Description
A black shulker box is a portable storage container that keeps its contents safe even when broken and moved. Shulker boxes were introduced to solve the problem of moving large amounts of items without losing storage space and the black variant is a coloured version that helps players organise their items by colour and theme. The black shulker box looks like a small box with a lid and it opens to reveal an internal inventory that you can fill with tools materials and valuables. When you break the box it drops itself and keeps all the items inside which makes it incredibly useful for moving chests and for creating compact portable kits that you can carry or ship across the world. On multiplayer servers players use coloured shulker boxes to label hauls for trade to store different material types and to organise large building projects where quick access to grouped items saves time. The black colour is popular for a clean unobtrusive look and for marking supplies that are general purpose or that you want to blend with darker storage areas. In survival mode shulker boxes require shulker shells which you get from certain end area mobs and so they are a mid to late game item that rewards exploration and preparation. For technical players shulker boxes combine with hoppers droppers and shulker box loaders to create automated sorting and logistics systems which makes them central to many efficient bases. Overall a black shulker box is a highly useful item for players who want portable organised and visually consistent storage.
What is Black Shulker Box?
A black shulker box is a storage block that retains its contents when broken and picked up. It acts like a chest that you can carry in your inventory and place down later to recover its stored items. The black version is a colour choice that helps with organising storage by colour grouping.
Where to find Black Shulker Box
Shulker boxes do not spawn naturally. You must craft them from shulker shells which drop from shulker mobs found in the end dimension and from chests in end cities. Because shulker shells are rare the boxes are normally crafted by players after exploring the end.
How to get Black Shulker Box
To get a black shulker box first obtain a regular shulker box by crafting one with shulker shells and a chest then dye the box black or craft a coloured variant as allowed in your game version. In creative mode take the black shulker box from the inventory. In survival mode collect shulker shells from end mobs and craft boxes to carry your storage across long journeys.
Release Information
First introduced: Added in Minecraft Java Edition 1.12 in 2017
Give Command
/give @p minecraft:black_shulker_box 1
How to use Black Shulker Box
Use the black shulker box to pack items for travel to build portable kits and to organise your inventory by colour. Place the box down to access its contents and break it to move it elsewhere while keeping everything inside. Combine shulker boxes with item transport systems to make automated storage and to move large loads with minimal effort.
Recipes for Black Shulker Box
Shapeless Crafting Items can be placed in any arrangement in a crafting table
Any Shulker Box
Black Dye
Black Shulker Box