Overview
Black Shulker Box is one of the 17 variants of Shulker Box: same recipe, same hardness, same drops — only the look differs. The full write-up for the set is on the Shulker Box page.
Minecraft classifies Black Shulker Box as a storage block. Black Shulker Box is made at a crafting table. Hardness 2 puts it in the middle of the pack for mining speed.
It drops as the same block you mined. Light passes through it, so it will not darken the space behind it. It offers almost no protection from explosions (2 blast resistance).
Every copy occupies a full inventory slot. It is crafted from White Shulker Box and Black Dye. Nothing on the crafting grid is made from it.
About the black set
How long it takes to break
Black Shulker Box has a hardness of 2. By hand that is 3 seconds per block; with the correct tool at netherite tier it is 0.35 seconds.
Iron takes 0.5 seconds against diamond's 0.4, so the upgrade worth making for this block is the one to iron.
There is no tier requirement to worry about. Any tool, or none, returns the drop; the numbers below just say how fast.
The Efficiency formula is level² + 1 added to tool speed — at V that is about 3.5 times the unenchanted rate.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | 3 s | 3 s | 3 s |
| Wooden | 1.5 s | 0.25 s | 0.15 s |
| Stone | 0.75 s | 0.25 s | 0.1 s |
| Iron | 0.5 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Diamond | 0.4 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Netherite | 0.35 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Golden | 0.25 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
Properties
With 2 blast resistance Black Shulker Box goes down to any nearby explosion. It is transparent to light and produces no light. One inventory slot holds 1 — it does not stack at all. A pickaxe is the fastest choice here. A tool of the wrong class is no better than your fist — the speed bonus is tied to the block's own tool tag.
- Transparent
- Yes
- Required tool
- Any
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Shapeless recipe
Black Shulker Box
Drops
Mined with any, Black Shulker Box drops itself.
Guides and tools that cover this
Frequently asked questions
How do you get Black Shulker Box in Minecraft?
Black Shulker Box is crafted from White Shulker Box and Black Dye.
What tool do you need to break Black Shulker Box?
No specific tool is required — Black Shulker Box can be broken by hand.
Is Black Shulker Box blast resistant?
Black Shulker Box has a blast resistance of 2, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Black Shulker Box fit in one stack?
Black Shulker Box has a stack size of one, so plan your inventory before hauling any quantity of it.
How long does Black Shulker Box take to break?
0.35 seconds with a netherite-tier tool of the right class, or 3 seconds bare-handed.
The rest of the set
Black Shulker Box is one of 17. Every other member behaves the same way:
