Sponge
A block that absorbs water in the area around it and generates in ocean monuments. After soaking up water it becomes a wet sponge that must be dried before reuse.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryUtility Blocks
Version Added
Version AddedAlpha
Item ID
Item IDsponge
Overview
Sponge is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through found in ocean monuments, dropped by elder guardians, and drying a wet sponge in a furnace. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Sponge.
Hardness 0.6 is what Sponge is worth in the block data. The game files it under a hoe, without a minimum tier attached to Sponge. Its blast resistance repeats that 0.6, so Sponge offers no shelter.
How to Obtain
- Found in ocean monuments
- Dropped by elder guardians
- Drying a wet sponge in a furnace
Notes
Absorbs water in up to a 7x7x7 area, turning into a wet sponge. Smelting a wet sponge returns a dry sponge.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Sponge in Minecraft?
Sponge is obtained through found in ocean monuments, dropped by elder guardians, and drying a wet sponge in a furnace. Sponge has no recipe at all: a hoe is the whole tool list.
What is Sponge used for?
A block that absorbs water in the area around it and generates in ocean monuments. After soaking up water it becomes a wet sponge that must be dried before reuse.
How many Sponge can you stack?
Sponge stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, so a full stack is 64 and a double chest holds 3,456 of them.
How long does Sponge take to break?
Sponge answers to 0.6 hardness, and to 0.6 when something explodes. Identical values are the game's way of saying Sponge was not designed to stop anything. The game files it under a hoe, without a minimum tier attached to Sponge. Both figures for Sponge are read straight out of the Java 26.2 block data.
When was Sponge added to Minecraft?
Sponge was added in the early Alpha development period.