View source for Minecraft:Potent Sulfur

{{Upstream update available|Minecraft:Potent Sulfur/Upstream}}
{{In development|je|be|3=26.2|4=26.20|experimental-be=Drop 2 of 2026}}
{{Infobox block
| invimage = 
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
| tool = wooden pickaxe
| light = No
| transparent = No
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''Potent sulfur''' is a naturally generated [[Minecraft:block]] in [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]] at the bottom of [[Minecraft:sulfur pools]] that produces noxious gas in and on top of [[Minecraft:water]] when placed under it. Noxious gas inflicts the player with 3 seconds of [[Minecraft:Nausea]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Potent sulfur drops as an item if mined by any [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
{{Breaking row|Potent Sulfur|Pickaxe|Wood|horizontal=1}}

=== Natural generation ===
Potent sulfur generates naturally in the [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]] biome under [[Minecraft:sulfur pool]]s and [[Minecraft:sulfur spring]]s.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|showdescription=1
|description={{upcoming|Chaos Cubed}}
|A1 = Sulfur
|B1 = Sulfur
|C1 = Sulfur
|A2 = Sulfur
|B2 = Sulfur
|C2 = Sulfur
|A3 = Sulfur
|B3 = Sulfur
|C3 = Sulfur
|Output = Potent Sulfur
|type = Building block
}}

== Usage ==
=== Noxious gas ===
When placed under a [[Minecraft:water]] source, potent sulfur emits a column of decorative white bubbles, ending in noxious gas on the water's surface (indicated by yellow gas [[Minecraft:particles]]) if certain criteria is met. For noxious gas to be formed, all the water blocks above potent sulfur must be source blocks, potent sulfur must be placed no more than 4 blocks below the water's surface, and the block immediately above the surface must be [[Minecraft:air]]. Noxious gas is emitted on all water source blocks with air above in a 3 block radius centered on the surface water block directly above potent sulfur.

[[Minecraft:Player]]s and [[Minecraft:mob]]s in this water are inflicted with 3 seconds of [[Minecraft:Nausea]] as an ambient effect, which is renewed as long as the entity is inside the water.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Potent sulfur}}

=== Unique ===
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Potent sulfur ambient 1.wav
| sound2 = Potent sulfur ambient 2.wav
| sound3 = Potent sulfur ambient 3.wav
| sound4 = Potent sulfur ambient 4.wav
| sound5 = Potent sulfur ambient 5.wav
| sound6 = Potent sulfur ambient 6.wav
| sound7 = Potent sulfur ambient 7.wav
| sound8 = Potent sulfur ambient 8.wav
| sound9 = Potent sulfur ambient 9.wav
| sound10 = Potent sulfur ambient 10.wav
| sound11 = Potent sulfur ambient 11.wav
| sound12 = Potent sulfur ambient 12.wav
| sound13 = Potent sulfur ambient 13.wav
| sound14 = Potent sulfur ambient 14.wav
| description = When placed underwater
| source = ambient
| id = block.potent_sulfur.ambient
| translationkey = subtitles.block.potent_sulfur.noxious_gas
| subtitle = subtitles.block.potent_sulfur.noxious_gas <!-- none yet -->
| volume = 1.0
| pitch = 1.0
}}
}}

== History ==
=== Announcement ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||March 21, 2026|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is5IswM87EQ|[[File:Potent Sulfur pJE20260321.png|32px]] Potent sulfur is announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live – March 2026]].}}
}}
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap1|[[File:Potent Sulfur BE1.png|32px]] Added potent sulfur.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|[[File:Potent Sulfur BE1.png|32px]] Added potent sulfur.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox new content|Chaos Cubed}}
{{Navbox blocks|structural}}

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