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Template:In development Template:Infobox block Potent sulfur is a Minecraft:block made from Minecraft:sulfur that produces noxious gas if placed beneath shallow Minecraft:water. Placing a Minecraft:magma block below it in shallow water turns it into a geyser that occasionally erupts and launches entities upward. Placing Minecraft:lava below it causes a constant, non-stop eruption instead.

Obtaining

Breaking

Potent sulfur drops as an item if mined by any Minecraft:pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing. Template:Breaking row

Natural generation

Potent sulfur generates naturally in the Minecraft:sulfur caves biome in Minecraft:sulfur pools and on the surface in Minecraft:sulfur springs.

Crafting

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Usage

Noxious gas

File:Sulfur radius.png

A visual of potent sulfur's gas spread

When placed under a water source, potent sulfur emits a column of decorative white bubbles, ending in noxious gas on the water's surface (indicated by yellow gas Minecraft:particles) if certain criteria is met. For noxious gas to be formed, all the water blocks above potent sulfur must be source blocks, potent sulfur must be placed no more than 4 blocks below the water's surface, and the block immediately above the surface must be Minecraft:air. Noxious gas is emitted on all water source blocks with air above in a 3 block radius centered on the surface water block directly above potent sulfur.

Minecraft:Players and Minecraft:mobs in this water are inflicted with 4 seconds of Minecraft:Nausea as an ambient effect, which is renewed as long as the entity is inside the water.

Geysers

Template:Redirect When placed above Minecraft:lava or a Minecraft:magma block and below a water source with a height of 1 to 4 blocks, potent sulfur will erupt into a geyser, either continuously or periodically depending on which block is underneath. When a potent sulfur block is erupting, particles forming a geyser appear at the surface of the water and push any entities within it (including underwater) upwards.

The height of the geyser depends on the height of the water column: <math>5 \times height</math> (in blocks).

Continuous geysers

When placed above a lava source, potent sulfur will continuously erupt.

Periodic geysers

File:Sulfur spring bursting.gif

A sulfur spring bursting

When placed above a Minecraft:magma block, potent sulfur may occasionally erupt. A full cycle occurs every 300 to 1200 Minecraft:game ticks (15 to 60 seconds), while the eruption phase lasts between 20 and 100 game ticks (1 to 5 seconds).

When a block of potent sulfur is placed, two random values are assigned to it based on the position of the block in the world: a dormant value (between 15 and 30) and an eruption value (between 1 and 2). The intervals between the dormant state and the eruption state depend on the height of the water column above the potent sulfur and these two values:

dormant phase duration (in seconds): <math>10 \times (height - 1) + dormant\_value</math>;
eruption phase duration (in seconds): <math>(height - 1) + eruption\_value</math>.

Geyser data based on water column height
Height of the water column (in blocks)	Dormant phase duration (in seconds)	Eruption phase duration (in seconds)	Geyser height (in blocks)
1	15-30	1-2	5
2	25-40	2-3	10
3	35-50	3-4	15
4	45-60	4-5	20

An image of geysers produced by water columns of 1, 2, 3, 4 blocks in depth respectively. Placed against a background of diamond blocks for contrast.

Geyser heights in game

Geysers generate naturally on the surface as part of Minecraft:sulfur springs due to them featuring magma blocks. The Minecraft:sulfur pools within Minecraft:sulfur caves do not feature magma blocks underneath their potent sulfur, and thus geysers cannot be found naturally in sulfur caves. <section end="periodic_geyser" />

Piston interactivity

Potent sulfur is a block entity and cannot be pushed by Minecraft:pistons. It also cannot be pushed nor pulled by Minecraft:sticky pistons.

Sounds

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Generic

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Unique

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Data values

ID

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Block states

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Block data

Potent sulfur has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

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Template:Nbt Block entity data
- Template:Nbt inherit/blockentity
- Template:Nbt: The number of seconds remaining until this potent sulfur block switches between dormant and erupting phases.

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- Template:Bedrock nbt/blockentity

History

Issues

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Trivia

The block entity of potent sulfur Template:In does nothing, because the counter function for geyser is performed by the block's own tick.

