The Best DIAMOND BRANCH MINING METHODS For Minecraft 1.21

[@wattlesplays]

hey everyone!! its members day which means theres a NEW DOWNLOAD OUT NOW!! thank you ALL for the love on the series so far!! cant believe its episode sixty 🥹

[@DuckGuy5225]

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[@pacerman2952]

Howdy, love the videos. Helpful stuff. 😊

[@1American2man3]

GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS

[@warmonger_365]

Nice video.....u should try vintage story.

[@dukehirschman9648]

Lol I can’t believe I saw a reference to Humongous Entertainment on your channel. I tried to get my daughter into it a few years ago but it didn’t work 😢

[@ThisOldSkater]

Those first diamonds had me telling at the screen "Dig around more!" Always dig around the pocket a couple of blocks. You might find more.

[@vradenknight4872]

Yep, I keep finding different ores together now

[@juicymuscprod9624]

Same im always mining 2 blocks around every single diamond ore before mining the diamonds ​@vradenknight4872

[@DuckGuy5225]

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[@DuckGuy5225]

This series is awesome btw

[@shajidrahaman]

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[@michael-levimclean]

Thanks dude 👍

[@DuckGuy5225]

@@michael-levimclean no problem! Lol

[@JupiterJamie]

Oooh I have a bag of walnuts looking to be used.

[@Zogg1281]

Personally, I prefer branch mining at -54 - its not quite as good as -58, but you'll save a load of time from not mining into the side of lava lakes.... which also stop at -54. All you need then is a bucket of water and then get straight back onto mining. If you mine lower then that, you'll always have the chance of miming straight into the side of a lava lake, which will start to get annoying REALLY quickly!

[@DubYuhGChoppa]

I'm gonna test some rates at -58, I've been using -53 and find that it's very consistently giving 105-120 diamonds per hour using a 2x1 tunnel with a fortune 3, efficiency 5 diamond pickaxe. I wonder if the time it will take to deal with lava will off set the potential increased generation. I bet it would be smart to make a branch mine at -53 and then map out where the lava lakes are and do a second at -58.

[@JaceFletcher]

@@DubYuhGChoppai use -53 and it’s been the best for the same reasons u state

[@DubYuhGChoppa]

@JaceFletcher Honestly I'm also thinking since bedrock can generate as early as -60, there is a real chance of you finding diamonds at your feet and having the Ore Vein cut off by bedrock beneath. So that probably throws any benefit there is anyways.

[@matthewraven8859]

I mine at -54 too. The ancient cities start at -52. A lot of caves come down to -54 as well. Keeps it less monotonous.

[@Matt43]

The amount of information you get into these episodes is amazing, all while keeping the entertainment value high as well. Keep up the great work wattler!

[@wattlesplays]

thank ya!!

[@skilduff4264]

I just returned to Minecraft for the first time since 2012 and your videos have been a huge help with getting situated again.

[@wattlesplays]

Omg welcome back!! enjoy the ride!!

[@juicymuscprod9624]

Sameee

[@masterofthecontinuum]

I have to give you credit for being one of the only minecraft youtubers to properly refer to branch mining by its proper name. You're quite literally the only one that knows what they're doing.

[@yngcro]

I just started a new world the other day. My first big mining trip had me returning home with 49 diamonds. I have never had luck like that before. Its definitely easy to find em now. I was shocked lmao i couldnt believe my luck

[@Bellsbear64]

What method did you use?

[@yngcro]

@@Bellsbear64 I just found a big cave and went in as deep as i could, no strip mining or anything. Definitely a bit of luck involved but if you can find a big enough cave, you will definitely walk away with a handful of diamonds.

[@insertfakenamehere7771]

I am firmly on team 3 block gap in the middle. I also tend to make my branches 3 blocks high, which is very unpopular. But, I also dig branches over the center of the gaps. So I basically swiss cheese the whole area from -53 to -58

[@firegodessreiko]

It's unpopular because it's inefficient and lowers your overall probability of stumbling onto diamonds by spacing your shafts too wide....but, you ain't doing it in my world or anyone else's...so it doesn't really matter since the only person you're hurting is yourself~

[@insertfakenamehere7771]

​@firegodessreiko I used to strip mine exactly like Wattles does, but found my current method to be better. The only diamonds I would miss are singles or a stacked pair at -57 + -58, which are extremely rare at that depth. Any offset pairs have one uncovered, and I find the other.I am uncovering more blocks with the same amount of digging by going higher and skipping 3. I plan my branches keeping chunk borders in mind. If diamonds spawn between -52 and -58, I get them. From having done both, the old way misses more. Believe me or don't, but I'm not hurting at all.

