Minecraft:Deep Dark

Template:Infobox biome The deep dark is a Minecraft:cave biome that generates deep underground in the Minecraft:Overworld under mountainous areas.

Generation

The deep dark is a cave biome that generates deep underground beneath areas with a low erosion value. The deep dark usually stays within the Minecraft:deepslate layer, although it can occasionally reach into the Minecraft:stone layer. Rarely, it can generate at up to y=124.

The biomes the deep dark generates under are the ones with the least erosion and high altitudes. These are:

• Most often: Minecraft:jagged peaks, Minecraft:stony peaks, Minecraft:frozen peaks, Minecraft:snowy slopes, and Minecraft:groves
• Often (plateaus): Minecraft:cherry groves, Minecraft:meadows, and Minecraft:savanna plateaus
• Less often: Minecraft:badlands, Minecraft:wooded badlands, and Minecraft:eroded badlands
• Never: Minecraft:oceans, Minecraft:rivers, Minecraft:swamps or Minecraft:deserts.

Description

The deep dark is covered in large patches of Minecraft:sculk blocks surrounded by Minecraft:sculk veins, which include sculk-related blocks such as Minecraft:sculk shriekers, Minecraft:sculk sensors and Minecraft:sculk catalysts.

The biome is dimly lit; there is almost no Minecraft:glow lichen, with the only natural light sources being sculk catalysts and Minecraft:lava. No regular Minecraft:mob spawning occurs in this biome, but other mechanics are unaffected: Minecraft:monster rooms can still spawn mobs,<ref>Template:Bug</ref> and in very specific cases phantoms<ref>MC-305640</ref> and skeleton horse traps also still spawn.<ref>MC-305630</ref> Furthermore, the Minecraft:warden may appear if four shriekers are triggered, giving the player the Minecraft:Darkness effect.

The deep dark is the only biome where Minecraft:ancient cities can generate. Other structures and features that can be found in the deep dark include Minecraft:monster rooms, Minecraft:strongholds, and Minecraft:amethyst geodes. Minecraft:Mineshafts and Minecraft:trial chambers never generate in a deep dark biome, although they may extend into one.

The deep dark can be a great biome for mining Minecraft:diamonds since they are most frequent at the deepest layers of the world and generate less frequently when exposed to air which the Minecraft:sculk protects them from. The Minecraft:sculk floors and walls can easily be destroyed with a Minecraft:hoe, yielding a large amount of Minecraft:experience, effective for hoes with Minecraft:Mending.

While certain Minecraft:ores that are exposed to Minecraft:air blocks have a chance to not generate, sculk blocks are considered a solid block during generation, causing many ores to be revealed under it. Other mobs do not spawn, so the warden is the only threat, which can be safely avoided by destroying all nearby shriekers.

Deep dark is the only Overworld biome that Minecraft:lava lakes can't appear in, even if deep dark generates above Y=0.

Sounds

Music

These Minecraft:music tracks play when the Minecraft:player is in the deep dark.

Filename in Minecraft	Minecraft:Gameplay	Soundtrack Title	Soundtrack	Track preview	Weight
ancestry.ogg	Minecraft:Deep Dark	"Minecraft:Ancestry"	Template:Sort	File:Ancestry.ogg	1
deeper.ogg	Minecraft:Deep Dark, Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, and Minecraft:Sulfur CavesTemplate:Upcoming	"Minecraft:Deeper"	Template:Sort	File:Deeper.ogg	1

Data values

ID

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History

Trivia

• The deep dark was originally "going to feel like an underwater biome, but with the water missing" along with "lots of floating jellyfish in the air and ghostly looking blocks." White, orange, teal, and lime green were some of the color themes meant for the deep dark. In these versions, the only source of light would have been bioluminescent blocks.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>
• If a Minecraft:single biome world is generated using the deep dark as the biome, it appears similar to a Minecraft:plains world with Minecraft:sculk patches present across the world's surface. Minecraft:Sculk shriekers can spawn anywhere, making the Minecraft:warden a near constant threat. No other mobs spawn, with these exceptions:
  • Minecraft:Pillager patrols and Minecraft:phantoms still spawn naturally.
  • Minecraft:Silverfish spawn via naturally generated Minecraft:infested stone bricks.
  • Minecraft:Bees spawn via naturally generated Minecraft:beehives.
• In a few images shown by Minecraft:Kingbdogz during the 1.19 development cycle showed Minecraft:fossils generating in this Minecraft:biome covered in Minecraft:sculk veins which was confirmed to have been something they were "just testing out", and it never made it into the game.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Gallery

Screenshots

• A deep dark biome
  A deep dark biome
• An Minecraft:amethyst geode in the deep dark.
  An Minecraft:amethyst geode in the deep dark.
• A Minecraft:mineshaft spreads into the deep dark and they blend together (before snapshot 22w19a).
  A Minecraft:mineshaft spreads into the deep dark and they blend together (before snapshot 22w19a).
• A Minecraft:dripstone cave intersects the deep dark.
  A Minecraft:dripstone cave intersects the deep dark.
• A Minecraft:stronghold intersects the deep dark.
  A Minecraft:stronghold intersects the deep dark.
• Mining in the deep dark.
  Mining in the deep dark.
• A Minecraft:lush cave meets the deep dark.
  A Minecraft:lush cave meets the deep dark.
• A Minecraft:fossil in the deep dark.
  A Minecraft:fossil in the deep dark.
• A Minecraft:monster room in the deep dark.
  A Minecraft:monster room in the deep dark.
• A pocket of lava in a deep dark.
  A pocket of lava in a deep dark.
• A dripstone cave above an ancient city in a pit.
  A dripstone cave above an ancient city in a pit.
• The Deep Dark seed template thumbnail.
  The Deep Dark seed template thumbnail.

Development images

• The deep dark as seen during Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020.
  The deep dark as seen during Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020.
• Ditto.
  Ditto.
• Deep dark structure recreation render.
  Deep dark structure recreation render.

Concept artwork

• Deep dark concept art with a white color theme.
  Deep dark concept art with a white color theme.
• Another concept art with a white color theme.
  Another concept art with a white color theme.
• Ditto.
  Ditto.
• The deep dark with "ghostly white" blocks resembling crystals or coral.
  The deep dark with "ghostly white" blocks resembling crystals or coral.
• Concept art with an orange theme.
  Concept art with an orange theme.
• Another concept art with an orange theme.
  Another concept art with an orange theme.
• A render with an orange themed deep dark.
  A render with an orange themed deep dark.
• A teal themed deep dark with orange incorporated.
  A teal themed deep dark with orange incorporated.
• Similar to the one before it, but has vines in the background.
  Similar to the one before it, but has vines in the background.
• Lime green themed deep dark concept art.
  Lime green themed deep dark concept art.

In other media

• The Minecraft:warden running through an endless tunnel in the Deep Dark.
  The Minecraft:warden running through an endless tunnel in the Deep Dark.
• Minecraft:Sunny, Minecraft:Efe, and a Minecraft:chicken running through the biome.
  Minecraft:Sunny, Minecraft:Efe, and a Minecraft:chicken running through the biome.
• The Deep Dark on the cover of Minecraft: The Manga.
  The Deep Dark on the cover of Minecraft: The Manga.

External links

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