Deepslate keep
A dark stone castle that still has depth: lighter tuff brick pillars against deepslate brick walls, a dark oak roof, and glowstone set into the walls instead of torches.
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Open in Blockroll
All six blocks open locked. Press Space to roll new rules, or unlock a block to swap it.
- 11 × 11 footprint
- 20 blocks high
- Java 1.21+ or Bedrock 1.21+
The blocks
How to build with it
- Mark out 11 × 11 blocks and lay the Deepslate Tiles floor first.
- Put Tuff Bricks on every corner and every 4 or 5 blocks along long walls, then fill between them with Deepslate Bricks.
- Roof it with Dark Oak Planks stairs and slabs. Keep the whole build within 20 blocks of height, roof included.
- Give Chiseled Deepslate one job, such as a band under the roof or frames around doors and windows, and repeat it.
- Add Glowstone last and use less of it than you think.
Rules for this build
- Every corner gets a Tuff Bricks pillar, top to bottom.
- Something sticks up: a chimney, a tower or a spire.
- Windows are at most 1 block wide.
Rules keep a build from turning into a box. Follow all three, or roll others in Blockroll.
Related palettes
Warped forest outpostTeal warped planks held in a frame of polished blackstone, with a blackstone brick roof. Stripped warped stems are the bright trim, and warped wart blocks hang off it like the forest outside.Blackstone bastionPolished blackstone bricks with lighter basalt pillars, the blocks a bastion is made of. Magma blocks glow along the base, and a few gilded blackstone blocks are the only gold.Blacksmith forgeStone brick walls with spruce posts and a dark oak roof, and brick for the chimney and the forge. A magma block in the forge gives the glow without a fire to keep lit.