Diamonds are most common at Y -59. The Diamond Finder needs a Supporter plan after one free scan; it maps diamond hotspots at 91% accuracy on Java 26.3 and 87% on Bedrock 1.26.51 — best Y level and spawn range on a visual map.
Also called: diamond locator · diamond tracker · diamond ore finder
Quick answer: Diamonds are most common at Y −59 (deepslate band Y −64 to −48; they spawn from Y 16 down to Y −64). This Diamond Finder marks diamond hotspots from your seed on a visual map at 91% accuracy on Java 26.3 and 87% on Bedrock 1.26.51.
Free or Supporter: Every ore finder here is free with no sign-up, except diamonds: the Diamond Finder needs a Supporter plan, from $2.99 a month. Try it first — one free scan shows the 3 diamond clusters nearest a spot you pick. See Supporter plans →
| Edition | Version | Best Y level | Spawn range | Finder accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock | 1.18 – 26.51 (current) | Y −59 | Y 16 to −64 | 87% |
| Java | 1.18 – 26.3 (current) | Y −59 | Y 16 to −64 | 91% |
Accuracy is the share of marked hotspots that really contain the ore in your world, shown as a plain number.
| Vein | Edition | How often | Vein size | Where | Blocks touching air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small veins | Java and Bedrock | 7 per chunk | 4 | Y 16 to −64, most near Y −64 | 5 in 10 skipped |
| Deep extra veins | Java 26.3 | 2 per chunk | 8 | Y −4 to −64, evenly spread | 5 in 10 skipped |
| Deep extra veins | Bedrock 1.26.51 | 2 per chunk | 4 | Y −4 to −64, evenly spread | 5 in 10 skipped |
| Large veins | Java and Bedrock | 1 chunk in 9 | 12 | Y 16 to −64, most near Y −64 | 7 in 10 skipped |
| Buried veins | Java and Bedrock | 4 per chunk | 8 | Y 16 to −64, most near Y −64 | Always skipped |
The game's own ore settings on Java 26.3 and Bedrock 1.26.51. A vein skips some of its blocks where they would touch air, so caves show less of it than solid rock holds.
Diamonds spawn from Y 16 down to the world floor at Y −64, and get steadily more common the deeper you go. They generate inside deepslate below Y 0, which is why the richest mining is in the deepslate band. Enter your seed above and the finder marks the exact chunks where diamonds are most likely exposed.
The best Y level for diamonds is Y −59. Diamond density increases toward the bottom of the world and peaks in the Y −64 to −48 band, with Y −59 the single richest level in current versions. Mine long branches at Y −59 (or −58) for the best return.
Bedrock Edition uses the same Y −64 to 16 range and the same Y −59 sweet spot as Java, with one real difference: the two extra deep veins each chunk gets below Y −4 are smaller on Bedrock — vein size 4, against 8 on Java. The table above compares every kind of diamond vein on both editions. The finder supports Bedrock 1.26.51 at 87% accuracy — the badge by the page title shows both editions' figures.
Y −59 — the same level as on every version from 1.18 on. Diamonds generate across Y 16 to −64 on Java 1.18 through 26.3 and Bedrock 1.18 through 26.51 alike, and neither the best level nor the range has moved. Java 1.20.2 and Bedrock 1.20.30 each added another diamond placement rule inside that band: more diamonds, same layer to stand on. The table above lists both editions.
Dig to Y −59 and tunnel sideways from there. That is the deepest level you can actually stand in — the world floor is Y −64 and bedrock fills in unevenly up to about Y −60, so Y −59 is the last clear layer. The whole Y −64 to −48 band is rich, so a branch mine one or two blocks either side of Y −59 loses almost nothing; going lower only buys you bedrock.
Yes — a trial chamber vault holds diamonds 10.7% of the time and an ominous vault 26.4% of the time, on top of the diamond blocks, axes and pickaxes in the chamber’s chests and barrels. Trial chambers generate down in the deepslate layer, so one is often already on your way to Y −59.
Y-levels, drop rates, smelting and recipes for Diamond — straight from our Minecraft catalog, in both editions.
Take an iron pickaxe or better down to Y −59, then branch-mine or follow a deepslate cave — most first diamonds are spotted in cave and ravine walls below Y 0 rather than dug blind. Enter your seed above and the finder marks where diamond veins generate in your world, so you pick a direction instead of guessing.
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