Colored Shulkers
by jbredwards
Colored Shulkers adds dyed Shulker Boxes, colored Shulker Shells and a rare Rainbow Shulker to Minecraft Java Edition for Forge 1.12.2.
What it does
The mod gives Shulker Boxes a color by dyeing them with a Forge-recognized dye, and it lets players wash a colored box back to plain with a water bottle. Shulker entities also carry a color, so a colored Shulker drops a matching Shulker Shell. The mod backports the purple Shulker Box from Vanilla 1.13, and a colorless box keeps working as it did before.
Colored Shulkers is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Its files are published for Forge 1.12.2 only, and the latest build is 1.0.0, released 2026-08-30. The author notes that it adds shulker entities and new dyes, which are also generated in End Cities, and it integrates with Bookshelf's ore dictionary entries. The code is closed: the mod is licensed as All rights reserved, so it is not open source, though public links to its source and issue tracker exist.
Key features
Dyed Shulker Boxes
Shulker Boxes take on a color when dyed with a matching dye, and the color can be removed again.
Colored Shulker Shells
Shulker entities of each color drop shells in that color, which are used to craft and dye boxes.
Rainbow Shulker Box
A rare Rainbow Shulker Box cycles through colors with a fading effect, and its shells shatter when used.
Purple Shulker Box
A separate purple box follows the Vanilla 1.13 version, and Bauble Shulker Boxes support it.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Decorating builds
Dyed boxes let builders color storage in bases and villages without changing how the boxes work.
Adding loot variety
Colored shells dropped by Shulkers and found in End Cities give players a reason to explore those mobs.
Who it’s for: Players who want more color in their storage and Shulker mobs, and server owners who run Forge 1.12.2 and want the feature on both sides.
How it compares
Shulker Shell Crafting is a Client and server mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, published for 1.17.1 – 26.2 under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Random Shulker Colours is Server-side only for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.16.5 – 26.3, and it is also not open source. Colored Shulkers differs by being Forge-only for 1.12.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colored Shulkers | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-30 |
| Shulker Shell Crafting | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.17.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-09 |
| Random Shulker Colours | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
Questions
Does Colored Shulkers need another mod to run?
Does the server need Colored Shulkers?
Which Minecraft version does Colored Shulkers support?
In the catalog
Colored Shulkers is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
Colored Shulkers hopes to make Shulkers a little more interesting and less overlooked in heavily modded playthroughs (at least a little bit:P) by allowing colored Shulkers to appear in End Cities and by giving Shulker Shells new uses! This mod does not add any new Shulker entities. Fun fact: The color of a Shulker…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/colored-shulkers
- Owner
- jbredwards
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15