Deepslate

This article is about the base block. For other uses, see Deepslate (disambiguation).

Deepslate

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 similarly to regular stone, but is significantly more difficult to break.

Obtaining

Breaking

Deepslate can only be obtained 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
Default	15
Wooden	2.25
Stone	1.15
Iron	0.75
Diamond	0.6
Netherite	0.5
Golden	0.4

Natural generation

Deepslate makes up the majority of the solid blocks generated below Y=0 in the Overworld. Stone is gradually replaced from Y=8 to Y=0 until it is completely replaced by deepslate.

Deepslate also generates in the deep dark biome and in ancient cities.‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.19]}

Chest loot

On ancient_city/city_center/city_center_2, they generate a furnace with 24 deepslate inside of it.

Smelting

Deepslate can be smelted from cobbled deepslate.

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Cobbled Deepslate + Any fuel	0.1

Usage

Deepslate can be used as a decorative block. Orientation matters; deepslate appears differently from different angles. 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 the "bass drum" sound.

Sounds

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.deepslate.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	?	?	?
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.deepslate.fall	None	?	?	?
	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

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Deepslate	deepslate	Block & Item	base_stone_overworld deepslate_ore_replaceables dripstone_replaceable_blocks lush_ground_replaceable moss_replaceable mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.deepslate

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Deepslate	deepslate	633	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.deepslate.name

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

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.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
pillar_axis	Not Supported	y	x	Unsupported	The deepslate is oriented east–west.
			y	Unsupported	The deepslate is oriented vertically.
			z	Unsupported	The deepslate is oriented north–south.

History

October 3, 2020					Grimstone was shown unnamed as part of deep dark caves biome at Minecraft Live 2020.
Java Edition
1.17		21w07a			Added grimstone.
February 22, 2021					JAPPA shows new texture of grimstone.
1.17		21w08a			Changed texture and model. Added top texture.
					Renamed Grimstone to Deepslate.
					Cobblestone-like behavior has been moved to cobbled deepslate.
					Deepslate now drops cobbled deepslate.
					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 darker texture of deepslate.
1.17		21w10a			Changed texture of deepslate, 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 & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack is applied to a world, deepslate blobs above Y=0 were removed.
1.18		experimental snapshot 1			Stone is gradually replaced from Y=0 to Y=-7 and is completely replaced from Y=-8 to bedrock by deepslate
		21w43a			Upgrading worlds from before 1.18 changes the old bedrock layer to deepslate.
		21w44a			Now the gradual transition from stone starts at height between Y=0 to Y=8, rather than Y=-8 to Y=0 previously.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.19		Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1			Deepslate now generate in deep dark biome and as part of ancient city.
		22w13a			Deepslate may now be found in ancient city furnaces.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.0		beta 1.16.230.52			Added deepslate.
		beta 1.17.0.52			Deepslate is no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.
		beta 1.17.0.54			Deepslate texture was changed match to Java Edition.
Caves & Cliffs (experimental)		beta 1.17.40.20			Deepslate now generates below Y=0, gradually replacing stone and then fully replacing it at Y=-8.
1.18.0		beta 1.18.0.20			Deepslate blobs no longer generate above Y=0.
1.18.10		beta 1.18.10.20			The gradual transition from stone to deepslate now starts at height between Y=0 to Y=8, rather than Y=-8 to Y=0 previously.

Gallery

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  Deepslate and Stone blending at Y=0.

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  Below Y=0, all Stone is replaced by deepslate.

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  Deepslate block set.

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.
• Similar to stone, the orientation of the texture varies depending on the coordinates.