Sponge
Transparent |
No |
---|---|
Luminance |
0 |
Blast resistance |
3 |
Tool |
Any tool |
Renewable |
No |
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
Drops |
Itself |
Data value |
dec: 19 hex: 13 bin: 10011 |
Namespaced ID |
See Data values |
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— Tom Stone[1] |
A sponge is a block that can be used to remove water around itself when placed, turning into a wet sponge in the process.
Contents
Natural generation[edit]
Ocean monuments have a chance of generating one or more rooms containing wet sponges. Each room contains an average of 30 sponges.
Obtaining[edit]
Either type of sponge can be mined by hand, or with any tool, dropping itself as an item. Mining time is not affected by the tool used.
Block | Sponge Wet Sponge | |
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Hardness | 0.6 | |
Breaking time | ||
Hand | 0.9 |
Drops[edit]
An elder guardian drops one wet sponge when killed by the player.
Drying[edit]
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— Searge[2] |
A wet sponge can be dried in a furnace, making the sponge reusable.
Ingredients | Smelting recipe | Description |
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Wet sponge + any fuel | If a bucket is in the fuel slot at the time the sponge completes its drying, the water drains into the bucket, leaving a bucket of water in the fuel slot[Java and Bedrock editions only]. Otherwise, the water just evaporates. |
This recipe awards 0.15 experience.
A wet sponge placed in the Nether dries out instantly.[Bedrock Edition only][upcoming: JE 1.15] In PlayStation 4 Edition, wet sponges dry out by themselves after some time.
Usage[edit]
A sponge can be used to turn water into air (it "absorbs" the water). To place a sponge, use a sponge item while pointing at a surface facing the space the sponge should occupy.
A sponge instantly absorbs nearby water when it is placed next to water or when water comes into contact with it (by being placed next to the sponge, or by flowing toward it). A sponge absorbs water around itself (water source blocks or flowing water) out to a taxicab distance of 7 in all directions (including up and down), but does not absorb more than 65 blocks of water (water closest to the sponge is absorbed first). The absorption propagates only between adjacent water blocks and does not "jump over" non-water blocks (including air).
When a sponge absorbs water, it turns into a wet sponge, and cannot absorb more water in this state.
Sponges in item form do not absorb water or become wet.
Sounds[edit]
Sound | Subtitle | Namespaced ID | Subtitle ID | Source | Pitch | Volume | Attenuation distance |
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Block breaking | block.grass.hit
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subtitles.block.generic.hit
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Blocks | 0.5 | 0.25 | 16 | |
Block broken | block.grass.break
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subtitles.block.generic.break
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Blocks | 0.8 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Block placed | block.grass.place
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subtitles.block.generic.place
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Blocks | 0.8 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Footsteps | block.grass.step
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subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
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Blocks | 1.0 | 0.15 | 16 | |
No subtitle | block.grass.fall
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(Plays when fallen on from a height) | Blocks | 0.75 | 0.5 | 16 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
Block | Namespaced ID |
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Sponge | sponge
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Wet Sponge | wet_sponge
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Block | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID |
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Sponge | sponge
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19 |
Block data[edit]
In Bedrock Edition, sponges use the following data values:
DV | Description | |
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0 | Sponge | |
1 | Wet Sponge |
Block states[edit]
In Bedrock Edition, sponges use the following block states:
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
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sponge_type | dry
| dry | Sponge |
wet | Wet Sponge |
Achievements[edit]
Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Availability | Xbox points earned | Trophy type (PS) | |||
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Xbox | PS | Bedrock | Nintendo | ||||||
Dry Spell | Dry a sponge in a furnace. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 15G | Bronze |
Video[edit]
History[edit]
May 24, 2009 | Sponge was suggested on the TIGSource forums. Notch later approved this suggestion. | ||||
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Java Edition Classic | |||||
0.0.19a | ![]() | ||||
0.0.19a_06 | Sponges no longer decay. | ||||
Java Edition Infdev | |||||
February 27, 2010 | Due to Notch reworking many parts of the game to allow for infinite terrain generation the whole liquid system from Indev including sponges becomes non-functional. A new system for liquids was added in a later version of Infdev, sponges weren't touched though as they were no longer required. Therefore they stayed in their non-functional state until release Java Edition 1.8. | ||||
Java Edition Beta | |||||
1.8 | Pre-release | Sponges become available in Creative mode. | |||
Java Edition | |||||
1.2.1 | 12w07a | Prior to this version, sponge could be used in redstone builds for updating blocks, in conjunction with BUDs (block update detectors): if a sponge was placed and then removed, all blocks within a 7×7×7 range would be updated.[4] The cause of this was some remaining code for the sponge's water removing property. | |||
1.3.1 | 12w22a | Inventory sprites for blocks were flipped from left to right, changing to . | |||
1.8 | June 8, 2014 | Jeb tweeted that the ability to erase water blocks would be returned to the sponge. The linked image revealed that the sponge would have a new texture that becomes darker once it absorbs water. | |||
14w25a | ![]() ![]() | ||||
14w25b | A wet sponge, when smelted, fills an empty bucket in the fuel slot with water. | ||||
1.9 | 15w43a | Elder guardians now drop dry sponges instead of wet ones. | |||
1.11 | 16w33a | Elder guardians now drop wet sponges on player kills, rather than dry sponges.[5] | |||
1.13 | 17w47a | The two different wet block state values for the sponge ID have been split up into their own IDs.
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Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 19. | |||||
1.14 | 18w43a | ![]() ![]() | |||
Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
1.15 | 19w36a | Sponges now dry out when placed in the Nether. | |||
Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
0.8.0 | build 2 | ![]() | |||
0.16.0 | build 1 | ![]() ![]() | |||
A wet sponge, when smelted, fills an empty bucket in the fuel slot with water. | |||||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.4.0 | beta 1.2.13.8 | Added drowned, which rarely drop sponges. | |||
beta 1.2.20.1 | Drowned no longer drop sponge. | ||||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Now immediately dries out when placed in the Nether. | |||
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Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU5 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | ![]() |
TU28 | CU16 | 1.19 | ![]() ![]() | ||
TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Sponges are now obtainable in Survival Mode, and now soak up contiguous water source blocks out to a taxicab distance of 7 when placed, thereupon turning into the new wet sponge. | |
PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
1.90 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Now dries out when placed in the Nether and warm biomes after some time. | |||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
0.1.0 | Added sponge. | ||||
1.3.12 | ![]() | ||||
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A wet sponge, when smelted, fills an empty bucket in the fuel slot with water. |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Sponge" or "Wet Sponge" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[edit]
Sponges in the creative inventory in the Adventure Update.
The old sponge and gravel textures