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Shulker Box in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Shulker Box is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Shulker Box.

What is Shulker Box?

Shulker Box is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 2 and a blast resistance of 2. It stacks up to 1 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Shulker Box does not emit light. Shulker Box filters 1 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:shulker_box. Command: /give @p minecraft:shulker_box 1.

How to mine Shulker Box

Shulker Box can be broken with any tool, or even by hand.

Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):

  • With the correct tool: approximately 3 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 10 seconds

Using an Efficiency-enchanted tool, Haste beacons, or a Diamond/Netherite tier drastically reduces these times. Water and being airborne slow mining by 5×.

Shulker Box drops

When broken, Shulker Box drops:

Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.

Block tags & properties

  • Transparent
  • Hand-Mineable
  • Craftable

Shulker Box technical properties

  • Waterloggable: Yes
  • Flammable: No
  • Burns from lava: No
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: No (luminance 0)
  • Map color: Shulker Box Shulker Box title=Dyed Shulker Box 16 colors

Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Shulker Box (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:shulker_box
  • Material family: mineable/pickaxe
  • Hardness: 2
  • Blast resistance: 2
  • Stack size: 1
  • Transparent: Yes
  • Blocks light: 1
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:shulker_box 1

Overview

Shulker Box is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Shulker Box can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
  2. With the correct tool this takes about 3s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 10s.
  3. Shulker Box is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:shulker_box 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
  • No special tool is required, so hand-mining is a valid fallback in an emergency.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Estimated time per run: 1-5 min

Frequently Asked Questions

What tool do I need to mine Shulker Box?

Shulker Box can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.

What does Shulker Box drop when mined?

Breaking Shulker Box drops Shulker Box.

How hard is Shulker Box to mine?

Shulker Box has a hardness value of 2. That works out to roughly 3s with the correct tool or 10s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

Can I craft Shulker Box?

Yes - this page lists 1 known crafting recipe for Shulker Box.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Shulker Box?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:shulker_box, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.

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