Random Shulker Colours
by Serilum
Shulkers spawned in a world with this server-side mod take a random shell colour from a configurable list, so one of the 16 colours or the plain purple variant may appear.
What it does
When a new shulker spawns, the mod picks its shell from a list of possible colours. The default list includes the normal variant and all 16 dye colours, so a new spawn may be purple, red, cyan or any other entry. The list can be narrowed to a single colour, such as only red, by editing the possibleShulkerColours setting.
Some shulkers placed with the monster egg also receive a random colour. The shell dropped when a shulker dies stays the default one, which keeps inventories from filling up with extra item types during end farming, and no custom items are added. Collective is required on every loader. A restart is needed before config changes take effect.
Random Shulker Colours is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with builds covering 1.16.5 – 26.3 and the latest file made for 26.3. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source, though its source code and issue tracker are publicly linked.
Key features
Random spawn colours
Each new shulker spawn receives a shell colour picked from the configured list.
Configurable colour list
The possibleShulkerColours setting lists the colours used, and it can hold just one colour.
Normal variant included
The default list keeps the uncoloured purple shulker as one of the possible spawns.
Monster egg shulkers
Shulkers placed with the monster egg are also given a random colour.
Default shell drops
The dropped shell is always the default one, so no custom items are added to the drops.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Varied end farms
Players who farm shulkers in the End can see different shell colours without changing the drop.
Single-colour worlds
A server owner can restrict spawns to one colour, such as only red shulkers, through the config list.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who want shulkers in more colours without changing the shulker shell drops.
How it compares
Shulkers Drop Two Shells is open source under the MIT License and runs server-side with the client optional. Shulker Shell Crafting is a client and server mod under All rights reserved, published for 1.17.1 – 26.2, so every player must install it, unlike this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Random Shulker Colours | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Shulkers Drop Two Shells | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-28 |
| Shulker Shell Crafting | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.17.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-09 |
Questions
Does Random Shulker Colours need Collective?
Do players need to install Random Shulker Colours?
Does a restart apply config changes?
In the catalog
Random Shulker Colours is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Random Shulker Colours is a configurable server-side mod which gives each new shulker spawn in the world a random colour. Instead of only having a purpur coloured shell, they'll have one of each of the 16 colours. It's also possible for them to spawn as the normal variant without a colour. You can configure the list…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/random-shulker-colours
- Owner
- Serilum
- Published
- 2022-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15