'''Chaos Cubed''' is an upcoming [[Minecraft:game drop]] that will release as [[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.2]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.30]] during the second quarter of 2026. It focuses on the sulfur caves, a cave [[Minecraft:biome]] that is home to sulfur cubes, the new [[Minecraft:sulfur]] and [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] blocks with their respective [[Minecraft:Block variant|variant]]s, as well as sulfur pools with noxious gas that inflicts the Nausea effect. It was announced at 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 along with its name at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live – March 2026]].
Some features of this drop will be released earlier as an experiment in [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.20]].
Experimental features for the update were released prior to the finalized release as part of [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.20]].
== Additions ==
== Additions ==
=== Blocks ===
=== Blocks ===
'''Cinnabar family of blocks:'''
'''Cinnabar family of blocks:'''
* Red-colored rocks that are found in the sulfur caves.
* Red-colored rocks that are found in the [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]].
** A version of sulfur that generates underwater in sulfur pools and springs.
** A version of sulfur that generates underwater in [[Minecraft:sulfur pool]]s and [[Minecraft:sulfur spring|spring]]s.
** When placed underwater, it will emit bubbles and a cloud of noxious gas at the surface.
*** Players and mobs get Nausea when they enter [[Minecraft:water]] that is near or touching the noxious gas.
** Can be crafted using 9 sulfur blocks.
** Can be crafted using 9 sulfur blocks.
** Can be used to craft 4 [[Minecraft:sulfur]] blocks.
** When placed underwater, it emits 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.
*** 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 erupts at roughly 50-second intervals, shooting a plume of water particles upward 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.
***** Does not give nausea in that state.
* '''{{Animate|Sulfur Spike Base (D) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Middle (D) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Frustum (D) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Tip (D) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (D) JE1.png|32px}}{{Animate|Sulfur Spike Base (U) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Middle (U) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Frustum (U) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Tip (U) JE1.png;Sulfur Spike Tip Merge (U) JE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Sulfur spike]]'''
** A spike block that generates as stalactites and stalagmites in the sulfur caves.
** Grows when hanging to a [[Minecraft:sulfur]] block.
** Increase damage when fall on top of an entity.
** Does not increase fall damage when fallen on, unlike the similar [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]]
** Can be used to craft a sulfur block.
=== Items ===
=== Items ===
'''{{MC/InvSprite|Bucket of Sulfur Cube}} Bucket of sulfur cube'''
'''{{InvSprite|Music Disc Bounce}} [[Minecraft:Music Disc Bounce|"Bounce" music disc]]'''
* Obtained from [[Minecraft:minecarts with chest]]s in [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]s that are located in [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]].
* The music was composed by [[Minecraft:fingerspit]].
'''{{InvSprite|Bucket of Sulfur Cube}} [[Minecraft:Bucket of sulfur cube]]'''
* Obtained by picking a sulfur cube using an empty [[Minecraft:bucket]].
* Obtained by picking a sulfur cube using an empty [[Minecraft:bucket]].
* Can be used to transport the sulfur cube to a new location.
* Can be used to transport the sulfur cube to a new location.
* Includes what block is in the sulfur cube, if any.
'''[[File:Sulfur Cube.png|42px]] [[File:Sulfur Cube Small BE3.png|22px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]'''
* A passive slime-like mob that spawns in sulfur caves.
* A [[Minecraft:passive]] slime-like mob that spawns in sulfur caves.
* Immune to fall damage.
* When killed, it splits into 2 small cubes, like other slime-like mobs.
* When killed, it will split into 2 small cubes, like other slime-like mobs.
** Unlike the [[Minecraft:slime]] and [[Minecraft:magma cube]], the small versions can grow up into the large version, like how a [[Minecraft:baby]] mob works, and the small cubes' growth can be sped up with [[Minecraft:slimeball]]s.
** Unlike the slime and magma cube, the small versions can grow up into the large version, like how a baby mob works.
*** Because of this, they can be tempted with slimeballs or fed a [[Minecraft:golden dandelion]].
*** Because of this, they can be tempted and fed with [[Minecraft:slimeball]]s or fed a 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 Stone JE1.png|32px]] In this state, they become stuck in place and cannot be damaged by most entities. Instead, they are knocked back when attacked. They still take damage from environmental sources such as cacti and burning for example.
** [[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.
** Blocks can be swapped by clicking.
** Blocks can be swapped by feeding it.
** Shearing it removes and drops the block, reverting back to normal.
** [[Minecraft:Shearing]] it removes and drops the block, reverting back to normal.
** Depending on the block, they will behave differently when punched while in its immobile state, the following properties are:
** Depending on the block, they behave differently when punched while immobile.
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Stone.png|32px]] Football/Regular''': Medium speed, medium bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:stone]])
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Grass Block JE2.png|32px]] Football/Regular''': Medium speed, medium bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:grass block]])
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Oak Log.png|32px]] Rubber ball/Bouncy''': Fast speed, high bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. (block example: oak log)
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Oak Log JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Rubber ball/Bouncy''': Fast speed, high bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:oak log]])
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Moss Block.png|32px]] Golf ball/Fast flat''': Fast speed, low bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. (block example: moss block)
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Moss JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Golf ball/Fast flat''': Fast speed, low bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:moss block]])
**** Sinks underwater.
***'''[[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 Ice.png|32px]]''' Hockey puck/Fast sliding''': Fast speed, no bounciness, low ground friction and low air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:ice]])
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Soul Sand JE2 BE2.png|32px]] High resistance''': Slow, low drag with low bounce with high friction, affects only [[Minecraft:soul sand]] and [[Minecraft:soul soil]].
