Deepslate

Deepslate

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 (Java)	59 DEEPSLATE

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Deepslate is a stone variant found deep underground in the Overworld that functions similar to regular stone.

Obtaining

Breaking

Deepslate can be obtained only 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 (sec)
Default	15
Wooden	2.25
Stone	1.15
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 can generate in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins, attempting to generate 10 times per chunk in veins of size 0-160, from elevations -4 to 16. In Java Edition, if iron, gold, diamond, redstone, or lapis lazuli ore generates in deepslate (or tuff), it generates as its deepslate variant. Coal, copper, and emerald ore do not become their deepslate variants, despite having overlap in the levels they generate. In Bedrock Edition, all ores inside deepslate become their deepslate variant.

Smelting

Deepslate can be smelted from cobbled deepslate.

Ingredients	[hide]Smelting recipe
Cobbled Deepslate + Any fuel	0.1

Usage

Deepslate can be used as a building block.

Cobbled deepslate

Deepslate can be mined using a pickaxe without the Silk Touch enchantment to obtain cobbled deepslate.

Silverfish

Silverfish can enter and hide in deepslate, creating an infested block.

Sounds

[hide] 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

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	[hide]Translation key
Deepslate	deepslate	Block & Item	base_stone_overworld deepslate_ore_replaceables dripstone_replaceable_blocks lush_plants_replaceable	?

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	[hide]Translation key
Deepslate	deepslate	633	Block & Item	?

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	[hide]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	[hide]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							Deepslate was shown unnamed as part of deep dark caves biome at Minecraft Live 2020. {"type": "", "version": "October 3, 2020", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Grimstone (pre-release).png article, displayed as 32px) Deepslate was shown unnamed as part of deep dark caves biome at (link to Minecraft Live 2020 article, displayed as Minecraft Live 2020)."}
[hide]Upcoming Java Edition
1.17							Added Deepslate, then known as Grimstone. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Deepslate JE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added Deepslate, then known as Grimstone."}
February 22, 2021							JAPPA shows new texture of deepslate. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "February 22, 2021", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Cobbled Deepslate JE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to JAPPA article, displayed as JAPPA) shows new texture of deepslate."}
1.17							The texture and model have been changed. Added top texture {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Deepslate JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The texture and model have been changed. Added top texture"}
							Renamed Grimstone to Deepslate. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Renamed Grimstone to Deepslate."}
							Cobblestone-like behavior has been moved to cobbled deepslate. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Cobblestone-like behavior has been moved to (link to cobbled deepslate article, displayed as cobbled deepslate)."}
							Deepslate now drops its cobbled variant. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Deepslate now drops its cobbled variant."}
							Ores that spawn in deepslate now convert to their deepslate variant. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Ore article, displayed as Ores) that spawn in deepslate now convert to their deepslate variant."}
March 4, 2021							JAPPA shows the new texture of deepslate. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "March 4, 2021", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Deepslate JE3.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to JAPPA article, displayed as JAPPA) shows the new texture of deepslate."}
1.17							The texture has changed once again. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "<span class=\"animated\"><span class=\"animated-active\">(link to File:Deepslate (UD) JE3.png article, displayed as 32px)</span><span>(link to File:Deepslate (EW) JE3.png article, displayed as 32px)</span><span>(link to File:Deepslate (NS) JE3.png article, displayed as 32px)</span></span> The texture has changed once again."}
							Deepslate can now be placed along any axis. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Deepslate can now be placed along any axis."}
							Deepslate can now be obtained through smelting cobbled deepslate. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Deepslate can now be obtained through smelting (link to cobbled deepslate article, displayed as cobbled deepslate)."}
							Silverfish may now turn normal deepslate into infested deepslate. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Silverfish article, displayed as Silverfish) may now turn normal deepslate into (link to infested deepslate article, displayed as infested deepslate)."}
							Deepslate blobs can now be found between Y=0 and Y=16. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Deepslate blobs can now be found between Y=0 and Y=16."}
							Due to 1.17 being split into two parts, deepslate now generates only between Y=0 and Y=16. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Due to 1.17 being split into two parts, deepslate now generates only between Y=0 and Y=16."}
							If the Caves and Cliffs Datapack is applied to a world, deepslate blobs above Y=0 were removed. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "If the Caves and Cliffs Datapack is applied to a world, deepslate blobs above Y=0 were removed."}
[hide]Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.16.230							Added Deepslate. {"type": "bedrock upcoming", "version": "1.16.230", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "<span class=\"animated\"><span class=\"animated-active\">(link to File:Deepslate (UD) BE1.png article, displayed as 32px)</span><span>(link to File:Deepslate (EW) BE1.png article, displayed as 32px)</span><span>(link to File:Deepslate (NS) BE1.png article, displayed as 32px)</span></span> Added Deepslate."}
1.17.0							Deepslates are no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay. {"type": "bedrock upcoming", "version": "1.17.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Deepslates are no longer available only through (link to Experimental Gameplay article, displayed as Experimental Gameplay)."}

Gallery

• 

  Deepslate and Stone blending at Y=0.

• 

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

• 

  Deepslate Variants.

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