Minecraft:Chaos Cubed

File:Chaos Cubed Key Art.png

Key artwork

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 cubes, along with the new Minecraft:sulfur and Minecraft:cinnabar blocks with their respective variants. It was announced along with its name at Minecraft:Minecraft Live – March 2026.

Experimental features for the update were released prior to the finalized release as part of Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.20.

Additions

Blocks

Cinnabar family of blocks:

• Red-colored rocks that are found in the Minecraft:sulfur caves.
• File:Cinnabar.png Minecraft:Cinnabar
  • File:Cinnabar Stairs.png Minecraft:Cinnabar stairs
  • File:Cinnabar Slab.png Minecraft:Cinnabar slab
  • File:Cinnabar Wall.png Minecraft:Cinnabar wall
• File:Polished Cinnabar.png Minecraft:Polished cinnabar
  • File:Polished Cinnabar Stairs.png Minecraft:Polished cinnabar stairs
  • File:Polished Cinnabar Slab.png Minecraft:Polished cinnabar slab
  • File:Polished Cinnabar Wall.png Minecraft:Polished cinnabar wall
• File:Cinnabar Bricks.png Minecraft:Cinnabar bricks
  • File:Cinnabar Brick Stairs.png Minecraft:Cinnabar brick stairs
  • File:Cinnabar Brick Slab.png Minecraft:Cinnabar brick slab
  • File:Cinnabar Brick Wall.png Minecraft:Cinnabar brick wall
• File:Chiseled Cinnabar.png Minecraft:Chiseled cinnabar

Sulfur family of blocks:

• Yellow-colored crystalline blocks that are found in the sulfur caves.
• File:Sulfur.png Minecraft:Sulfur
  • File:Sulfur Stairs.png Minecraft:Sulfur stairs
  • File:Sulfur Slab.png Minecraft:Sulfur slab
  • File:Sulfur Wall.png Minecraft:Sulfur wall
• File:Polished Sulfur JE2.png Minecraft:Polished sulfur
  • File:Polished Sulfur Stairs.png Minecraft:Polished sulfur stairs
  • File:Polished Sulfur Slab.png Minecraft:Polished sulfur slab
  • File:Polished Sulfur Wall.png Minecraft:Polished sulfur wall
• File:Sulfur Bricks.png Minecraft:Sulfur bricks
  • File:Sulfur Brick Stairs.png Minecraft:Sulfur brick stairs
  • File:Sulfur Brick Slab.png Minecraft:Sulfur brick slab
  • File:Sulfur Brick Wall.png Minecraft:Sulfur brick wall
• File:Chiseled Sulfur.png Minecraft:Chiseled sulfur
• File:Potent Sulfur.png Minecraft:Potent sulfur
  • A version of sulfur that generates underwater in Minecraft:sulfur pools and springs.
  • Can be crafted using 9 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

      A geyser erupting in a sulfur spring

      • 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.
• Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate 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

Template:InvSprite "Bounce" music disc

• Obtained from Minecraft:minecarts with chests in Minecraft:mineshafts that are located in Minecraft:sulfur caves.
• The music was composed by Minecraft:fingerspit.

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Bucket of sulfur cube

• Obtained by picking a sulfur cube using an empty Minecraft:bucket.
• Can be used to transport the sulfur cube to a new location.
• Includes what block is in the sulfur cube, if any.

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Sulfur cube spawn egg

• Used to spawn a Minecraft:sulfur cube.