[@DMSBrian24]

@@firegodessreiko it's unpopular because people have no idea how statistics work, you might miss some diamonds this way, but on average, you'll find more diamonds in the long run

[@Hunni125]

@@DMSBrian24 finally someone who understands how it works. it doesnt matter if you're branches are 4 blocks apart or 40, you'll still find the same amount of diamonds even if you missed a vast amount in the middle, you'll uncover more in other branches

[@adh...lemonwaffles5660]

I carry an ender chest full of shulkers. The top row has shulkers full of equipment (can never be to prepared) and the rest are empty for blocks.

[@ianconklinmusic]

That is crazy, but I don’t have shulkers or anything yet since I haven’t gotten to the end on my world yet. It’s a newer world, so I’m focusing on doing a ton of stuff around my base, farms, buildings, etc. stuff that is pleasing to look at.

[@jorgenvids9338]

I love how you made an emphasis on looks and style when building the mine. Way to make it look beautiful

[@MrEHowell]

Lovin’ the “not an outhouse” hanging sign 😂😂😂

[@WarrenCheskyTheFoxwiggins]

you really dont need armor at all for the deep dark. its really safe, all you need is wool. even if you do set off 3 shriekers, just afk for 35 min and your fine.

[@jessehoward3480]

*Takes a screenshot* "Take a screenshot!" Me, feeling watched.

[@R1ch4rd74]

if you really want to increase your inventory while mining . simply keep a diamond or netherite silk touch pickaxe on you and an enderchest. fill the enderchest with shulker boxes. in 1 shulker box keep your logs and torches and extras you direly need for your survival. level -25 is good for diamonds but only 150 to 200 blocks. now in -40 you will find much more diamonds. if you have multiple strip mines going north south east and west, a trick i found is to keep your coordinates on. check your first number going into each n s e w tunnel. go 50 to 100 blocks in each direction whichever one has the most ores, that is the direction you want to mine the most. don't discount the other directions though if you have very little luck in those directions simply go lower, but watch out for the lava pools. good luck everyone. thank you for this video @wattles . i will share.

[@joeyderrico8134]

I like the lame looking pond. Not because it is actually a lame pond but because it is actually a big puddle from after it rains. You should also make a smal pile of gold, iron and copper blocks around the outside of the mine. Also, in my word a create an area with an obsidan floor and a nearby beacon where I stack ore blocks high and can can just fortune them easily from up high going down. I find it easy and quick(ish) when fortuaning a large amount of ore blocks

[@Nicholas-qe8so]

Your mining pit needs shoring up. Most mine holes will have support around the edge of the top of the hole. To stop rocks falling on you. Maybe trap doors?

[@Jidosh]

Pyjama Sam was soooo cool! If you want to make a cool reference to it in the world, maybe add a laudry room/building and put dyed leather boots around to represent the sock that he keeps loosing

[@Somelover350]

Never would I have thought I’d hear about Pajama Sam while checking out tips for branch mining! Pajama Sam is great! And so are all your tips and tricks!! :D

[@wattlesplays]

sooo nostalgic i looove it

[@TheNateHester]

Still crazy to me every time I see one of your videos in my feed. Almost 2 million subs. Wow. I remember when you used to post videos that wouldnt even hit 1000 views and you would respond to all my comments. You’re the man. Supporting you always. Taught me a lot about the game.

[@DeltaRaevyn]

Lava sources can only burn blocks up to 4 away and even then only when the block is exposed to air. Your plants and other things outside the lava farm should be plenty far away.

[@UniverseCafe]

I love the guide series, the title of the episodes are also like tutorials, which is great. Never thought you could make a branch mine video into a banger.

[@woahitsphoenix]

Oh that hole needs a crane over it, lifting ores out of the chasm. A few TNT 'slposions in that thing will give it a natural texture and itll look EXTRA LEGIT

[@woahitsphoenix]

Should add: this thing is rad already. No crane required. But would bee a cool addition

[@palomashaw4351]

I loved the bloody floor around the work station 😅

[@poppythecat454]

Well done Wattles and the Diamond Pickaxe!! Another great video.

[@panda-possible3179]

the pajama sam games are sooooooo nostalgic for me. some of my favorite games of all time!! I remember when they came out on steam, got the whole bundle of all of the HIT games from HumbleBundle and still regularly play them. Whenever someone asks me, "shall we?" my automatic response is still "Lets Shall" from You Are What You Eat. 😂

[@Megamind48]

Thank you for this cozy amazing episode

[@user-5e5n5d]

When wattles is minning you know its going to be great keep it up Wattles🗿

[@kasibylas8872]

The stats for diamonds is for each chunk, so I also like to mine a 4 blocks tall tunnel, so the chances increase… it also gives me a lot of blocks for building.

