Deep Ocean
| Structures |  Ocean Monument Shipwreck Ocean Ruins
|
|---|---|
| Blocks |  Gravel Seagrass Kelp Grass Block
|
|
Climate | |
| Temperature | 0.5 |
| Downfall | 0.5 |
| Precipitation | Yes |
|
Colors | |
| Grass color | #8EB971 |
| Foliage color | #71A74D |
| Dry foliage color | #A17448 |
| Water color | #3F76E4[JE only] #1787D4[BE only] |
| Water fog color | #050533[JE only] #1463A5[BE only] |
|
Vibrant Visuals | |
| Atmospherics | Default |
| Lighting | Default |
| Volumetric fog | Default |
| Color grading | Default |
A deep ocean is a variant of the regular ocean with the seafloor twice as deep.
Generation
Deep oceans generate adjacent to oceans when continentalness drops even lower. This means that they cannot border land biomes, except mushroom fields. The seafloor is twice as deep as in regular oceans, usually around Y=30, and islands are much rarer, yet not impossible.
Deep oceans generate at moderate temperatures, bordering regular oceans when continentalness increases. Deep oceans border deep lukewarm oceans when temperature increases, and deep cold oceans when temperature decreases.
Description
Like in any deep ocean, ocean monuments generate in deep oceans, meaning guardians and elder guardians can spawn there. Tall seagrass also generates more frequently in deep oceans compared to shallower oceans. In any other aspect, deep oceans are the same as regular oceans, with a gravel seabed and common fish spawning.
Mobs
The following mobs naturally spawn here:
| Mob | Spawn weight | Group size |
|---|---|---|
| Monster category | ||
 Creeper | 100⁄520 | 4 |
 Skeleton | 100⁄520 | 4 |
 Slime[note 1] | 100⁄520 | 4 |
 Spider | 100⁄520 | 4 |
 Zombie | 95⁄520 | 4 |
 Enderman | 10⁄520 | 1–4 |
 Drowned[note 2] | 5⁄520 | 1 |
 Witch | 5⁄520 | 1 |
 Zombie Villager | 5⁄520 | 1 |
| Underground water creature category | ||
 Glow Squid | 1 | 4–6 |
| Water creature category | ||
 Dolphin | 1⁄3 | 1–2 |
 Nautilus | 1⁄3 | 1–3 |
 Squid | 1⁄3 | 1–4 |
| Water ambient category | ||
 Cod | 1 | 3–6 |
| Ambient category | ||
 Bat | 1 | 8 |
- ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
- ↑ Adult drowned wielding a trident have a 50% chance of spawning mounted on a zombie nautilus.
{ "hasNotes": true, "notes": { "Slime": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "Drowned": "Adult drowned wielding a trident have a 50% chance of spawning mounted on a [[zombie nautilus]]." }, "1": { "totalWeight": 520, "mobs": [ { "size": "4", "mob": "Creeper", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Skeleton", "weight": 100 }, { "note": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "mob": "Slime", "weight": 100, "notename": "Slime", "size": "4" }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Spider", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Zombie", "weight": 95 }, { "size": "1-4", "mob": "Enderman", "weight": 10 }, { "note": "Adult drowned wielding a trident have a 50% chance of spawning mounted on a [[zombie nautilus]].", "mob": "Drowned", "weight": 5, "notename": "Drowned", "size": "1" }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Witch", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Zombie Villager", "weight": 5 } ], "category": "monster" }, "2": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "4-6", "mob": "Glow Squid", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "underground" }, "3": { "totalWeight": 3, "mobs": [ { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Dolphin", "weight": 1 }, { "size": "1-3", "mob": "Nautilus", "weight": 1 }, { "size": "1-4", "mob": "Squid", "weight": 1 } ], "category": "watercreature" }, "4": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "3-6", "mob": "Cod", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "waterambient" }, "5": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "8", "mob": "Bat", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "ambient" } }
| Mob | Spawn weight | Group size |
|---|---|---|
| Monster category | ||
| Creeper | 100 | 1 |
| Drowned | 100 | 2–4 |
| Slime[note 1] | 100 | 1 |
| Spider | 100 | 1 |
| Zombie | 95 | 2–4 |
| Skeleton | 80 | 1–2 |
| Enderman | 10 | 1–2 |
| Witch | 5 | 1 |
| Zombie Villager | 5 | 2–4 |
| Creature category | ||
| Glow Squid | 10 | 2–4 |
| Nautilus | 8 | 1–3 |
| Squid | 8 | 2–4 |
| Dolphin | 7 | 3–5 |
| Water creature category | ||
| Cod | 75 | 4–7 |
 Salmon | 26 | 3–5 |
| Ambient category | ||
| Bat | 1 | 2 |
- ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