Mobs

File:Sulfur Cube.png File:Sulfur Cube Small BE3.png Minecraft:Sulfur cube

• A Minecraft:passive slime-like mob that spawns in sulfur caves.
• When killed, it splits 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:slimeballs.
    • Because of this, they can be tempted with slimeballs or fed a Minecraft:golden dandelion.
• 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.
  • File:Sulfur Cube Grass Block JE2.png 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:crammingTemplate:Only, 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.
  • Can be leashed in that state.
  • Blocks can be swapped by feeding it.
  • Minecraft:Shearing it removes and drops the block, reverting back to normal.
  • Depending on the block, they behave differently when punched while immobile.
    • File:Sulfur Cube Grass Block JE2.png Football/Regular: Medium speed, medium bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. (block example: Minecraft:grass block)
    • File:Sulfur Cube Oak Log JE2 BE2.png Rubber ball/Bouncy: Fast speed, high bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. (block example: Minecraft:oak log)
    • File:Sulfur Cube Moss JE2 BE2.png 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 Hockey puck/Fast sliding: Fast speed, no bounciness, low ground friction and low air drag. (block example: Minecraft:blue ice)
      • Sinks underwater.
    • File:Sulfur Cube Soul Sand JE2 BE2.png High resistance: Slow, low drag with low bounce with high friction, affects only Minecraft:soul sand and Minecraft:soul soil.
      • Sinks underwater.
    • File:Sulfur Cube White Wool JE2 BE2.png Beach ball/Light: Slow speed, high bounciness, medium ground friction and high air drag, affects only Minecraft:wools.
    • File:Sulfur Cube Iron JE2 BE2.png Medicine ball/Slow flat: Slow speed, low bounciness, medium ground friction and medium air drag. (block example: Minecraft:block of iron)
      • Sinks underwater.
    • File:Sulfur Cube Red Mushroom JE2 BE2.png Curling stone/Slow sliding: Slow speed, no bounciness, low ground friction and low air drag. (block example: Minecraft:red mushroom block)
      • Sinks underwater.
    • File:Sulfur Cube Honeycomb JE2 BE2.png 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.
    • File:Sulfur Cube TNT JE1 BE1.png 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 blocks 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 Slow bouncy: Slow speed, high bounciness, medium friction and medium air drag. (block example: Minecraft:stone)
      • Sinks underwater.
    • File:Sulfur Cube Magma JE1.png 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

Biomes

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• A cave Minecraft:biome composed of Minecraft:sulfur, Minecraft:cinnabar and Minecraft:sulfur spikes.
• Minecraft:Sulfur cubes spawn here.
• Minecraft:Cave spiders spawn here in place of regular Minecraft:spiders.
  • This makes the first time cave spiders are able to spawn naturally (outside of Minecraft:monster spawners and Minecraft:trial spawners).
• Minecraft:Sulfur pools also generate here.
• On rare occasions it can generate on the surface, forming sulfur "lands".<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Features

File:Sulfur Pool.png Minecraft:Sulfur pool

• Greenish pools that generate in sulfur caves.
• Consists of a body of water surrounded by sulfur blocks and cinnabar with Minecraft:potent sulfur generating at the bottom.

File:Sulfur spring medium 1 JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Sulfur spring

• A rare pool that contains sulfur, sulfur spikes, Minecraft:magma blocks 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 in various sizes, from small to extra large.
• Occasionally forms a Minecraft:geyser every ~45 seconds

Music

Template:Main Added 5 new music tracks and a new Minecraft:music disc, composed by Minecraft:fingerspit:

• "Minecraft:Memories"
• "Minecraft:Ebb"
• "Home"
• "Minecraft:Shores"
• "Minecraft:Nightly"
• Music Disc "Bounce"

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Dispenser

• Can now dispense a block into a sulfur cube.
  • 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

• 26.31 was released to fix bugs related to 26.30.
• 26.32 was released to fix bugs related to 26.30.
• 26.33 was released to fix a bug related to 26.30.
• 26.34 was released for PlayStation and Nintendo Switch only to fix bugs related to 26.30.
• 26.35 was released for Nintendo Switch only to fix some bugs.
• 26.40 was a minor update that fixed bugs and added experimental features for Minecraft:Wilderness Bound.
• 26.41/26.42 was released for Windows and Nintendo Switch only to fix bugs related to 26.40.
• 26.44 was released to fix bugs related to 26.40.
• 26.45 was released to fix bugs related to 26.40.

