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Template:For Template:Infobox block Sulfur spikes are Minecraft:blocks found in Minecraft:sulfur caves that form stalactites and stalagmites.

Stalactites (which point downward) grow over time when attached from underneath Minecraft:sulfur and can serve as falling projectiles, similar to dripstone.

Stalagmites (which point upward) do not deal extra fall damage, unlike Minecraft:pointed dripstone.

Obtaining

Breaking

Sulfur spikes drop when mined by any Minecraft:tool or hand, but Minecraft:pickaxes are the quickest. Sulfur spikes break instantly when hit by a thrown Minecraft:trident. However, it cannot be broken with any other Minecraft:projectile.

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Natural generation

Sulfur spikes generate in Minecraft:sulfur caves in cluster formations. Sulfur spike stalagmites can also be found around Minecraft:sulfur springs. Template:Block distribution

Trading

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Post-generation

A sulfur spike can grow only if it is hanging directly under a Minecraft:sulfur block. It grows downward, forming a stalactite with a maximum length of 3 blocks Template:In Template:Upcoming or 8 blocks Template:In Template:Until. In addition, if there is a block with a full solid top surface less than 11 blocks below the tip of the stalactite, a stalagmite can grow on that block toward the stalactite. This does not occur if the stalactite is 3Template:Only Template:Upcoming/8Template:Only Template:Until or more blocks long. Neither stalactites nor stalagmites can grow if their tip is waterlogged.

Sulfur spikes grow slowly, with an average time of 5 in-game days (100 minutes) for every single growth step. More precisely, every time the tip of a stalactite receives a Minecraft:random tick, there is a small chance of 1.138% (Template:Frac) for it or the stalagmite below to grow one block.

Usage

Sulfur spikes can be found in two different forms, stalactites and stalagmites. Placing a sulfur spike between a stalagmite and stalactite without sneaking connects them. Sulfur spikes can also be Minecraft:waterlogged. They behave similarly to Minecraft:pointed dripstone.

Stalactites

File:Sulfur Spike Stalactite JE1.png

A stalactite

Stalactites are created when sulfur spikes are placed on the bottom of a block.

If the block supporting a stalactite or any block of the stalactite is broken, all of the unsupported sulfur spike below the broken block drops, causing damage to any player and mobs standing beneath it, similar to a falling Minecraft:anvil. When a player dies by a stalactite falling on them, the Minecraft:death message "<player> was skewered by a falling stalactite" appears.

Template:IN, gray dust particles fall from stalactites.

Stalagmites

File:Sulfur Spike Stalagmite JE1.png

A stalagmite

Stalagmites are created when sulfur spikes are placed on the ground.

Unlike pointed dripstone, falling on a sulfur stalagmite does not affect the amount of fall damage taken.<ref>Template:Bug</ref> Dying by falling onto a sulfur spike stalagmite treats the death as standard fall damage, meaning the death message "<player> was impaled on a stalagmite" is not displayed.

It is possible to climb up portions of stalagmites entirely composed of differently sized parts because of the different collision box sizes of the sulfur spikes from which it is composed.

Columns

File:Sulfur Spike Column.png

A naturally generated sulfur spike column

Sulfur spike columns can be found naturally in sulfur caves, and are formed when stalactites and stalagmites join together in mid-air. When grown, they stop where they join (unlike in real life).

Columns can be created manually by stacking sulfur spikes on either the stalactite or the stalagmite or both until they join together, the last sulfur spikes placed being the most slender part of the whole column. Based on the direction of the last block placed, the shape of the column's slender part can vary.

Crafting ingredient

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Sounds

Generic

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Unique

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Data values

ID

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Block states

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History

Issues

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Gallery

Mojang screenshots

A sulfur cave with Minecraft:sulfur spikes

A sulfur cave with Minecraft:sulfur spikes
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.

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.

