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| 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/>
| 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 = '''Large:''' 0.4 <br>'''Small:''' 0.3
| speed = '''Large:''' 0.4 <br>'''Small:''' 0.3
| 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<br/>Explosive: -1.0<br/>Hot: -1.0<br/>Slow Bouncy: 0.4
| knockbackresistance = Varies by archetype; see {{slink||Absorbing blocks}} for details
| spawn = {{BiomeLink|Sulfur Caves}}
| spawn = {{BiomeLink|Sulfur Caves}}
| usableitems = '''Large:'''
| usableitems = '''Large:'''
{{drop|block|id=Grass Block|text=Absorbable blocks|Sulfur_Cube#Archetypes}}  
{{drop|block|id=Grass Block|text=Absorbable blocks|#Absorbing blocks}}  
{{drop|Item|Shears}}<small>(when it has absorbed a block)</small>
{{drop|Item|Shears}}<small>(when it has absorbed a block)</small>
{{drop|Item|Bucket}}
{{drop|Item|Bucket}}
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}}


A '''sulfur cube''' is a [[Minecraft:bucket of Sulfur Cube|bucketable]] jumping [[Minecraft:passive mob]] that is only found in [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]]. It can absorb a full-sized [[Minecraft:block]] into itself, which immobilizes it and makes it receive higher [[Minecraft:Knockback (mechanic)|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.
A '''sulfur cube''' is a [[Minecraft:bucket of Sulfur Cube|bucketable]] jumping [[Minecraft:passive mob]] that is found only in [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]]. It can absorb a full-sized [[Minecraft:block]] into itself, which immobilizes it and makes it receive higher [[Minecraft:Knockback (mechanic)|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.
'''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.
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Sulfur cubes are passive mobs that, by default, jump around aimlessly. In this state, they are susceptible to all sources of damage.
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 climbs the block. Sulfur cubes with absorbed blocks which are launched are also capable of climbing.{{Only|java}}
If a sulfur cube [[Minecraft:pathfind]]s into a block that can be [[Minecraft:climb]]ed, such as [[Minecraft:ladder]]s or [[Minecraft:vines]], the sulfur cube climbs the block. Sulfur cubes with absorbed blocks that are launched are also capable of climbing.{{Only|java}}


=== Splitting ===
=== Splitting ===
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{{Redirect|Sulfur cube archetype|the definition of sulfur cube archetypes in data packs|Sulfur cube archetype definition}}
{{Redirect|Sulfur cube archetype|the definition of sulfur cube archetypes in data packs|Sulfur cube archetype definition}}
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 (unless {{cmd|gamerule mob_griefing}} is set to <code>false</code>), and also can be fed a block by {{control|interacting}} with it. Sulfur cubes move toward absorbable blocks dropped on the ground, and they 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.
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 (unless {{cmd|gamerule mob_griefing}} is set to <code>false</code>), and also can be fed a block by {{control|interacting}} with it. Sulfur cubes move toward absorbable blocks dropped on the ground, and they 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.
They can also absorb any block using commands.


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.
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.
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Sulfur cubes can absorb [[Minecraft:Anvil#Renaming|named]] blocks; the block remains named if removed, but the name of the block is not displayed above the sulfur cube.
Sulfur cubes can absorb [[Minecraft:Anvil#Renaming|named]] blocks; the block remains named if removed, but the name of the block is not displayed above the sulfur cube.


Sulfur cubes can only absorb the specific blocks listed below:
Sulfur cubes can absorb only the specific blocks listed below:


{|class="wikitable stikitable sortable col-4-center col-5-center col-6-center col-7-center"
{|class="wikitable stikitable sortable col-4-center col-5-center col-6-center col-7-center"
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|{{tc|yes}}
|{{tc|yes}}
|-
|-
|Regular<br><small>(Football)</small>
|Regular<br><small>(Football/Soccer Ball)</small>
|{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|style=width: 450px|
|{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|style=width: 450px|
*{{BlockLink|Concrete Powder}}
*{{BlockLink|Concrete Powder}}
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** Sulfur cubes with ignited TNT cannot be damaged, be captured in a [[Minecraft:bucket]], or have their absorbed block [[Minecraft:shear]]ed. When the sulfur cube explodes, no small sulfur cubes are spawned.
** Sulfur cubes with ignited TNT cannot be damaged, be captured in a [[Minecraft:bucket]], or have their absorbed block [[Minecraft:shear]]ed. When the sulfur cube explodes, no small sulfur cubes are spawned.
** Sulfur cubes with the explosive archetype can be ignited in the same ways that TNT can be [[Minecraft:TNT#Activation|activated]] and more, including:  
** Sulfur cubes with the explosive archetype can be ignited in the same ways that TNT can be [[Minecraft:TNT#Activation|activated]] and more, including:  
** direct usage of [[Minecraft:flint and steel]] by a player or [[Minecraft:dispenser]], or usage of a [[Minecraft:fire charge]] by a player;
*** direct usage of [[Minecraft:flint and steel]] by a player or [[Minecraft:dispenser]], or usage of a [[Minecraft:fire charge]] by a player;
** causing any [[Minecraft:fire damage]] to the sulfur cube ([[Minecraft:fire]], [[Minecraft:lava]], flaming projectile, [[Minecraft:campfire]] or [[Minecraft:magma block]]);
*** causing any [[Minecraft:fire damage]] to the sulfur cube ([[Minecraft:fire]], [[Minecraft:lava]], flaming projectile, [[Minecraft:campfire]] or [[Minecraft:magma block]]);
*** this works even if the mob has [[Minecraft:Fire Resistance]] on it;
**** this works even if the mob has [[Minecraft:Fire Resistance]] on it;
** being hit by a weapon with [[Minecraft:Fire Aspect]];
*** being hit by a weapon with [[Minecraft:Fire Aspect]];
** any other [[Minecraft:explosion]] nearby, including explosions from other sulfur cubes;
*** any other [[Minecraft:explosion]] nearby, including explosions from other sulfur cubes;
** a [[Minecraft:redstone]] signal. TNT activates if the center of sulfur cube's hitbox is in such a block that a TNT would be activated if it was a placed block instead.
*** a [[Minecraft:redstone]] signal. TNT activates if the center of sulfur cube's hitbox is in such a block that a TNT would be activated if it was a placed block instead.
***TNT sulfur cubes are also primed if they occupy the same position as a redstone component that's currently emitting a signal (a [[Minecraft:comparator]], for example), even though that position might not be necessarily powered.
****TNT sulfur cubes are also primed if they occupy the same position as a redstone component that's currently emitting a signal (a [[Minecraft:comparator]], for example), even though that position might not be necessarily powered.
*[[Minecraft:Magma block]]s have the hot archetype. Sulfur cubes with the hot archetype damage nearby mobs, acting as if they touched magma.
*[[Minecraft:Magma block]]s have the hot archetype. Sulfur cubes with the hot archetype damage nearby mobs, acting as if they touched magma.


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* [[Minecraft:Fall damage]], including onto [[Minecraft:stalagmite]]s
* [[Minecraft:Fall damage]], including onto [[Minecraft:stalagmite]]s
* [[Minecraft:Freezing]]
* [[Minecraft:Freezing]]
* Contact with [[Minecraft:cactus]], [[Minecraft:magma block]]s or [[Minecraft:sweet berry bushes]]
* Contact with [[Minecraft:cactus]] or [[Minecraft:sweet berry bushes]]
* [[Minecraft:Poison]]
* [[Minecraft:Poison]]
* [[Minecraft:Magma block]]s, including other hot archetype sulfur cubes.
* [[Minecraft:Magma block]]s and sulfur cubes with the hot archetype
Other sources of damage, such as [[Minecraft:fire]], [[Minecraft:suffocation]], [[Minecraft:cramming]], or the [[Minecraft:Wither (effect)|Wither effect]], can damage or kill the sulfur cube as normal.
Other sources of damage, such as [[Minecraft:fire]], [[Minecraft:suffocation]], [[Minecraft:cramming]], or the [[Minecraft:Wither (effect)|Wither effect]], can damage or kill the sulfur cube as normal.


Some hostile mobs 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]] attack a sulfur cube which their owner attacks.
Some hostile mobs 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]] attack a sulfur cube that their owner attacks.


