Deep Cold Ocean

The deep cold ocean is a dark, chilly sea with a gravel floor twice as deep as a normal cold ocean. Tall seagrass sways on the seabed, and ocean monuments can generate here. This deep cold ocean finder searches your seed and marks the nearest areas on the map above. Use it to plan a monument raid or a cold-water base.

Where deep cold oceans generate

Deep cold oceans replace deep oceans in moderately cold climate zones. They lie far from shore, beyond the shallower cold ocean.

Around their edges, they border cold oceans and mushroom fields. Elsewhere, they meet deep oceans as the water warms, or deep frozen oceans as it gets colder.

On the map, deep cold oceans usually appear as broad, dark patches far offshore. They often sit next to shallower cold oceans along taiga coasts. Because the deep sea covers a lot of space, these areas can be large. That gives you plenty of room for a monument raid, a guardian farm or a hidden underwater base.

What you find in a deep cold ocean

The seabed is gravel with scattered disks of sand and clay. There is more tall seagrass than in a regular cold ocean, though overall vegetation is a bit thinner. Kelp grows here as well.

• Fish: cod and salmon.
• Other mobs: squid, the nautilus and drowned. Glow squid lurk in dark water caves below.
• Structures: ocean monuments, shipwrecks, cold ocean ruins and ruined portals.

As in other cold seas, dolphins do not spawn here.

How to find a deep cold ocean with the map

In game, sail away from a taiga coast. Once the dark indigo water hides the floor completely, you are likely over a deep cold ocean.

Here, you can skip the sailing. Enter your seed and choose your edition. The map then jumps to the nearest deep cold ocean and marks it with a biome icon. Scroll the list on the left to see more areas. Clicking one moves the map to it.

Finally, teleport with /tp @s X 70 Z. If cheats are off, mark the spot and take a boat.

Tips for deep cold ocean trips

Cold water is dark, so night vision potions are very useful. Pair them with water breathing and a Depth Strider enchantment for faster swimming.

Cold ocean ruins often cluster on the seabed, so one find usually means more nearby. When you spot a monument, defeat the three elder guardians first to lift Mining Fatigue. Also, remember that drowned with tridents can hit you from range.

Exploring the deep cold seabed

The deep cold seabed is dark and quiet. Here and there, caves and ravines open right into the ocean floor. In those flooded caves, glow squid spawn in the darkness. Their glow ink sacs make sign text glow.

Cold ocean ruins are worth a careful look. Large ruins can hold a chest with good loot, and suspicious gravel hides more items. Use a brush to uncover what is inside.

Because visibility is poor, mark your path. Place sea lanterns or glowstone as you go, so you can find your way back to the surface.

Deep cold ocean version history

The deep cold ocean was added in Java 1.13, together with the other ocean variants. It was first called the cold deep ocean and got its current name during 1.13 development. Its floor briefly turned to stone in a 1.17 snapshot before gravel returned.

Deep Cold Ocean FAQ