Navigation

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-'''Potent sulfur''' is a  [[Minecraft:block]] made from [[Minecraft:sulfur]] that produces [[Minecraft:Nausea|noxious]] gas if placed beneath shallow [[Minecraft:water]]. Placing a [[Minecraft:magma block]] below it in shallow water turns it into a [[#Geysers|geyser]] that occasionally erupts and launches [[Minecraft:Entity|entities]] upward.
+'''Potent sulfur''' is a  [[Minecraft:block]] made from [[Minecraft:sulfur]] that produces [[Minecraft:Nausea|noxious]] gas if placed beneath shallow [[Minecraft:water]]. Placing a [[Minecraft:magma block]] below it in shallow water turns it into a [[#Geysers|geyser]] that occasionally erupts and launches [[Minecraft:Entity|entities]] upward. Placing [[Minecraft:lava]] below it causes a constant, non-stop eruption instead.
 == Obtaining ==
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 === Geysers ===
 {{redirect|Geyser|the generated feature|Sulfur Spring|the hazard in ''Minecraft Legends''|Legends:Geyser}}
-<section begin="geyser"/><!-- transcluded at [[Minecraft:Magma#Geysers]]; that's also why the links below are weird -->
+When placed above [[Minecraft:lava]] or a [[Minecraft:magma block]] and below a water source with a height of 1 to 4 blocks, potent sulfur will erupt into a geyser, either continuously or periodically depending on which block is underneath. When a potent sulfur block is erupting, particles forming a geyser appear at the surface of the water and push any entities within it (including underwater) upwards.
+The height of the geyser depends on the height of the water column: <math>5 \times height</math> (in blocks).
+==== Continuous geysers ====
+When placed above a lava source, potent sulfur will continuously erupt.
+==== Periodic geysers ====
+<section begin="periodic_geyser"/><!-- transcluded at [[Minecraft:Magma#Geysers]]; that's also why the links below are weird -->
 [[File:Sulfur spring bursting.gif|thumb|A [[sulfur spring]] bursting]]
+When placed above a <noinclude>[[Minecraft:</noinclude>magma block<noinclude>]]</noinclude><includeonly> and below a water source with a height of 1 to 4 blocks</includeonly>, <includeonly>[[Minecraft:</includeonly>potent sulfur<includeonly>]]</includeonly> may occasionally erupt. A full cycle occurs every 300 to 1200 [[Minecraft:game tick]]s (15 to 60 seconds), while the eruption phase lasts between 20 and 100 game ticks (1 to 5 seconds).
-When placed above a <noinclude>[[Minecraft:</noinclude>magma block<noinclude>]]</noinclude> and below a water source with a height of 1 to 4 blocks, <includeonly>[[Minecraft:</includeonly>potent sulfur<includeonly>]]</includeonly> may occasionally erupt. During an eruption, particles forming a geyser appear at the surface of the water and push any entities within it (including underwater) upwards. A full cycle occurs every 300 to 1200 [[Minecraft:game tick]]s (15 to 60 seconds), while the eruption phase lasts between 20 and 100 game ticks (1 to 5 seconds).
+When a block of potent sulfur is placed, two random values are assigned to it based on the position of the block in the world: a dormant value (between 15 and 30) and an eruption value (between 1 and 2). The intervals between the dormant state and the eruption state depend on the height of the water column above the potent sulfur and these two values:
-When a block of potent sulfur is placed, two random values are assigned to it: a dormant value (between 15 and 30) and an eruption value (between 1 and 2). The intervals between the dormant state and the eruption state depend on the height of the water column above the potent sulfur and these two values:
 * dormant phase duration (in seconds): <math>10 \times (height - 1) + dormant\_value</math>;
 * eruption phase duration (in seconds): <math>(height - 1) + eruption\_value</math>.
-The height of the geyser depends on the height of the water column: <math>5 \times height</math> (in blocks).
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 |}
+[[File:Geysers In Game.png|alt=An image of geysers produced by water columns of 1, 2, 3, 4 blocks in depth respectively. Placed against a background of diamond blocks for contrast.|thumb|Geyser heights in game]]
+Geysers generate naturally on the surface as part of [[Minecraft:sulfur spring]]s due to them featuring magma blocks. The [[Minecraft:sulfur pool]]s within [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]] do not feature magma blocks underneath their potent sulfur, and thus geysers cannot be found naturally in sulfur caves.
+<section end="periodic_geyser" />
-Although geyser particle effects are stopped by all collidable blocks, the upward force will pass through certain transparent blocks such as [[Minecraft:glass]] and [[Minecraft:copper grate]]s.
+=== Piston interactivity ===
+Potent sulfur is a block entity and cannot be pushed by [[Minecraft:piston]]s. It also cannot be pushed nor pulled by [[Minecraft:sticky piston]]s.
-Geysers generate naturally on the surface as part of [[Minecraft:sulfur spring]]s due to them featuring magma blocks. The [[Minecraft:sulfur pool]]s within [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]] do not feature magma blocks underneath their potent sulfur, and thus geysers cannot be found naturally in sulfur caves.
-<section end="geyser"/>
 == Sounds ==
+{{More sounds|Add bedrock geyser bursting|section=yes}}
 === Generic ===
 {{Sound table/Block/Potent sulfur}}
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 | translationkey = -
 | subtitle = -
+| volume = 2.0
+| pitch = 1.0
+| distance = 16
+}}
+| {{SoundLine
+| sound = Potent sulfur geyser continuous eruption1.ogg
+| sound2 = Potent sulfur geyser continuous eruption2.ogg
+| sound3 = Potent sulfur geyser continuous eruption3.ogg
+| sound4 = Potent sulfur geyser continuous eruption4.ogg
+| sound5 = Potent sulfur geyser continuous eruption5.ogg
+| sound6 = Potent sulfur geyser continuous eruption6.ogg
+| description = When a continuous geyser begins to erupt
+| source = block
+| id = block.potent_sulfur.geyser_continuous_eruption
+| translationkey = subtitles.block.potent_sulfur.geyser_eruption
+| subtitle = Sulfur spring bursts
 | volume = 1.0
+| pitch = 1.0
+| distance = 16
+}}
+| {{SoundLine
+| sound = Potent sulfur geyser continuous eruption active1.ogg
+| sound2 = Potent sulfur geyser continuous eruption active2.ogg
+| sound3 = Potent sulfur geyser continuous eruption active3.ogg
+| sound4 = Potent sulfur geyser continuous eruption active4.ogg
+| sound5 = Potent sulfur geyser continuous eruption active5.ogg
+| sound6 = Potent sulfur geyser continuous eruption active6.ogg
+| sound7 = Potent sulfur geyser continuous eruption active7.ogg
+| description = During an eruption of a continuous geyser
+| source = block
+| id = block.potent_sulfur.geyser_continuous_eruption_active
+| translationkey = -
+| subtitle = -
+| volume = 2.0
 | pitch = 1.0
 | distance = 16
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 {{el|bedrock}}:
-{{ID table
+{{ID table2
 |edition=bedrock
 |shownumericids=y
 |showforms=y
 |generatetranslationkeys=y
+|showblocktags=y
 |displayname=Potent Sulfur
 |spritetype=block
 |nameid=potent_sulfur
 |id=1363
+|blocktags=minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible
+|foot=1}}
+{{ID table
+|displayname=Block entity
+|spritename=potent-sulfur
+|spritetype=block
+|nameid=PotentSulfurBlock
 |foot=1}}
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 |wet|When the potent sulfur is underneath a water block but not above a magma block.
 |dormant|When the potent sulfur is underneath a water block and above a magma block but is not currently erupting a geyser.
-|erupting|When the potent sulfur is currently erupting a geyser.
+|erupting|When the potent sulfur is underneath a water block, above a magma block, and erupting a geyser.
+|continuous|When the potent sulfur is underneath a water block and above a lava block.
 |foot=1}}
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 |wet|When the potent sulfur is underneath a water block but not above a magma block.|Unsupported
 |dormant|When the potent sulfur is underneath a water block and above a magma block but is not currently erupting a geyser.|Unsupported
-|erupting|When the potent sulfur is currently erupting a geyser.|Unsupported
+|erupting|When the potent sulfur is underneath a water block, above a magma block, and erupting a geyser.|Unsupported
+|continuous|When the potent sulfur is underneath a water block and above a lava block.|Unsupported
 |foot=1}}
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 * {{nbt|compound}} Block entity data
 ** {{nbt inherit/blockentity}}
-** {{nbt|int|dormant_time}}: The base amount of time this potent sulfur block remains in the dormant phase under one water block when able to create geysers, in seconds. Randomly set between 15 and 30 when placed.
