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|image=ChaosCubed.jpg
|date=June 16, 2026
|version=
* [[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.2]]
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.30]]
|drop=Drop 2 of 2026
|prevparent=[[Minecraft:Tiny Takeover]]
|nextparent=[[Minecraft:Third Drop 2026]]
}}

'''Chaos Cubed''' is an upcoming [[Minecraft:game drop]] that will release as [[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.2]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.30]] on June 16, 2026. It focuses on the [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]], a [[Minecraft:cave biome]] that is home to [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, and the new [[Minecraft:sulfur]] and [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] blocks with their respective [[Minecraft:Block variant|variant]]s. It was announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – March 2026]].

Some features of this drop have been released earlier as an [[Minecraft:experiment]] in [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.20]].

== Additions ==
=== Blocks ===
'''Cinnabar block set:'''
* Red-colored rocks that are found in the [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]].
*'''[[File:Cinnabar.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cinnabar]]'''
** [[File:Cinnabar Stairs.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cinnabar stairs]]
** [[File:Cinnabar Slab.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cinnabar slab]]
** [[File:Cinnabar Wall.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cinnabar wall]]
*'''[[File:Polished Cinnabar.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Polished cinnabar]]'''
** [[File:Polished Cinnabar Stairs.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Polished cinnabar stairs]]
** [[File:Polished Cinnabar Slab.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Polished cinnabar slab]]
** [[File:Polished Cinnabar Wall.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Polished cinnabar wall]]
*'''[[File:Cinnabar Bricks.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cinnabar bricks]]'''
** [[File:Cinnabar Brick Stairs.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cinnabar brick stairs]]
** [[File:Cinnabar Brick Slab.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cinnabar brick slab]]
** [[File:Cinnabar Brick Wall.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cinnabar brick wall]]
*'''[[File:Chiseled Cinnabar.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Chiseled cinnabar]]'''

'''Sulfur block set:'''
* Yellow-colored crystalline blocks that are found in the [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]].
*'''[[File:Sulfur.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur]] '''
** [[File:Sulfur Stairs.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur stairs]]
** [[File:Sulfur Slab.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur slab]]
** [[File:Sulfur Wall.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur wall]]
*'''[[File:Polished Sulfur JE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Polished sulfur]]'''
** [[File:Polished Sulfur Stairs.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Polished sulfur stairs]]
** [[File:Polished Sulfur Slab.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Polished sulfur slab]]
** [[File:Polished Sulfur Wall.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Polished sulfur wall]]
*'''[[File:Sulfur Bricks.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur bricks]]'''
** [[File:Sulfur Brick Stairs.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur brick stairs]]
** [[File:Sulfur Brick Slab.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur brick slab]]
** [[File:Sulfur Brick Wall.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur brick wall]]
* '''[[File:Chiseled Sulfur.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Chiseled sulfur]]'''
* '''[[File:Potent Sulfur.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Potent sulfur]]'''
** A version of sulfur that generates underwater in [[Minecraft:sulfur pool]]s and [[Minecraft:sulfur spring|spring]]s.
** Can be crafted using 9 sulfur blocks.
** When placed underwater, it will emit bubbles and a cloud of noxious gas at the surface.
*** Players and mobs get [[Minecraft:Nausea]] when they enter [[Minecraft:water]] that is near or touching the noxious gas.
*** When above a [[Minecraft:magma block]], it creates a [[Minecraft:geyser]].[[File:Sulfur spring bursting.gif|thumb|right|A geyser erupting in a sulfur spring]]
**** The geyser will erupt at random intervals depending on the coordinates, shooting a plume of water particles upwards and applying an upward impulse to entities above it.
***** The size of the water plume is dependent on the amount of water blocks above the potent sulfur.
**** Can trigger continuously when a [[Minecraft:lava]] source is placed underneath.
***** Does not give nausea in that state.
* '''{{Animate|Sulfur Spike Base (D) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Middle (D) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Frustum (D) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Tip (D) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (D) JE1.png|32px}}{{Animate|Sulfur Spike Base (U) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Middle (U) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Frustum (U) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Tip (U) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (U) JE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Sulfur spike]]'''
** A block that generates as stalactites and stalagmites in the sulfur caves.
** Grows when hanging to a [[Minecraft:sulfur]] block.
** Functions similarly to [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]], except it does not increase fall damage when fallen on.
*** Unlike [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]], when [[Minecraft:water]] or [[Minecraft:lava]] is placed on the block above where the spike is hanging from, it does not drip the liquid from its point.
** Can be used to craft a sulfur block.

