Cheaper Shulkers
by AxelotlYT
Cheaper Shulkers changes the crafting recipe for shulker boxes so that players no longer need to travel to the End to get one.
What it does
A shulker box is crafted by surrounding a chest with eight obsidian blocks, which replaces the original recipe that needed an End-dependent ingredient. The original recipe remains available, so players who prefer it can still use it. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20.1 and 1.21.4, and it is released under the MIT License, though it is not open source.
Key features
Obsidian-based recipe
A shulker box is crafted from a chest surrounded by eight obsidian blocks, both gathered in the overworld.
Original recipe kept
The vanilla crafting recipe stays available, so players who want it can keep using it alongside the new one.
Earlier access to shulker boxes
Players gather their materials without visiting the End dimension, so shulker boxes are reachable earlier in a survival world.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Cheaper Shulker Boxes covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.3 – 26.3 under the MIT License and is open source, and it is server required with client optional. NewifyShulker targets Fabric only for 1.20.1 under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and it is server-side only and open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheaper Shulkers | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-06-08 |
| Cheaper Shulker Boxes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.3 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-15 |
| NewifyShulker | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-06-09 |
Questions
Does Cheaper Shulkers need to be installed on the client?
In the catalog
Cheaper Shulkers is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
Do you ever find yourself needing to carry more items than can fit in your inventory but don't have a shulker box or access to the End dimension? Now, thanks to this mod, you don't need to go to the End anymore.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/craftable-shulkers
- Owner
- AxelotlYT
- Published
- 2025-02-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15