Overview
Red 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.
Red Shulker Box counts as a storage block in Minecraft 1.21.4. Red 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 Red Dye. Nothing on the crafting grid is made from it.
About the red set
How long it takes to break
At a hardness of 2, Red Shulker Box takes 3 seconds to punch out and 0.35 seconds with a netherite-tier tool of the correct class.
Iron manages 0.5 seconds and diamond 0.4, which makes iron the tier that changes how this block feels.
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
With 2 blast resistance Red 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 fastest here; any other class mines it at bare-hand speed, because the bonus only applies to the class the block is tagged for.
- Transparent
- Yes
- Required tool
- Any
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Shapeless recipe
Red Shulker Box
Drops
Mined with any, Red Shulker Box drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Red Shulker Box in Minecraft?
Red Shulker Box is crafted from White Shulker Box and Red Dye.
What tool do you need to break Red Shulker Box?
No specific tool is required — Red Shulker Box can be broken by hand.
Is Red Shulker Box blast resistant?
Red Shulker Box has a blast resistance of 2, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Red Shulker Box fit in one stack?
Red Shulker Box has a stack size of one, so plan your inventory before hauling any quantity of it.
How long does Red 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
Red Shulker Box is one of 17. Every other member behaves the same way:
