbled deepslate \u2192 polished deepslate \u2192 deepslate bricks \u2192 deepslate tiles<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Craft polished deepslate from cobbled deepslate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Craft deepslate bricks from polished deepslate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--brand'><p>4x polished deepslate = 4x deepslate bricks<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_deepslate_bricks.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26702\" style=\"width:293px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_deepslate_bricks.png 422w, https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_deepslate_bricks-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Craft deepslate tiles from deepslate bricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--brand'><p>4x deepslate bricks = 4x deepslate tiles<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_deepslate_tiles.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26706\" style=\"width:286px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_deepslate_tiles.png 422w, https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_deepslate_tiles-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you prefer the \u2018weathered\u2019 look, you can smelt deepslate bricks to get cracked deepslate bricks<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--brand'><p>deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-bricks-en\">bricks<\/a> \u2192 cracked deepslate bricks<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_cracked_deepslate_bricks.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26710\" style=\"width:288px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_cracked_deepslate_bricks.png 422w, https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_cracked_deepslate_bricks-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also smelt deepslate tiles to get cracked deepslate tiles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--brand'><p>deepslate tiles \u2192 cracked deepslate tiles<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_cracked_deepslate_tiles.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26714\" style=\"width:284px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_cracked_deepslate_tiles.png 422w, https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_cracked_deepslate_tiles-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both cracked variants also show up in ancient cities as part of the natural ruined aesthetic. Finally, chiseled deepslate is crafted by stacking two cobbled deepslate slabs on top of each other in a crafting grid, or by cutting it directly from cobbled deepslate in the stonecutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--brand'><p>2x cobbled deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-slabs\/\">slabs<\/a> = 1x chiseled deepslate<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_chiseled_deepslate.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26718\" style=\"width:288px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_chiseled_deepslate.png 422w, https:\/\/cdn.g-portal.com\/wiki\/2025\/11\/craft_chiseled_deepslate-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Building and Gameplay Uses for Deepslate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deepslate is more than just annoying hard stone in the way of your branch mine. It is a full building palette, a signal that you have entered the rare ore zone and a backdrop for some of the scariest structures in the game. If you like darker builds, deepslate variants are a perfect match for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/the-minecraft-nether\">nether<\/a> bricks, blackstone and other dark blocks, tying in nicely with general aesthetics. You can, for example, use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>polished deepslate for structural frames and pillars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>deepslate bricks and cracked deepslate bricks for fortress walls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>deepslate tiles for roofs and floor patterns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mixing these with lighter accents like calcite or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-tuff\/\">tuff<\/a> creates strong contrast without leaving the deepslate style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mining in the Deepslate Layer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From a gameplay perspective, deepslate is your visual cue that you are deep enough for late-game ores. Most diamonds and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-redstone\/\">redstone<\/a> veins appear in the deepslate layer. So, it is perfect for some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-mining\">mining<\/a> and stocking up your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/the-inventory-in-minecraft\">inventory<\/a>. Here, you will regularly encounter deepslate diamond ore, deepslate iron ore, deepslate copper ore and deepslate gold ore mixed into the rock, with redstone and lapis lazuli ore sprinkled in various pockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Note Blocks, Sounds and Technical Quirks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Like stone and most ores, deepslate blocks and deepslate ore under a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-note-block\/\">note block<\/a> produce the \u2018bass drum\u2019 sound, letting you integrate them into redstone music builds without changing your sound palette. Reinforced deepslate, on the other hand, is mainly a lore block that map makers sometimes use in custom \u2018reinforced deepslate portal\u2019 designs because of its unbreakable nature. Since it can\u2019t be mined or moved in survival, it is safe to treat it as permanent terrain whenever you explore ancient cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1764148790803\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Where to find deepslate?