{ "hasNotes": true, "notes": { "Slime": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks." }, "1": { "totalWeight": 595, "mobs": [ { "size": "1", "mob": "Creeper", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Drowned", "weight": 100 }, { "note": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "mob": "Slime", "weight": 100, "notename": "Slime", "size": "1" }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Spider", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Zombie", "weight": 95 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Skeleton", "weight": 80 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Enderman", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Witch", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Zombie Villager", "weight": 5 } ], "category": "monster" }, "2": { "totalWeight": 33, "mobs": [ { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Glow Squid", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1-3", "mob": "Nautilus", "weight": 8 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Squid", "weight": 8 }, { "size": "3-5", "mob": "Dolphin", "weight": 7 } ], "category": "creature" }, "3": { "totalWeight": 101, "mobs": [ { "size": "4-7", "mob": "Cod", "weight": 75 }, { "size": "3-5", "mob": "Salmon", "weight": 26 } ], "category": "watercreature" }, "4": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "2", "mob": "Bat", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "ambient" } }
Sounds
Music
These music tracks when the player is underwater in a deep ocean:
| Title | Preview | Java Edition | Bedrock Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Probability | Weight | Probability | ||
| Axolotl | 1 | 33.33% | 1 | 33.33% | |
| Dragon Fish | 1 | 33.33% | 1 | 33.33% | |
| Shuniji | 1 | 33.33% | 1 | 33.33% | |
These music tracks play while the player is not underwater in a deep ocean:
| Title | Preview | Java Edition | Bedrock Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Probability | Weight | Probability | ||
| A Familiar Room | 1 | 2.70% | — | — | |
| Below and Above | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Broken Clocks | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Clark | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Comforting Memories | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Danny | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Dry Hands | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Ebb | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| Featherfall | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Fireflies | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Floating Dream | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Haggstrom | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Home | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| Key | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| komorebi | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Left to Bloom | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Lilypad | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Living Mice | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Memories | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| Mice on Venus | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Minecraft | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Nightly | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| One More Day | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| O's Piano | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Oxygène | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Puzzlebox | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Shores | 2 | 5.41% | 2 | 5.56% | |
| Subwoofer Lullaby | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Sweden | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Watcher | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| Wet Hands | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
| yakusoku | 1 | 2.70% | 1 | 2.78% | |
In Creative mode, the following tracks can play:
| Title | Preview | Java Edition | Bedrock Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Probability | Weight | Probability | ||
