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{{In development|je|be|26.2|26.20|experimental-be=Drop 2 of 2026}}
{{Infobox entity
| title = Sulfur Cube
| group1 = Default
| 1-1 = Sulfur Cube JE1.png
| 1-2 = Sulfur Cube.png
| 1-1caption = {{JE}}
| 1-2caption = {{BE}}
| group2 = Absorbed block (stone)
| 2-1 = Sulfur Cube Stone JE1.png
| 2-2 = Sulfur Cube Stone.png
| 2-1caption = {{JE}}
| 2-2caption = {{BE}}
| health = '''Large:'''<br/>{{hp|8}}{{only|JE|short=1}}<br/>{{hp|9}}{{only|BE|short=1}} <br/>'''Small:''' {{hp|4}}
| invimage = Sulfur Cube Spawn Egg
| invimage2 = Bucket of Sulfur Cube
| behavior = Passive
| mobtype = {{EntityLink|Monster}}
| size = '''Large:'''<br/>Height: 0.98 blocks<br/>Width: 0.98 blocks<br/>'''Small:'''<br/>Height: 0.49 blocks<br/>Width: 0.49 blocks<br/>
| speed = Unknown
| knockbackresistance = Rubber Ball: −2.0<br/>Football: −1.0<br/>Medicine Ball: 0.7<br/>Golf Ball: −2.0<br/>Beach Ball: −1.0<br/>Hockey Puck: 0.5<br/>Curling Stone: 0.8<br/>Sticky: −2.0<br/>High Resistance: 0.7
| spawn = {{BiomeLink|Sulfur Caves}}
| usableitems = {{drop|Block|id=Stone|Blocks}}
{{drop|Item|Shears}}<small>(when it has absorbed a block)</small>
{{drop|Item|Bucket}}<small>(large cube only)</small>
{{drop|Item|Lead}}
{{drop|Item|Name Tag}}
{{drop|Item|Slimeball}}
{{drop|Block|Golden Dandelion}}<small>(small cube only)</small>
| leashable = Yes (when carrying a block)
}}

A '''sulfur cube''' is a [[Minecraft:bucket of mob|bucketable]] jumping [[Minecraft:passive mob]] found in [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]]. It can absorb a full-sized [[Minecraft:block]] into itself, which immobilizes it and makes it receive higher knockback from most attacks instead of damage. The block type a sulfur cube absorbs affects its physical properties, and some blocks cannot be absorbed. Blocks can be extracted using [[Minecraft:shears]], or by killing the sulfur cube.

'''Small sulfur cubes''' spawn in groups of two when a large sulfur cube dies. They grow up over time similarly to [[Minecraft:babies]] and cannot absorb blocks.

== Spawning ==
Large sulfur cubes spawn naturally in [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]] at light level 0.

Two small sulfur cubes spawn when a large sulfur cube dies, which can then grow up into large sulfur cubes; see {{Section link||Splitting}} below.

Despite being passive mobs, sulfur cubes cannot spawn in [[Minecraft:Peaceful]] difficulty,{{only|bedrock}}<ref>{{bug|MCPE-237716||Sulfur Cube cannot spawn in Peaceful difficulty}}</ref> as they count as [[Minecraft:monster]]s.

{{Mob spawn table}}

== Behavior ==
Sulfur cubes are passive mobs that, by default, jump around aimlessly. In this state, they are susceptible to all sources of damage.

If a sulfur cube [[Minecraft:pathfind]]s into a block which can be [[Minecraft:climb]]ed, such as [[Minecraft:ladder]]s or [[Minecraft:vines]], the sulfur cube will climb the block. Sulfur cubes with absorbed blocks which are launched are also capable of climbing.{{Only|java}}

=== Splitting ===
Sulfur cubes come in two sizes: small and large. When a large sulfur cube dies, it splits into two small cubes. If a small sulfur cube dies, it does not split and drops nothing. When a named large sulfur cube is killed and splits, both small cubes retain the name.

Small sulfur cubes grow into large ones after 20 minutes, similarly to [[Minecraft:baby]] mobs. [[Minecraft:Slimeball]]s can be used to tempt and feed small sulfur cubes, which will decrease their remaining growth time. They can also be fed a [[Minecraft:golden dandelion]] to prevent them from growing.

