'''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]].
'''Chaos Cubed''' is a [[Minecraft:game drop]] released on June 16, 2026 as [[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.2]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.30]]. It focuses on the [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]], a [[Minecraft:cave biome]] that is home to [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, along with 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]].
Some features of the drop were released earlier as an [[Minecraft:experiment]] in [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.20]].
== Additions ==
== Additions ==
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** When placed underwater, it will emit bubbles and a cloud of noxious gas at the surface.
** 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.
*** 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]]
*** When above a [[Minecraft:magma block]], it creates a [[Minecraft:geyser]].[[File:Sulfur spring bursting.gif|thumb|A geyser erupting in a sulfur spring|alt=]]
**** 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 geyser erupts at roughly 50-second intervals, shooting a plume of water particles upwards and applying an upward impulse to entities above it for 4–5 seconds.
***** Eruption and cooldown timings are derived from the block's position and do not change if the block is replaced.
***** The size of the water plume is dependent on the amount of water blocks above the potent sulfur.
***** 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.
**** Can trigger continuously when a [[Minecraft:lava]] source is placed underneath.
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*** Because of this, they can be tempted with slimeballs or fed a [[Minecraft:golden dandelion]].
*** 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.
* 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 become stuck in place 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.
** [[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.
*** 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.
** Can be leashed in that state.
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***'''[[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]])
***'''[[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.
**** 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]])
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Soul Sand JE2 BE2.png|32px]] High resistance''': Very slow, low drag with low bounce with high friction, only affects [[Minecraft:soul sand]] and [[Minecraft:soul soil]].
**** Sinks underwater.
**** 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 White Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Beach ball/Light''': Slow speed, high bounciness, medium ground friction and high air drag, only affects [[Minecraft:wool]]s.
***'''[[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]])
***'''[[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.
**** Sinks underwater.
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***'''[[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]].
***'''[[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.
**** 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]].
***[[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.
**** 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.
***** Is primed for 6 seconds until it explodes, unlike the TNT block which takes 4 seconds to explode.
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***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Stone.png|32px]] Slow bouncy''': Slow speed, high bounciness, medium friction and medium air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:stone]])
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Stone.png|32px]] Slow bouncy''': Slow speed, high bounciness, medium friction and medium air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:stone]])
**** Sinks underwater.
**** 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]].
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Magma JE1.png|32px]] Hot''': Same properties as a football, but damages entities on contact, only affects the [[Minecraft:magma block]].
**** Can ignite an explosive sulfur cube on touch.
**** Can ignite an explosive sulfur cube on touch.
**** [[Minecraft:Frost Walker]] grants immunity to its damage.
=== World generation ===
=== World generation ===
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'''[[Minecraft:Sculk sensor]] and [[Minecraft:calibrated sculk sensor]]'''
'''[[Minecraft:Sculk sensor]] and [[Minecraft:calibrated sculk sensor]]'''
* Can now detect geysers.
* Can now detect geysers.
=== Items ===
{{Animate|White Bed (item) BE2.png;Light Gray Bed (item) BE2.png;Gray Bed (item) BE2.png;Black Bed (item) BE2.png;Brown Bed (item) BE2.png;Red Bed (item) BE2.png;Orange Bed (item) BE2.png;Yellow Bed (item) BE2.png;Lime Bed (item) BE2.png;Green Bed (item) BE2.png;Cyan Bed (item) BE2.png;Light Blue Bed (item) BE2.png;Blue Bed (item) BE2.png;Purple Bed (item) BE2.png;Magenta Bed (item) BE2.png;Pink Bed (item) BE2.png|32px|class=pixel-image}} '''[[Minecraft:Bed]]s in {{BE}}'''{{upcoming}}
* Updated item sprites to match the appearance of the blocks.
=== Mobs ===
=== Mobs ===
'''[[Minecraft:Cave Spider]]'''
'''[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]'''
* Can now spawn naturally in the sulfur caves biome, making this the first time they can naturally spawn, outside of [[Minecraft:monster spawner]]s and [[Minecraft:trial spawner]]s.
'''[[Minecraft:Wandering Trader]]'''
* Can now sell two [[Minecraft:sulfur spike]]s for an [[Minecraft:emerald]].
* Can now sell two [[Minecraft:sulfur spike]]s for an [[Minecraft:emerald]].
== Further revisions ==
== Further revisions ==
=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.40|26.40]] is an upcoming minor update which fixes bugs.
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.31|26.31]] was released to fix bugs related to 26.30.
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.32|26.32]] was released to fix bugs related to 26.30.
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.33|26.33]] was released to fix a bug related to 26.30.
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.40|26.40]] is an upcoming minor update which fixes bugs and adds experimental features for the [[Minecraft:Third Drop 2026|third drop of 2026]].