==== Launching ====
==== Launching ====
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<!-- Slow Sliding -->
<!-- Slow Sliding -->
| {{SoundLine
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Sulfur Cube slowsliding push1.ogg
| sound = Sulfur cube slowsliding hit1.wav
| sound2 = Sulfur Cube slowsliding push2.ogg
| sound2 = Sulfur cube slowsliding hit2.wav
| sound3 = Sulfur Cube slowsliding push3.ogg
| sound3 = Sulfur cube slowsliding hit3.wav
| sound4 = Sulfur Cube slowsliding push4.ogg
| sound4 = Sulfur cube slowsliding hit4.wav
| description = When slow sliding and kicked by a player
| description = When slow sliding and kicked by a player
| source = neutral
| source = neutral
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** Only on sulfur cubes, the {{cd|equipment.body}} tag represents the {{DCL|minecraft:sulfur_cube_content}} component in [[Minecraft:predicates]] and [[Minecraft:loot function]]s.
** Only on sulfur cubes, the {{cd|equipment.body}} tag represents the {{DCL|minecraft:sulfur_cube_content}} component in [[Minecraft:predicates]] and [[Minecraft:loot function]]s.
** {{nbt inherit/cube_mob}}
** {{nbt inherit/cube_mob}}
** {{nbt|int|pickup_timer}}: The ticks left before the sulfur cube will pick up items from the ground. Is set to 100 when the item is removed using shears, then ticks down until it reaches 0.
** {{nbt|int|pickup_timer}}: The ticks left before the sulfur cube picks up items from the ground. Is set to 100 when the item is removed using shears, then ticks down until it reaches 0.
** {{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.
** {{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.
** {{nbt|int|fuse}}: The number of ticks before the sulfur cube explodes. For sulfur cubes that are not ignited, this value is -1.
** {{nbt|int|fuse}}: The number of ticks before the sulfur cube explodes. For sulfur cubes that are not ignited, this value is -1.
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|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap8|Sulfur cubes containing a block inside are now immune to damage from [[Minecraft:magma block]]s, as well as from other sulfur cubes that contain a magma block.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap8|Sulfur cubes containing a block inside are now immune to damage from [[Minecraft:magma block]]s, as well as from other sulfur cubes that contain a magma block.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre1|[[File:Sulfur Cube Small JE1 BE3.png|18px]] The model and texture of the small sulfur cube has been changed.|Small sulfur cubes now have sounds playing when being fed with [[Minecraft:slimeball]]s.|Added unique hit and push sounds for each archetype.|Removed generic hit ({{sound||Sulfur cube ball hit1.wav}}{{sound||Sulfur cube ball hit2.wav}}{{sound||Sulfur cube ball hit3.wav}}{{sound||Sulfur cube ball hit4.wav}}) and push ({{sound||Sulfur cube ball kick1.wav}}{{sound||Sulfur cube ball kick2.wav}}{{sound||Sulfur cube ball kick3.wav}}{{sound||Sulfur cube ball kick4.wav}}) sounds.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre1|[[File:Sulfur Cube Small JE1 BE3.png|18px]] The model and texture of the small sulfur cube has been changed.|Small sulfur cubes now have sounds playing when being fed with [[Minecraft:slimeball]]s.|Added unique hit and push sounds for each archetype.|Removed generic hit ({{sound||Sulfur cube ball hit1.wav}}{{sound||Sulfur cube ball hit2.wav}}{{sound||Sulfur cube ball hit3.wav}}{{sound||Sulfur cube ball hit4.wav}}) and push ({{sound||Sulfur cube ball kick1.wav}}{{sound||Sulfur cube ball kick2.wav}}{{sound||Sulfur cube ball kick3.wav}}{{sound||Sulfur cube ball kick4.wav}}) sounds.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre3|The block inside a sulfur cube now only aligns vertically with the block grid when the sulfur cube is invisible.|The squish animation will no longer be played when a sulfur cube has a block inside.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre3|The block inside a sulfur cube now aligns vertically with the block grid only when the sulfur cube is invisible.|The squish animation no longer plays when a sulfur cube has a block inside.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre4|Now affected by the [[Minecraft:Knockback]] enchantment while a block is absorbed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre4|Now affected by the [[Minecraft:Knockback]] enchantment while a block is absorbed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre5|The correct sound is now played when a bouncy archetype sulfur cube is hit.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre5|The correct sound is now played when a bouncy archetype sulfur cube is hit.}}
|{{HistoryLine|upcoming java}}
|{{HistoryLine|upcoming java}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.3|dev=snapshot1|Changed the sounds of the "regular" sulfur cube archetype.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.3|dev=snap1|Changed the sounds of the "regular" sulfur cube archetype.}}
}}
}}


