User:Ha3/Level

A level is a elevation-measuring unit in Minecraft. The distance between two levels is equal to one block tall (the distance-measuring unit). It is a common usage to say Level 0 is where one would find the deepest layer of bedrock. This means a player can be present on level 1 and higher.

There is a total of 128 layers in Minecraft.

In this article, the levels are counted from 0 in a cardinal manner (layer 0), and the layers are counted from 1 in an ordinal manner (1st layer).

The most important reference level is the sea level which is present at level 63. To be clear, the surface of the sea is between levels 63 and 64.

Although it is not possible to place any block over level 127, the player can still breathe while standing on top of that layer.

There are no negative levels in the World, however, negative levels can be assumed to be the void, which can only be accessed if no bedrock is present in level 0 at some place and if this location can ever be reached by a player.

Geology
The different ore mining blocks such as Redstone, Gold, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli are only often present under certain defined levels with different probabilities.

The probabilities are calculated from user research by sampling many chunks, and therefore bear a statistic accuracy.