Black Shulker Box Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a black shulker box with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, black shulker boxes are an important decoration item in your inventory. They can be used to store items in the game (similar to a chest).

Let’s explore how to make a black shulker box.

Where to find Black Shulker Box in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a black shulker box in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.11 – 1.19	Decoration Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Colored Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Functional Blocks

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make Black Shulker Box

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a black shulker box:

1 Black Dye
1 Shulker Box

How to craft a Black Shulker Box in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make Black Shulker Box

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a black shulker box, place 1 shulker box and 1 black dye in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making a black shulker box, it is important that the shulker box and black dye are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 shulker box in the first box and 1 black dye in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a black shulker box.

New Recipe

Old Recipe

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the black shulker box will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Black Shulker Box to Inventory

Once you have crafted a black shulker box, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made a black shulker box in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a black shulker box has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Black Shulker Box (minecraft:black_shulker_box)	0	1	Java	1.11 – 1.12
	Black Shulker Box (minecraft:black_shulker_box)		1	Java	1.13 – 1.20

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Block States for Black Shulker Box

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac), the block states for Black Shulker Box are:

• Block State is the internal name for the block state.
• Value is the value for the block state.
• Default indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
• Required indicates that it must be included in command to properly identify this item/block.
• Example shows how to format the block state to be used in the /fill, /setblock, /clone, or /testforblock command.

Give Command for Black Shulker Box

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Black Shulker Box is:

/give @p black_shulker_box 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Black Shulker Box is:

/give @p black_shulker_box 1 0