=== Absorbing blocks ===
Large sulfur cubes have the ability to absorb some [[Minecraft:block]]s, mostly [[Minecraft:interaction box|full-sized]] ones. It can absorb a block [[Minecraft:Item (entity)|dropped]] on the ground, and also can be fed a block by {{control|interacting}} with it. Sulfur cubes move toward absorbable blocks dropped on the ground, and also follow players holding an applicable block in their hand. Small sulfur cubes cannot absorb blocks. A [[Minecraft:dispenser]] can also be used to make a sulfur cube absorb a block.

Any method of feeding a block to a sulfur cube can also be done on a sulfur cube that has already absorbed a block, which changes the block inside it and drops its previously-absorbed block as an item.

When a sulfur cube has absorbed a block, it stops moving and its absorbed block is visible inside of it. The absorbed block can be removed from a sulfur cube by using [[Minecraft:shears]] on it, which drops the block as an item.

Sulfur cubes in [[Minecraft:boat]]s and [[Minecraft:minecart]]s can still absorb blocks dropped on the ground. Shears in a [[Minecraft:dispenser]] can be used to remove the block from the sulfur cube while it is still in the boat or minecart. 

Absorbed blocks in sulfur cubes have the same visual properties as when placed down, including MERS textures with [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]]. Froglights, for example, glow inside the sulfur cube, but they do not actually light the environment gameplay-wise. Throwing a [[Minecraft:splash potion of Invisibility]] on a sulfur cube will show only the absorbed block.

Sulfur cubes can absorb [[Minecraft:Anvil#Renaming|named]] blocks; the block will remain named if removed, but the name tag will not display above the sulfur cube.

Sulfur cubes can only absorb the specific blocks listed in the {{Section link||Absorbed properties}} section.

=== Item interactions ===
A large sulfur cube can be picked up by using an empty [[Minecraft:bucket]] on it to create a [[Minecraft:bucket of sulfur cube]]. If a named sulfur cube is bucketed, the name of the item becomes "Bucket of ''<name>''" (the sulfur cube's name). 

If the bucketed sulfur cube has an absorbed block, the bucket of sulfur cube item tooltip displays the name of the absorbed block, unless the sulfur cube is also named.

=== Damage resistance ===
A sulfur cube that has absorbed a block is resistant to the following forms of damage:
* [[Minecraft:Melee attack]]s
* [[Minecraft:Projectile]]s
* [[Minecraft:Falling block]]s, including [[Minecraft:anvil]]s and [[Minecraft:stalactite]]s
* [[Minecraft:Explosion]]s{{only|be}}
* [[Minecraft:Fall damage]], including onto [[Minecraft:stalagmite]]s
* [[Minecraft:Freezing]]
* Contact with [[Minecraft:cactus]] or [[Minecraft:sweet berry bushes]]
Other sources of damage, such as [[Minecraft:fire]], [[Minecraft:suffocation]], [[Minecraft:cramming]] or [[Minecraft:poison]], can damage or kill the sulfur cube as normal.

Some hostile mobs will attack the sulfur cube even while it has absorbed a block, such as [[Minecraft:zoglin]]s, the [[Minecraft:wither]] and [[Minecraft:warden]]s. Although the sulfur cube is immune to the warden's melee damage, they can be killed by its [[Minecraft:sonic boom]]. Additionally, tamed [[Minecraft:wolves]] will attack a sulfur cube which their owner attacks.

=== Launching ===
When affected by [[Minecraft:Knockback (mechanic)|knockback]], the sulfur cube is launched and may bounce like a ball. The direction and trajectory in which a sulfur cube is launched are dependent on where on its body it is hit.{{Needs testing|May not be implemented yet in Bedrock Edition.}}

The force at which a sulfur cube is launched is based on the amount of damage the attack does. For example, hitting it with a [[Minecraft:diamond sword]] ({{hp|7}} {{In|Java}} or {{hp|8}} {{In|Bedrock}}) launches it farther than punching it without an item ({{hp|1}}).

Depending on the absorbed block, the sulfur cube exhibits different properties when hit.