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Wherever the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-dimensions-en\">overworld<\/a> terrain dips below Y=0. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-smooth-stone\/\">Stone<\/a> is gradually replaced between Y=8 and Y=0, and from there downwards the underground is dominated by deepslate.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1764148805827\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How to get deepslate?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Either mine it with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-blog-silk-touch-en\"><em>silk touch<\/em><\/a> pickaxe or smelt cobbled deepslate in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-furnace\/\">furnace<\/a> to turn it back into deepslate.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1764148808150\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How to get cobbled deepslate?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Mining deepslate with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-tools\/#the-minecraft-pickaxe\">pickaxe<\/a> that does not have <em>silk touch <\/em>will drop cobbled deepslate. It also appears as a natural block in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/mc-ancient-cities\">ancient cities<\/a> and can be obtained from their structures.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1764148808922\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How to make polished deepslate?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Put 4x cobbled deepslate in a square in any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-crafting\/\">crafting<\/a> grid. This yields 4x polished deepslate blocks. Alternatively, place cobbled deepslate in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-stonecutter\/\">stonecutter<\/a> and select the polished deepslate output, which turns 1x cobbled deepslate into 1x polished deepslate.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1764148809580\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How to make deepslate bricks?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">First craft polished deepslate from cobbled deepslate. Then put 4x polished deepslate in a crafting grid to get deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-bricks-en\">bricks<\/a> or use a stonecutter for a 1:1 transformation.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1764148856637\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How to make deepslate tiles?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Craft deepslate bricks and use four of them to craft deepslate tiles. You can also cut deepslate tiles directly from deepslate bricks or cobbled deepslate using a stonecutter.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1764148857267\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How rare is deepslate emerald ore?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Deepslate emerald <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-ore-distribution\/\">ore<\/a> is considered the rarest ore in the game. It only generates where emerald ore intersects deepslate or tuff between Y=-16 and Y=8, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-emerald\/\">emerald<\/a> ore itself is limited to mountain and windswept <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-biomes\/\">biomes<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1764148858016\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How rare is deepslate coal ore?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Deepslate coal ore only generates when a coal ore vein happens to replace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-tuff\/\">tuff<\/a> or deepslate below Y=8. Coal veins usually spawn much higher up, so only a small fraction ever reach the deepslate layer. That makes deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-charcoal\/\">coal<\/a> ore one of the rarest naturally occurring blocks in the game.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Hitting Rock Bottom: The Deepslate Wrap-Up<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deepslate may start out feeling like the game\u2019s way of punishing you for digging too deep, but once you understand how to get deepslate and all its other versions, it quickly becomes one of the most versatile building materials in Minecraft. It defines the look of the deepest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-caves\/\">caves<\/a>, carries the rarest ores and gives ancient cities their eerie reinforced deepslate portal frames.<br>So the next time your pickaxe slows down and the walls turn from stone to dark deepslate stone, you are not just \u2018hitting rock bottom\u2019 in your world. You are entering the layer where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-diamonds\/\">diamonds<\/a> shine brighter, deepslate emerald ore lurks in the shadows and your future mega-base walls practically grow out of the cave around you. If you ever wanted an excuse to go deeper on your own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/gameserver\/minecraft-server-hosting\">Minecraft server from GPORTAL<\/a>, deepslate is it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button button-margin-top\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft\/\" style=\"background-color:#50fcea;color:#1e1e1e;border-radius:5px\"><strong>MORE ABOUT MINECRAFT<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minecraft deepslate is the dark, dense stone that takes over the underground once you dive below Y=0 in the overworld. It is harder to break than regular stone, spawns its own family of deepslate ore variants and decorative blocks and has even grown into strange forms like reinforced deepslate and infested deepslate, making deepslate one