The 5 Rarest Blocks in Minecraft Survival

Minecraft has a wide variety of blocks and items. There are hundreds of blocks available in the game, each with a unique appearance and utility. Like mobs and items, blocks also have rarity levels in Minecraft.

Summary Rarest Blocks Found in Minecraft Survival 5) Ancient Debris 4) Sponges 3) Beacons 2) Deep Copper and Coal Ore Blade 1) Deepslate Emerald Ore

Thanks to Minecraft updates every year, the block list continues to grow. The latest Minecraft 1.17 update alone has added over 80 new blocks to the game. Depending on the rarity level, some items may be easy to obtain, while others may be quite rare.



Read on to learn more about some of the rarest blocks that can be found in Minecraft survival.

Rarest Blocks Found in Minecraft Survival

5) Old Debris

The 5 Rarest Blocks in Minecraft Survival
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Ancient debris is among the rarest blocks that can be generated in Minecraft. It's a unique bottom block found in deep Y levels. Players looking to upgrade their diamond gear to netherite will have to find ancient wreckage.

Only two old debris bubbles can be spawned in a chunk. One blob of size 1-3 generates between Y 8-23, while the other blob of size 0-2 can generate anywhere between Y 8-119.

4) Sponges

The 5 Rarest Blocks in Minecraft Survival
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Sponges are extremely useful when draining a river or ocean monument. A sponge can remove all water within a radius of 7 blocks. Players can find naturally generated sponges only on oceanic monuments.



Sponges can also be obtained by killing Elder Guardians. Unfortunately, the older guardians don't come back like the guardians. Thus, players will have to go to other oceanic monuments to get more sponges.

3) Beacons

The 5 Rarest Blocks in Minecraft Survival
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Beacons are marked as rare in Minecraft. Endgame players may regard beacons as a common block as they have access to Wither Skeleton farms. But it is still very rare for other players.

Players will first have to defeat a Wither boss and obtain a lesser star to create a lighthouse. Players can make a lighthouse with a lower star, three obsidians, and five glass blocks.

2) Deep copper and coal ore blade

The 5 Rarest Blocks in Minecraft Survival

The Minecraft 1.17 Caves and Cliffs Part 1 update added a new type of stone block called a deepslate. Any ore that is generated in deep lamella slabs or tuffs turns into deep lamella ores.

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Copper and coal ores are common at higher height levels and are rarely found below Y 16. Because of this, finding their tearing variants is quite rare.


1) Deepslate emerald ore

The 5 Rarest Blocks in Minecraft Survival
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Emerald ore was already considered one of the rarest blocks in Minecraft. But with the addition of its deep layer variant, deep layer emerald ore is arguably the rarest block right now.


Size 1 emerald ore bubbles spawn 3-8 times per chunk in mountain biomes only between Y levels 4-31. Since deepslate spawns below level Y 16 in Minecraft 1.17, the chances of finding deepslate emerald ore are slim.

Note: the article reflects the writer's own opinions.

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