References

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Navigation

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 {{about|the block and item|the feature in sulfur caves|Sulfur Spike (feature)}}
 {{For|the dripstone variant|Pointed Dripstone}}
-{{planned|be|cite=<ref>{{tweet|Minecraft|2044069343982403995|Look out below!  🪨<br><br>Sulfur spikes are ready to test! These sharp blocks grow on cinnabar and sulfur blocks, making sulfur caves more atmospheric and bring a colorful, pointy touch to your builds!<br><br>Out in Java snapshot and coming soon to Bedrock beta & preview! Read more here: aka.ms/26-2-Snapshot-3|April 14, 2026|archive=|archiveid=}}</ref>}}
-{{In development|je|3=26.2}}
 {{Infobox block
 | group = Base
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 | waterloggable = Yes
 }}
-'''Sulfur spikes''' are [[Minecraft:block]]s found in [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]] that form stalactites and stalagmites.
+'''Sulfur spikes''' are [[Minecraft:block]]s found in [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]] that form '''stalactites''' and '''stalagmites'''.
-'''Stalactites''' (which point ''downward'') grow over time when attached from underneath [[Minecraft:sulfur]] and can serve as falling projectiles.
+Stalactites (which point downward) grow over time when attached from underneath [[Minecraft:sulfur]] and can serve as falling projectiles, similar to dripstone.
-'''Stalagmites''' (which point ''upward'') do not deal extra fall damage, unlike [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]].
+Stalagmites (which point upward) do not deal extra fall damage, unlike [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]].
 == Obtaining ==
@@ Line 41: / Line 39: @@
 === Natural generation ===
-Sulfur spikes generate in [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]] in cluster formations.
+Sulfur spikes generate in [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]] in cluster formations. Sulfur spike stalagmites can also be found around [[Minecraft:sulfur spring]]s.
+{{block distribution}}
 === Trading ===
-[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]s may sell 2 sulfur spikes for 1 [[Minecraft:emerald]].{{note|Currently bugged; see {{bug|MC-307560}}.}}
+{{Trade sources}}
 === Post-generation ===
-Sulfur spikes slowly grow when placed on the underside of [[Minecraft:sulfur]].
+A sulfur spike can grow only if it is hanging directly under a [[Minecraft:sulfur]] block. It grows downward, forming a stalactite with a maximum length of 3 blocks {{in|java}}{{upcoming|Bedrock 26.40}} or 8 blocks {{in|bedrock}}{{until|Bedrock 26.40}}. In addition, if there is a block with a full solid top surface less than 11 blocks below the tip of the stalactite, a stalagmite can grow on that block toward the stalactite. This does not occur if the stalactite is 3{{only|je|short=1}}{{upcoming|Bedrock 26.40}}/8{{only|be|short=1}}{{until|Bedrock 26.40}} or more blocks long. Neither stalactites nor stalagmites can grow if their tip is waterlogged.
+Sulfur spikes grow slowly, with an average time of 5 in-game days (100 minutes) for every single growth step. More precisely, every time the tip of a stalactite receives a [[Minecraft:random tick]], there is a small chance of 1.138% ({{frac|64|5625}}) for it or the stalagmite below to grow one block.
 == Usage ==
-Sulfur spikes can be found in two different forms, stalactites and stalagmites. Placing a sulfur spike between a stalagmite and stalactite without sneaking connects them. Sulfur spikes can also be [[Minecraft:waterlogged]]. They behave similarly to pointed dripstone.
+Sulfur spikes can be found in two different forms, stalactites and stalagmites. Placing a sulfur spike between a stalagmite and stalactite without sneaking connects them. Sulfur spikes can also be [[Minecraft:waterlogged]]. They behave similarly to [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]].
 === Stalactites ===
-[[File:Sulfur Spike Stalactite JE1.png|thumb|upright=0.5|A stalactite]]
+[[File:Sulfur Spike Stalactite JE1.png|thumb|75px|upright=0.5|A stalactite]]
 Stalactites are created when sulfur spikes are placed on the bottom of a block.
 If the block supporting a stalactite or any block of the stalactite is broken, all of the unsupported sulfur spike below the broken block drops, causing damage to any player and mobs standing beneath it, similar to a falling [[Minecraft:anvil]]. When a player dies by a stalactite falling on them, the [[Minecraft:death message]] '''"<''player''> was skewered by a falling stalactite"''' appears.
+{{IN|be}}, gray dust particles fall from stalactites.
 === Stalagmites ===
-[[File:Sulfur Spike Stalagmite JE1.png|thumb|upright=0.5|A stalagmite]]
+[[File:Sulfur Spike Stalagmite JE1.png|thumb|75px|upright=0.5|A stalagmite]]
 Stalagmites are created when sulfur spikes are placed on the ground.
-Unlike pointed dripstone, falling on a sulfur stalagmite does not affect the amount of fall damage taken.<ref>https://youtu.be/CjaKAogRc8s?t=356</ref><ref>{{bug|MC-307529|||WAI}}</ref> Dying by falling onto a sulfur spike stalagmite treats the death as standard fall damage, meaning the death message '''"<''player''> was impaled on a stalagmite"''' is not displayed.
+Unlike pointed dripstone, falling on a sulfur stalagmite does not affect the amount of fall damage taken.<ref>{{bug|MC-307529|||WAI}}</ref> Dying by falling onto a sulfur spike stalagmite treats the death as standard fall damage, meaning the death message '''"<''player''> was impaled on a stalagmite"''' is not displayed.
-It is possible to climb up portions of stalagmites entirely composed of differently sized parts because of the different collision box sizes of the sulfur spikes that it composes of.
+It is possible to climb up portions of stalagmites entirely composed of differently sized parts because of the different collision box sizes of the sulfur spikes from which it is composed.
 === Columns ===
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 == Sounds ==
-{{edition|java}}:
+=== Generic ===
-{{Sound table/Block/Pointed dripstone/JE}}
+{{Sound table/Block/Sulfur}}
+=== Unique ===
+{{Edition|Java}}:
+{{SoundTable
+| type = java
+| {{SoundLine
+| sound = Sulfur spike land1.ogg
+| sound2 = Sulfur spike land2.ogg
+| sound3 = Sulfur spike land3.ogg
+| sound4 = Sulfur spike land4.ogg
+| sound5 = Sulfur spike land5.ogg
+| sound6 = Sulfur spike land6.ogg
+| sound7 = Sulfur spike land7.ogg
+| description = When a sulfur spike lands from falling
+| source = block
+| id = block.sulfur_spike.land
+| translationkey = subtitles.block.generic.break
+| subtitle = Block broken
+| volume = 2.0
+| pitch = 0.9–1.0
+| distance = 16
+}}