=== Archetypes ===
 	
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! width="180px" | Archetype
! Block
! width="180px" | Description
! width="180px" | [[Minecraft:Attribute]] values
|-
|Rubber Ball/Bouncy
|{{flatlist|
*{{BlockLink|Planks}}
*{{BlockLink|Bamboo Mosaic}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-logs-stems|Log|Logs}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-stripped-logs-stems|Stripped Log|Stripped Logs}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-wood-hyphae|Wood|Wood}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-stripped-wood-hyphae|Stripped Wood|Stripped Wood}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Bamboo}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Stripped Bamboo}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Resin}}{{only|be|short=1}}
*{{BlockLink|Resin Bricks}}{{only|be|short=1}}
*{{BlockLink|Chiseled Resin Bricks}}{{only|be|short=1}}
}}
|Makes it very bouncy.
|Knockback resistance: -2.0<br>Bounciness: 0.9<br>Friction modifier: 0.3<br>Air drag modifier: 0.01
|-
|Golf Ball/Fast Flat
|{{flatlist|
*{{BlockLink|id=all-coral-blocks|Coral Block|Coral Blocks}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-dead-coral-blocks|Dead Coral Block|Dead Coral Blocks}}
*{{BlockLink|Sponge}}
*{{BlockLink|Wet Sponge}}
*{{BlockLink|Dried Kelp Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Moss Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Pale Moss Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Resin}}{{only|je|short=1}}
*{{BlockLink|Resin Bricks}}{{only|je|short=1}}
*{{BlockLink|Chiseled Resin Bricks}}{{only|je|short=1}}
*{{BlockLink|Pumpkin}}
*{{BlockLink|Melon}}
*{{BlockLink|Hay Bale}}
*{{BlockLink|Carved Pumpkin}}
*{{BlockLink|Jack o'Lantern}}{{only|je|short=1}}
*{{BlockLink|Froglights}}
*{{BlockLink|Slime Block}}{{only|be|short=1}}
*{{BlockLink|Honey Block}}{{only|be|short=1}}
*{{BlockLink|Sculk}}{{only|be|short=1}}
}}
|Makes it bounce less and slide more often. Sinks in water.
|Knockback resistance: -2.0<br>Bounciness: 0.2<br>Friction modifier: 0.1<br>Air drag modifier: 0.01
|-
|Hockey Puck/Fast Sliding
|{{Flatlist|
*{{BlockLink|Blue Ice}}
*{{BlockLink|Packed Ice}}
*{{BlockLink|Snow Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Ice}}{{only|be|short=1}}
}}
|Makes it able to slide, but unable to bounce. Sinks in water.
|Knockback resistance: 0.5<br>Bounciness: 0.1<br>Friction modifier: 0.05<br>Air drag modifier: 0.01
|-
|High Resistance
|{{Flatlist|
*{{BlockLink|Soul Sand}}
*{{BlockLink|Soul Soil}}
}}
|Makes it very hard to push and unable to bounce. Sinks in water.
|Knockback resistance: 0.7<br>Bounciness: 0.2<br>Friction modifier: 1<br>Air drag modifier: 0.01
|-
|Beach Ball/Light
|{{BlockLink|Wool}}
|Gives it lower gravity, making it floaty.
|Knockback resistance: -1.0<br>Bounciness: 1.0<br>Friction modifier: 0.3<br>Air drag modifier: 1.8
|-
|Medicine Ball/Slow Flat
|{{Flatlist|
*{{BlockLink|Block of Iron}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Gold}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Raw Copper}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Raw Gold}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Raw Iron}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-gold-ore|Gold Ore}}
*{{BlockLink|Nether Gold Ore}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-iron-ore|Iron Ore}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-copper-ore|Copper Ore}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Netherite}}
*{{BlockLink|Ancient Debris}}{{only|je|short=1}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-copper-blocks|Block of Copper}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-copper-bulbs|Copper Bulb}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-cut-copper|Cut Copper}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-chiseled-copper|Chiseled Copper}}
}}
|Gives it higher gravity, making it heavy. Sinks in water.
|Knockback resistance: 0.7<br>Bounciness: 0.2<br>Friction modifier: 0.3<br>Air drag modifier: 0.1
|-
|Curling Stone/Slow Sliding
|{{Flatlist|
*{{BlockLink|Brown Mushroom Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Red Mushroom Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Mushroom Stem}}
*{{BlockLink|Mycelium}}
*{{BlockLink|Nether Wart Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Warped Wart Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Shroomlight}}
}}
|Makes it slide slow and unable to bounce. Sinks in water.
|Knockback resistance: 0.8<br>Bounciness: 0.1<br>Friction modifier: 0.05<br>Air drag modifier: 0.01
|-
|Sticky
