Best Level to find every ore in Minecraft 1.18 – All Minecraft Ore Generation Levels sik4h, June 30, 2023 Screenshot of Pro Game Guides Minecraft 1.18 introduced our favorite mining game, including how ores are created. Ores are vital to Minecraft, providing players with resources for crafting weapons, armor, tools, and other valuable items. Finding ores is at the core of Minecraft, and I’ve spent countless hours digging through endless levels looking for them. In fact, it’s ores that generate mines in Minecraft, but I’ve often wondered if there are specific levels where they generate the most. This guide answers if you have the same question as me. Best levels of ore farming in Minecraft 1.18 Since Minecraft 1.18 changed the maximum and minimum height of the worlds, the levels that generate ores more often have also changed. The Caves and Cliffs Part 2 update brings more changes. Ores now spawn in Veins and Lumps at different rates depending on the elevation range. Additionally, some ores only spawn in certain biomes, making them harder to find. Use the list below to help you determine where and at what level is the best place to grow all ores. Related: How to get raw iron, gold and copper blocks in Minecraft ore type biomes generation type generation range Optimal mining height Money All blob Y 0 to Y 320 year 96 copper All vein or blob Y 0 to Y 320 Y48 diamond All blob Y -64 to Y 16 The deeper you are, the more often emerald only mountains blob Y -16 to Y 320 Near mountain peaks, peak at Y 256 gold All vein or blob Y 0 to 320 -16, but incredibly common in the Badlands biome iron All vein or blob Y 0 to Y 320 Y 225, Y 16 and Y -32 to Y -60 lapis lazuli All blob Y -64 to Y 64 Y -32 to Y 32 Red stone All blob Y -64 to Y 15 Y-32 Important notes After update 1.18, Lapis Lazuli will not spawn when exposed to air. This change makes it much harder to find, just like Ancient Debris. Copper Ore and Iron Ore are now produced in veins. In these large deposits, ore is mixed with a fill material: tuff for iron or granite for copper. Emeralds generate more the higher you are in the mountains. This explains why these villagers can get so many of these even though they’ve never seen them mining! Gold generated in Badlands has increased. Badlands are now the most accessible place to get gold outside of the Nether. Looking for those emeralds? See All Mountain Biomes in Minecraft 1.18 Caves and Cliffs Part 2 for more Pro Game Guides. Guide Other findGenerationlevelLevelsMinecraftore