Black Shulker Box

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What Is Black Shulker Box in Minecraft?

A Black Shulker Box is a portable storage block that keeps all 27 slots of items inside it even when you pick it up. That means you can carry a whole extra inventory in a single slot! The black colour makes it easy to label and organise.

How Does Black Shulker Box Work?

Holds 27 item slots - the same as a Chest.
When broken, it drops as a single item with all its contents still inside.
Pick it up and carry it, then place it anywhere to access your items again.
You can colour-code your storage by using different coloured Shulker Boxes.
A pickaxe is the most effective tool, but any tool or fist works.

How to Get Black Shulker Box

Crafting Table

1 × Any Shulker Boxes
1 × Black Dye

How to Mine Black Shulker Box

A pickaxe is the most effective tool, but any tool or your fist works.
It always drops itself (with all its items inside) when broken.

Black Shulker Box Trading with Villagers and Wandering Traders

Wandering Trader: No
Emerald Price: Not stated
Villager Trading: No

How to Use Black Shulker Box

Right-click to open it and store up to 27 stacks of items.
Break it and it drops as one item - pick it up and all your items come with you.
Great for portable tool kits, building material kits or travel packs.

Black Shulker Box Tips

Use different colours for different categories: black for weapons, white for food, blue for potions.
You cannot put one Shulker Box inside another.
A Hopper can automatically load and unload a Shulker Box.