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Chaos Cubed (also referred to as Drop 2 of 2026‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}) is an upcoming game drop that features sulfur caves, sulfur cubes, and sulfur and cinnabar blocks. It is set to release on June 16, 2026. It was revealed in Minecraft Live - March 2026.

It is internally referred to as "Second Drop 2026".

Additions[]

Gameplay[]

• New background music tracks by fingerspit
  • Shores
  • Memories
  • Nightly
  • Home
  • Ebb

Blocks[]

• Cinnabar Block Set
  • A new reddish-hue colored blocks found in sulfur caves.
  • These include:
    • Cinnabar Stairs
    • Cinnabar Slab
    • Cinnabar Wall
    • Polished Cinnabar
      • Polished Cinnabar Stairs
      • Polished Cinnabar Slab
      • Polished Cinnabar Wall
    • Cinnabar Bricks
      • Cinnabar Brick Stairs
      • Cinnabar Brick Slab
      • Cinnabar Brick Wall
    • Chiseled Cinnabar
  • Like any stone-related blocks, it can only be mined with a pickaxe.
• Sulfur Block Set
  • A new sickly yellowish-colored blocks found in sulfur caves.
  • These include:
    • Sulfur Stairs
    • Sulfur Slab
    • Sulfur Wall
    • Polished Sulfur
      • Polished Sulfur Stairs
      • Polished Sulfur Slab
      • Polished Sulfur Wall
    • Sulfur Bricks
      • Sulfur Brick Stairs
      • Sulfur Brick Slab
      • Sulfur Brick Wall
    • Chiseled Sulfur
  • Like any stone-related blocks, it can only be mined with a pickaxe.
• Potent Sulfur
  • A new sulfur block variant that emits gas bubbles when placed on underwater.
  • Inflicts nausea when a player or mob gets close to or enters a sulfur pool.
  • Can be used to create geysers.
    • To create a geyser, the potent sulfur must be placed on top of a magma block and under 1-4 water-source blocks.
    • Can also trigger geysers when lava is placed underneath.
  • Like any stone-related blocks, it can only be mined with a pickaxe.
• Sulfur Spike
  • A new pointy and sharpy block that naturally generates in sulfur caves.
  • Like pointed dripstones:
    • Creates a stalactite when placed above the ceiling, and creates a stalagmite when placed on the ground.
    • Breaks instantly with a thrown trident.
  • Unlike pointed dripstones:
    • Does not increase fall damage when fallen on a stalagmite.
    • Does not drip liquid on a stalactite's tip when water or lava is placed on the block above where the spike is hanging from.
  • Can be used to craft sulfur blocks.

Items[]

• Sulfur Cube Spawn Egg
  • Can be used to spawn sulfur cubes.
  • Spawns in random size.
• Bucket of Sulfur Cube
  • Can be obtained by using a bucket on a sulfur cube.
  • Spawns sulfur cube when spawned.
• Bounce Music Disc
  • A new music disc consisting of the "Bounce" song remixed by fingerspit.
  • Like any music discs, it can also be played on jukebox.
  • Can be obtained on mineshaft chest minecarts located within a sulfur caves biome.

Mobs[]

• Sulfur Cube
  • A new passive slime-like mob that mostly spawns in sulfur caves.
  • Like slimes and magma cubes, they split into two upon death.
    • However, smaller cubes can grow to larger versions.
  • Has 12 effects depending on the type of block absorbed:
    • Bouncy - makes it very bouncy
    • Explosive - explodes when ignited
    • Fast Flat - less bouncy, slides more often
    • Fast Sliding - unable to bounce, able to slide
    • High Resistance - unable to bounce, very hard to push
    • Light - lower gravity, makes it float
    • Slow Flat - higher gravity, makes it heavy
    • Slow Sliding - unable to bounce, slides slow.
    • Sticky - unable to bounce or slide
    • Slow Bouncy - can bounce, but very slow
    • Hot - makes players and mobs take damage when nearby, similar to walking in magma block
    • Regular - able to bounce and slide often
  • When a player drops or uses a block on a sulfur cube, the mob sucks the block up and turns into a bouncy cube.
    • Can be removed by using shears.
  • Unlike most passive mobs, it cannot be spawned in peaceful difficulty‌^{[BE only]}.

Biomes[]

• Sulfur Caves
  • A new underground biome that mainly consists of sulfur and cinnabar blocks.
  • Sulfur pools generate in this biome.
  • It is where sulfur cubes spawn naturally.

Structures[]

• Sulfur Spring
  • A new structure that generates on any overworld biomes above sulfur caves.
  • Consists of sulfur and potent sulfur, tuff, granite, water, and magma blocks.
  • Can trigger geysers overtime.

Advancements[]

• Uh Oh
  • Requires a sulfur cube absorbing a TNT block.

Changes[]

Gameplay[]

• Menu screen
  • Changed the panorama to reflect Chaos Cubed game drop.

Blocks[]

• TNT
  • Can now be absorbed by sulfur cubes, either by picking it up or interacting with it.
    • This gives an explosive effect when ignited.
• Stones
  • Can now be absorbed by sulfur cubes, either by picking it up or interacting with it.
    • This gives a new slow bouncy effect when hit.
• Magma Blocks
  • Can now be absorbed by sulfur cubes, either by picking it up or interacting with it.
    • This gives a new hot effect, damaging nearby players and mobs similar to walking on a regular magma block.

Named updates
Java Edition	Seecret Updates (2010) Halloween Update (2010) Adventure Update (2011) Pretty Scary Update (2012) Redstone Update (2013) Horse Update (2013) The Update that Changed the World (2013) Bountiful Update (2014) Combat Update (2016) Frostburn Update (2016) Exploration Update (2016) World of Color Update (2017)
Bedrock Edition	Overworld Update (2016) Friendly Update (2016) Boss Update (2016) Ender Update (2016) Discovery Update (2017) Better Together Update (2017)
Multi-edition	Update Aquatic (2018) Texture Update (2019) Village & Pillage (2019) Buzzy Bees (2019) Nether Update (2020) Caves & Cliffs (2021) The Wild Update (2022) Trails & Tales (2023) Bats and Pots (2023) Armored Paws (2024) Tricky Trials (2024) Bundles of Bravery (2024) The Garden Awakens (2024) Spring to Life (2025) Chase the Skies (2025) The Copper Age (2025) Mounts of Mayhem (2025) Tiny Takeover (2026) Chaos Cubed (2026)
Minecraft Education	Chemistry Update (2018) Code Builder Update (2018) Spring Release (2019) Back to School Update (2019) Library Update (2019) Chromebook Release (2020) Learn to Code Update (2020) Camps & Clubs (2021) GOAT Update (2021) Mobile, Multiplayer & More (2022)