'''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 [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]], a [[Minecraft:cave biome]] that is home to [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, and the new [[Minecraft:sulfur]] and [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] blocks with their respective [[Minecraft:Block variant|variant]]s. It was announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – March 2026]].
'''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 [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]], a [[Minecraft:cave biome]] that is home to [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, and the new [[Minecraft:sulfur]] and [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] blocks with their respective [[Minecraft:Block variant|variant]]s. It was announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – March 2026]]. As of May 5, the drop has been deemed "feature complete."<ref>{{Mcnet|minecraft-26-2-snapshot-6|Minecraft 26.2 Snapshot 6|May 5, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/45637355669645-Minecraft-Beta-Preview-26-30-27|title=Minecraft Beta & Preview - 26.30.27|website=Minecraft Feedback|date=May 6, 2026}}</ref>
Some features of this drop have been released earlier as an [[Minecraft:experiment]] in [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.20]].
Some features of this drop have been released earlier as an [[Minecraft:experiment]] in [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.20]].
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**** Sinks underwater.
**** Sinks underwater.
***[[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, only affects [[Minecraft:TNT]].
***[[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, only affects [[Minecraft:TNT]].
**** Can be ignited similar way as the TNT block, it can also be ignite on [[Minecraft:magma]], [[Minecraft:fire]], and [[Minecraft:firework]] explosion as well.
**** 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 block which takes 4 seconds to explode.
***** 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.
****** 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]])
***'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Stone.png|32px]] Slow bouncy''': Slow speed, high bounciness, medium friction and medium air drag. (block example: [[Minecraft:stone]])
***'''Hot''': Same properties as football, but damages entities on contact, only affects the [[Minecraft:magma block]].
***'''Hot''': Same properties as football, but damages entities on contact, only affects the [[Minecraft:magma block]].
**** Can ignite an explosive sulfur cube.
=== World generation ===
=== World generation ===
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'''[[File:Sulfur spring medium 1 JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur spring]]'''
'''[[File:Sulfur spring medium 1 JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur spring]]'''
* A pool that contains sulfur, sulfur spikes, [[Minecraft:magma block]]s underneath the potent sulfur, surrounded with [[Minecraft:cinnabar]], [[Minecraft:granite]] and [[Minecraft:tuff]].
* 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.
* Generates in various sizes, from small to extra large.
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File:Bedrock 26.30.25 PatchNotes.jpg|[[Minecraft:Zuri]], [[Minecraft:Ari]], [[Minecraft:Efe]], and [[Minecraft:Noor]] watching a [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]] bouncing in a [[Minecraft:geyser]] as other sulfur cubes surround them
File:Bedrock 26.30.25 PatchNotes.jpg|[[Minecraft:Zuri]], [[Minecraft:Ari]], [[Minecraft:Efe]], and [[Minecraft:Noor]] watching a [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]] bouncing in a [[Minecraft:geyser]] as other sulfur cubes surround them
File:26.2-snapshot-6.jpg|A [[Minecraft:magma]] sulfur cube next to a sulfur spring that emits a geyser
File:26.2-snapshot-6.jpg|A [[Minecraft:magma]] sulfur cube next to a sulfur spring that emits a geyser
File:Chaos Cubed new spring design.jpg|A spring bursting
File:Chaos Cubed magma sulfur cubes.jpg|Magma sulfur cubes in a sulfur cave
File:Chaos Cubed magma sulfur cubes in a spring.jpg|Magma sulfur cubes near a spring bursting
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 slimeballs.
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 Stone.png In this state, they become stuck in place and cannot be damaged by most sources. Instead, they are knocked back when attacked. They still take damage from environmental sources such as Minecraft:poisoning and Minecraft:burning for example.
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 will behave differently when punched while in its immobile state, the following properties are:
Football/Regular: Medium speed, medium bounciness, medium ground friction and low air drag. (block example: Minecraft:grass block)
Sunny wearing a diamond helmet holding a Minecraft:bucket of sulfur cube in a sulfur cave mineshaft, while the small mangrove plank sulfur cube is looking at them