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== Trivia ==
== 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]].
* 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]].
* During [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live – March 2026]], it was stated by [[Minecraft:Agnes Larsson]] that the face of the cube is meant to have an ambiguous expression.
* During [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live – March 2026]], it was stated by [[Minecraft:Agnes Larsson]] that the face of the cube is meant to have an ambiguous expression.
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File:Sulfur Cube Stone JE2.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed [[Minecraft:stone]]
File:Sulfur Cube Stone JE2.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed [[Minecraft:stone]]
File:Sulfur Cube Magma JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed a [[Minecraft:magma block]]
File:Sulfur Cube Magma JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed a [[Minecraft:magma block]]
File:Sulfur Cube Sulfur (element) Render.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed a [[Minecraft:Element#Sulfur|sulfur element]] (this state can only be seen in-game with commands){{note|Command in {{BE}}: {{cmd|1=replaceitem entity @n[type=minecraft:sulfur_cube] slot.weapon.mainhand 1 element_16|long=1}}}}
File:Sulfur Cube Sulfur (element) Render.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed a [[Minecraft:Element#Sulfur|sulfur element]] (this state can be seen in-game only with commands){{note|Command {{in|BE}}: {{cmd|1=replaceitem entity @n[type=minecraft:sulfur_cube] slot.weapon.mainhand 1 element_16|long=1}}}}
File:Sulfur Cube JE2 without Inner.png|A sulfur cube without its inner layer (this state can only be seen in-game with commands){{note|Command in {{JE}}: {{cmd|1=data modify entity @n[type=minecraft:sulfur_cube] equipment.body set value {id:"minecraft:barrier",count:1}<nowiki/>|long=1}}<br>Command in {{BE}}: {{cmd|1=replaceitem entity @n[type=minecraft:sulfur_cube] slot.weapon.mainhand 0 barrier|long=1}}}}
File:Sulfur Cube JE2 without Inner.png|A sulfur cube without its inner layer (this state can be seen in-game only with commands){{note|Command {{in|JE}}: {{cmd|1=data modify entity @n[type=minecraft:sulfur_cube] equipment.body set value {id:"minecraft:barrier",count:1}<nowiki/>|long=1}}<br>Command {{in|BE}}: {{cmd|1=replaceitem entity @n[type=minecraft:sulfur_cube] slot.weapon.mainhand 0 barrier|long=1}}}}
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 JE1 BE1 without Outer.png|A sulfur cube without its outer layer (this state cannot be seen in-game)
File:Sulfur Cube Small JE3 BE3.png|A small sulfur cube.
File:Sulfur Cube Small JE3 BE3.png|A small sulfur cube.
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==== Development renders in ''Java Edition'' ====
==== Development renders in ''Java Edition'' ====
{{Needs render|Replace the ice render with a block the sulfur cube can actually absorb|section=1}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Sulfur Cube Oak Log JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed an [[Minecraft:oak log]] (texture used in ''Java Edition'' from [[Minecraft:26.2 Snapshot 1]] to [[Minecraft:26.2 Snapshot 3]])
File:Sulfur Cube Oak Log JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed an [[Minecraft:oak log]] (texture used in ''Java Edition'' from [[Minecraft:26.2 Snapshot 1]] to [[Minecraft:26.2 Snapshot 3]])
File:Sulfur Cube Moss JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed a [[Minecraft:moss block]] (texture used in ''Java Edition'' from 26.2 Snapshot 1 to 26.2 Snapshot 3)
File:Sulfur Cube Moss JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed a [[Minecraft:moss block]] (texture used in ''Java Edition'' from 26.2 Snapshot 1 to 26.2 Snapshot 3)
File:Sulfur Cube Ice JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed [[Minecraft:ice]] (texture used in ''Java Edition'' from 26.2 Snapshot 1 to 26.2 Snapshot 3)
File:Sulfur Cube Blue Ice JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed [[Minecraft:blue ice]] (texture used in ''Java Edition'' from 26.2 Snapshot 1 to 26.2 Snapshot 3)
File:Sulfur Cube Soul Sand JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed [[Minecraft:soul sand]] (texture used in ''Java Edition'' from 26.2 Snapshot 1 to 26.2 Snapshot 3)
File:Sulfur Cube Soul Sand JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed [[Minecraft:soul sand]] (texture used in ''Java Edition'' from 26.2 Snapshot 1 to 26.2 Snapshot 3)
File:Sulfur Cube Wool JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed [[Minecraft:white wool]] (texture used in ''Java Edition'' from 26.2 Snapshot 1 to 26.2 Snapshot 3)
File:Sulfur Cube Wool JE1.png|A sulfur cube that has absorbed [[Minecraft:white wool]] (texture used in ''Java Edition'' from 26.2 Snapshot 1 to 26.2 Snapshot 3)
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=== Screenshots ===
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:TNT Sulfur Cubes dropped by Happy Ghast.jpg|A bunch of [[Minecraft:TNT]] sulfur cubes being dropped on a [[Minecraft:village]] by a [[Minecraft:player]] [[Minecraft:riding]] on a [[Minecraft:happy ghast]].
File:TNT Sulfur Cubes dropped by Happy Ghast.jpg|A bunch of [[Minecraft:TNT]] sulfur cubes being dropped on a [[Minecraft:village]] by a [[Minecraft:player]] [[Minecraft:riding]] on a [[Minecraft:happy ghast]]
File:Baby sulfur cube with stone.png|A small sulfur cube with the stone texture. This is only possible in-game with commands.
File:Baby sulfur cube with stone.png|A small sulfur cube with the stone texture. This is possible in-game only with commands
File:Sulfur mineshaft.jpg|A naturally generated sulfur cube in a [[Minecraft:mineshaft]] within a sulfur cave.
File:Sulfur mineshaft.jpg|A naturally generated sulfur cube in a [[Minecraft:mineshaft]] within a sulfur cave
</gallery>
</gallery>


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File:Cubes family photo.png|The sulfur cube in a picture with the [[Minecraft:slime]] and [[Minecraft:magma cube]]
File:Cubes family photo.png|The sulfur cube in a picture with the [[Minecraft:slime]] and [[Minecraft:magma 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 [[Minecraft:Chaos Cubed]]'s release date on [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]]
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 [[Minecraft:Chaos Cubed]]'s release date on [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]]
File:Zuri and a TNT Sulfur Cube.jpg
File:Zuri and a TNT Sulfur Cube.jpg|A sulfur cube that absorbed a TNT
File:Zuri watches geyser.jpg
File:Zuri watches geyser.jpg|A sulfur cube being launched by a geyser
File:TNT Sulfur Caves.jpg
File:TNT Sulfur Caves.jpg|A sulfur cube that absorbed a TNT in a sulfur cave
File:Minecraft Live TwitchCon.jpg
File:Minecraft Live TwitchCon.jpg|Artwork of Chaos Cubed
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Minecraft:ru:Серный куб]]
[[Minecraft:ru:Серный куб]]
[[Minecraft:th:สไลม์กำมะถัน]]
[[Minecraft:th:สไลม์กำมะถัน]]
[[Minecraft:uk:Сіркокуб]]
[[Minecraft:zh:硫磺史萊姆]]
[[Minecraft:zh:硫磺史萊姆]]

Latest revision as of 11:10, 25 July 2026

Template:Infobox entity

A sulfur cube is a bucketable jumping Minecraft:passive mob that is found only 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 any light level.

Two small sulfur cubes spawn when a large sulfur cube dies, which can then grow up into large sulfur cubes; see Template:Section link below.

Template:Mob spawn table

Drops

Upon death, large sulfur cubes drop the block they absorbed and 1-2 Minecraft:experience, while small sulfur cubes drop no experience.

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:pathfinds into a block that can be Minecraft:climbed, such as Minecraft:ladders or Minecraft:vines, the sulfur cube climbs the block. Sulfur cubes with absorbed blocks that are launched are also capable of climbing.Template:Only

Splitting

Sulfur cubes come in two sizes: small and large. When a large sulfur cube dies, it splits into two small cubes, unless the death was caused by its own explosion. 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 as with other cube mobs.

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

Bucketing

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)Template:Only or only the cube's nameTemplate:Only.

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

A bucketed sulfur cube no longer counts toward the Minecraft:mob cap and does not Minecraft:despawn. However, if the bucketed sulfur cube is split into two small cubes, the small cubes can despawn.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Absorbing blocks

Template:Redirect Large sulfur cubes have the ability to absorb some Minecraft:blocks, mostly full-sized ones. It can absorb a block dropped on the ground (unless Template:Cmd is set to false), and also can be fed a block by Template:Control with it. Sulfur cubes move toward absorbable blocks dropped on the ground, and they 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.

They can also absorb any block using commands.

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. Dispensers with shears can also be used to remove the block.

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 causes it to show only the absorbed block.

Sulfur cubes can absorb named blocks; the block remains named if removed, but the name of the block is not displayed above the sulfur cube.

Sulfur cubes can absorb only the specific blocks listed below:

Archetype Block Description Minecraft:Attribute values Knockback modifiers Floats
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Template:Columns-list Fast speed, high bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. -2.0 0.9 0.3 0.01 0.4125 0.105 Template:Tc
Explosive Medium speed, medium bounciness, and medium ground friction like regular, but with high air drag. Allows to be ignited and explode. See Template:Slink below. -1.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4125 0.09 Template:Tc
Fast Flat
(Golf Ball)
Template:Columns-list Fast speed, low bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. -1.0 0.5 0.2 0.01 0.9125 0.09 Template:Tc
Fast Sliding
(Hockey Puck)
Template:Columns-list Fast speed, no bounciness, low ground friction and low air drag. 0.5 0.1 0.05 0.01 0.6625 0.09 Template:Tc
High Resistance Template:Columns-list Very slow, low drag with low bounce with high friction. 0.7 0.2 1 0.01 0.4125 0.09 Template:Tc
Hot Same properties as football, but damages entities on contact. See Template:Slink below. -1.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4125 0.09 Template:Tc
Light
(Beach Ball)
Slow speed, high bounciness, medium ground friction and high air drag. -1.0 1.0 0.3 1.8 0.4125 0.18 Template:Tc
Regular
(Football/Soccer Ball)
Template:Columns-list Medium speed, medium bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. -1.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4125 0.09 Template:Tc
Slow Bouncy Template:Collapse Slow speed, high bounciness, medium friction and medium air drag. 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.05 0.4125 0.24 Template:Tc
Slow Flat
(Medicine Ball)
Template:Columns-list Slow speed, low bounciness, medium ground friction and medium air drag. 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.4125 0.105 Template:Tc
Slow Sliding
(Curling Stone)
Template:Columns-list Slow speed, no bounciness, low ground friction and low air drag. 0.8 0.1 0.05 0.01 0.4125 0.09 Template:Tc
Sticky Fast speed and low air drag like fast flat, but sticks with extremely high ground friction and no bounce to simulate stickiness. -2.0 0.0 2.0 0.01 0.4125 0.09 Template:Tc

Template:Fnlist If a sulfur cube with a block dies, it drops the block as an item in addition to splitting.

Template:IN, the items that can be absorbed by the sulfur cube are determined by the tag Template:Tag link, with the archetypes of the items determined by the tags: Template:Tag link

Template:IN, the items that can be absorbed by the sulfur cube as well as the archetypes they give the sulfur cube are determined by the Template:Tag link item tags.

Special archetypes

Sulfur cubes that have absorbed specific functional blocks can have those functions applied to them.

Damage resistance

A sulfur cube that has absorbed a block is resistant to the following forms of damage:

Other sources of damage, such as Minecraft:fire, Minecraft:suffocation, Minecraft:cramming, or the Wither effect, can damage or kill the sulfur cube as normal.

Some hostile mobs attack the sulfur cube even while it has absorbed a block, such as Minecraft:zoglins, the Minecraft:wither and Minecraft:wardens. 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 attack a sulfur cube that their owner attacks.

Launching

When affected by knockback, the sulfur cube is launched and is affected by Minecraft:gravity and Minecraft:physics. This causes it to behave and bounce like a ball.

The direction and trajectory in which a sulfur cube is launched is the opposite of where on its body it is hit.Template:Needs testing

This diagram describes how hitting a sulfur cube on different portions of its body launches it.

Sulfur Cube Launching Portions
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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 launches it farther than punching it without an item. The Minecraft:Knockback and Minecraft:Punch enchantments also apply additional power to the launch.

Template:IN, sulfur cubes that are in the air are knocked further into the air when launched, while they are not Template:In. This is due to the airborne knockback mechanics being different between the two editions.

Depending on the absorbed block, sulfur cubes exhibit different properties when hit.

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The absorbed block (if any) is stored in equipment.body.

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