Minecraft:Sulfur Caves: Difference between revisions

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Template:In development Template:Infobox biome The sulfur caves is a cave Minecraft:biome composed of Minecraft:sulfur and Minecraft:cinnabar blocks, where Minecraft:sulfur cubes and Minecraft:cave spiders spawn. Minecraft:Sulfur pools with Minecraft:potent sulfur generate here, in addition to Minecraft:sulfur spikes.

Generation

Sulfur caves generate underground at the same depth as Minecraft:lush caves and Minecraft:dripstone caves, although it is much smaller in size and more fragmented. Minecraft:Sulfur springs sometimes generate at the surface, indicating there are sulfur caves below.

The biome generates only at low Minecraft:weirdness values (≤ -0.45). This means that it commonly borders any other cave biome, and above-ground are usually Minecraft:mountains or plateaus, and never generates close to Minecraft:rivers, although it can generate under the Minecraft:ocean. However, if sulfur caves generate at higher erosion, there may also be more middle biomes, Minecraft:desert biomes, and shattered biomes.

Rarely, sulfur caves can generate above ground at weirdness values above 1.0, which occurs inside mountain rings.

Description

The main landscape is composed of Minecraft:sulfur and Minecraft:cinnabar layers in approximately same amount of blocks, with frequent Minecraft:sulfur pools possessing a unique acid-green color of Minecraft:water. Minecraft:Potent sulfur is found only on the bottom of these pools, creating noxious gas with white bubbles particles in and on top of the water. Minecraft:Nausea is inflicted to mobs and players when they come in contact with this noxious gas. The gas can be removed by destroying the Minecraft:potent sulfur under the water.

Other terrain blocks such as Minecraft:deepslate and Minecraft:stone variants generate between the sulfur and cinnabar, and Minecraft:glow lichen is noticeably more common.Template:Only

Minecraft:Ores rarely generate here, because sulfur and cinnabar replace most stone and deepslate blocks.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

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Sounds

Music

Sulfur caves inherit the sound event used for Minecraft:dripstone caves music, and thus these tracks will play.

Filename in Minecraft	Minecraft:Gameplay	Soundtrack title	Soundtrack	Track preview	Weight
subwoofer_lullaby.oggTemplate:Only hal1.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Subwoofer Lullaby"	Template:Sort	File:Subwoofer lullaby.ogg	1
danny.oggTemplate:Only hal4.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Danny"	Template:Sort	File:Danny.ogg	1
key.oggTemplate:Only nuance1.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Key"	Template:Sort	File:Key.ogg	1
oxygene.oggTemplate:Only nuance2.oggTemplate:Only	Minecraft:The Overworld	"Minecraft:Oxygène"	Template:Sort	File:Oxygene.ogg	1
wending.ogg	Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Grove, Minecraft:Jagged Peaks, Minecraft:Stony Peaks, and Minecraft:Sulfur Caves Template:Upcoming	"Minecraft:Wending"	Template:Sort	File:Wending.ogg	2
infinite_amethyst.ogg	Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Grove, and Minecraft:Sulfur Caves Template:Upcoming	"Minecraft:Infinite Amethyst"	Template:Sort	File:Infinite amethyst.ogg	1
an_ordinary_day.ogg	Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Lush Caves, Minecraft:Snowy Slopes, and Minecraft:Sulfur Caves Template:Upcoming	"Minecraft:An Ordinary Day"	Template:Sort	File:An ordinary day.ogg	1
deeper.ogg	Minecraft:Deep Dark, Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, and Minecraft:Sulfur Caves Template:Upcoming	"Minecraft:Deeper"	Template:Sort	File:Deeper.ogg	1
eld_unknown.ogg	Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Grove, Minecraft:Jagged Peaks, Minecraft:Stony Peaks, and Minecraft:Sulfur Caves Template:Upcoming	"Minecraft:Eld Unknown"	Template:Sort	File:Eld Unknown.ogg	2
endless.ogg	Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Grove, Minecraft:Jagged Peaks, Minecraft:Stony Peaks, and Minecraft:Sulfur Caves Template:Upcoming	"Minecraft:Endless"	Template:Sort	File:Endless.ogg	2
pokopoko.ogg	Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Grove, Minecraft:Jagged Peaks, Minecraft:Snowy Slopes, and Minecraft:Sulfur Caves Template:Upcoming	"Minecraft:pokopoko"	Template:Sort	File:Pokopoko.ogg	2

Data values

ID

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History

Issues

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Gallery

Screenshots

Long Minecraft:mineshaft generated in a sulfur caves

Long Minecraft:mineshaft generated in a sulfur caves
Sulfur caves can generate completely underwater

Sulfur caves can generate completely underwater
Minecraft:Monster room with Minecraft:zombie Minecraft:spawner generated in a sulfur caves

Minecraft:Monster room with Minecraft:zombie Minecraft:spawner generated in a sulfur caves
Cracked Minecraft:amethyst geode in a sulfur caves

Cracked Minecraft:amethyst geode in a sulfur caves

Development screenshots

Water flowing into deepslate levels from sulfur caves

Water flowing into deepslate levels from sulfur caves
A house in sulfur caves, built with the sulfur and cinnabar block variations

A house in sulfur caves, built with the sulfur and cinnabar block variations
A pool of gas created by potent sulfur

A pool of gas created by potent sulfur
Sulfur cubes in a sulfur cave's entrance

Sulfur cubes in a sulfur cave's entrance
Minecraft:Kai using a Minecraft:log on a Minecraft:sulfur cube in sulfur caves

Minecraft:Kai using a Minecraft:log on a Minecraft:sulfur cube in sulfur caves

Navigation

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 | features = * {{EnvLink|Sulfur Pool}}
 * {{EnvLink|Sulfur Spring}}
+* {{EnvLink|id=sulfur-spike|Sulfur Spike|link=Sulfur_Spike_(feature)}}
+* {{EnvLink|id=sulfur-spike|Sulfur Spike Cluster|link=Sulfur_Spike_(feature)}}
 | blocks = * {{BlockLink|Sulfur}}
+* {{BlockLink|Sulfur Spike}}
 * {{BlockLink|Potent Sulfur}}
 * {{BlockLink|Cinnabar}}
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 | underwaterfogcolor = {{color|#17543c}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{color|#44AFF5}}{{only|be|short=1}}
 }}
-The '''sulfur caves''' is a cave [[Minecraft:biome]] consisting of [[Minecraft:sulfur]] and [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] blocks, where [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s and [[Minecraft:cave spider]]s spawn. [[Minecraft:Sulfur pool]]s with [[Minecraft:potent sulfur]] generate here.
+The '''sulfur caves''' is a cave [[Minecraft:biome]] composed of [[Minecraft:sulfur]] and [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] blocks, where [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s and [[Minecraft:cave spider]]s spawn. [[Minecraft:Sulfur pool]]s with [[Minecraft:potent sulfur]] generate here, in addition to [[Minecraft:sulfur spike]]s.
 == Generation ==
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 {{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=50|size=2}}
 {{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=50|size=2}}
+{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=50|size=2}}
 {{Spawn row|Slime|weight=25|size=1|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
 {{Spawn row|Cave Spider|weight=20|size=1}}
-{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=50|size=2}}
 {{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1}}
 {{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
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 == History ==
+=== Announcement ===
 {{HistoryTable
 |{{HistoryLine||March 21, 2026|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is5IswM87EQ|Sulfur caves have been announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live – March 2026]].}}
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 |{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
 |{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap1|Added sulfur caves.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap3|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur spike]]s, which generate in sulfur caves.}}
 }}