|{{BlockLink|Honeycomb Block}}
|Makes it unable to slide or bounce.
|Knockback resistance: -2.0<br>Bounciness: 0.0<br>Friction modifier: 2.0<br>Air drag modifier: 0.01
|-
|Football/Regular
|{{Collapse
|title={{BlockSprite|Air}} All other accepted blocks
|content={{Flatlist|
*{{BlockLink|Deepslate}}
*{{BlockLink|Chiseled Deepslate}}
*{{BlockLink|Polished Deepslate}}
*{{BlockLink|Cobbled Deepslate}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-deepslate-bricks|Deepslate Bricks}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-deepslate-tiles|Deepslate Tiles}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-nether-brick-types|Nether Bricks}}
*{{BlockLink|Blackstone}}
*{{BlockLink|Gilded Blackstone}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-polished-blackstone|Polished Blackstone}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-polished-blackstone-bricks|Polished Blackstone Bricks}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Quartz}}
*{{BlockLink|Smooth Quartz Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Chiseled Quartz Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Quartz Bricks}}
*{{BlockLink|Quartz Pillar}}
*{{BlockLink|Sandstone}}
*{{BlockLink|Red Sandstone}}
*{{BlockLink|Chiseled Red Sandstone}}
*{{BlockLink|Chiseled Sandstone}}
*{{BlockLink|Cut Red Sandstone}}
*{{BlockLink|Cut Sandstone}}
*{{BlockLink|Smooth Sandstone}}
*{{BlockLink|Smooth Red Sandstone}}
*{{BlockLink|Stone}}
*{{BlockLink|Cobblestone}}
*{{BlockLink|Smooth Stone}}
*{{BlockLink|Mossy Cobblestone}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-stone-bricks|Stone Bricks}}
*{{BlockLink|Tuff}}
*{{BlockLink|Tuff Bricks}}
*{{BlockLink|Chiseled Tuff}}
*{{BlockLink|Chiseled Tuff Bricks}}
*{{BlockLink|Polished Tuff}}
*{{BlockLink|Cinnabar}}
*{{BlockLink|Chiseled Cinnabar}}
*{{BlockLink|Polished Cinnabar}}
*{{BlockLink|Cinnabar Bricks}}
*{{BlockLink|Sulfur}}
*{{BlockLink|Polished Sulfur}}
*{{BlockLink|Chiseled Sulfur}}
*{{BlockLink|Sulfur Bricks}}
*{{BlockLink|Basalt}}
*{{BlockLink|Polished Basalt}}
*{{BlockLink|Smooth Basalt}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-diorite|Diorite}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-granite|Granite}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-andesite|Andesite}}
*{{BlockLink|Calcite}}
*{{BlockLink|Dripstone Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Mud}}
*{{BlockLink|Muddy Mangrove Roots}}
*{{BlockLink|Mud Bricks}}
*{{BlockLink|Packed Mud}}
*{{BlockLink|Terracotta}}
*{{BlockLink|Stained Terracotta}}
*{{BlockLink|Glazed Terracotta}}
*{{BlockLink|Concrete}}
*{{BlockLink|Concrete Powder}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-coal-ore|Coal Ore}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-lapis-lazuli-ore|Lapis Lazuli Ore}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-redstone-ore|Redstone Ore}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-diamond-ore|Diamond Ore}}
*{{BlockLink|id=all-emerald-ore|Emerald Ore}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Coal}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Lapis Lazuli}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Redstone}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Diamond}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Emerald}}
*{{BlockLink|Netherrack}}
*{{BlockLink|Nether Quartz Ore}}
*{{BlockLink|Crimson Nylium}}
*{{BlockLink|Warped Nylium}}
*{{BlockLink|Glowstone}}
*{{BlockLink|Prismarine}}
*{{BlockLink|Prismarine Bricks}}
*{{BlockLink|Dark Prismarine}}
*{{BlockLink|Sea Lantern}}
*{{BlockLink|End Stone}}
*{{BlockLink|End Stone Bricks}}
*{{BlockLink|Purpur Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Purpur Pillar}}
*{{BlockLink|Dirt}}
*{{BlockLink|Coarse Dirt}}
*{{BlockLink|Rooted Dirt}}
*{{BlockLink|Podzol}}
*{{BlockLink|Grass Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Clay}}
*{{BlockLink|Gravel}}
*{{BlockLink|Sand}}
*{{BlockLink|Red Sand}}
*{{BlockLink|Obsidian}}
*{{BlockLink|Crying Obsidian}}
*{{BlockLink|Bone Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Block of Amethyst}}
*{{BlockLink|Bricks}}
*{{BlockLink|Magma Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Ancient Debris}}{{only|be|short=1}}
*{{BlockLink|Bedrock}}{{only|be|short=1}}
*{{BlockLink|Reinforced Deepslate}}{{only|be|short=1}}
*{{BlockLink|Chiseled Purpur}}{{only|be|short=1}}
}}
}}
|Makes it slide and bounce often.
|Knockback resistance: -1.0<br>Bounciness: 0.5<br>Friction modifier: 0.3<br>Air drag modifier: 0.1
|}
{{fnlist}}
If a sulfur cube with a block dies, it drops the block as an item in addition to splitting.

