Deep Ocean

Deep Ocean

Structures	Ocean Monument Shipwreck Ocean ruins
Blocks	Gravel Seagrass Kelp Grass Block
Climate
Temperature	0.5
Downfall	0.5
Precipitation	Yes
Colors
Grass color	#8EB971
Foliage color	#71A74D
Dry foliage color	#A17448
Water color	#3F76E4‌[JE only]  #1787D4‌[BE only]
Water fog color	#050533‌[JE only]  #1463A5‌[BE only]
Vibrant Visuals
Atmospherics	Default
Lighting	Default
Volumetric fog	Default
Color grading	Default

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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

Mob	Spawn weight	Spawn chance	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100⁄520	19.23%	4
Skeleton	100⁄520	19.23%	4
Slime	100⁄520	19.23%	4
Spider	100⁄520	19.23%	4
Zombie	95⁄520	18.27%	4
Enderman	10⁄520	1.92%	1–4
Drowned	5⁄520	0.96%	1
Witch	5⁄520	0.96%	1
Zombie Villager	5⁄520	0.96%	1
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid	1	100.00%	4–6
Water creature category
Dolphin	1⁄3	33.33%	1–2
Nautilus	1⁄3	33.33%	1–3
Squid	1⁄3	33.33%	1–4
Water ambient category
Cod	1	100.00%	3–6
Ambient category
Bat	1	100.00%	8

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In Bedrock Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Spawn chance	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100	16.81%	1
Drowned	100	16.81%	2–4
Slime	100	16.81%	1
Spider	100	16.81%	1
Zombie	95	15.97%	2–4
Skeleton	80	13.45%	1–2
Enderman	10	1.68%	1–2
Witch	5	0.84%	1
Zombie Villager	5	0.84%	2–4
Creature category
Glow Squid	10	30.30%	2–4
Nautilus	8	24.24%	1–3
Squid	8	24.24%	2–4
Dolphin	7	21.21%	3–5
Water creature category
Cod	75	74.26%	4–7
Salmon	26	25.74%	3–5

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Sounds

Music

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

Title	Preview	Java Edition		Bedrock Edition
		Weight	Probability	Weight	Probability
Axolotl		1	33.33%	1	33.33%
Dragon Fish		1	33.33%	1	33.33%
Shuniji		1	33.33%	1	33.33%

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

Title	Preview	Java Edition		Bedrock Edition
		Weight	Probability	Weight	Probability
A Familiar Room		1	2.70%	—	—
Below and Above		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Broken Clocks		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Clark		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Comforting Memories		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Danny		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Dry Hands		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Ebb		2	5.41%	2	5.56%
Featherfall		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Fireflies		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Floating Dream		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Haggstrom		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Home		2	5.41%	2	5.56%
Key		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
komorebi		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Left to Bloom		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Lilypad		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Living Mice		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Memories		2	5.41%	2	5.56%
Mice on Venus		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Minecraft		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Nightly		2	5.41%	2	5.56%
One More Day		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
O's Piano		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Oxygène		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Puzzlebox		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Shores		2	5.41%	2	5.56%
Subwoofer Lullaby		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Sweden		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Watcher		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
Wet Hands		1	2.70%	1	2.78%
yakusoku		1	2.70%	1	2.78%

In Creative mode, the following tracks can play:

Title	Preview	Java Edition		Bedrock Edition
		Weight	Probability	Weight	Probability
Aria Math		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Biome Fest		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Blind Spots		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Dreiton		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Haunt Muskie		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Taswell		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Key		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Subwoofer Lullaby		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Living Mice		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Haggstrom		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Minecraft		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Oxygène		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Mice on Venus		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Dry Hands		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Wet Hands		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Clark		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Sweden		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Danny		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Left to Bloom		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
One More Day		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Floating Dream		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Comforting Memories		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
A Familiar Room		1	3.03%	—	—
Featherfall		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Watcher		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Puzzlebox		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
komorebi		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
yakusoku		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Lilypad		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Below and Above		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
O's Piano		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Broken Clocks		1	3.03%	1	3.13%
Fireflies		1	3.03%	1	3.13%

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
		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 55​[until: Third Drop 2026]/56​[upcoming] biomes: The advancement is only for Overworld biomes. Other biomes may also be visited, but are ignored for this advancement.

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.
			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.
			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. 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	1.0.1	Added deep oceans.
							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
• 
  Looking down into a deep ocean
• 
  The Ocean Monument Ahead seed template thumbnail
• 
  A deep ocean single biome world

Historical screenshots

• 
  A deep ocean
• 
  A deep ocean single biome world before 1.18
• 
  A deep ocean with ray tracing

See also

• Tutorial:Island survival
• Beach
• Snowy Beach
• Stony Shore
• River
• Mushroom Fields