3 wooden planks in a horizontal line across the top 1/3 of the grid 2 sticks in a vertical line down the middle of the grid

3 cobblestones in a horizontal line across the top 1/3 of the grid 2 sticks in a vertical line down the middle of the grid

In your furnace, smelt together iron ore and coal to create iron ingot. Alternately, craft a block of iron into 9 iron ingots.

3 iron ingots in a horizontal line across the top 1/3 of the grid 2 sticks in a vertical line down the middle of the grid

Lots of torches (as much as you can take, but 2 or more stacks will be fine) Food An iron pickaxe, or a diamond pickaxe if you have one Weapons and armor, in case there are mobs in caves

Make one main shaft that is 2 blocks tall and 1 block wide going in a straight direction for some while. Create small arms that start at the main shaft and appear every 5 blocks. Dig the arms in 2-tall, 2-wide blocks. Go in a straight line in 3x3 chunks until you hit diamond ore.

Level I gives you a 33% chance to multiply drops by 2 (a 33% increase on average), while level II gives you a 25% chance to multiply drops by 2 or 3 (yielding an average 75% increase), while level III gives you a 20% chance each to multiply drops by 2, 3 or 4 (averaging a 120% increase). Fortune level III enchantment is extremely rare, so be prepared to only get a Fortune I or II when you enchant your pickaxe.

Place stone, dirt, or gravel blocks on top of the lava if you happen to encounter a lava lake beneath the diamond ore. That way, if the diamonds fall down, they won’t be sucked up into the lava. Diamond tools allow the player to mine obsidian and Ancient Debris. [3] X Research source Obsidian allows the player to create a portal to the nether dimension. Ancient Debris provides nephrite scraps that you can make into Netherite ingots that create Netherite tools and armor. [4] X Research source When combined with the diamond version of the tool or piece of armor in a smithing table, they create the most durable and efficient tools and armor in the game. [5] X Research source If a player has diamonds, they can create an enchanting table that allows them to add upgrades to their tools and armor. [6] X Research source