On the Search for Diamonds

The most prized possession in all of Minecraft, diamonds! You can make extremely effective and durable picks, axes, swords, armors and more. But sadly, there are extremely hidden, far below the Earth. Believe it or not, there are in fact techniques one can use to find them.

This is an extremely helpful tutorial on finding diamonds.


And here is the diamond finding theme song.


If you don't fancy videos, and would prefer a typed tutorial, here it goes. First things first, find out where level 64 is. You spawn on 64, and consider 64 your sea level. Now, diamonds spawn on level 1-16. But, there is much less diamonds near level 10 and down, and bedrock from level 1-5. So level 12 is your best bet.


So, the recommended technique would be to arrive at your intended level you'll be mining. Once, there, make a tunnel jetting out of it and set up a supply post with picks and anything else you'll need. Something you'll want to take note of here, the world is infinite, your time is not. So don't worry about using stone picks to clear stone. Just use iron the entire time, as you'll find plenty more to replenish your supply. Travel in straight lines will mining, then return back to the main tunnel when needing a resupply/straying to far away. Just follow these tips, and you'll have diamonds in no time!
Enjoy!
..or just use invEdit