== Sounds ==
{{more sounds|Add Java sounds and some new sounds}}
=== Mob ===
==== Big ====
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Sulfur cube jump1.wav
| sound2 = Sulfur cube jump2.wav
| sound3 = Sulfur cube jump3.wav
| sound4 = Sulfur cube jump4.wav
| sound5 = Sulfur cube jump5.wav
| sound6 = Sulfur cube jump6.wav
| sound7 = Sulfur cube jump7.wav
| sound8 = Sulfur cube jump8.wav
| sound9 = Sulfur cube jump9.wav
| sound10 = Sulfur cube jump10.wav
| sound11 = Sulfur cube jump11.wav
| description = When a sulfur cube is jumping
| source = neutral
| id = mob.sulfur_cube.jump
| translationkey = subtitles.entity.sulfur_cube.squish
| subtitle =
| volume = 1.0
| pitch = 1.0
}}
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Sulfur cube hit1.wav
| sound2 = Sulfur cube hit2.wav
| sound3 = Sulfur cube hit3.wav
| sound4 = Sulfur cube hit4.wav
| description = When a sulfur cube is damaged
| source = neutral
| id = mob.sulfur_cube.hurt
| translationkey = subtitles.entity.sulfur_cube.hurt
| subtitle =
| volume = 0.5–1.5
| pitch = 0.8–1.2
}}
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Sulfur cube death.wav
| description = When a sulfur cube dies
| source = neutral
| id = mob.sulfur_cube.death
| translationkey = subtitles.entity.sulfur_cube.death
| subtitle =
| volume = 0.5
| pitch = 0.9
}}
}}

==== Small ====
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Sulfur cube small jump1.wav
| sound2 = Sulfur cube small jump2.wav
| sound3 = Sulfur cube small jump3.wav
| sound4 = Sulfur cube small jump4.wav
| sound5 = Sulfur cube small jump5.wav
| sound6 = Sulfur cube small jump6.wav
| sound7 = Sulfur cube small jump7.wav
| sound8 = Sulfur cube small jump8.wav
| sound9 = Sulfur cube small jump9.wav
| sound10 = Sulfur cube small jump10.wav
| description = When a sulfur cube is jumping
| source = neutral
| id = mob.sulfur_cube.small.jump
| translationkey = subtitles.entity.sulfur_cube.squish
| subtitle =
| volume = 1.0
| pitch = 0.5
}}
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Sulfur cube small hit1.wav
| sound2 = Sulfur cube small hit2.wav
| sound3 = Sulfur cube small hit3.wav
| sound4 = Sulfur cube small hit4.wav
| description = When a sulfur cube is damaged
| source = neutral
| id = mob.sulfur_cube.small.hurt
| translationkey = subtitles.entity.sulfur_cube.hurt
| subtitle =
| volume = 1.0
| pitch = 0.5
}}
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Sulfur cube small death.wav
| description = When a sulfur cube dies
| source = neutral
| id = mob.sulfur_cube.small.death
| translationkey = subtitles.entity.sulfur_cube.death
| subtitle =
| volume = 1.0
| pitch = 0.5
}}
}}

