Best Y Level To Find Diamonds. To find Diamond Ore it would be best to mine at around Level 8-10. Blue_bomb 9 years ago 6.
How to find Diamonds in Minecraft 118. To find Diamond Ore it would be best to mine at around Level 8-10. Players have found that the best level to strip mine for diamonds before the Caves and Cliffs update was Y-level 12 but with the additional 60 levels added to the worlds depth that has changed.
Y 12 and Y 13 are close to the best for diamonds without compromising too harshly on the other resources.
The best and most reliable method you have for mining diamonds is to create your own mines. Diamond Ore only appears between layers 1-16 but it is most abundant on layer 12. Ravines and cave systems can yield you a handful but having a fully home-grown mine is more manageable profitable and safer. Y 11 Y 12 Y 13 and Y 14 are all very good for lapis.
