Overview
Light Blue 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.
Light Blue Shulker Box counts as a storage block in Minecraft 1.21.4. Light Blue 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 Light Blue Dye. Nothing on the crafting grid is made from it.
About the light blue set
How long it takes to break
Light Blue Shulker Box sits at hardness 2: 3 seconds per block with your fists, 0.35 with the correct netherite tool.
Iron takes 0.5 seconds against diamond's 0.4, so the upgrade worth making for this block is the one to iron.
Nothing here needs a minimum tier: whatever you swing, the block still drops, and the only difference is how long it takes.
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
Light Blue Shulker Box resists blasts at 2, which is not enough to survive anything explosive nearby. Light passes through it, and it emits none of its own. 1 fit in a slot, and it will 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
Light Blue Shulker Box
Drops
Mined with any, Light Blue Shulker Box drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Light Blue Shulker Box in Minecraft?
Light Blue Shulker Box is crafted from White Shulker Box and Light Blue Dye.
What tool do you need to break Light Blue Shulker Box?
No specific tool is required — Light Blue Shulker Box can be broken by hand.
Is Light Blue Shulker Box blast resistant?
Light Blue Shulker Box has a blast resistance of 2, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Light Blue Shulker Box fit in one stack?
It does not stack — every Light Blue Shulker Box needs its own inventory slot, which is worth planning around before a long trip.
How long does Light Blue Shulker Box take to break?
With the correct tool at netherite tier it takes 0.35 seconds; by hand it takes 3 seconds.
The rest of the set
Light Blue Shulker Box is one of 17. Every other member behaves the same way:
