Dripstone Caves
Overworld (underground)
Vast caverns of dripstone spikes and pillars, with copper-rich ore veins and water pools guarded by drowned.
Resources
- Pointed dripstone (renewable: grows under dripstone blocks with water/lava above)
- Copper ore - generates in far larger quantities here
- Dripstone blocks for decoration and lava farms
- Drowned (trident source in aquifers)
Mobs
- Drowned in underground water
- Standard cave hostile mobs
Structures
- No exclusive structures; mineshafts cross through
Why go
- The best copper mining in the game, plus infinite lava farms: pointed dripstone dripping lava into cauldrons fills them slowly but forever.
Tips
- Falling on a stalagmite doubles fall damage - watch your step.
- Stalactites fall if the block above breaks - free traps.
- Pair with a nearby lush cave for a complete underground resource loop.
Related: Sulfur CavesLush Caves