+}}
 == Data values ==
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 |spritetype=block
 |nameid=sulfur_spike
+|foot=1}}
+{{edition|bedrock}}:
+{{ID table2
+|edition=bedrock
+|shownumericids=y
+|showblocktags=y
+|showforms=y
+|generatetranslationkeys=y
+|displayname=Sulfur Spike
+|spritetype=block
+|nameid=sulfur_spike
+|blocktags=minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible
+|id=1380
 |foot=1}}
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 {{bst|vertical_direction|up|up,down|The direction of the sulfur spike.}}
 {{bst|waterlogged|false|true,false|Whether or not there's water in the same place as this sulfur spike.|foot=1}}
+{{edition|bedrock}}:
+{{bst|showaux=1|dripstone_thickness|tip
+|merge,tip,frustum,middle,base|The thickness of the sulfur spike.|Unsupported}}
+{{bst|hanging|true|false,true|Whether or not the sulfur spike is pointing down.|Unsupported|foot=1}}
 == History ==
 === Announcement ===
 {{HistoryTable
-|{{HistoryLine||April 15, 2026|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHdiiEFcEv|[[File:Sulfur Spike Base (D) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Middle (D) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Frustum (D) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip (D) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (D) pJE20260414.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Sulfur Spike Base (U) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Middle (U) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Frustum (U) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip (U) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (U) pJE20260414.png|32px]] Sulfur spikes are shown on social media posts using a different texture.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||April 14, 2026|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHdiiEFcEv|[[File:Sulfur Spike Base (D) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Middle (D) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Frustum (D) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip (D) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (D) pJE20260414.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Sulfur Spike Base (U) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Middle (U) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Frustum (U) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip (U) pJE20260414.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (U) pJE20260414.png|32px]] Sulfur spikes are shown on social media posts using a different texture.}}
 }}
 === ''Java Edition'' ===
 {{HistoryTable
+|{{HistoryLine|java}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap3|[[File:Sulfur Spike Base (D) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Middle (D) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Frustum (D) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip (D) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (D) JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Sulfur Spike Base (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Middle (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Frustum (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added sulfur spikes.
+|[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]s are intended to sell sulfur spikes, but currently do not.<ref name="wandering-trader">{{bug|MC-307560||Wandering traders are unable to sell sulfur spikes|F}}</ref>}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap5|Sulfur spikes now have unique sounds when falling rather than reusing [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]] sounds.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap6|[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]s can now sell sulfur spikes.<ref name="wandering-trader"/>
+|The map color for sulfur spikes is now {{color|rgb(229, 229, 51)|18 COLOR_YELLOW}} instead of {{color|rgb(76, 50, 35)|48 TERRACOTTA_BROWN}}.<ref>{{bug|MC-307544||Sulfur spikes have an inaccurate map color|F}}</ref>}}
 |{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
-|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap3|[[File:Sulfur Spike Base (D) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Middle (D) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Frustum (D) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip (D) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (D) JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Sulfur Spike Base (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Middle (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Frustum (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike JE1.png|32px]] Added sulfur spikes.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.3|dev=snap3|[[File:Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (U) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of up tip merge sulfur spikes has been changed.}}
+}}
+=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
+{{HistoryTable
+|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.30|dev=Preview 26.30.20|[[File:Sulfur Spike Base (D) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Middle (D) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Frustum (D) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip (D) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (D) JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Sulfur Spike Base (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Middle (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Frustum (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (U) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sulfur Spike (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added sulfur spikes.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.30.25|Added sulfur spikes to the Creative inventory.|[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]s can now sell sulfur spikes.|Four sulfur spikes can now be used to craft one sulfur block.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.40|dev=Preview 26.40.20|Sulfur spikes now have their own unique sounds.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.40.26|Limited how long spikes can grow.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.40.30|[[File:Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (U) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of up tip merge sulfur spikes has been changed.}}
 }}
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 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.
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-== Notes ==
-{{notelist}}
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