Sulfur Cube in Minecraft

Sulfur Cube

PassiveOverworldJava 26.3

The Sulfur Cube is a passive mob with 20 HP (10 ♥). It drops nothing, gives 1–2 XP and spawns in Sulfur Caves. Below you'll find exact drop chances, spawn weights and behaviour from the Java 26.3 game files.

HP
2010 ♥ hearts
XP dropped
1–2
Spawns in
Sulfur Caves

Sulfur Cube stats

Game data
HP
20
Movement speed
0.7
Follow range
16 blocks
Size (width × height)
0.49 × 0.49 blocks
XP when killed
1–2Babies 0
Immune to fire
No

Where does the Sulfur Cube spawn?

Game data

Always allowed (no light or block check)

Where does the Sulfur Cube spawn?
BiomesGroupWeightSharePack size
Monsters10032.2%2–4

Share is the mob's slice of its group's spawn attempts in that biome (weight ÷ total weight).

It spawns as part of the monster group (in darkness, like hostile mobs) even though it doesn't attack on sight.

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Sulfur Cube behaviour

Game data

Never attacks; follows players holding swallowable items

Attacks

  • Explosion: only with TNT inside: lit by fire, flaming arrows, redstone, flint & steel; fuse 6 s

Good to know

  • Swallows a Oak Planks, Spruce Planks, Birch Planks and 336 more; the block sets its archetype (bouncy, sticky, hot, explosive…)
  • Shear to eject the block; bucketable
  • Babies grow faster when fed Slimeballs
  • Splits into 2 babies on death

Every block a Sulfur Cube can absorb

Game data

339 blocks change how a Sulfur Cube moves. Blocks in the same group give the same effect.

Bouncyvery bouncy · slides · floats on water · 64 blocks
Explosiveexplodes (power 3) after 6 s · bouncy · slides · floats on water · 1 block
Fast & flatbouncy · slides · 26 blocks
Fast slidingbarely bounces · slides very far · hard to push · 3 blocks
Heavybarely bounces · normal grip · hard to push · 2 blocks
Hotburns what it touches (1 damage) · bouncy · slides · floats on water · 1 block
Lightvery bouncy · slides · drifts in the air · floats on water · 16 blocks
Regularbouncy · slides · floats on water · 27 blocks
Slow & bouncybouncy · slides · hard to push · 145 blocks
Slow & flatbouncy · slides · hard to push · 46 blocks
Slow slidingbarely bounces · slides very far · hard to push · 7 blocks
Stickydoesn't bounce · sticks to surfaces · 1 block

Sulfur Cube ID and summon command

The entity ID is minecraft:sulfur_cube. Spawn egg: Sulfur Cube Spawn Egg.

/summon minecraft:sulfur_cube ~ ~ ~

Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this

The Sulfur Cube is a passive mob with 20 health. It spawns in Sulfur Caves. Each kill gives 1–2 XP.

See Also

All Minecraft mobsSulfur CavesEnchantmentsBiomes
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Sulfur Cube FAQ (Java 26.3)

How much health does the Sulfur Cube have?

The Sulfur Cube has 20 health points, which is 10 hearts, and 0 armor.

What does the Sulfur Cube drop?

The Sulfur Cube drops no items; it gives 1–2 XP.

Where does the Sulfur Cube spawn?

It spawns naturally in 1 biome, most often in Sulfur Caves.