of the most important materials for late-game mining, building and exploration in modern deepslate Minecraft worlds. Minecraft Deepslate: A Short History Deepslate first appeared in early \u2018Caves &amp; Cliffs\u2019 snapshots under the name \u2018grimstone\u2019, before being officially renamed to deepslate in snapshot 21w08a. At that point, it started dropping cobbled deepslate instead of itself and became the base material for all the new deepslate variants. With \u2018Caves &amp; Cliffs: Part II\u2019, world generation changed so that deepslate makes up most solid blocks below Y=0. Existing worlds that are upgraded now have their old Y=0 bedrock layer replaced with deepslate and new caves underneath. Later, the \u2018Wild\u2019 update (Minecraft 1.19) added the deep dark biome and ancient cities, which brought reinforced deepslate into the game as an unbreakable, portal-shaped frame block at the heart of those structures. What Deepslate Looks Like Deepslate is a stone-type block with a dark gray, layered texture that looks like compressed shale or slate. It is slightly rougher and higher contrast than normal stone and can be placed along different axes, so the \u2018layers\u2019 can run horizontally or vertically, which is useful when you shape deepslate corridors or cave walls. Basic and Cobbled Deepslate Basic deepslate generates as a solid mass deep underground and behaves a bit like stone, just tougher. If you mine deepslate with a pickaxe without silk touch, it drops cobbled deepslate instead of itself. Only a pickaxe enchanted with silk touch lets you pick up the original deepslate block. Cobbled deepslate has a chunky, broken-rock texture similar to cobblestone and is sometimes casually called \u2018deepslate stone\u2019 by players. It can be used in many recipes that accept cobblestone, like furnaces, brewing stands and stone tools, but still cannot craft dispensers, droppers or pistons. Decorative Deepslate Blocks Once you have cobbled deepslate, an entire decorative family opens up that works a bit like darker bricks or blackstone. These are the main decorative variants: All of these decorative blocks have slab, stair and wall variants, giving you a full dark block set for deep bases and moody builds. Deepslate Ores and Special Variants Whenever an ore generates inside deepslate, it automatically becomes a deepslate ore variant. This applies to: They use the same ore patterns as their stone versions but sit in a much darker background and have higher hardness, so mining them takes longer.&nbsp; In addition to the deepslate ores, there are also some special variants of deepslate. Two special variants are worth calling out: Where to Find Deepslate in Minecraft Deepslate makes up most of the overworld underground below Y=0 in current versions. Stone is gradually replaced by deepslate between about Y=8 and Y=0, and deeper than that you will mostly see dark deepslate stone instead of gray stone. The vertical distribution of deepslate follows a clear pattern in modern world generation: When old worlds are upgraded to \u2018Caves &amp; Cliffs: Part II\u2019, the old bedrock line around Y=0 is removed and replaced with new caves and a deepslate layer below, so even legacy survival worlds gain access to deepslate without starting over. Biomes, Structures and Deepslate Ore Hotspots Deepslate itself has no biome restrictions. It generates in all overworld biomes, so every deep cave system will eventually transition to deepslate. Some deepslate variants and ores are more specific: Deepslate Variants at a Glance Minecraft deepslate comes with a surprising number of variants plus slabs, stairs and walls for most of these and several deepslate ore versions. To keep track of them all this overview groups related blocks together: variant \/ group how to get look deepslate mine with silk touch dark layered \u2018deep stone\u2019 with directional texture cobbled deepslate mine deepslate without silk touch, found in ancient cities, loot chests rough cobblestone-like deepslate stone polished deepslate crafted, found in ancient cities smooth, lined polished deep slate deepslate bricks \/ cracked deepslate bricks crafted; found in ancient cities classic brick pattern; cracked version looks weathered deepslate tiles \/ cracked deepslate tiles crafted; found in ancient cities tight, grid-like tiles; cracked tiles with fractures chiseled deepslate crafted or stonecut carved block with face-like motif slabs \/ stairs \/ walls (all deepslate types) crafted or stonecut; found in ancient cities half-height blocks, steps and walls matching parent block reinforced deepslate found \u2018reinforced deepslate portal\u2019 frame in ancient cities very dark, framed pattern with subtle inner square infested deepslate found underground near some strongholds \/ mountain areas identical to normal deepslate deepslate ore \u2013 coal, iron, copper, gold found where normal ores intersect deepslate\/tuff normal ore pattern on a dark deepslate background deepslate ore \u2013 redstone, lapis lazuli found in deep cave systems bright red or blue ore flecks in dark deepslate After looking at the table, you can see how broad the deepslate minecraft block family really is: from basic deepslate stone and cobbled deepslate up to exotic reinforced deepslate and deepslate emerald ore, almost every deep block you meet underground belongs to one of these groups. Mining Deepslate Mining in the deepslate layer feels slower than in normal stone layers, partly because every deepslate block is harder and partly because each deepslate ore variant takes longer to break than its stone equivalent. Before you start digging long tunnels through deepslate, it helps to know how tools and drops behave for the main groups: block group tool needed drop without silk touch drop with silk touch deepslate any pickaxe cobbled deepslate block itself cobbled \/ polished \/ bricks \/ tiles \/ chiseled any pickaxe block itself block itself slabs \/ stairs \/ walls (all