In this guide, you will learn how to get Sponges while playing Minecraft.
Sponge is a unique resource in Minecraft that behaves exactly like the squishy blocks in real life. But they are difficult to obtain.
How to Get Sponges in Minecraft
Sponges are found in Ocean monuments. There are 2 methods in which they can be found.
The first method to get Sponges is to find the Sponge room in the monument. These rooms at times can have up to 30 units of Sponge. They usually have an opening at the bottom of the ocean monument. Each of the 36 columns in the room has a 33% chance of being empty, a 50% chance of having one Sponge, and a 17% chance of having two Sponges.
The second method to farm Sponges is by killing an Elder Guardian. These are found inside the monuments and have a guaranteed drop of one Sponge. This is preferred as finding the sponge room can be a bit of a tedious task.
One handy tip you should follow is that you should carry Night Vision goggles so that you can see clearly. Also, the sponges that you get by these 2 methods will be wet Sponges.
You can convert a wet sponge to a dry Sponge by taking it into the Nether world or by drying them in a furnace. A dry Sponge can absorb 65 blocks of water when placed in a water body. A wet Sponge can be reused by drying it.
Minecraft is a sandbox game developed by Mojang Studios and released in 2011 for PC, Mac, and Linux.