Deep Ocean

Deep Ocean
Structures	Ocean Monument; Shipwreck; Ocean ruins; Mineshaft; Trial Chambers
Blocks	Water; Gravel; Seagrass; Kelp
Climate
Temperature	0.5
Downfall	0.5
Precipitation	Yes
Colors
Grass color	; #8EB971
Foliage color	; #71A74D
Water color	; #3F76E4‌[JE only]; ; #1787D4‌[BE only]
Underwater fog color	; #050533‌[JE only]; ; #1463A5‌[BE only]

A deep ocean is a deeper variant of oceans.

Description

The separate colors of each ocean variant in *Java Edition*.

The deep ocean variant generates at deeper waters, with the depth usually being around 30 blocks, twice as deep as shallower oceans. The ground is mainly covered with gravel. Ocean monuments generate in deep oceans, meaning guardians and elder guardians can spawn there. Dolphins, cod, salmon‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} and squid spawn in these oceans as well. Underwater caves and ravines often generate here, forming underwater trenches. Tall seagrass also generates more frequently in deep oceans compared to shallower oceans.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In **Java Edition**
Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₂₀	4
Skeleton	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₂₀	4
Slime^{[note 1]}	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₂₀	4
Spider	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₂₀	4
Zombie	⁹⁵⁄₅₂₀	4
Enderman	¹⁰⁄₅₂₀	1–4
Drowned^{[note 2]}	⁵⁄₅₂₀	1
Witch	⁵⁄₅₂₀	1
Zombie Villager	⁵⁄₅₂₀	1
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid	1	4–6
Water creature category
Dolphin	¹⁄₃	1–2
Nautilus^{[note 3]}	¹⁄₃	1–3
Squid	¹⁄₃	1–4
Water ambient category
Cod	1	3–6
Ambient category
Bat	1	8

↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
↑ In Mounts of Mayhem^[upcoming], adult drowned wielding a trident have a 50% chance of spawning mounted on a zombie nautilus.
↑ ^{[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem]}

In **Bedrock Edition**
Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100	1
Drowned	100	2–4
Slime^{[note 1]}	100	1
Spider	100	1
Zombie	95	2–4
Skeleton	80	1–2
Enderman	10	1–2
Witch	5	1
Zombie Villager	5	2–4
Creature category
Glow Squid	10	2–4
Nautilus^{[note 2]}	8	1–3
Squid	8	2–4
Dolphin	7	3–5
Water creature category
Cod	75	4–7
Salmon	26	3–5

↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
↑ ^{[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem]}

Sounds

When in any ocean biome, unique ocean ambience play randomly. Normal overworld tracks also play, alongside "Axolotl", "Dragon Fish" and "Shuniji", as the requirements for those are merely to be underwater rather than biome-determined.

Ambience

List
Name	Sound	Group
Underwater Ambience		Loop
Bubbles 1		Loop Additions
Bubbles 2
Bubbles 3
Bubbles 4
Bubbles 5
Bubbles 6
Water 1
Water 2
Animal 1		Rare Loop Additions
Bass Whale 1
Bass Whale 2
Crackles 1
Crackles 2
Driplets 1
Driplets 2
Earth Crack
Animal 2		Ultra Rare Loop Additions
Dark 1
Dark 2
Dark 3
Dark 4

Music

Filename in Minecraft	Gameplay	Soundtrack Title	Soundtrack
axolotl.ogg	Underwater	"Axolotl"	—
dragon_fish.ogg	Underwater	"Dragon Fish"	—
shuniji.ogg	Underwater	"Shuniji"	—

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Translation key
Deep Ocean	`deep_ocean`	`biome.minecraft.deep_ocean`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID
[No displayed name]	`deep_ocean`	`24`

Achievements


Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		Adventuring Time	Discover 17 biomes.	Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world.	40	Silver
		Sail the 7 Seas	Visit all ocean biomes	Visit all ocean biomes except the deep warm ocean/legacy frozen ocean (as they are unused).	40	Gold

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Adventuring Time	Discover every biome	Visit all of these 54 biomes: Badlands Bamboo Jungle Beach Birch Forest Cherry Grove Cold Ocean Dark Forest Deep Cold Ocean Deep Dark Deep Frozen Ocean Deep Lukewarm Ocean Deep Ocean Desert Dripstone Caves Eroded Badlands Flower Forest Forest Frozen Ocean Frozen Peaks Frozen River Grove Ice Spikes Jagged Peaks Jungle Lukewarm Ocean Lush Caves Mangrove Swamp Meadow Mushroom Fields Ocean Old Growth Birch Forest Old Growth Pine Taiga Old Growth Spruce Taiga Pale Garden Plains River Savanna Savanna Plateau Snowy Beach Snowy Plains Snowy Slopes Snowy Taiga Sparse Jungle Stony Peaks Stony Shore Sunflower Plains Swamp Taiga Warm Ocean Windswept Forest Windswept Gravelly Hills Windswept Hills Windswept Savanna Wooded Badlands The advancement is only for Overworld biomes. Other biomes may also be visited, but are ignored for this advancement.

Video

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.7.2	13w36a	Added deep ocean, along with multiple other biomes.
1.8	14w25a	Added ocean monuments, which generate in oceans.
1.13	18w09a	Added underwater ruins, which generate in deep oceans.
	18w10a	Deep ocean is no longer required for the "Adventuring Time" advancement.
	18w11a	Added shipwrecks, which generate in deep oceans.
1.16	20w06a	Underwater ruins and shipwrecks are now rarer.
1.17	21w06a	Deep ocean biomes generate with a stone floor below Y=50 instead of a gravel floor.^[1]
1.17	21w15a	Deep oceans generate with a gravel floor once again.
1.18	21w44a	Deep ocean is once again required for the "Adventuring Time" advancement.

Bedrock Edition

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

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Added deep oceans.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Added ocean monuments.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Added shipwrecks, and underwater ruins.

Data history

Java Edition
1.18			21w37a				Prior 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.

Gallery

Screenshots

A deep ocean, with an ocean monument in the background.
Looking down into a deep ocean.
A deep ocean.
A deep ocean single biome world before 1.18.
The Ocean Monument Ahead seed template thumbnail.
A deep ocean with ray tracing.

References

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

Navigation

[Slime-1] Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

[Drowned-2] In Mounts of Mayhem^[upcoming], adult drowned wielding a trident have a 50% chance of spawning mounted on a zombie nautilus.

[Nautilus-3] {[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem]}

[Slime-4] Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

[Nautilus-5] {[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem]}

[6] MC-214783 — Oceans generate with stone floors — resolved as "Fixed".

[7] MCPE-125235 — Ocean floors are generated with stone floors

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Climate
Structures	Ocean Monument Shipwreck Ocean ruins Mineshaft Trial Chambers
Blocks	Water Gravel Seagrass Kelp
Temperature	0.5
Downfall	0.5
Precipitation	Yes
Colors
Grass color	#8EB971
Foliage color	#71A74D
Water color	#3F76E4‌^{[JE only]} #1787D4‌^{[BE only]}
Underwater fog color	#050533‌^{[JE only]} #1463A5‌^{[BE only]}