Shard Shulker Boxes
by Spyrauks
Shard Shulker Boxes adds three new shulker boxes for NeoForge that hold more items than the vanilla box, each tied to one of three echo shards.
What it does
The mod adds three new shulker boxes, named for the Amethyst, Prismarine and Echo shards. Each one has its own capacity: the Amethyst box holds double a chest, the Prismarine box holds three chests and the Echo box holds four. Crafting them takes the matching shard, so the upgrades depend on progress through the game rather than being available early.
Shulker boxes stay useful in the late game because the Echo tier needs deeper exploration to obtain. The mod also includes a tooltip that lists the contents of a box without opening it, and an easier crafting path since version 1.2.0. Shard Shulker Boxes runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it targets 1.21.1 only.
The author describes the mod as a balance change aimed at early and mid-game backpacks, which often make shulker boxes feel unnecessary. Shard Shulker Boxes is all rights reserved and is not open source, though the source code and issue tracker are public. It was first published on 2026-08-10 and last updated on 2026-09-05, with NeoForge file 1.2.0 for 1.21.1 as the latest.
Key features
Three larger shulker boxes
Amethyst, Prismarine and Echo shulker boxes each store more items than the vanilla box, at increasing capacities.
Shard-based crafting
Each box is crafted with its own echo shard, so the upgrades follow the progression the author intends.
Contents tooltip
A tooltip shows the items inside a shulker box in the inventory, so the contents can be checked without opening it.
Easier crafting path
A simpler crafting route for the boxes was added in version 1.2.0.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who run out of inventory space in long survival runs and want a storage upgrade that rewards exploration. Server owners who want shulker boxes to matter after the early game can use it in the same way.
How it compares
Shulker Box Indicator is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, published for NeoForge on 1.21. Shulker Box Quick Open is open source under the MIT License, with Fabric and NeoForge files for 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 and an environment where either side can run it. Shard Shulker Boxes changes what the boxes store and needs the server and players to run it together, so it does a different job from either of them.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shard Shulker Boxes | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-05 |
| Shulker Box Indicator | NeoForge | 1.21 | Client-side only | 2024-07-15 |
| Shulker Box Quick Open | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Client or server, optional | 2026-08-17 |
Questions
Does Shard Shulker Boxes need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Shard Shulker Boxes support?
Is the source code available?
In the catalog
Shard Shulker Boxes is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,794 Storage mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod was made as an alternative to Iron-styled storage mods and it gives more purpose to amethyst, prismarine and echo shards. The amethyst shulker box has the capacity of a double chest, the prismarine one, three chests and the echo one, four chests.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/shard-shulker-boxes
- Owner
- Spyrauks
- Published
- 2026-08-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15