Deepslate

Deepslate

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Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	3
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color (JE)	59 DEEPSLATE

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Deepslate is a stone type found deep underground in the Overworld that functions similarly to regular stone, but takes significantly longer to mine.

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 twice the time for stone.

Block
Hardness	3
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	15
Wooden	2.25
Stone	1.15
Copper ​	0.9
Iron	0.75
Diamond	0.6
Netherite	0.5
Golden	0.4
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

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 ancient cities.

Generated loot

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

Smelting

Deepslate can be smelted from cobbled deepslate.

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Cobbled Deepslate + Any fuel	0.1

Post-generation

If a world generated before Caves & Cliffs: Part II is loaded after the update, the bedrock layer between Y=0 and Y=4 is replaced with deepslate.

Usage

Deepslate can be placed in three orientations, similarly to logs. Silverfish can enter and hide in deepslate, creating an infested block.

Note blocks

Deepslate can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.

Sounds

Java Edition:

v t e deepslate sound type
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​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.deepslate.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.deepslate.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.deepslate.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.deepslate.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e deepslate sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.deepslate	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.deepslate	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.deepslate	0.3	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.deepslate	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.deepslate	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.deepslate	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.deepslate	0.22	1.0

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[i 1]	Translation key
Deepslate	deepslate	633	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.deepslate.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Video

History

October 3, 2020							A then unnamed dark grey stone-type block was shown as part of the deep dark caves biome at Minecraft Live 2020.
February 22, 2021							JAPPA shows a new texture for grimstone.
March 4, 2021							JAPPA shows another new texture, now calling the block deepslate.
March 4, 2021							JAPPA shows yet another new, darker texture for deepslate.
Java Edition
1.17			21w07a				Added grimstone.
			21w08a				Changed texture and model. Added top texture.
							”Grimstone” has been renamed 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.
			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 the bedrock layer 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.
1.19			Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1				Deepslate now generate as part of ancient cities.
			22w13a				Deepslate may now be found in ancient city furnaces.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.0 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.230.52				Added deepslate.
1.17.0			beta 1.17.0.52				Deepslate is no longer available only through the "Caves & Cliffs" experimental toggle.
			beta 1.17.0.54				Deepslate texture was changed match to Java Edition.
1.17.40 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			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]
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.
1.20.30			Preview 1.20.20.21				Increased the blast resistance of deepslate from 3.6 to 6.

Issues

Issues relating to "Deepslate" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed 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.^[2]
• Similar to stone, the orientation of the texture varies depending on the coordinates.

Gallery

Renders

• 
  A deepslate block on the east-west axes.
• 
  A deepslate block on the north-south axes.

Mojang screenshots

• 
  Deepslate blocks in development.
• 
  Deepslate blocks in development.
• 
  Deepslate with newer textures.
• 
  Deepslate with ores in it.
• 
  A close up of deepslate.
• 
  Speleothems made of deepslate.

Screenshots

• 
  Deepslate and stone blending at Y=0.
• 
  Below Y=0, all stone is replaced by deepslate.
• 
  Deepslate block set.

References

External links

• "Block of the Week: Deepslate" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, May 19, 2022.

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