Speed-Mining and Beacon Setups in the Deepslate Layer

In vanilla Minecraft, reaching the Deepslate layer slows down excavation dramatically, even with endgame tools. Because Deepslate Tweaks sets the strength of Deepslate and Cobbled Deepslate to match Stone, vanilla Stone-clearing setups work at full speed deep underground.

Setting Up High-Speed Excavation

1. Bring a high-tier pickaxe enchanted with Efficiency and Unbreaking down to the Deepslate layer.

2. Clear a shaft to the sky (or up to bedrock ceiling if applicable) and assemble a full Beacon pyramid at the bottom of your digging area.

3. Power the Beacon with mineral blocks, feed it an ingot or gem, and activate the Haste status effect.

4. Begin clearing Deepslate within the Beacon's range—any tool and Haste combination that breaks regular Stone quickly or instantly will now break Deepslate and Cobbled Deepslate in the exact same time.

Managing Tool Durability

Even though Deepslate breaks just as fast as Stone, faster mining means you will burn through pickaxe durability much more rapidly than in vanilla deep caves.

• Apply Mending and Unbreaking to your primary pickaxe before clearing large underground rooms.
• Carry spare pickaxes or an Ender Chest with backups when digging long tunnels, as you will clear far more blocks per minute than usual.