=== Items ===
'''{{InvSprite|Music Disc Bounce}} [[Minecraft:Music Disc Bounce|"Bounce" music disc]]'''
* Obtained from [[Minecraft:minecarts with chest]]s in [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]s that are located in [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]].
* The music was composed by [[Minecraft:fingerspit]].

'''{{InvSprite|Bucket of Sulfur Cube}} [[Minecraft:Bucket of sulfur cube]]'''
* Obtained by picking a sulfur cube using an empty [[Minecraft:bucket]].
* Can be used to transport the sulfur cube to a new location.
* Includes what block is in the sulfur cube, if any.

'''{{InvSprite|Sulfur Cube Spawn Egg}} [[Minecraft:Sulfur cube spawn egg]]'''
* Used to spawn a [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]].

=== Mobs ===
'''[[File:Sulfur Cube.png|42px]] [[File:Sulfur Cube Small BE3.png|22px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]'''
* A [[Minecraft:passive]] slime-like mob that spawns in sulfur caves.
* When killed, it will split into 2 small cubes, like other slime-like mobs.
** Unlike the [[Minecraft:slime]] and [[Minecraft:magma cube]], the small versions can grow up into the large version, like how a [[Minecraft:baby]] mob works, and the small cubes' growth can be sped up with [[Minecraft:slimeball]]s.
*** Because of this, they can be tempted with slimeballs or fed a [[Minecraft:golden dandelion]].
* It is attracted to the [[Minecraft:Item (entity)|dropped item]] form of most full blocks. The cube can pick up a block, or a player can {{ctrl|use}} a full block on the cube, causing the cube to absorb it into its body.
** [[File:Sulfur Cube Grass Block JE2.png|32px]] In this state, they cannot move on their own and cannot be damaged by most sources. Instead, they are knocked back when attacked. They still take damage from some other sources, such as [[Minecraft:cramming]]{{only|Je}}, [[Minecraft:suffocating]], and [[Minecraft:burning]] from fire or lava.
*** The knockback also depends on the damage that would have been dealt, with stronger attacks sending the cube further.
** Can be leashed in that state.
** Blocks can be swapped by feeding it.
** [[Minecraft:Shearing]] it removes and drops the block, reverting back to normal.
** Depending on the block, they will behave differently when punched while in its immobile state, the following properties are:
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Grass Block JE2.png|32px]] Football/Regular''': Medium speed, medium bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:grass block]])
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Oak Log JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Rubber ball/Bouncy''': Fast speed, high bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:oak log]])
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Moss JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Golf ball/Fast flat''': Fast speed, low bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:moss block]])
**** Sinks underwater.
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Blue Ice JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Hockey puck/Fast sliding''': Fast speed, no bounciness, low ground friction and low air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:blue ice]])
**** Sinks underwater.
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Soul Sand JE2 BE2.png|32px]] High resistance''': Very slow, low drag with low bounce with high friction. (block example: [[Minecraft:soul sand]])
**** Sinks underwater.
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube White Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Beach ball/Light''': Slow speed, high bounciness, medium ground friction and high air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:white wool]])
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Iron JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Medicine ball/Slow flat''': Slow speed, low bounciness, medium ground friction and medium air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:block of iron]])
**** Sinks underwater.
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Red Mushroom JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Curling stone/Slow sliding''': Slow speed, no bounciness, low ground friction and low air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:red mushroom block]])
**** Sinks underwater.
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Honeycomb JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Sticky''': Fast speed and low air drag like a golf ball, but sticks with extremely high ground friction and no bounce to simulate stickiness, only affects the [[Minecraft:honeycomb block]].
**** Sinks underwater.
***[[File:Sulfur Cube TNT JE1 BE1.png|32px]] '''Explosive''':  Medium speed, medium bounciness, and medium ground friction like a football, but with high air drag, only affects [[Minecraft:TNT]].
**** Can be ignited in all manners a TNT block can be ignited, and can also be ignited by [[Minecraft:magma block]]s and [[Minecraft:firework]] explosions.
***** Is primed for 6 seconds until it explodes, unlike the TNT block which takes 4 seconds to explode.
****** In that state, it cannot be sheared, picked up in a bucket, or damaged in any way.
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Stone.png|32px]] Slow bouncy''': Slow speed, high bounciness, medium friction and medium air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:stone]])
**** Sinks underwater.
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Magma JE1.png|32px]] Hot''': Same properties as football, but damages entities on contact, only affects the [[Minecraft:magma block]].
**** Can ignite an explosive sulfur cube on touch.

=== World generation ===
==== Biomes ====
'''{{BiomeLink|Sulfur caves|scale=1.5}}'''
* A cave [[Minecraft:biome]] composed of [[Minecraft:sulfur]], [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] and [[Minecraft:sulfur spike]]s.
* [[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]s spawn here.
* [[Minecraft:Cave spider]]s spawn here in place of regular [[Minecraft:spider]]s.
** This makes the first time cave spiders are able to spawn naturally (outside of [[Minecraft:monster spawner]]s and [[Minecraft:trial spawner]]s).
* [[Minecraft:Sulfur pool]]s also generate here.
* On rare occasions it can generate on the surface, forming sulfur "lands".<ref>{{bug|MC-307323|"Instead of blocking it, we decided to embrace the fact that they can peek through the surface and include sulfur cave features on the surface as well. Its a really rare occurence, so we thought it would be best if it feels like a rare find for the players. After the fix the area in 934598 seed should look like on the attached image"}}</ref>

==== Features ====
'''[[File:Sulfur Pool.png|40px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur pool]]'''
* Greenish pools that generate in sulfur caves.
* Consists of a body of water surrounded by sulfur blocks and cinnabar with [[Minecraft:potent sulfur]] generating at the bottom.

'''[[File:Sulfur Spike Cluster.png|50px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur Spike (feature)|Sulfur spike]]'''
* Generates as clusters of sulfur spikes.

'''[[File:Sulfur spring medium 1 JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur spring]]'''
* A rare pool that contains sulfur, sulfur spikes, [[Minecraft:magma block]]s underneath the potent sulfur, surrounded with [[Minecraft:cinnabar]], [[Minecraft:granite]] and [[Minecraft:tuff]].
* Generates on the Overworld’s surface as a visual indicator to a sulfur cave below.
* Generates in various sizes, from small to extra large.
* Occasionally forms a [[Minecraft:geyser]] every ~45 seconds

=== Music ===
{{main|Minecraft: Chaos Cubed (Original Game Soundtrack)}}
Added 5 new music tracks
and a new [[Minecraft:music disc]], composed by [[Minecraft:fingerspit]]:
* "[[Minecraft:Memories]]"
* "[[Minecraft:Ebb]]"
* "[[Minecraft:Home (song)|Home]]"
* "[[Minecraft:Shores]]"
* "[[Minecraft:Nightly]]"
* [[Minecraft:Music Disc Bounce|Music Disc "Bounce"]]

== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
'''[[Minecraft:Dispenser]]'''
* Can now dispense a block into a sulfur cube.
** It can also remove a block from a sulfur cube using [[Minecraft:shears]].

'''[[Minecraft:Sculk sensor]] and [[Minecraft:calibrated sculk sensor]]'''
* Can now detect geysers.

=== Mobs ===
'''[[Minecraft:Wandering Trader]]'''
* Can now sell two [[Minecraft:sulfur spike]]s for an [[Minecraft:emerald]].

== Further revisions ==
=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.40|26.40]] is an upcoming minor update which fixes bugs.

== Videos ==
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== Gallery ==
=== Mojang images ===
<gallery>
ChaosCubed.jpg|A recap of the features shown at [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – March 2026]]
Sulfur Cube wants TNT.jpeg|A [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]] requesting it be fed [[Minecraft:TNT]]
Chaos Cubed Original Game Soundtrack cover.jpg|Cover of the ''[[Minecraft: Chaos Cubed (Original Game Soundtrack)]]''
MCL-Twitch-26 Video-Banner-A Trailer.jpg|Sulfur cubes on the key art for [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live – TwitchCon May 2026]]
MCL-Twitch-26 Divider-B-Desktop Hero.png|Ditto
Chaos_Cubed_Release_Date_Header_Art.jpg|Header art for the [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/chaos-cubed-official-release-date article] announcing Chaos Cubed's release date on [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]]
</gallery>

=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_01_1920x1080.png|A [[Minecraft:sulfur cave]]
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_02_1920x1080.png|Ditto
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_03_1920x1080.png|[[Minecraft:Sunny]] and [[Minecraft:Zuri]] entering a sulfur cave
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_04_1920x1080.png|The front of a [[Minecraft:sulfur]] and [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] block house
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_05_1920x1080.png|The back of a sulfur and cinnabar block house
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_06_1920x1080.png|A waterfall in a sulfur cave
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_07_1920x1080.png|Small [[Minecraft:sulfur pool]]s in a sulfur cave
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_08_1920x1080.png|Zuri and Sunny in a sulfur pool
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_09_1920x1080.png|A [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]] in a sulfur cave
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_10_1920x1080.png|A sulfur cube near a sulfur cave entrance
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_11_1920x1080.png|Two sulfur cubes in a cave
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_12_1920x1080.png|[[Minecraft:Kai]] next to a sulfur cube absorbing an [[Minecraft:oak log]]
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_13_1920x1080.png|Zuri punching a [[Minecraft:crimson hyphae]] sulfur cube
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_14_1920x1080.png|Sulfur cubes with blocks in a desert
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_15_1920x1080.png|A [[Minecraft:pink wool]] sulfur cube next to a regular sulfur cube
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_16_1920x1080.png|A [[Minecraft:pumpkin]] sulfur cube ends up in a giant golf hole
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_17_1920x1080.png|A [[Minecraft:packed ice]] sulfur cube triggering [[Minecraft:wooden pressure plate]]s and a [[Minecraft:tripwire]] to shoot fireworks
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_20_1920x1080.png|[[Minecraft:Wart]] sulfur cubes being used to play curling
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_21_1920x1080.png|An oak log sulfur cube being used to play archery
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_22_1920x1080.png|Sulfur cubes being used to navigate a maze
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_23_1920x1080.png|Stone sulfur cubes being used to play an ambiguous minigame
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_24_1920x1080.png|Sulfur cubes being used as piñatas
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_25_1920x1080.png|Wart sulfur cubes being used to play shuffleboard
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_26_1920x1080.png|A pumpkin sulfur cube being used to play golf
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_27_1920x1080.png|A pumpkin sulfur cube ends up in a golf hole
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_28_1920x1080.png|A packed ice sulfur cube being used to play hockey
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_18_1920x1080.png|[[Minecraft:Sunny]] holding a [[Minecraft:netherite sword]] with some wooden log sulfur cubes in a giant [[Minecraft:cherry fence]] cage
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_19_1920x1080.png|Ditto but with a first-person view
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_29_1920x1080.png|Ditto
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_30_1920x1080.png|Ditto
</gallery>
<gallery>
Bedrock 26.0.23 PatchNotes.jpg|Various sulfur cubes in a sulfur cave
Sulfur Cube 0.jpg|Ditto
Sulfur Cube 1.jpg|[[Minecraft:Ari]] feeding sulfur cubes
Sulfur Cube 2.jpg|[[Minecraft:Zuri]] leashing a [[Minecraft:verdant froglight]] sulfur cube while Noor tempts a sulfur cube using a [[Minecraft:block of copper]]
Sulfur Cubes in Sulfur Caves.jpg|Some sulfur cubes
Sulfur Cubes with Wool.jpg|Sulfur cube golf
Sulfur Spring Discovered.png|The old version of a [[Minecraft:sulfur spring]]
26.2-snapshot-1.jpg|[[Minecraft:Makena]], [[Minecraft:glow squid]]s and [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s in an [[Minecraft:aquifer]]
26.2-snapshot-3.jpg|A sulfur cave with [[Minecraft:sulfur spike]]s
Sulfur Spike Discovered.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Ari]] in a [[Minecraft:sulfur cave]] looking up and observing a [[Minecraft:sulfur spike]] hanging from the ceiling. A [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]] to the right eagerly watches
File:26.2-snapshot-4.jpg|Sunny wearing a diamond helmet holding a [[Minecraft:bucket of sulfur cube]] in a sulfur cave mineshaft, while the small mangrove plank sulfur cube is looking at them
File:26.2-snapshot-5.jpg|A [[Minecraft:TNT]] sulfur cube in a sulfur cave
File:Camp By The Geyser.jpg|Kai, Sunny and Makena with some TNT sulfur cubes next to a geyser
File:Target_practice.jpg|TNT sulfur cubes being used to a target minigame
File:Line up.jpg|A fox being lifted by a geyser
File:TNT Sulfur Cubes and a geyser.jpg|Sunny and Alex griefing  a sulfur house using TNT sulfur cubes
File:Zuri and a TNT Sulfur Cube.jpg|Zuri and a TNT sulfur cube
File:Zuri watches geyser.jpg|A sulfur cube being lifted by a geyser
File:TNT Sulfur Caves.jpg|A TNT sulfur cube next to a pile of TNT
File:Bedrock 26.30.25 PatchNotes.jpg|[[Minecraft:Zuri]], [[Minecraft:Ari]], [[Minecraft:Efe]], and [[Minecraft:Noor]] watching a [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]] bouncing in a [[Minecraft:geyser]] as other sulfur cubes surround them
File:26.2-snapshot-6.jpg|A [[Minecraft:magma]] sulfur cube next to a sulfur spring that emits a geyser
File:Magma Shenanigans.jpeg|Magma sulfur cubes in a sulfur spring
File:Im New Here.jpg|Magma sulfur cubes in a sulfur cave
File:Magma On The Menu.jpg|Magma sulfur cubes near a bursting spring
File:New Look.jpg|A bursting spring
File:26.2-snapshot-7.jpg|An active geyser being powered by [[Minecraft:lava]]
Gnembon surface sulfur cave.png|A sulfur "land" with three sulfur springs in it
</gallery>

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