[@tinfantastic]

Oh my god I haven't thought about pajama sam in years, that's such a nostalgic thing for me too! I remember getting it in a cereal box when I was a kid and playing it on the family computer. We also had an m&m's game that was so much fun

[@pillybaul]

Love how you use Otis' music for celebrations!!

[@brifyr6681]

With wattles mentioning the spooky stories and dark noir I feel like it’s my duty to complete the triangle and for music recommend dark cabaret in the form of Aurelio Voltaire

[@arasdeeps1852]

For any hallway up to 3 blocks wide, you can leave a torch every 24 blocks and still have suffecient light to prevent mob spawning. I also make my hallways 3 blocks high. The 12-15 block spacing is for the old light/mob spawning mechanic.

[@annavanwormer970]

The episode I needed! 😂 looking for certain ore and ummm I am very forgetful

[@DavidStrchld]

Separating mining by 2 blocks gives you 100% coverage at your Y level, however that does not seem to be the way to get diamonds the quickest. Once you are viewing a strip without diamonds, it's rather unlikely that there is a 1x diamond that is in the strip next to it (and if it is it's only 1x diamond(s) anyway. I do believe the fastest way is straight single line, or 5 blocks away if branch mining. Yes you may miss some but you will up your chances overall by covering more 'virgin ground'. Then use a trap door to mine a 1x1 instead of 1x2 and I believe that would get the most the quickest.

[@stewartpalmer2456]

Since you've already done cranes, perhaps you could make something which looks like a rock ore crusher near your mining chunk. The rock crusher could end with hoppers feeding into chests. You can totally use stone cutters in the build.

[@tithos]

Thanks as always Wattles!!

[@wattlesplays]

always!!!

[@AshleeAnimations]

Guide boi is back with diamond branches! Keep up the great work!

[@aprisitty]

here's a little tip, when you're done with branch mining and you're going back to the entrance, dig upwards every 3rd block and go as high as you reach. it's time consuming, but you uncover a lot of blocks that way, it's actually insane how many diamonds are just a couple of blocks above you!

[@Random_guy82]

Wattle you talked about playing lots of horror games a few eps back. Maybe we could see the revival of your second channel for some horror content?

[@mr.bucket3710]

I've made several very large builds almost entirely out of deepslate so I know the "trick" to insta mine it well. It's not that it needs to be at the end of your reach, you can do it up close if you know how. But it's that when you break the block you swing into open air and if you hold the mine through that and move onto another block, it will insta mine all blocks after the first. Again only as long as you hold the mining button down and every time you swing into open air after breaking each block. If you break a block and immediately hit another then it'll no longer work

[@LAMAROUX34]

mr diamond pickaxe, also, what the music at 15:25 ??

[@Drewsmith20001]

Ever play Grim Fandango? Best film noir adventure game ever! Even has a vehicle called the bone wagon in the game. Bonso would love it.

[@kbkarsten]

For fortuning your blocks, stand on one and pillar up. Then mine straight down and collect the ore. Can do a stack of blocks in no time.

[@Pony_Stang]

Wattles, build idea! Maybe build a glass castle in the sky, for a built. A storage castle, with water elevators. 🤔

[@LAMAROUX34]

thanks for this video ! like always, I love them

[@amandawebster5015]

I loved paamma sam! And i love the tips, thanks

[@duirsage381]

I personally like using a 2x2 tunnel and then going over 2 blocks. And also start at -57. Because there can be diamonds that you don't see higher up and you can always go back and dig one block deeper if you really wanted.

[@thedarkringedfox9998]

This why they need to add the bundles in 1.21 is literally the last cave and cliffs feature and every time I travel I get packed fast and seeing how all that mining will fill up inventory is what I'm talking about

[@coryhoggatt7691]

Ore generation is definitely different now. Yesterday I found a chunk of 15 diamond blocks together. I use fan mining with a 3 block space between tunnels.

[@lt.sniper5091]

Wattles, I remember Pajama SAM!!!

[@bobjob2514]

Any chance you’ll make bubble elevators on the “non refreshed chunk” side to the layers where you’ll find your other minerals? Item frame markers are so nice!

