2019-06-01+Minecraft+World+Magazine

FOOLPROOF WAYS TO FIND DIAMONDS

A strip mine

STRIP MINE

This method takesa LOT ofwork,
butyou’recertain tofi nd aTONNE
ofdiamonds,nottomention iron
andredstone!
First, makesureyou’vegot alot of
pickaxes available. Mine astaircase
downtothe bedrock, thenturn
around,walkbackup11 steps,and
startcarving a passage,two blocks
highandone blockwide,ina single
direction.Diamondsappear most
frequently atthislevel of the map.
If you keepgoing,you’ll eventually
bumpintosomeveins thatyou
can clear.
Onceyou think you’vegone far
enough, turn leftorright,
dig another
tunnelanddo
the same. Make
sureyourtunnels
havetwo blocks
between themso
you don’t endup
digging the other
sideofblocks
you’vealready
checked.Seethe
screenshot above
for anexample
ofhow aproper
stripmineshould
look. It takes
ages, butit’s well
worth it!

CHEAT!

If all elsefails...cheat! You

can get diamondsand

diamondore byswitching

toCreativemode and

then back.Orif you’re

playing av

gamethat

console, yo

a consolec

• justtype
  minecraft:d
  64 ” toget
  ofdiamond
  yourinven
  Ofcourse
  muchfun i
  butif you’r
  diamonds
  well...it’s a
  ofgetting

Cheating is

easier than

exploring...