Overview
White 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.
White Shulker Box counts as a storage block in Minecraft 1.21.4. White 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 White Dye. Nothing on the crafting grid is made from it.
About the white set
How long it takes to break
Hardness 2 puts White Shulker Box at 3 seconds a block bare-handed, or 0.35 seconds with the right tool at netherite tier.
You are looking at 0.5 seconds on iron and 0.4 on diamond — the iron step is where the time actually falls.
Nothing here needs a minimum tier: whatever you swing, the block still drops, and the only difference is how long it takes.
Efficiency adds its level squared plus one to the tool speed, so Efficiency V is about 3.5 times faster than the same tool unenchanted.
| 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 White Shulker Box goes down to any nearby explosion. It is transparent to light and produces no light. Stack size is 1, meaning one per inventory slot. 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
White Shulker Box
Drops
Mined with any, White Shulker Box drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get White Shulker Box in Minecraft?
White Shulker Box is crafted from White Shulker Box and White Dye.
What tool do you need to break White Shulker Box?
No specific tool is required — White Shulker Box can be broken by hand.
Is White Shulker Box blast resistant?
White Shulker Box has a blast resistance of 2, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many White Shulker Box fit in one stack?
White Shulker Box does not stack: every one takes an inventory slot of its own, which is worth planning for before a long trip.
How long does White 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
White Shulker Box is one of 17. Every other member behaves the same way:
