{"id":6810,"date":"2025-07-17T05:04:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T05:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playgama.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/how-do-you-make-a-shulker-box-in-minecraft\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T05:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T05:04:31","slug":"how-do-you-make-a-shulker-box-in-minecraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playgama.com\/blog\/game-faqs\/how-do-you-make-a-shulker-box-in-minecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you make a shulker box in Minecraft?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p>\nWho this is for: Minecraft players who\u2019ve reached the End and want portable storage solutions for their adventures.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr>\n<p>Ready to jump in? Play <a href=\"https:\/\/playgama.com\/category\/minecraft\">minecraft games<\/a> and start your crafting adventure today!<\/p><div style=\"clear: both; margin: 20px 0;\"><h4 style=\"color: #4D54FBCE; margin-bottom: 10px;\">Play free games on Playgama.com<\/h4><div id=\"widget-playgama\" style=\"height: 237px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>What You Need to Craft a Shulker Box<\/h2>\n<p>To make a shulker box in Minecraft, you\u2019ll need exactly three items: two shulker shells and one chest. The tricky part isn\u2019t the crafting recipe itself\u2014it\u2019s getting those shulker shells, which only drop from shulkers found in End Cities.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting Shulker Shells<\/h2>\n<p>Shulkers are hostile mobs that look like purple blocks and hide inside shell-like structures. You\u2019ll find them exclusively in End Cities, which means you need to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Defeat the Ender Dragon first<\/li>\n<li>Use an End Gateway or throw Ender Pearls to reach the outer End islands<\/li>\n<li>Locate an End City (they\u2019re fairly common on these islands)<\/li>\n<li>Kill shulkers to collect their shells<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each shulker has a 50% chance to drop one shell when killed, so you might need to defeat several to get the two shells required.<\/p>\n<h2>The Crafting Recipe<\/h2>\n<p>Once you have your materials, the crafting is straightforward. Open your crafting table and place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One shulker shell in the top middle slot<\/li>\n<li>One chest in the center slot<\/li>\n<li>One shulker shell in the bottom middle slot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This creates one shulker box that can hold 27 stacks of items\u2014just like a regular chest, but portable.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Shulker Boxes Are Game-Changers<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike regular chests, shulker boxes keep their contents when broken. This means you can fill one with items, break it with any tool, and carry it in your inventory. When placed again, all your items are still inside. You can even put shulker boxes inside other shulker boxes (though not recursively).<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re perfect for organizing your base storage, transporting large amounts of materials, or creating portable workshops. Many players color-code them using dyes for easy identification. If you\u2019re ready to take your Minecraft building and exploration to the next level, these portable storage solutions are absolutely essential.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>TL;DR<\/h2>\n<p>Craft a shulker box using two shulker shells (from End City shulkers) and one chest in a vertical line on your crafting table. These portable storage boxes keep items when broken.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who this is for: Minecraft players who\u2019ve reached the End and want portable storage solutions for their adventures. Ready to jump in? Play minecraft games and start your crafting adventure today!Play free games on Playgama.com What You Need to Craft a Shulker Box To make a shulker box in Minecraft, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"How to Make a Shulker Box in Minecraft? \ud83d\udce6 - Playgama Blog","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Learn how to craft shulker boxes in Minecraft with our step-by-step guide. 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