=== Ball ===
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Sulfur cube ball hit1.wav
| sound2 = Sulfur cube ball hit2.wav
| sound3 = Sulfur cube ball hit3.wav
| sound4 = Sulfur cube ball hit4.wav
| description = When kicked by a player
| source = neutral
| id = mob.sulfur_cube.with_block.hit
| translationkey = subtitles.entity.sulfur_cube.hit
| subtitle =
| volume = 0.5–1.5
| pitch = 0.8–1.2
}}
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Sulfur cube ball kick1.wav
| sound2 = Sulfur cube ball kick2.wav
| sound3 = Sulfur cube ball kick3.wav
| sound4 = Sulfur cube ball kick4.wav
| description = When pushed by a player
| source = neutral
| id = mob.sulfur_cube.push
| translationkey = subtitles.mob.sulfur_cube.push
| subtitle =
| volume = 1.0
| pitch = 0.8–1.2
}}
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Sulfur cube ball bounce1.wav
| sound2 = Sulfur cube ball bounce2.wav
| sound3 = Sulfur cube ball bounce3.wav
| sound4 = Sulfur cube ball bounce4.wav
| sound5 = Sulfur cube ball bounce5.wav
| sound6 = Sulfur cube ball bounce6.wav
| sound7 = Sulfur cube ball bounce7.wav
| sound8 = Sulfur cube ball bounce8.wav
| description = When bouncing
| source = neutral
| id = mob.sulfur_cube.bounce
| translationkey = subtitles.entity.sulfur_cube.bounce
| subtitle =
| volume = 1.0
| pitch = 0.8–1.2
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Sulfur Cube
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=sulfur_cube
|showentitytags=y
|entitytags=non_controlling_rider,not_scary_for_pufferfish
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Sulfur Cube
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=sulfur_cube
|showentityfamily=y
|entityfamily=sulfur_cube,animal,mob
|id=?
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===
{{expand section|Expand Java Edition entity data}}
{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format (Java Edition)}}
<section begin="entity data" /><div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound}} Entity data
** {{nbt inherit/entity}}
** {{nbt inherit/mob}}
** {{nbt|int|Size}}: The size of the sulfur cube. Note that this value is zero-based, so 0 is the smallest slime, 1 is the next smallest, etc. The sizes that spawn naturally are 0 and 1. Values that are greater than 126 get clamped to 126.
** {{nbt|byte|wasOnGround}}: 1 or 0 (true/false) - 1 if the sulfur cube is touching the ground, 0 if not.
** {{nbt|byte|from_bucket}}: 1 or 0 (true/false) - 1 if the sulfur cube was spawned by using a [[Minecraft:Bucket of Sulfur Cube]], 0 if not.
</div>
The absorbed block (if any) is stored in <code>equipment.body</code>.

{{el|bedrock}}:
{{main|Entity format (Bedrock Edition)}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound}}: The entity's root tag.
** {{bedrock nbt|entity|component}}
** {{bedrock nbt|mob|component}}
** {{bedrock nbt|ageable|component}}
** {{bedrock nbt|breedable|component}}
** {{nbt|byte|Size}}: The size of the sulfur cube. 1 is the smallest slime, 2 is the next larger.
** {{nbt|list|SlotDropChances}}: List of equipment slots and the chance that the item in that slot drops when the sulfur cube dies.
*** {{nbt|compound|}}: A slot entry.
**** {{nbt|float|DropChance}}: The probability that the item in this slot will drop (0.0 to 1.0).
**** {{nbt|string|Slot}}: The name of the equipment slot. Can be {{cd|mainhand}} in sulfur cube.
** {{nbt|compound|properties}}: The sulfur cube <code>properties</code>.
*** {{nbt|byte|minecraft:with_block}}: {{nbt boolean}} - {{cd|true}} if the sulfur cube it has a block.
</div><section end="entity data" />

