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Can generate in existing chunks | Yes, in chunks inhabited less than 3 minutes |
Ocean monuments, also known as simply monuments, are rare underwater structures found in deep oceansbiome and variants. They are inhabited by guardians and elder guardians. They are the only place where sponges can be found and one of the only places where prismarine can be found; the other being ocean ruins.
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Generation[edit]
Ocean monuments generate in areas with deep ocean biome variants everywhere within a 16 block square radius around the center point, and an aquatic biome (regular/deep/frozen ocean, regular/frozen river) everywhere within a 29 block square radius around the center point. In order to prevent air pockets, water generates around the monument as a part of the structure.
They can be located with ocean explorer maps, which are bought from cartographer villagers with emeralds.
![Minecraft ocean monument layout Minecraft ocean monument layout](/uploads/1/2/6/4/126467128/877760850.jpeg)
Structure[edit]
Main article: Ocean Monument/Structure
The treasure chamber
The monument is constructed entirely from variants of prismarine and lit by sea lanterns. It includes a large central section flanked by two wings. Under the monument are 23 giant pillars that stretch to the ocean floor. The main entrance is located at the front of the central section. The base size of the structure is 58×58 blocks. Thus, the ocean monument (the location where guardians and elder guardians spawn) area is 3,364 square blocks.
The area of the ocean monument spawns only guardians after generating, also being the only location they spawn.
Certain rooms in the monument contain wet sponges.
The central section consists of various types of chambers. The chambers are randomly generated; each monument has a different number of rooms (at least six) arranged in a unique manner. The chambers connect vertically and horizontally to the different parts of the monument, including the left and right wings. At the topmost room resides an elder guardian. Around the center of the central section lies the treasure chamber, a tall room with eight gold blocks encased in dark prismarine.
Occasionally, monuments contain one or more rooms with approximately 30 wet sponges on the ceiling. Not all monuments generate sponge rooms.
One of the wings contains a large room with a small pillar at the center. The room contains a second elder guardian. The other wing is made up of a huge open space with a large, square-shaped platform, containing another elder guardian. A long hallway that arcs around the wings and the back portion of the monument connects the two wings together.
Ocean monuments always contain three elder guardians – one at the top and one in each wing.
Achievements[edit]
Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | |
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The Deep End | Defeat an Elder Guardian | -- | 30G | Silver | ||
Treasure Hunter | Acquire a map from a cartographer villager, then enter the revealed structure | Visit the structure indicated while the purchased map is in your main hand (hotbar). | 40G | Silver |
Advancements[edit]
Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Namespaced ID |
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Monster Hunter | Kill any hostile monster | Adventure | Kill one of these 34 mobs. Other mobs, if any, may be killed, but are ignored for this advancement. | adventure/kill_a_mob | |
Monsters Hunted | Kill one of every hostile monster | Monster Hunter | Kill each of these 34 mobs. Other mobs, if any, may be killed, but are ignored for this advancement. | adventure/kill_all_mobs |
History[edit]
Java Edition | |||||
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1.8 | 14w25a | Added ocean monuments.[1] | |||
1.8.2 | pre7 | Ocean monuments now generate correctly in Customized worlds.[2] | |||
1.9 | 15w46a | Ocean monuments now require a larger area of deep ocean at the center to generate. | |||
1.11 | 16w39a | Added Ocean explorer maps, which guide players to ocean monuments. | |||
Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
0.16.0 | build 1 | Added ocean monuments. | |||
Pocket Edition | |||||
1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Added Ocean explorer maps, which guide players to ocean monuments. | |||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.4.0 | beta 1.2.20.1 | Ocean Monument now can generate in Frozen Deep Ocean, Lukewarm Deep Ocean, and Cold Deep Ocean, which previously generated only in normal Deep Ocean. | |||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | 1.0.1 | Added ocean monuments. |
TU54 | CU44 | 1.52 | Patch 24 | 1.0.4 | Improved spawn chances of ocean monuments. |
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
1.3.12 | Added ocean monuments. |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to 'Ocean monument', 'Water dungeon', or 'Water temple' are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- Guardians are the only hostile mobs able to spawn within the 58×58×23 area containing the monument; normal Overworld hostile mobs do not spawn inside.[3]
- Icebergs may generate on monuments, making elder guardians suffocate in icebergs.[4]
- Ocean monuments are one of the five generated structures that do not have a loot chest (including fossils, swamp huts, desert wells and nether fossils).
- Only three elder guardians spawn per monument. This means only a limited number of elder guardians exist in a world.
Gallery[edit]
- A comparison between a desert temple, jungle temple and an ocean monument.
- A view of a monument from above.
- A view of a monument from a distance.
- The first released image of the ocean monument in development (note that ocean monuments do not have a room that resembles the one in the picture).
- An elder guardian spreading its spikes.
- The treasure (8 gold blocks) uncovered.
- The monument generates with water around it, separate from the world generation.
