How do you get Wet Sponge in Minecraft?

Raid an ocean monument: sponge rooms hide an average of 30 wet sponges each Elder guardians always drop one wet sponge when killed A dry sponge turns wet the moment it soaks up water

What is Wet Sponge used for?

Dry it in a furnace to reuse it; a bucket in the fuel slot fills with the drained water Place it in the Nether and it dries instantly with a puff of steam: the fastest drying method In Bedrock, wet sponges even dry by themselves after a few minutes in dry Overworld biomes

Wet Sponge

Block Stack: 64 Since Classic 0.0.19a

Quick answer: Raid an ocean monument: sponge rooms hide an average of 30 wet sponges each.

How to get it

Raid an ocean monument: sponge rooms hide an average of 30 wet sponges each
Elder guardians always drop one wet sponge when killed
A dry sponge turns wet the moment it soaks up water

Uses

Dry it in a furnace to reuse it; a bucket in the fuel slot fills with the drained water
Place it in the Nether and it dries instantly with a puff of steam: the fastest drying method
In Bedrock, wet sponges even dry by themselves after a few minutes in dry Overworld biomes

Renewability

Yes: elder guardians and monument rooms make every monument a sponge source, and sponges never wear out

Java vs Bedrock

Bedrock dries wet sponges passively in dry biomes; Java needs a furnace or the Nether

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