Give 64 Sponges

Get a stack of sponges for draining water

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Gives a full stack of dry sponges. Each one instantly absorbs water in roughly a 7-block radius when placed, making them the fastest legitimate way to drain pools, ocean monuments, or flooded builds. Dry wet sponges in a furnace to reuse them.

/give @p sponge 64

18 characters

Java: yes
Bedrock: yes
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
Paste the command and press Enter.
Place sponges inside the water you want gone.
Collect the wet sponges and smelt them to dry and reuse.

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