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Deep Ocean

Deep Ocean.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'Deep Ocean'

Deep Ocean Vibrant Visuals.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'Deep Ocean'

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A deep ocean is a variant of regular oceans with the seafloor twice as deep.

Generation

Deep oceans generate adjacent to oceans when the 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 in the medium temperature zones, bordering deep lukewarm oceans and deep cold oceans.

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:

In Java Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Creeper100⁄5204
Skeleton100⁄5204
Slime[note 1]100⁄5204
Spider100⁄5204
Zombie95⁄5204
Enderman10⁄5201–4
Drowned[note 2]5⁄5201
Witch5⁄5201
Zombie Villager5⁄5201
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid14–6
Water creature category
Dolphin1⁄31–2
Nautilus1⁄31–3
Squid1⁄31–4
Water ambient category
Cod13–6
Ambient category
Bat18
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
  2. ↑ Adult drowned wielding a trident have a 50% chance of spawning mounted on a zombie nautilus. 
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In Bedrock Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Creeper1001
Drowned1002–4
Slime[note 1]1001
Spider1001
Zombie952–4
Skeleton801–2
Enderman101–2
Witch51
Zombie Villager52–4
Creature category
Glow Squid102–4
Nautilus81–3
Squid82–4
Dolphin73–5
Water creature category
Cod754–7
Salmon263–5
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks. 
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Sounds

Music

These music tracks when the player is underwater in a deep ocean:

TitlePreviewJava EditionBedrock Edition
WeightProbabilityWeightProbability
Axolotl133.33%133.33%
Dragon Fish133.33%133.33%
Shuniji133.33%133.33%

These music tracks play while the player is not underwater in a deep ocean:

In Creative mode, the following tracks can play:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifier Translation key
BiomeSprite deep-ocean.png: Sprite image for deep-ocean in Minecraft Deep Oceandeep_ocean biome.minecraft.deep_ocean

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID
BiomeSprite deep-ocean.png: Sprite image for deep-ocean in Minecraft [No displayed name]deep_ocean24

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Adventuring TimeDiscover 17 biomes.Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world.40Silver
Sail the 7 SeasVisit all ocean biomesVisit all ocean biomes except the deep warm ocean/legacy frozen ocean (as they are unused).40Gold

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
Adventuring TimeDiscover every biome The advancement is only for Overworld biomes. Other biomes may also be visited, but are ignored for this advancement.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.7.213w36aAdded deep ocean, along with multiple other biomes.
1.814w25aAdded ocean monuments, which generate in oceans.
1.1318w09aAdded underwater ruins, which generate in deep oceans.
18w10aDeep ocean is no longer required for the "Adventuring Time" advancement.
18w11aAdded shipwrecks, which generate in deep oceans.
1.1620w06aUnderwater ruins and shipwrecks are now rarer.
1.1721w06aDeep ocean biomes generate with a stone floor below Y=50 instead of a gravel floor.[1]
21w15aDeep oceans generate with a gravel floor once again.
1.1821w44aDeep ocean is once again required for the "Adventuring Time" advancement.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0build 1Added the deep ocean biome.
v0.16.0build 1Added ocean monuments with guardians and elder guardians.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2Added shipwrecks.
beta 1.2.20.1Added underwater ruins.
1.17.0
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.16.230.56Deep 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
Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.17.30.23Deep oceans generate with a gravel floor once again.
1.21.60Preview 1.21.60.23Kelp now generates more frequently and in denser patches.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 31.0.1Added deep oceans.
Added ocean monuments.
TU69 1.761.761.76Patch 38 Added shipwrecks, and underwater ruins.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Added deep oceans.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1821w37aPrior 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.

Screenshots

Historical screenshots

See also

References

  1. ↑ MC-214783 – Oceans generate with stone floors – resolved as "Fixed".
  2. ↑ MCPE-125235 – Ocean floors are generated with stone floors

Sources