[@TheCATTLadyDesigns]

I love branch mining. Just kind of relaxing and don’t have to worry about mobs. That’s my favorite way to find diamonds. mr. diamond pickaxe

[@joshuaevans7631]

Hey wattles I love your content and you've given me a lot of info on the game but I got a quick question, why don't you do a bedrock let's play. Let's go lmao

[@SaboEngles]

Did the same as you and five blocks in I found diamond, then I found lava over me which had a cave with mob spawner and found some more diamond!

[@DonnyMinecraft69]

"When you're branch mining you're not really necessarily just trying to cover as much ground as possible, you're probably trying to find as many diamonds as possible." -Wattles 2024

[@Immacupcake1]

Wattles, alternatively, you could strip mine but then every 2 blocks, look to the side and mine until you cannot reach anymore and then repeat it on the left/right side.

[@wattlesplays]

thats a smart way of doing things too! it might actually be less boring too

[@Immacupcake1]

@@wattlesplays you should try to do a 1hr or timed challenge where you try both mining options and see which gives more

[@kirknay]

​@@Immacupcake1You would need to do so with identical copies of the world, but I can def see a test like that.

[@Squishenstein]

You actually only need a torch every 30 blocks, because each torch provides 15 blocks in all directions.

[@arasdeeps1852]

Though, that's only if your hallway is a single block wide. The light spreads out in a square diamond pattern so for a 3 block hall, I find 24 blocks to be just right.

[@fire_dragon_1953]

So in the new diamond update is it -58 instead of the old -54? I had enough diamonds when the update happened I haven’t needed to look for diamonds. I love that mining area you built! The falling even though you know the water is there is trippy. Lol

[@wattlesplays]

it is! the deeper the better here!! and thank you!!

[@fire_dragon_1953]

@@wattlesplays oh that is good to know when I start a new world. I have come across pockets of diamonds when mining deepslate but didn’t bother looking at the y level. Keep up the fantastic work. I can tell you really are inspired by this world.

[@wattlesplays]

thank you so much for that youre way too kind!!!

[@aubreynichols5093]

Are we gonna mention how he casually found a ten vein of Diamond at 20:54

[@hew34]

what was the shader in use at the end?

[@TheWingman43]

Can't hear the song at 15:10 without thinking of content cop LOL

[@thomasbjarnelof2143]

I try to put the torch on the bottom of the right wall. Makes it easier to find the way home again, just walk with the torches on the left side.

[@MikePete.05]

the best place to search for coal and emeralds and even iron is on the surface of stoney peaks. It works for frozen peaks too but then you have to remove all the snow. In a single small Stony mountain I've gotten stacks of iron and coal by just scanning the surface. By using a little navigation via chunkbase it is definitely worth going early-mid game expesually if you have a good horse of elytra. Oh and wattles im gonna build a mine much the same in my survival world but with a Crain at the top and the bubble column surrounded by spruce trapdoors as the rope. Edit: or should I say wattwes

[@Alexgudmusic]

I don’t know what it is about your thumbnails but they make me want to watch your videos without even reading the title. 😂

[@wattlesplays]

THANK YOU THAT MEANS LOTS I TRY

[@Alexgudmusic]

@@wattlesplays you’re welcome. AND the videos deliver in quality too. Keep it up

[@NathanRhwmf]

minecraft beings me a lot of hope with some of their recent updates

[@andreaortiz2845]

how far do u have to build down and how wide is the square i want alot of diamonds

[@echofoxgaming7334]

PAJAMA SAM IS ON PLAYSTATION WHAT

[@wattlesplays]

YESS

[@stefaniafernandez9991]

does this also apply to the version 1.20.81?

[@elNatoo]

“Diamonds sweet diamonds” - Wattles

[@andaddy1320]

tbh: night vision + waterbreathing potions in deep ocean biomes is best. Find ravines and then find massive caves and you'll have a stack in less than 5 minutes if u have fortune. Worst case you walk out with enough diamonds to have full tools

[@wattlesplays]

the big caves are my favorite method for sure

[@prathamesh3362]

y=-58 is for bedrock of java?

[@MrLinkinJason]

Wattles, where's the TubnelBore at my guy? [I'm only joking around, you wanna branch mine you do that. I wanna TunnelBore, so I will do that :) ]

[@wattlesplays]

ONE DAY

[@MrLinkinJason]

@@wattlesplays may I recommend ilmango's TunnelBore he designed for Docm77 which he has built in each season of HC since season 7 (season 9 he built it several times cause of Scar and Grian) it is a slight grind BUT the rewards are worth it.. And it is really satisfying to run

[@atelierlife-jo1sb]

Can you make a video of all yellow text that pops up on the screen (all the info)

[@neilandrews2995]

My current base is at y170 in a Stony peaks biome, there's no need for iron farm and there's sooooo many emeralds but I'm waiting for enchantment table

[@artofshenanigains]

Fun intro haha

[@SuperlexPlays]

Good vids

[@cheese9665]

Does better armor help with the warden wattles? I don't really think so😂

[@ThisOldSkater]

Basically no. It's the difference between getting one shot or two shot. I don't bother wearing good base armor in the deep dark. Just cheap stuff with useful enchants.