| Aria Math | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Biome Fest | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Blind Spots | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Dreiton | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Haunt Muskie | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Taswell | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Key | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Subwoofer Lullaby | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Living Mice | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Haggstrom | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Minecraft | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Oxygène | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Mice on Venus | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Dry Hands | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Wet Hands | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Clark | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Sweden | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Danny | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Left to Bloom | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| One More Day | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Floating Dream | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Comforting Memories | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| A Familiar Room | 1 | 3.03% | — | — | |
| Featherfall | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Watcher | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Puzzlebox | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| komorebi | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| yakusoku | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Lilypad | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Below and Above | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| O's Piano | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Broken Clocks | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
| Fireflies | 1 | 3.03% | 1 | 3.13% | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
 Deep Ocean | deep_ocean |
biome |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | deep_ocean | 24 |
Biome definition
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{
"attributes": {
"minecraft:audio/background_music": {
"creative": {
"max_delay": 24000,
"min_delay": 12000,
"sound": "minecraft:music.creative"
},
"default": {
"max_delay": 24000,
"min_delay": 12000,
"sound": "minecraft:music.game"
},
"underwater": {
"max_delay": 24000,
"min_delay": 12000,
"sound": "minecraft:music.under_water"
}
},
"minecraft:gameplay/natural_mob_spawns": {
"argument": {
"spawn_costs": {},
"spawns_by_category": {
"ambient": [
{
"type": "minecraft:bat",
"count": 8,
"weight": 10
}
],
"monster": [
{
"type": "minecraft:spider",
"count": 4,
"weight": 100
},
{
"type": "minecraft:zombie",
"count": 4,
"weight": 95
},
{
"type": "minecraft:zombie_villager",
"count": 1,
"weight": 5
},
{
"type": "minecraft:skeleton",
"count": 4,
"weight": 100
},
{
"type": "minecraft:creeper",
"count": 4,
"weight": 100
},
{
"type": "minecraft:slime",
"count": 4,
"weight": 100
},
{
"type": "minecraft:enderman",
"count": {
"type": "minecraft:uniform",
"max_inclusive": 4,
"min_inclusive": 1
},
"weight": 10
},
{
"type": "minecraft:witch",
"count": 1,
"weight": 5
},
{
"type": "minecraft:drowned",
"count": 1,
"weight": 5
}
],
"underground_water_creature": [
{
"type": "minecraft:glow_squid",
"count": {
"type": "minecraft:uniform",
"max_inclusive": 6,
"min_inclusive": 4
},
"weight": 10
}
],
"water_ambient": [
{
"type": "minecraft:cod",
"count": {
"type": "minecraft:uniform",
"max_inclusive": 6,
"min_inclusive": 3
},
"weight": 10
}
],
"water_creature": [
{
"type": "minecraft:squid",
"count": {
"type": "minecraft:uniform",
"max_inclusive": 4,
"min_inclusive": 1
},
"weight": 1
},
{
"type": "minecraft:dolphin",
"count": {
"type": "minecraft:uniform",
"max_inclusive": 2,
"min_inclusive": 1
},
"weight": 1
},
{
"type": "minecraft:nautilus",
"count": 1,
"weight": 5
}
]
}
},
"modifier": "overlay"
},
"minecraft:visual/sky_color": "#7ba4ff"
},
"carvers": [
"minecraft:cave",
"minecraft:cave_extra_underground",
"minecraft:canyon"
],
"downfall": 0.5,
"effects": {
"water_color": "#3f76e4"
},
"features": [
[],
[
"minecraft:lake_lava_underground",
"minecraft:lake_lava_surface"
],
[
"minecraft:amethyst_geode"
],
[
"minecraft:monster_room",
"minecraft:monster_room_deep"
],
[],
[],
[
"minecraft:ore_dirt",
"minecraft:ore_gravel",
"minecraft:ore_granite_upper",
"minecraft:ore_granite_lower",
"minecraft:ore_diorite_upper",
"minecraft:ore_diorite_lower",
"minecraft:ore_andesite_upper",
"minecraft:ore_andesite_lower",
"minecraft:ore_tuff",
"minecraft:ore_coal_upper",
"minecraft:ore_coal_lower",
"minecraft:ore_iron_upper",
"minecraft:ore_iron_middle",
"minecraft:ore_iron_small",
"minecraft:ore_gold",
