This article is about the item that drops from the mob. For the mob, see Shulker. For the storage block, see Shulker Box.
Shulker shells are items dropped by shulkers that are used solely to craft shulker boxes.
Obtaining[]
Mob loot[]
In Bedrock Edition, shulkers drop 0-1 shulker shells. The maximum can be increased by 1 per level of Looting, which is 0-4 shells with Looting III.
In Java Edition, shulkers have a 50% chance of dropping a shulker shell when killed. This is increased by 6.25% per level of Looting, for a maximum of 68.75% with Looting III.
Usage[]
Crafting ingredient[]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|---|
Shulker Box | Shulker Shell + Chest |
Data values[]
ID[]
Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
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Shulker Shell | shulker_shell | Item | item.minecraft.shulker_shell |
Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
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Shulker Shell | shulker_shell | 566 | Item | item.shulker_shell.name |
History[]
Java Edition | |||||
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1.11 | 16w39a | Added shulker shells. | |||
1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 450. | |||
1.14 | 18w43a | The texture of the shulker shell has now been changed. | |||
1.17 | 20w45a | When a shulker is hit by a shulker bullet, the shulker can spawn another shulker depending on the amount of shulkers in the area, making shulker shells renewable. | |||
Pocket Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | alpha 1.0.0.1 | Added shulker shells. | |||
Shulker shells currently have no purpose as shulker boxes haven't been implemented yet. | |||||
1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Shulker shells can now be used to craft shulker boxes. | |||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of the shulker shell has now been changed. | |||
1.18.30 | beta 1.18.30.22 | Shulkers now have a chance to spawn another shulker when hit by a shulker projectile, making shulker shells renewable. | |||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU53 | CU43 | 1.49 | Patch 23 | 1.0.3 | Added shulker shells. |
1.90 | The texture of the shulker shell has now been changed. | ||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
1.7.10 | Added shulker shells. |
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Shulker Shell" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.