Deep Dark biome
The deep dark generates deep underground beneath mountainous terrain. It has no natural mob spawns, but sculk shriekers summon the warden — and it is the only biome containing ancient cities.
Biome facts
- Identifier
- minecraft:deep_dark
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Category
- cave
- Climate
- temperate
- Available since
- Minecraft 1.19
What generates in a deep dark
- Sculk blocks
- Sculk sensors and shriekers
- The warden
Structures in this biome
The following structures can generate in deep dark:
- Ancient City — Ancient cities generate deep underground in the deep dark, around Y -52, and are the only source of the swift sneak enchantment.
Finding a deep dark in your world
Biome placement depends on the world seed and the Minecraft version. Open your seed on the seed map, then pan around: biome shading shows where each biome sits, and structure layers show what generates inside it.
Note that biome rendering requires the WebAssembly generation engine described in the seed map documentation. Structure candidate positions, chunk geometry and slime chunks are computed exactly without it.