Tutorial/Fast Diamonds

This is a tutorial about getting diamonds, and EMC, fast by going to the nether and mining nether ores.

This is best for mid-level players as a certain EE power items are required.

Non-required items
These items are not all required but will extremely increase the output of the trip:


 * Sword (to fight the ghasts and pigmen if made agro from the ore)


 * Jetpack/electric jetpack/ swiftwolf's rending gale/ ring of arcana

Required items

 * Diamond pickaxe or better


 * Destruction catalyst


 * Top tier Divining rod

Step 1
Go to the nether and get down to the lower levels of the nether; layer 32 or below and use the divinig rod to check for diamond (EMC: 8,192)

Step 2
When you find diamond dig towards it with the destruction catalyst until you reach it. Mine it out with the catalyst and if it makes the explosion sound don't panic or it will blow but just mine the ore that made the sound and it will be unable to explode.

Step 3
Return home and macerate the nether diamonds.

Step 4, Final Step
Rejoyce in your richness and become uber powerful to TAKE OVER THE WORLD! (or not).