Sulfur Cubes are by far some of the most unique mobs you can encounter while exploring in Minecraft. These special beings have all kinds of different effects and abilities that are triggered depending on the blocks you choose to feed them.
Since Sulfur Cubes weren’t always part of the game, there’s a decent chance you may be unsure how they work and what you can do to alter their behavior. This is a powerful system you won’t want to overlook, so here are all Sulfur Cube block absorption effects and archetypes in Minecraft.
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What is a Sulfur Cube archetype in Minecraft?
Sulfur Cube archetypes are essentially a set of behavior, ability, and effect modifiers that are applied to this mob as soon as you feed it a block. Different blocks result in different archetypes, making Sulfur Cubes one of the most unique mobs you can meet.
All Sulfur Cube archetypes in Minecraft
There are 12 possible archetypes Sulfur Cubes can take on in Minecraft. Each one uniquely alters and affects everything about the Sulfur Cube. All of the archetypes Sulfur Cubes can have are as follows.
- Bouncy
- Explosive
- Fast Flat
- Fast Sliding
- High Resistance
- Hot
- Light
- Slow Bouncy
- Slow Flat
- Slow Sliding
- Sticky
- Regular
All Sulfur Cube block absorption effects and abilities in Minecraft
The names of each archetype give you a general idea of what to expect from the Sulfur Cube’s behavior upon activating it, but there are several specific statistics and key details tied to each one, too. Here’s a full breakdown of all Sulfur Cube block absorption effects and abilities.
| Archetype | Description | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Bouncy | Makes the Sulfur Cube very bouncy, fast, and buoyant. | Knockback resistance: -2.0 Bounciness: 0.9 Friction modifier: 0.3 Air drag modifier: 0.01 Horizontal: 0.4125 Vertical: 0.105 Floats in water: Yes |
| Explosive | Allows the Sulfur Cube to be ignited and explode. | Knockback resistance: -1.0 Bounciness: 0.5 Friction modifier: 0.3 Air drag modifier: 0.3 Horizontal: 0.4125 Vertical: 0.09 Floats in water: Yes |
| Fast Flat | Causes the Sulfur Cube to bounce less frequently and spend more time sliding around quickly. | Knockback resistance: -1.0 Bounciness: 0.5 Friction modifier: 0.2 Air drag modifier: 0.01 Horizontal: 0.9125 Vertical: 0.09 Floats in water: No |
| Fast Sliding | Makes the Sulfur Cube fully unable to bounce at all, but can instead slide around extremely fast. | Knockback resistance: 0.5 Bounciness: 0.1 Friction modifier: 0.05 Air drag modifier: 0.01 Horizontal: 0.6625 Vertical: 0.09 Floats in water: No |
| High Resistance | Causes the Sulfur Cube to become very difficult to push and unable to bounce. | Knockback resistance: 0.7 Bounciness: 0.2 Friction modifier: 1 Air drag modifier: 0.01 Horizontal: 0.4125 Vertical: 0.09 Floats in water: No |
| Hot | Makes nearby entities take damage from the Sulfur Cube. | Knockback resistance: -1.0 Bounciness: 0.5 Friction modifier: 0.3 Air drag modifier: 0.1 Horizontal: 0.4125 Vertical: 0.09 Floats in water: Yes |
| Light | Gives the Sulfur Cube lower gravity, causing it to float around. | Knockback resistance: -1.0 Bounciness: 1.0 Friction modifier: 0.3 Air drag modifier: 1.8 Horizontal: 0.4125 Vertical: 0.18 Floats in water: Yes |
| Slow Bouncy | Causes the Sulfur Cube to become very bouncy, but quite slow. | Knockback resistance: 0.4 Bounciness: 0.6 Friction modifier: 0.3 Air drag modifier: 0.05 Horizontal: 0.4125 Vertical: 0.24 Floats in water: No |
| Slow Flat | Grants the Sulfur Cube higher gravity, making it heavy and slow. | Knockback resistance: 0.5 Bounciness: 0.4 Friction modifier: 0.4 Air drag modifier: 0.1 Horizontal: 0.4125 Vertical: 0.105 Floats in water: No |
| Slow Sliding | Causes the Sulfur Cube to slide slowly and be unable to bounce. | Knockback resistance: 0.8 Bounciness: 0.1 Friction modifier: 0.05 Air drag modifier: 0.01 Horizontal: 0.4125 Vertical: 0.09 Floats in water: No |
| Sticky | Makes the Sulfur Cube completely unable to slide or bounce. | Knockback resistance: -2.0 Bounciness: 0 Friction modifier: 2.0 Air drag modifier: 0.01 Horizontal: 0.4125 Vertical: 0.09 Floats in water: No |
| Regular | Causes the Sulfur Cube to slide and bounce around fairly often. | Knockback resistance: -1.0 Bounciness: 0.5 Friction modifier: 0.3 Air drag modifier: 0.1 Horizontal: 0.4125 Vertical: 0.09 Floats in water: Yes |
All blocks that activate each Sulfur Cube archetype in Minecraft
Each archetype is activated by feeding Sulfur Cubes specific types of blocks. Since some of them are quite dangerous, it’s important to know which blocks cause each outcome. Here’s a full breakdown of all blocks that can be used to trigger every Sulfur Cube archetype.
| Archetype | Blocks |
|---|---|
| Bouncy | Planks Bamboo Mosaic Logs Stripped Logs Wood Stripped Wood Block of Bamboo Block of Stripped Bamboo Block of Resin Resin Bricks Chiseled Resin Bricks |
| Explosive | TNT |
| Fast Flat | Coral Blocks Dead Coral Blocks Sponge Wet Sponge Dried Kelp Block Moss Block Pale Moss Block Block of Resin Resin Bricks Chiseled Resin Bricks Pumpkin Melon Hay Bale Carved Pumpkin Jack o’Lantern Froglights Slime Block Honey Block Sculk |
| Fast Sliding | Blue Ice Packed Ice Snow Block Ice |
| High Resistance | Soul Sand Soul Soil |
| Hot | Magma Block |
| Light | Wool |
| Slow Bouncy | Most Stone Blocks, such as Cobblestone, Sulfur, Obsidian, Andesite, Blackstone, Cinnabar, Stone, Tuff, Terracotta, Basalt, Bricks, and Diorite |
| Slow Flat | Block of Iron Block of Gold Block of Raw Copper Block of Raw Gold Block of Raw Iron Gold Ore Nether Gold Ore Iron Ore Copper Ore Block of Netherite Ancient Debris Block of Copper Copper Bulb Cut Copper Chiseled Copper |
| Slow Sliding | Brown Mushroom Block Red Mushroom Block Mushroom Stem Mycelium Nether Wart Block Warped Wart Block Shroomlight |
| Sticky | Honeycomb Block |
| Regular | Concrete Powder Mud Muddy Mangrove Roots Packed Mud Block of Coal Dirt Coarse Dirt Rooted Dirt Podzol Grass Block Clay Bone Block Sand Red Sand Gravel Block of Redstone Bedrock Reinforced Deepslate Ancient Debris |
If you need a break from spending time with Sulfur Cubes, there are plenty of other features sure to keep you busy. Next, you might work on getting the Lava Chicken music disc, making a Copper Golem, and finding a Golden Dandelion.