Promotions

Downloadable content

File:Chaos Cubed Community Challenge 1.jpeg

Artwork for the character creator items

File:Chaos Cubed Community Challenge 2.jpg

Artwork for the skin files

To promote the release of the game drop, players in Template:BE get three Minecraft:Character Creator items for free available on the Marketplace.Template:Note Players in Template:JE immediately receive a skin pack that contains three skins.<ref name=":0">Template:Mcnet</ref>

Name	Image		Type	Rarity
	Icon	Render
Brawler Jersey	File:Brawler Jersey.png	File:Brawler Jersey Top Render.gif	Tops File:Tops.png	Epic File:Rarity epic.png
Builder Jersey	File:Builder Jersey.png	File:Builder Jersey Top Render.png		Rare File:Rarity rare.png
Rancher Jersey	File:Rancher Jersey.png	File:Rancher Jersey Top Render.gif		Epic File:Rarity epic.png

Community Challenges

File:Chaos Cubed Community Challenge 3.jpg

Artwork for the character creator items.

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.

Character Creators Rewards

Name	Image		Type	Rarity	Obtaining
	Icon	Render
Brawler Helmet	File:Brawler Helmet.png	File:Brawler Helmet Render.png	Headwear File:Headwear.png	Rare File:Rarity rare.png	Require players to feed 10 million Minecraft:sulfur cubes with Minecraft:TNT.
Builder Helmet	File:Builder Helmet.png	File:Builder Helmet Render.gif		Epic File:Rarity epic.png	Require players to place down 20 million Minecraft:sulfur blocks.
Sulfur Cube Head	File:Sulfur Cube Head.png	File:Sulfur Cube Head Render.png		Uncommon File:Rarity uncommon.png	Require players to spawn 50 million Minecraft:sulfur cubes.

Additional Rewards

Name	Image	Type	Obtaining
Chaos Cubed: Cursed Cube	width=150x150	Add-On File:Add-on.png	Require players to completing either of the challenges shown above.
Minecraft:Chaos Cubed: The Game Show	width=150x150	World File:Ore UI - "World" Icon.png	Require 250,000 players to use the Chaos Cubed: Cursed Cubes add-on.
Chaos cubed pixel party		Add on

Trivia

• In the key art, the hoe that Minecraft:Alex is holding is facing the wrong way.

Gallery

Official artwork

• Key art
  Key art
• Expanded key art
  Expanded key art
• Release date banner
  Release date banner
• Chaos Cubed playstyles
  Chaos Cubed playstyles
• A Minecraft:magma block sulfur cube
  A Minecraft:magma block sulfur cube
• A Minecraft:stripped cherry wood sulfur cube
  A Minecraft:stripped cherry wood sulfur cube
• A Minecraft:TNT sulfur cube
  A Minecraft:TNT sulfur cube

Screenshots

• In-game notification listing new features in Chaos Cubed. Note that Minecraft:parties actually got introduced in 26.20
  In-game notification listing new features in Chaos Cubed. Note that Minecraft:parties actually got introduced in 26.20
• A pop-up announcing Chaos Cubed
  A pop-up announcing Chaos Cubed
• An in-game feedback poll about the game drop in Bedrock Edition
  An in-game feedback poll about the game drop in Bedrock Edition
• Minecraft:Toast notification about the drop
  Minecraft:Toast notification about the drop

Mojang screenshots

• Minecraft:Ari feeding Minecraft:sulfur cubes
  Minecraft:Ari feeding Minecraft:sulfur cubes
• Minecraft:Zuri and Minecraft:Noor around sulfur cubes
  Minecraft:Zuri and Minecraft:Noor around sulfur cubes
• Sulfur cubes in a Minecraft:sulfur cave
  Sulfur cubes in a Minecraft:sulfur cave
• Minecraft:Kai, Minecraft:Sunny and Minecraft:Makena next to a Minecraft:geyser
  Minecraft:Kai, Minecraft:Sunny and Minecraft:Makena next to a Minecraft:geyser
• Noor playing with a TNT sulfur cube
  Noor playing with a TNT sulfur cube
• A Minecraft:fox being lifted by a geyser
  A Minecraft:fox being lifted by a geyser
• Magma sulfur cubes in a sulfur cave
  Magma sulfur cubes in a sulfur cave
• Magma sulfur cubes near a bursting spring
  Magma sulfur cubes near a bursting spring
• A bursting spring
  A bursting spring