"minecraft:ore_gold_lower",
"minecraft:ore_redstone",
"minecraft:ore_redstone_lower",
"minecraft:ore_diamond",
"minecraft:ore_diamond_medium",
"minecraft:ore_diamond_large",
"minecraft:ore_diamond_buried",
"minecraft:ore_lapis",
"minecraft:ore_lapis_buried",
"minecraft:ore_copper",
"minecraft:underwater_magma",
"minecraft:disk_sand",
"minecraft:disk_clay",
"minecraft:disk_gravel"
],
[],
[
"minecraft:spring_water",
"minecraft:spring_lava"
],
[
"minecraft:glow_lichen",
"minecraft:trees_water",
"minecraft:flower_default",
"minecraft:patch_grass_badlands",
"minecraft:brown_mushroom_normal",
"minecraft:red_mushroom_normal",
"minecraft:patch_pumpkin",
"minecraft:patch_sugar_cane",
"minecraft:patch_firefly_bush_near_water",
"minecraft:seagrass_deep",
"minecraft:kelp_cold"
],
[
"minecraft:freeze_top_layer"
]
],
"has_precipitation": true,
"temperature": 0.5
}
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
 |  | Adventuring Time | Discover 17 biomes. | Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world. | 40 | Silver |
 |  | Sail the 7 Seas | Visit all ocean biomes | Visit all ocean biomes except the deep warm ocean/legacy frozen ocean (as they are unused). | 40 | Gold |
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
  | Adventuring Time | Discover every biome |
|
Videos
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7.2 | 13w36a | Added deep ocean, along with multiple other biomes. | |||||
| 1.8 | 14w25a | Added ocean monuments, which generate in oceans. | |||||
| 1.13 | 18w09a | Added underwater ruins, which generate in deep oceans. | |||||
| 18w10a | Deep ocean is no longer required for the "Adventuring Time" advancement. | ||||||
| 18w11a | Added shipwrecks, which generate in deep oceans. | ||||||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | Underwater ruins and shipwrecks are now rarer. | |||||
| 1.17 | 21w06a | Deep ocean biomes generate with a stone floor below Y=50 instead of a gravel floor.[1] | |||||
| 21w15a | Deep oceans generate with a gravel floor once again. | ||||||
| 1.18 | 21w44a | Deep ocean is once again required for the "Adventuring Time" advancement. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.9.0 | build 1 | Added the deep ocean biome. | |||||
| v0.16.0 | build 1 | Added ocean monuments with guardians and elder guardians. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Added shipwrecks. | |||||
| beta 1.2.20.1 | Added underwater ruins. | ||||||
| 1.17.0 Experiment | beta 1.16.230.56 | Deep oceans generate with a stone floor below Y=51 instead of a gravel floor behind the Caves & Cliffs experimental gameplay toggle.[2] This does not occur in the Old world type. | |||||
| 1.17.30 Experiment | beta 1.17.30.23 | Deep oceans generate with a gravel floor once again. | |||||
| 1.21.60 | Preview 1.21.60.23 | Kelp now generates more frequently and in denser patches. | |||||
| 26.50 | Preview 26.50.22 | Bats now spawn in deep oceans. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | 1.0.1 | Added deep oceans. |
| Added ocean monuments. | |||||||
| TU69 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Added shipwrecks, and underwater ruins. | ||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | Added deep oceans. | ||||||
Data history
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.18 | 21w37a | Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 24. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Deep Ocean" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- Before 1.18, the plains and forest biomes generated in patches within regular deep ocean biomes, similar to how "hills" biomes generated within their respective base biomes, creating islands.
- Although normal deep ocean biome could generate standalone, normal deep ocean biomes also generated in patches within normal ocean biomes.
Gallery
Screenshots
-
A deep ocean, with an ocean monument -
Looking down into a deep ocean -
The Ocean Monument Ahead seed template thumbnail -
A deep ocean single biome world
Historical screenshots
-
A deep ocean -
The old Ocean Monument Ahead (seed preset) discountinued in Pocket Edition -
A deep ocean single biome world before 1.18 -
A deep ocean with ray tracing
See also
- Tutorial:Island survival
Beach
Snowy Beach
Stony Shore
River
Mushroom Fields
References
- ↑ MC-214783 – Oceans generate with stone floors – resolved as "Fixed".
- ↑ MCPE-125235 – Ocean floors are generated with stone floors
![Deeper Ocean [JAVA]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/thumbnails/2070/595/256/256/639259759707224408.png)