== Videos ==
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== History ==
=== Announcement ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||March 19, 2026|link=none|Sulfur cubes are teased in a series of [[Minecraft:social media teasers]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||March 21, 2026|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is5IswM87EQ|[[File:Sulfur Cube.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Cube.png|18px]] Sulfur cubes are announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live – March 2026]].}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap1|[[File:Sulfur Cube JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Cube JE1.png|18px]] Added sulfur cubes, with a few pixels changed in the texture.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|[[File:Sulfur Cube BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Cube BE1.png|18px]] Added sulfur cubes, which use the same texture as the ones shown at Minecraft LIVE.
|[[File:Small Sulfur Cube (texture) BE1.png|60px|class=pixel-image]] Added a unique texture for the small sulfur cube, but it is currently unused.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* A simplified version of the front texture of the sulfur cube is depicted on the [[Minecraft:chiseled sulfur]] block.
* Prior to sulfur cubes, the idea of [[Minecraft:slime]]s being used as a ball appeared as a brief visual gag in [[Minecraft:Village & Pillage: Official Trailer]].
* In the first ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview]]'', the golf ball archetype would cause the cube to stick to ceilings.

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
; Java Edition
<gallery>
File:Sulfur Cube Oak Log JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed an oak log
File:Sulfur Cube Moss JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed a moss block
File:Sulfur Cube Ice JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed ice
File:Sulfur Cube Soul Sand JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed soul sand
File:Sulfur Cube Wool JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed white wool
File:Sulfur Cube Iron JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed a block of iron
File:Sulfur Cube Red Mushroom JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed a red mushroom block
File:Sulfur Cube Honeycomb JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed honeycomb
File:Sulfur Cube Stone JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed stone
File:Sulfur Cube JE1 without Inner.png|A sulfur cube without its inner layer (this state cannot be seen in-game)
File:Sulfur Cube JE1 BE1 without Outer.png|A sulfur cube without its outer layer (this state cannot be seen in-game)
</gallery>

; Bedrock Edition
<gallery>
File:Sulfur Cube Oak Log.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed an oak log
File:Sulfur Cube Moss Block.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed a moss block
File:Sulfur Cube Ice.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed ice
File:Sulfur Cube Soul Sand.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed soul sand
File:Sulfur Cube White Wool.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed white wool
File:Sulfur Cube Block of Iron.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed a block of iron
File:Sulfur Cube Mushroom Block.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed a red mushroom block
File:Sulfur Cube Honeycomb.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed honeycomb
File:Sulfur Cube Stone.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed stone
File:Sulfur Cube Small BE1.png|What the unused small sulfur cube texture looks like when mapped
File:Sulfur Cube BE1 without Inner.png|A sulfur cube without its inner layer (this state cannot be seen in-game)
File:Sulfur Cube JE1 BE1 without Outer.png|A sulfur cube without its outer layer (this state cannot be seen in-game)
File:Sulfur Cube Baby BE1 without Inner.png|A baby sulfur cube without its inner layer (this state cannot be seen in-game)
File:Sulfur Cube Baby BE1 without Outer.png|A baby sulfur cube without its outer layer (this state cannot be seen in-game)
</gallery>

=== Textures ===
<gallery class="pixel-image">
Sulfur Cube (inner texture) BE1.png|Inner texture
Sulfur Cube (outer texture) BE1.png|Outer texture {{in|bedrock}}
Sulfur Cube (outer texture) JE1.png|Outer texture {{in|java}}
Small Sulfur Cube (texture) BE1.png|Small sulfur cube texture {{in|bedrock}}
</gallery>

=== Minecraft Live screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Sulfurcube.png|A sulfur cube jumping
File:Sulfurcube1.jpeg|A sulfur cube next to [[Minecraft:Kai]]
File:Sulfur Cube Pumpkin.png|A sulfur cube with a [[Minecraft:pumpkin]] inside of it in mid air
File:Sulfur Cube stone.jpeg|A sulfur cube with a [[Minecraft:stone]] block inside of it
File:Sulfer Cube Crimson hyphea.jpg|A sulfur cube with a [[Minecraft:crimson hyphae]] inside of it
File:Sulfur room.jpeg|A cage full of sulfur cubes
File:Sulfur Cube sea lantern.jpg|A sulfur cube with a [[Minecraft:sea lantern]] inside of it
File:Sulfur Cube birch wood.jpg|A sulfur cube with a [[Minecraft:birch log]] inside of it
File:Sulfur Cube jungle wood.jpg|A sulfur cube with [[Minecraft:jungle wood]] inside of it
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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