Brown Shulker Box
minecraft:brown_shulker_boxThe Brown Shulker Box is a portable 27-slot storage container dyed brown. Unlike other containers, a shulker box keeps every item it holds when broken, so you can carry a full inventory with you. Any tool or your bare hand mines it, though a pickaxe is fastest.
Uses
- Portable Storage — Holds 27 stacks and retains its contents when mined, making it the standard way to haul large amounts of items or organize a base without losing anything on the move.
- Redstone Container — A comparator reads how full the box is, and an observer detects its open and close animation, so it can drive redstone contraptions.
Found In
- End Cities — Shulkers spawn on End city ships and towers; their shells craft into boxes.
- Crafting Table — Combine a shulker shell, a chest, and brown dye to make or recolor the box.
Drops
FAQ
Do I keep my items when I break a Brown Shulker Box?
Yes. The box drops as an item with all of its stored contents intact, unlike chests which spill their inventory.
What tool do I need to mine it?
Any tool or your bare hand works, and the box always drops. A pickaxe simply breaks it fastest.
Can I put a shulker box inside another shulker box?
No. Shulker boxes cannot be nested, and they cannot be stacked in your inventory either.
How do I change the color of a shulker box?
Combine any shulker box with brown dye in a crafting grid to recolor it; the stored contents are preserved.
Tags
- pickaxe_mineable
- container
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