**** Sinks underwater.
**** Sinks underwater.
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Soul Sand.png|32px]] High resistance''': Very slow, low drag with low bounce with high friction. (block example: soul sand)
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube White Wool JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Beach ball/Light''': Slow speed, high bounciness, medium ground friction and high air drag, affects only [[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]])
**** Sinks underwater.
**** Sinks underwater.
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube White Wool.png|32px]] Beach ball/Light''': Slow speed, high bounciness, medium ground friction and high air drag. (block example: white wool)
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Red Mushroom JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Curling stone/Slow sliding''': Slow speed, no bounciness, low ground friction and low air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:red mushroom block]])
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Block of Iron.png|32px]] Medicine ball/Slow flat''': Slow speed, low bounciness, medium ground friction and medium air drag. (block example: block of iron)
**** Sinks underwater.
**** Sinks underwater.
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Mushroom Block.png|32px]] Curling stone/Slow sliding''': Slow speed, no bounciness, low ground friction and low air drag. (block example: red mushroom 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, affects only the [[Minecraft:honeycomb block]].
**** Sinks underwater.
**** Sinks underwater.
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Honeycomb.png|32px]] Sticky''': Same properties as a golf ball, but sticks with extremely high ground friction and no bounce to simulate stickiness, only affects the honeycomb block.
***[[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, affects only [[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.
***** Is primed for 6 seconds until it explodes, unlike the TNT block, which takes 4 seconds to explode.
****** In that state, it cannot be sheared, picked up in a bucket, or damaged in any way.
***'''[[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 a football, but damages entities on contact, affects only the [[Minecraft:magma block]].
**** Can ignite an explosive sulfur cube on touch.
**** [[Minecraft:Frost Walker]] grants immunity to its damage.
=== World generation ===
=== World generation ===
==== Biomes ====
==== Biomes ====
'''{{MC/Biomelink|Sulfur caves|scale=1.5}}'''
'''{{BiomeLink|Sulfur caves|scale=1.5}}'''
* A cave biome composed of [[Minecraft:sulfur]] and [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] blocks.
* A cave [[Minecraft:biome]] composed of [[Minecraft:sulfur]], [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] and [[Minecraft:sulfur spike]]s.
* Sulfur cubes and cave spiders spawn here.
* [[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]s spawn here.
* Sulfur pools also generate here.
* [[Minecraft:Cave spider]]s spawn here in place of regular [[Minecraft:spider]]s.
** This makes the first time cave spiders are able to spawn naturally (outside of [[Minecraft:monster spawner]]s and [[Minecraft:trial spawner]]s).
* [[Minecraft:Sulfur pool]]s also generate here.
* On rare occasions it can generate on the surface, forming sulfur "lands".<ref>{{bug|MC-307323|"Instead of blocking it, we decided to embrace the fact that they can peek through the surface and include sulfur cave features on the surface as well. Its a really rare occurence, so we thought it would be best if it feels like a rare find for the players. After the fix the area in 934598 seed should look like on the attached image"}}</ref>
* Consists of a body of water surrounded by sulfur blocks and cinnabar with potent sulfur generating at the bottom.
* Consists of a body of water surrounded by sulfur blocks and cinnabar with [[Minecraft:potent sulfur]] generating at the bottom.
'''[[File:Sulfur spring small 1.png|32px]] Sulfur spring'''
'''[[File:Sulfur spring medium 1 JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur spring]]'''
* Small mounds of [[Minecraft:sulfur]] similar to sulfur pools except having some magma blocks and roots of [[Minecraft:sulfur]] underneath.
* A rare pool that contains sulfur, sulfur spikes, [[Minecraft:magma block]]s underneath the potent sulfur, surrounded with [[Minecraft:cinnabar]], [[Minecraft:granite]] and [[Minecraft:tuff]].
* Generates on the Overworld’s surface as a visual indicator to a sulfur cave below.
* Generates on the Overworld’s surface as a visual indicator to a sulfur cave below.
* Generates in various sizes, from small to extra large.
* Occasionally forms a [[Minecraft:geyser]] every ~45 seconds
=== Music ===
{{main|Minecraft: Chaos Cubed (Original Game Soundtrack)}}
Added 5 new music tracks
and a new [[Minecraft:music disc]], composed by [[Minecraft:fingerspit]]:
** It can also remove a block from a sulfur cube using [[Minecraft:shears]].
'''[[Minecraft:Sculk sensor]] and [[Minecraft:calibrated sculk sensor]]'''
* Now detects geysers.
== Further revisions ==
=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
* [[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 26.34|26.34]] was released for PlayStation and Nintendo Switch only to fix bugs related to 26.30.
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.35|26.35]] was released for Nintendo Switch only to fix some bugs.
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.40|26.40]] was a minor update that fixed bugs and added experimental features for [[Minecraft:Wilderness Bound]].
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.41|26.41/26.42]] was released for Windows and Nintendo Switch only to fix bugs related to 26.40.
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.44|26.44]] was released to fix bugs related to 26.40.
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.45|26.45]] was released to fix bugs related to 26.40.
== 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}} get three [[Minecraft:Character Creator]] items for free available on the Marketplace.{{Note|These rewards must be redeemed by June 16 2027.}} Players in {{JE}} immediately receive a [[Minecraft:Chaos Cubed (skin pack)|skin pack]] that contains three skins.<ref name=":0">{{Mcnet|the-chaos-continues|The Chaos Continues|June 17, 2026|Sophie Austin}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! 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.
=== Mobs ===
{| class="wikitable"
'''Cave spider'''
|+Character Creators Rewards
* Can now spawn within the sulfur caves biome, marking the first time cave spiders are able to spawn naturally (outside of monster spawners and trial spawners).
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]]
The geyser erupts at roughly 50-second intervals, shooting a plume of water particles upward 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.