- An ocean monument that spawned in a lava ocean.
- An elder guardian found somewhere in the monument.
- Map of an Ocean monument.
- A monument in a deep-frozen ocean, below the ice.
- Ocean monument that is generated underground in an amplified world.
- Monument truncated by overlapping pre-existing chunks during generation.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑'@WTheFranck Sure, but the ocean monument took me over two weeks to make... I need better tools :)' – @jeb_, June 19, 2014
- ↑MC-57691, MC-67150
- ↑MC-110261
- ↑MC-133858
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The ocean monuments from the Release 1.8 Minecraft update introduce 4 new blocks (prismarine, prismarine bricks, dark prismarine, and sea lantern), 2 new mobs (guardians and elder guardians), and 2 new items (prismarine shards, prismarine crystals). You can use these items to craft 3 of the 4 new blocks. Before we get into all of the new crafting opportunities at your disposal, let’s first better understand what this new game “patch” entails.
What are Ocean Monuments in Minecraft?
Ocean monuments, also referred to as Water Temples or Guardian Temples are randomly spawned structures found underwater in the Deep Ocean biome. After dodging the numerous squids protecting the outside of the temple, you can enter the ocean monument by following its arches and sea lanterns, which will guide you to an undersized entryway. These buildings are often sought out by Minecraft players because there are treasure chambers included within (where gold blocks can be found and collected), XP to be gained, and prismarine items to be collected. Other useful in-game items such as wet sponges can also be found inside of these temples.
How to Find Ocean Temples
As mentioned earlier, ocean monuments are randomly generated structures so there are no exact coordinates to find these buildings. However, to find an ocean monument, follow these preparations and steps:
- Prepare yourself with underwater breathing enchantments and potions. Having a potion of night vision will help you more easily locate ocean monuments. Also, be sure to be prepared for battle as these structures have hostile mobs (guardians and elder-guardians) with powerful laser attacks ready to defend the temple.
- Find a deep ocean biome and start exploring.
- If possible, use a boat as it is the easiest and fastest way to locate these temples if in Survival mode.
- Look for sea lanterns in the ocean as these are more easily identifiable.
- Use an Ocean Explorer Map, if you have acquired one from the cartographer villager.
Now that you know what an ocean monument is, why you might want to set out on adventure to find one, and how to prepare for that journey, we can examine more of the new prismarine materials used to construct these underwater temples.
Mining Prismarine Shards and Prismarine Crystals
You obtain prismarine shards and crystals by killing guardians and elder guardians. The crystals are rarer than shards because the crystal drops only if raw fish doesn’t drop, but you can also obtain the crystals by breaking sea lanterns.
You can farm prismarine shards and crystals by farming guardians, similarly to farming witches (before Version 1.7) or slimes, because they spawn only in ocean monuments. (Witches before Release 1.7 spawned only in witch huts, and slimes spawned only in the Swamp biome and slime chunks, making all three spawn only in limited spaces).
How to Make Prismarine Blocks
Prismarine is one of the two solid blocks that has an animation. The appearance of prismarine is coral-ish because rocks are pressed into it. The color of those rocks is aquamarine. The animated parts are the cracks between the rocks — those cracks turn from blue to green to purple.
You can find prismarine blocks in ocean monuments but you can also craft a block of prismarine by placing 4 prismarine shards into a 2-by-2 square.
Crafting Prismarine Bricks
Prismarine bricks are inside ocean monuments. They’re paired with normal prismarine inside the monument, but they have just a slightly different texture. Prismarine bricks use the same color of prismarine and have cracks, but those cracks don’t change color. The texture is a distorted green stone brick. The way to craft this beautiful block is to fill all nine spaces in the crafting grid with prismarine shards.
Making Dark Prismarine
Ah, dark prismarine — the only block you should look for inside ocean monuments. Why, you ask? Because of the treasure it holds, of course. We’re not visiting an ocean monument to claim the monument or collect the blocks.
Of course, after you take dark prismarine blocks from an ocean monument, you can also take the treasure — eight glorious gold blocks, sealed behind the dark cyan cubes that make up the dark prismarine block.
In addition to taking dark prismarine blocks as you take the prize of an ocean monument, you can also craft these blocks yourself. To make a dark prismarine block in Minecraft, place 8 prismarine shards on the outer slots of the crafting grid, and then place one ink sac in the middle.
How to Make a Sea Lantern
Minecraft Ocean Monument
Glorious sea lanterns bring a new light block into Minecraft — the first solid block to be animated in the game. You can just see the radiance produced by this block. It’s as though a little circle is expanding inside of it. On the edges of this block lies an aquamarine casing, with a light aquamarine inside.
Minecraft Ocean Update
Sea lanterns, like jack-o’-lanterns and glowstone, have a light level of 15. To craft a sea lantern in Minecraft, you need 5 prismarine crystals and 4 prismarine shards. Place the 4 shards in the four corners, and place the crystals in the remaining five slots.