== Promotions ==
=== Downloadable content ===
{{See also|Chaos Cubed (skin pack)}}
[[File:Chaos Cubed Community Challenge 1.jpeg|thumb|Artwork for the character creator items]]
[[File:Chaos Cubed Community Challenge 2.jpg|thumb|Artwork for the skin files]]
To promote the release of the game drop, players in {{BE}} will get three [[Minecraft:Character Creator]] items for free available on the Marketplace.{{Note|These rewards must be redeemed by June 16 2027.}} For players in {{JE}}, they will immediately receive a [[Minecraft:Chaos Cubed (skin pack)|skin pack]] that will contain three skins.<ref name=":0">{{Mcnet|the-chaos-continues|The Chaos Continues|June 17, 2026|Sophie Austin}}</ref>
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! rowspan="2" |Name
! colspan="2" |Image
! rowspan="2" |Type
! rowspan="2" |Rarity
|-
! Icon
! Render
|-
| Brawler Jersey
| [[File:Brawler Jersey.png|100px|center]]
| [[File:Brawler Jersey Top Render.gif|64px|center]]
| [[File: Builder Jersey Top Render.png|64px|center]]
| Rare<br>[[File:Rarity_rare.png|70px]]
|-
| Rancher Jersey
| [[File: Rancher Jersey.png|100px|center]]
| [[File: Rancher Jersey Top Render.gif|64px|center]]
| Epic<br>[[File:Rarity_epic.png|70px]]
|}
=== Community Challenges ===
[[File:Chaos Cubed Community Challenge 3.jpg|thumb|Artwork for the character creator items.]]
Two [[Minecraft:community challenge]]s were announced on June 17, 2026, to promote the release of the game drop. The first challenge began on June 19 and ended on June 24. The second challenge began on June 26 and ended on July 7, 2026. Players in [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition|''Bedrock Edition'']] get rewarded [[Minecraft:Character Creator]] items, add-on, and a world download.
Chaos Cubed magma sulfur cube.jpg|A [[Minecraft:magma block]] sulfur cube
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]]
File:Chaos Cubed ingame changelog.png|In-game notification listing new features in Chaos Cubed. Note that [[Minecraft:parties]] actually got introduced in [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.20|26.20]].
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_02_1920x1080.png|Ditto
File:Chaos Cubed popup.png|A small pop-up
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_03_1920x1080.png|[[Minecraft:Sunny]] and [[Minecraft:Zuri]] entering a sulfur cave
File:Ore UI - Inbox Screen Menu "Feedback" Tab (Bedrock).png|An in-game feedback poll about the game drop in ''Bedrock Edition''
ChaosCubed_Screenshot_04_1920x1080.png|The front of a [[Minecraft:sulfur]] and [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] block house
File:Chaos Cubed toast.png|[[Minecraft:Toast notification]] about the drop
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
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=== Mojang screenshots ===
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Bedrock 26.0.23 PatchNotes.jpg|Various sulfur cubes in a sulfur cave
Bedrock 26.0.23 PatchNotes.jpg|Sulfur cubes in a [[Minecraft:sulfur cave]]
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]]
Camp By The Geyser.jpg|[[Minecraft:Kai]], [[Minecraft:Sunny]] and [[Minecraft:Makena]] next to a [[Minecraft:geyser]]
Sulfur Cubes in Sulfur Caves.jpg|Some sulfur cubes
Target practice.jpg|Noor playing with a TNT sulfur cube
Sulfur Cubes with Wool.jpg|Sulfur cube golf
Line up.jpg|A [[Minecraft:fox]] being lifted by a geyser
Sulfur Spring Discovered.png|The old version of a [[Minecraft:sulfur spring]]
Im New Here.jpg|Magma sulfur cubes in a sulfur cave
26.2-snapshot-1.jpg|[[Minecraft:Makena]], [[Minecraft:glow squid]]s and [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s in an [[Minecraft:aquifer]]
Magma On The Menu.jpg|Magma sulfur cubes near a bursting [[Minecraft:sulfur spring|spring]]
26.2-snapshot-3.jpg|A sulfur cave with [[Minecraft:sulfur spike]]s
New Look.jpg|A bursting spring
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
The geyser erupts at roughly 50-second intervals, shooting a plume of water particles upwards and applying an upward impulse to entities above it for 4–5 seconds.
Eruption and cooldown timings are derived from the block's position and do not change if the block is replaced.
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.
It is attracted to the dropped item form of most full blocks. The cube can pick up a block, or a player can Template:Ctrl a full block on the cube, causing the cube to absorb it into its body.
Two Minecraft:community challenges were announced on June 17, 2026, to promote the release of the game drop. The first challenge began on June 19 and ended on June 24. The second challenge began on June 26 and ended on July 7, 2026. Players in Bedrock Edition get rewarded Minecraft:Character Creator items, add-on, and a world download.
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