[@matthewnicklas9944]

first off, please fix your armor, I'm actually begging. Second things second, I loved Pajama Sam as a kid! It was my favorite game back on the old dell my family had, yk the one with the cow pattern? Good times.

[@groverpropst7475]

To a video I saw how to go through lave the best way is netherite armor with 2 pieces of armor with fire protection you take no damage

[@charlottegoochee]

Mr Diamond pickaxe is my best friend

[@TEDO839]

wattles do you play guitar? just wondering great video!

[@Brian-ig2nb]

I dug 250 blocks at -58 and found gold,iron,diamond and coal I couldn’t believe it

[@PoisedHD]

yo just so you know they made a sound based off your name, penguins be doin it a lot incase you wanna send a cease and desist letter

[@ninjadogs3389]

you are thinking of waddle, penguins waddle, chickens and goats have wattles (which are bits that dangle off the neck of the animal.) also neither Waddle nor wattles are sounds, waddle is what penguins do, ducks and many other birds also do it, its a way of walking.

[@RonaldoKR7.]

I think its time for a storage building wattles??

[@wattlesplays]

i agree 😉

[@michaelcossel9654]

That game used to be my favorite haha

[@Hunni125]

normally i wouldn't debate 2 blocks between branches, but as soon as you started saying 'proven science' i gotta say 3 or 4 blocks between them is better

[@SquareRoot89]

You said torch every 15 blocks, but isn’t it actually 30 blocks? Each torch gives off 15 blocks of light, so at 30 blocks the lights edge would touch each other?

[@wattlesplays]

VALID YES

[@karlopobric2607]

Why have you never built a schulker farm? Just asking cause I would like to see your design cause you build them so easy and not expensive

[@wattlesplays]

good question!! i should do that

[@lucassandsmark7413]

Ayeeeee PlayStation gang!!!!!

[@Ghryst]

wattles is a newb. seeing every block is one of the least efficient methods of branch mining. you're not looking for "blocks" of diamonds, you're looking for "veins" of diamond ores. the most efficient, while taking zero chance of missing any normal veins of ore is to have your branches with three full blocks between them. a compact 4x4 vein is visible on one side of the tunnel or the other. its technically slightly more efficient to leave 4 between each, because of slim statistics, but you do have a chance of missing some small veins, but again, the chances of compact veins is lower than not.. simply put, the chances of find a single-block of ore, or maybe two blocks on top of each other, is low chances and low reward, and not worth the extra time it takes to dig 30% more tunnels. leave 3 blocks between each. its the most sensible and very close to the most efficient.

[@christianevrard8258]

What’s the best method? Still water caves? Don’t have time to watch it all 😢

[@cheeriomartinez]

Black noir sounds familiar. Is it that detective game?

[@wattlesplays]

Hmmmm i think LA Noire was but I’m not sure about the other!

[@Studio215official]

Not gonna lie, after spending hours looking for diamonds and only ending up with 5 or 6 of them I started "semi-cheating". I mean, its definately cheating but in a way that doesnt deactivate your acheivements.... I make a copy world, set to creative, go down to my main mining corridor and then use the fill command to erase all stone and then write down coordinates for diamond clusters. I have no shame because it's saved me countless hours I can use on other things like builds or farms.

[@WhitneySt0rmy]

My best diamond hack: find ancient city and bring a diamond hoe with forune 3, efficiency, and mending. I've got 100's of diamonds this way.

[@karl28560]

I reorganise my torches every 25 blocks aftet mining that hall. Keeps my pace count for distance.

[@tusharmatey9904]

why is the becon in the box

[@soniawilliams9913]

Hey wattles you should add a stable for your camel that would be a nice build and the hole in the ground is kinda ugly

[@wattlesplays]

Youre right!! Maybe a farm too?!

[@soniawilliams9913]

@@wattlesplays yea I also thought about a sheep farm that would add to the factory zone of the world so that would be a cool expansion to the base

[@dequarterdam1574]

Bruh Sam I am I love dark eggs and jam

[@kariko07]

Dig out that tuff.. I find diamonds are stacked in Tuff..