Best Y Level for Gold in Minecraft
Mine at Y -18 in most biomes, or anywhere from Y 32 up in badlands, which have almost 3 times as much gold.
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Y -18 in most biomes. In badlands, mine anywhere from Y 32 up to the surface, where there's almost 3 times as much gold.
Badlands get an extra batch of gold ore from Y 32 to Y 256 on top of the normal gold. Unlike normal gold, it also spawns next to caves, so you'll often spot it on cliffs and cave walls.
An iron pickaxe or better. A stone, copper, gold or wooden pickaxe breaks gold ore without dropping anything.
Yes. Gold spawns at the same levels on Java and Bedrock, including the extra gold in badlands.