Deep Ocean in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Deep Ocean biome with screenshots.

In Minecraft, you will spawn into worlds with unique weather, animals, and plants. These regions are known as biomes. Let's explore the Deep Ocean biome in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

The Deep Ocean biome is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.7.2)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes (TU31)
Xbox One	Yes (CU19)
PS3	Yes (1.22)
PS4	Yes (1.22)
Wii U	Yes (Patch 3)
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

In Minecraft, the Deep Ocean is a biome in the Overworld. It is a water world with a large ocean. In this biome, you can find an Ocean Monument (also called Guardian Temple or Water Temple) under the water.

deep ocean biome

Let's explore the characteristics of the Deep Ocean biome.

Weather

The Deep Ocean biome is under water, so weather does not apply.

Trees

There are no trees in the Deep Ocean biome.

Vegetation

The vegetation found in the Deep Ocean biome consists of seagrass and kelp growing in the water:

Item	Description
	Seagrass
	Kelp

Blocks

In this biome, you will find blocks such as sand, prismarine, prismarine bricks, dark prismarine, sea lantern and wet sponge:

Item	Description
	Sand
	Prismarine
	Prismarine Bricks
	Dark Prismarine
	Sea Lantern
	Wet Sponge

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the Deep Ocean biome, you will find the standard Minecraft building blocks such as stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, copper ore:

stone coal ore iron ore gold ore diamond ore redstone ore copper ore

Mobs

In the Deep Ocean biome, you can find wildlife such as squids, glow squid and cod swimming in the water:

squid glow squid cod

TIP: When you are exploring the Deep Ocean biome, it is handy to have a Potion of Water Breathing.

Ocean Monuments

In the Deep Ocean, you can find Ocean Monuments like the one below:

ocean monument

The Ocean Monument is made up of prismarine, prismarine bricks and dark prismarine and it is lit with sea lanterns. The monument is held up by 23 large pillars made of prismarine bricks. The Ocean Monument is protected by two types of underwater mobs - guardians and elder guardians. Both of these mobs are hostile and will attack you. As you approach either, you will hear an eerie noise.

guardian elder guardian