deepslate variants) any pickaxe slab, stair or wall block itself the same block deepslate ore \u2013 coal, iron, copper, gold stone or iron pickaxe coal, raw iron, raw copper or raw gold corresponding deepslate ore block deepslate ore \u2013 redstone, lapis lazuli iron pickaxe or better 4\u20135x redstone dust or 4\u20139x lapis lazuli corresponding deepslate ore block deepslate ore \u2013 diamond, emerald iron pickaxe or better diamond or emerald item corresponding deepslate ore block reinforced deepslate no tool works in survival nothing nothing infested deepslate any tool or bare hand silverfish (mob), no block silverfish (mob), no block In short, you can treat almost every decorative deepslate block the same way when you mine it, while deepslate ore behaves like the stone ore you already know, just slower to break and darker to see. The only big exceptions are reinforced deepslate, which you can\u2019t harvest at all, and infested deepslate, which is more of a silverfish delivery service than a useful building block. Crafting with Deepslate: From Cobbled to Tiles Crafting deepslate blocks mostly starts with cobbled deepslate. Even though you can\u2019t craft raw deepslate directly out of nothing, you effectively \u2018make deepslate\u2019 by smelting cobbled deepslate in a furnace, which is the closest answer to how to make deepslate in survival. Many players want to craft polished deepslate because it is a clean building block. The recipe is simple: If you already have a stonecutter, you can also feed cobbled deepslate into it and directly cut polished deepslate from a single block, which is more material-efficient than crafting. Polished deepslate itself can then be turned into slabs, stairs and walls, either via crafting table recipes or again with the stonecutter for more precise output. The basic progression from cobbled deepslate to tiles looks like this: Step 1: Craft polished deepslate from cobbled deepslate. Step 2: Craft deepslate bricks from polished deepslate. Step 3: Craft deepslate tiles from deepslate bricks. If you prefer the \u2018weathered\u2019 look, you can smelt deepslate bricks to get cracked deepslate bricks: You can also smelt deepslate tiles to get cracked deepslate tiles: Both cracked variants also show up in ancient cities as part of the natural ruined aesthetic. Finally, chiseled deepslate is crafted by stacking two cobbled deepslate slabs on top of each other in a crafting grid, or by cutting it directly from cobbled deepslate in the stonecutter. Building and Gameplay Uses for Deepslate Deepslate is more than just annoying hard stone in the way of your branch mine. It is a full building palette, a signal that you have entered the rare ore zone and a backdrop for some of the scariest structures in the game. If you like darker builds, deepslate variants are a perfect match for nether bricks, blackstone and other dark blocks, tying in nicely with general aesthetics. You can, for example, use: Mixing these with lighter accents like calcite or tuff creates strong contrast without leaving the deepslate style. Mining in the Deepslate Layer From a gameplay perspective, deepslate is your visual cue that you are deep enough for late-game ores. Most diamonds and redstone veins appear in the deepslate layer. So, it is perfect for some mining and stocking up your inventory. Here, you will regularly encounter deepslate diamond ore, deepslate iron ore, deepslate copper ore and deepslate gold ore mixed into the rock, with redstone and lapis lazuli ore sprinkled in various pockets. Note Blocks, Sounds and Technical Quirks Like stone and most ores, deepslate blocks and deepslate ore under a note block produce the \u2018bass drum\u2019 sound, letting you integrate them into redstone music builds without changing your sound palette. Reinforced deepslate, on the other hand, is mainly a lore block that map makers sometimes use in custom \u2018reinforced deepslate portal\u2019 designs because of its unbreakable nature. Since it can\u2019t be mined or moved in survival, it is safe to treat it as permanent terrain whenever you explore ancient cities. FAQ Hitting Rock Bottom: The Deepslate Wrap-Up Deepslate may start out feeling like the game\u2019s way of punishing you for digging too deep, but once you understand how to get deepslate and all its other versions, it quickly becomes one of the most versatile building materials in Minecraft. It defines the look of the deepest caves, carries the rarest ores and gives ancient cities their eerie reinforced deepslate portal frames.So the next time your pickaxe slows down and the walls turn from stone to dark deepslate stone, you are not just \u2018hitting rock bottom\u2019 in your world. You are entering the layer where diamonds shine brighter, deepslate emerald ore lurks in the shadows and your future mega-base walls practically grow out of the cave around you. If you ever wanted an excuse to go deeper on your own Minecraft server from GPORTAL, deepslate is it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":15511,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"post-blog-template.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,22],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Beyond Rock Bottom: Minecraft Deepslate || GPORTAL Wiki<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore the depths of your word and this block! 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That makes deepslate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-charcoal\/\">coal<\/a> ore one of the rarest naturally occurring blocks in the game.","inLanguage":"en-US"},"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/smooth-stone.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26692"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26692"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26732,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26692\/revisions\/26732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}