Ocean Monument in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains all about Ocean Monuments (also called Guardian Temples or Water Temples) with screenshots.

Supported Platforms

The Ocean Monument is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.8)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (0.16.0)
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 (0.16.0)
Education Edition	Yes (1.0)

* 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.

Where to Find an Ocean Monument

In Minecraft, an Ocean Monument is a structure that spawns naturally in the game. It looks like a water temple and is found underwater in the Deep Ocean, Deep Lukewarm Ocean and Deep Cold Ocean biomes.

Deep Ocean

deep ocean biome

Deep Lukewarm Ocean

deep lukewarm ocean biome

Deep Cold Ocean

deep cold ocean biome

Here is a picture of what an Ocean Monument looks like underwater:

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.

Around the monument, you will find lots of squids swimming around.

TIP: Because an Ocean Monument is completely underwater, you will need to be in Creative mode or drink a Potion of Water Breathing if you want to explore the temple. Otherwise, you will run out of air and die.

Entrance to the Ocean Moment

There is one entrance to the Ocean Monument. To go inside, follow the arches of sea lanterns to find a small opening into the temple.

ocean monument entrance

Once inside, you will find a series of passages to follow.

Protectors of the Ocean Monument

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

A guardian has two different attack styles. It will either fire a laser at you or perform a thorn-like attack.

guardian

Elder Guardian

An elder guardian is even more powerful than a guardian. Its attacks include firing a laser, performing a thorn-like attack and inflicting mining fatigue.

elder guardian

If you encounter either of these mobs, make sure you are wearing armor. One attack from either of these and you will most likely die.

Wet Sponges

Within the Ocean Monument, you will find rare wet sponges. You can usually find a group of sponges growing in the temple on the ceiling in one of the small rooms. You can dig up these wet sponges and add them to your inventory.

wet sponge in temple

Tide Armor Trim

Starting in Minecraft 1.20, you can add Tide Armor Trim to your inventory in Survival mode from an Ocean Monument, but it is a bit trickier than obtaining some of the other armor trims. Tide Armor Trim is used to visually customize your armor using a Smithing Table.

tide armor trim

To get Tide Armor Trim, you will need to find and kill an elder guardian.

attacking elder guardian

When the elder guardian is killed, there is a good chance that it will drop Tide Armor Trim.

TIP: When the Tide Armor Trim is dropped, it will float upwards and almost appear as if it is trapped inside the roof of the Ocean Monument.

tide armor trim drop

If Tide Armor Trim is not dropped, look for another elder guardian and try again.

Ocean Monument Seeds

You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn near an Ocean Monument:

Ocean Monument Seeds (Java Edition)

Ocean Monument Seeds (Bedrock Edition)

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