Instructions to collect diamonds in Minecraft 1.18 Caves and Cliffs

In update 1.18 Caves and Cliffs, the appearance level of diamonds has been changed, which can confuse Minecraft players. In this article, let's learn the best ways to get diamond ore in Minecraft 1.18 Caves and Cliffs.

In addition to diamonds, players can refer to the Guide to finding ores in Minecraft 1.18 Caves and Cliffs to find other ores in the game.

Level of diamonds in Minecraft 1.18

Prior to this update, players could find diamonds anywhere below y level 16, with an equal chance of spawning on each level. However, in Minecraft 1.18, players need to dig even deeper to find diamond ore.

Ores are found at level 15 or below, most commonly between -50 and -64, where -59 and -58 are the preferred levels for diamond mining, as long as they do not contain bedrock.

Tools needed to mine diamonds

To find and mine diamonds effectively, players should prepare the following items:

1. A couple of iron, diamond, or netherite picks (bring 2 or more, in case one breaks).
2. Food to supplement health.
3. Some torches to prevent mobs from spawning
4. A bucket of water (to turn lava into obsidian or remove burning from lava).
5. Crafting table for creating mineral blocks and furnaces
6. A shovel to remove dirt and gravel
7. Rich weapons and armor to fight monsters.

How to speed up diamond mining

Using TNT

Using TNT is one of the fastest ways to mine, but it requires the player to remove a large number of creepers to get gunpowder and get a lot of sand.

With a large amount of TNT, the player can detonate them one by one, explode a large block, or place a block every 5 meters. TNT drops 100% of items in the Java version, but this method is not possible in the Bedrock version.

Fortune III

If you can't increase the mining speed, the best way is to use the Efficiency spell. The pickaxe to mine ore should have Fortune III. That's why players should immediately own an enchantment table if they want to collect a lot of diamonds.

People can also temporarily replace Fortune III with Silk Touch. Store blocks in the inventory until you get a Fortune III pickaxe for diamond mining.

Other ways to collect diamonds in Minecraft 1.18

Trade with the villagers

While diamonds themselves are not renewable, the player can purchase diamond tools and armor fairly easily through trading with the Villager. Hoes, shovels, etc. can all be purchased from the blacksmith villagers while swords and axes can be purchased from weapon makers. Finally, gamers can buy diamond armor from villagers as armor.

In treasure chests

Players can loot chests from various locations in the Minecraft world for a chance to get diamonds. Furthermore, people can also get diamond armor for horses that cannot be crafted, but only appear in chests. Below is a list of all chests that can contain diamonds.

1. Shipwreck Treasure (14.1%)
2. Stronghold altar treasure (7.3%)
3. Treasure Village (9.9 -16.2%)
4. Fortress Treasure (19%)
5. Jungle temple treasure (12.9%)
6. Desert temple treasure (6.3%)
7. Mineshafts (8.9%)
8. Buried Treasure (59.9%)
9. End City Treasure (21.2%)