| Rarity color |
Common |
|---|---|
| Renewable |
No |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance |
6 |
| Hardness |
3 |
| Luminant |
No |
| Transparent |
No |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
Deepslate is a stone type found deep underground in the Overworld that functions similar to regular stone but is harder than the stone.
Contents
Obtaining[]
Breaking[]
Deepslate can be obtained only by mining it using a pickaxe with the Silk Touch enchantment, otherwise it drops cobbled deepslate. If broken with any other tool, it drops nothing. The breaking time for deepslate is roughly twice the time for stone.
| Block | Deepslate | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 3 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| Default | 15 | |
| Wooden | 2.25 | |
| Stone | 1.15 | |
| Iron | 0.75 | |
| Diamond | 0.6 | |
| Netherite | 0.5 | |
| Golden | 0.4 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation[]
Deepslate generates in the Overworld in patches, attempting to generate 10 times per chunk in blobs of size 0-160, from elevations -4 to 16. All ores that generate replacing deepslate or tuff become their deepslate type.
Deepslate is found below Y=0 [upcoming: 1.18] (in negative layers, replacing stone) if the Caves and Cliffs is applied to a world or the Caves and Cliffs Experimental Gameplay toggle is turned on.
Smelting[]
Deepslate can be smelted from cobbled deepslate.
| Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|
| Cobbled Deepslate + Any fuel |
Usage[]
Deepslate can be used as a decorative block. Silverfish can enter and hide in deepslate, creating an infested block.
Cobbled deepslate[]
Deepslate can be mined using a pickaxe without the Silk Touch enchantment to obtain cobbled deepslate.
Note blocks[]
Deepslate can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.
Sounds[]
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.deepslate.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | ? | ? | ? | |
| None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.deepslate.fall | None[sound 1] | ? | ? | ? | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.deepslate.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | ? | ? | ? | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.deepslate.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | ? | ? | ? | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.deepslate.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | ? | ? | ? |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Namespaced ID | Block tags (JE) | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepslate | deepslate | base_stone_overworld deepslate_ore_replaceables dripstone_replaceable_blocks lush_ground_replaceable moss_replaceable mineable/pickaxe | Block & Item | block.minecraft.deepslate |
| Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepslate | deepslate | 633 | Block & Item | tile.deepslate.name |
Block states[]
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| axis | y
| x | The deepslate is oriented east–west. |
y | The deepslate is oriented vertically. | ||
z | The deepslate is oriented north–south. |
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| pillar_axis | y
| x | The deepslate is oriented east–west. |
y | The deepslate is oriented vertically. | ||
z | The deepslate is oriented north–south. |
History[]
| October 3, 2020 |  Deepslate was shown unnamed as part of deep dark caves biome at Minecraft Live 2020. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.17 | 21w07a |  Added Deepslate, then known as Grimstone. | |||
| February 22, 2021 |  JAPPA shows new texture of Grimstone. | ||||
| 1.17 | 21w08a |  The texture and model have been changed. Added top texture
| |||
| Renamed Grimstone to Deepslate. | |||||
| Cobblestone-like behavior has been moved to cobbled deepslate. | |||||
| Deepslate now drops its cobbled variant. | |||||
| Ores that spawn in deepslate now convert to their deepslate variant. | |||||
| March 4, 2021 |  JAPPA shows the new texture of deepslate. | ||||
| March 4, 2021 | JAPPA shows the new texture of deepslate again, make this slightly darker. | ||||
| 1.17 | 21w10a | The texture has changed once again.
| |||
| Deepslate can now be placed along any axis. | |||||
| Deepslate can now be obtained through smelting cobbled deepslate. | |||||
| Silverfish may now turn normal deepslate into infested deepslate. | |||||
| 21w13a | Deepslate blobs can now be found between Y=0 and Y=16. | ||||
| 21w15a | Due to 1.17 being split into two parts, deepslate now generates only between Y=0 and Y=16. | ||||
| 21w18a | If the Caves and Cliffs Datapack is applied to a world, deepslate blobs above Y=0 were removed. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.16.230.52 |    Added Deepslate. | |||
| beta 1.17.0.52 | Deepslates are no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay. | ||||
| beta 1.17.0.54 | Deepslate texture was changed match to Java Edition. | ||||
Gallery[]
Deepslate and Stone blending at Y=0.
Below Y=0, all Stone is replaced by deepslate.
Deepslate Variants.
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Deepslate" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- According to Brandon Pearce, the reason for changing the name "grimstone" to "deepslate" was because the word "grim" had too many connotations related to a negative feeling and therefore did not accurately describe the block as to what it actually was. The name "deepslate" was eventually chosen because of its location within the world and to more accurately represent that it is a type of slate.[1]
- Similar to stone, the orientation of the texture varies depending on the coordinates.