 ** {{nbt|int|countdown}}: The number of seconds remaining until this potent sulfur block switches between dormant and erupting phases.
-** {{nbt|int|eruption_time}}: The base amount of time this potent sulfur block erupts for under one water block when able to create geysers, in seconds. Randomly set between 1 and 2 when placed.
 </div><section end="block data" />
+{{el|bedrock}}:
+{{see also|Block entity format (Bedrock Edition)}}
+<div class="treeview">
+* {{nbt|compound}} Block entity data
+** {{bedrock nbt/blockentity}}
+</div>
 == History ==
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 |{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
 |{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap1|[[File:Potent Sulfur JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added potent sulfur.|Potent sulfur can craft into sulfur.
-{{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Recipe"
+{{Crafting Table
-! Recipe
-{{!}}-
-{{!}}{{Crafting Table
 |B2 = Potent Sulfur
 |Output = Sulfur,4
 |ignoreusage=1}}
-{{!}}}
 }}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap3|Potent sulfur can no longer be crafted into sulfur.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap5|Potent sulfur now forms a geyser if a [[Minecraft:magma block]] is beneath it.|Potent sulfur blocks that generate as part of [[Minecraft:sulfur spring]]s now form geysers.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap6|Geyser eruptions emit game events at the beginning and at the end of the eruption that can be detected by [[Minecraft:sculk sensor]]s.|Updated eruption sounds (from {{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption1 JE1.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption2 JE1.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption3 JE1.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption4 JE1.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption5 JE1.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption6 JE1.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption7 JE1.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption8 JE1.ogg}} to {{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption1 JE2.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption2 JE2.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption3 JE2.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption4 JE2.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption5 JE2.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption6 JE2.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption7 JE2.ogg}}{{sound||Potent sulfur spring eruption8 JE2.ogg}}).}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap7|Potent sulfur now forms a continuously erupting geyser if [[Minecraft:lava]] is beneath it.
+|Eruption and cooldown times of geysers are now randomized based on the position of the block and do not change if the block is replaced.
+|Noxious gas from potent sulfur can now rise through non-collidable waterlogged blocks and spread through other non-collidable blocks.
+|Erupting potent sulfur can now emit its plume and boost entities through non-collidable blocks.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre1|Potent sulfur no longer forms a geyser if a non-source lava block is beneath it.}}
 }}
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 |{{HistoryLine||26.30|dev=Preview 26.30.20|Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.30.25|Potent sulfur now forms a geyser if a [[Minecraft:magma block]] is beneath it.|Potent sulfur blocks that generate as part of [[Minecraft:sulfur spring]]s now form geysers.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.30.27|Geysers now have sounds.}}}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.30.27|Geysers now have sounds.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.30.28|Potent sulfur now forms a continuously erupting geyser if [[Minecraft:lava]] is beneath it.
+|Eruption and cooldown times of geysers are now randomized based on the position of the block and do not change if the block is replaced.
+|Noxious gas from potent sulfur can now rise through non-collidable waterlogged blocks and spread through other non-collidable blocks.
+|Erupting potent sulfur can now emit its plume and boost entities through non-collidable blocks.}}
+}}
 == Issues ==
 {{Issue list}}
+== Trivia ==
+* The block entity of potent sulfur {{in|bedrock}} does nothing, because the counter function for geyser is performed by the block's own tick.
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