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Quick answer
- Deepslate starts to replace stone around Y 8 and is everywhere below Y 0.
- It takes about twice as long to mine as stone.
- Mining it drops
Cobbled deepslate, which works like cobblestone for tools and furnaces.
Deepslate is the dark stone deep underground. It's slower to dig, but it's also one of the best building blocks.
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Ores
Ores in deepslate look darker but drop the same things. Deepslate diamond ore is where most diamonds are, around Y -59.
Mining
- It's slower than stone, so use an Efficiency pickaxe.
- Silk Touch gets the smooth deepslate block.
- Reinforced deepslate in ancient cities can't be broken in Survival.
Building blocks
| Block | Made from |
|---|---|
 Polished deepslate | Cobbled deepslate |
| Deepslate bricks | Polished deepslate |
 Deepslate tiles | Deepslate bricks |
 Chiseled deepslate |  Cobbled deepslate slabs |
StonecutterA stonecutter turns cobbled deepslate into any of these in one step.
Cheat sheet
- Starts around Y 8, full below Y 0
- Twice as slow to mine
- Cobbled deepslate works like cobblestone
- Stonecutter for bricks and tiles
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