{{about|the mob|the block|Shulker Box|the item|Shulker Shell|the mob in Minecraft: Story Mode|MCSM:Shulker|the mob in Minecraft Dungeons|MCD:Shulker}}{{Infobox entity
| title = Shulker
| group = Open
| 1-1 = Shulker.png
| group2 = Closed
| 2-1 = Shulker Closed.png
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| invimage = Shulker Spawn Egg
| health = {{hp|30}}
| damage = Easy: {{hp|3}}<br>Normal: {{hp|4}}<br>Hard: {{hp|6}} <br> '''Levitation''': <br> {{EffectLink|Levitation}} for 10 seconds
| armor = {{armor|20}} when closed, {{armor|0}} when opened
| behavior = Hostile
| size = '''Closed:'''<br>Height: 1 block<br>Width: 1 block<br>
'''Peeking:'''<br>Height: 1.2 blocks<br>Width: 1 block<br>
'''Open:'''<br>Height: 2 blocks<br>Width: 1 block
| spawn = {{EnvLink|End city}}
| speed = 0.7
| usableitems = {{drop|Item|id=red-dye|Dye}}{{only|be}}
| mobtype = [[Monster]]
}}

A '''shulker''' is a box-shaped [[hostile mob]] found in [[end cities]]. It hides in its shell to protect itself and blend in with its surroundings, and attacks by shooting homing bullets that inflict [[Levitation]]. It is the only source of [[shulker shell]]s, which are used to craft [[shulker box]]es.

== Spawning ==
=== Natural generation ===
Shulkers spawn during the generation of [[end cities]], which are located on the outer islands of the [[End]]. They usually spawn on the walls of the city and on end ships. They do not despawn naturally, even in Peaceful difficulty.

=== Post-generation ===

There is a chance for a new shulker of the same color to spawn when a shulker is hit with a shulker bullet (including one of its own).

The following conditions need to be met:

* When the shulker gets hit and then has less than half its health remaining, there is a 25% chance for it to attempt teleportation without spawning a new shulker instead of checking the conditions below.
* The hit shulker must have its lid open.
* The hit shulker needs to find somewhere to teleport. For this, it takes a random block in a 17×17×17 cuboid centered on the shulker and then checks if the block has a valid face to teleport to. If not it proceeds to try this up to 4 more times. If no valid face is found, the attempt fails.
* Each other shulker within 8 blocks of the hit shulker decreases the odds of success by 20%. When five or more other shulkers are nearby, no shulkers spawn, but the hit shulker still teleports.

If the attempt succeeds a new shulker spawns where the old shulker was before it teleported.

== Drops ==
=== On death ===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|version=je|name=Shulker Shell|quantity=1|dropchance=50%|lootingchance=6.25%}}
{{DropsLine|version=be|name=Shulker Shell|quantity=0-1|lootingquantity=1}}
{{DropsTableFoot}}

Shulkers also drop {{xp|5}} when killed by a player or a tamed wolf.

== Behavior ==
[[File:Shulker shooting.webp|right]]

A shulker's shell is similar in color to a [[purpur block]]. Inside the shell is a small yellow head with two eyes. Shulkers can be spawned with other colors using the {{cmd|summon}} command, as detailed [[#Data values|below]].

Shulkers generally remain stationary, attached to an adjacent block with a full face.<ref>Most solid blocks have 6 full faces. Some have fewer; for example, [[composter]]s have 5 as the top is open, [[slab]]s have just one (top or bottom), [[stairs]] have two (one side and top or bottom), and [[chest]]s have none as they are slightly smaller than a full block.</ref> However, if the block the shulker occupies becomes something other than air or the shulker finds itself not adjacent to any full face, or the shell cannot fully open (due to solid blocks or entities such as boats or other shulkers), it attempts to teleport (5 attempts per tick) to an air block within a 17×17×17 cube centered on the shulker where the shulker can attach to a full face and open. If it does not find a valid position to teleport onto, it does not move.

Shulkers evaluate the collision box of [[scaffolding]] based on their current position,<ref>When the shulker is at a Y position above the scaffolding block, the top is a full face and blocks opening. When at the same Y level as scaffolding unsupported from below, the bottom is a full face and it blocks opening. Otherwise the scaffolding is seen as having no faces and does not block opening.</ref> which can result in the shulker teleporting to a position only to find it invalid and teleport again.

Shulkers occasionally open their shell for 1–3 seconds. When a target comes within about 16 blocks, it opens fully and shoots guided projectiles that follow its target, called [[Shulker#Shulker bullet|shulker bullets,]] moving only along the X, Y, or Z axes and leaving trails of white particles. The projectiles can be destroyed by attacking them or blocking them with a [[shield]]. If the projectile hits an entity, it does {{hp|4}} damage and inflicts the [[Levitation]] [[status effect]] for 10 seconds. This status effect has no effect underwater<ref>{{bug|MC-83369}}</ref>{{only|java}} or while riding a mob. The shulker continues firing every 1&ndash;5.5 seconds while the target remains in range. If the shulker's target dies with projectiles still in flight, they fall to the ground.

Shulkers can attack each other, in which case they shoot fully guided bullets at each other, but are unaffected by Levitation when hit. The normal teleportation habits apply during these battles, and is likely to result in the duplication of more shulkers.

When its shell is closed, a shulker has {{armor|20}} armor points and deflects [[arrow]]s. When the shell opens, it loses this natural armor and takes damage as normal. When at less than half health, a shulker has a 25% chance of teleporting (as described above) after taking damage. When a shulker is attacked, other shulkers in the area target the attacker as well.

Shulkers do not take burning damage from lava or fire. They drown in water, but try to teleport away when water or lava flows into the block they occupy.

In [[Peaceful]] difficulty, shulkers still spawn but do not attack,<ref>{{bug|MC-227168||Shulkers don't attack back in peaceful difficulty}}</ref> like [[piglin]]s and [[hoglin]]s {{in|be}}.

Shulkers are treated differently than true blocks. For example, mobs are unable to pathfind around<ref>{{bug|MC-94831}}</ref> or jump over them,<ref>{{bug|MC-94115}}</ref> and falling on them from a height does not produce particles.<ref>{{bug|MC-129795}}</ref> Their [[spawn egg]] also does not destroy blocks such as [[grass]].<ref>{{bug|MC-130571}}</ref>

Despite having a full block hitbox, their collision box is not a full block, allowing players to stand on the edge of a block with a shulker on top.

Gravity-affected blocks break when falling onto a shulker.

=== Shulker bullet ===
{{Infobox entity
| title = Shulker bullet
| image = Shulker Bullet.png
| imagesize = 125px
| size = Height: 0.3125 blocks<br>Width: 0.3125 blocks
| networkid = '''[[JE]]''': 67
}}

A '''shulker bullet''' is a guided projectile that is launched from shulkers. Its shape is similar to a [[Conduit]]'s power structure, with end stone white coloring on the outside and purple mottling on the inside. As the bullet flies towards its target it spins randomly. It follows the targeted entity along the X, Y, or Z axis and leaves trails of white particles. A shulker bullet that hits a mob or player deals damage and affects it with [[Levitation]] for ten seconds.

The shulker's projectiles also have entity data that control its movement.

The bullet can be destroyed when it is hit with any item, shot with an [[arrow]], or blocked with a [[shield]]. It is also destroyed upon contact with a block or lava.

=== Coloring ===

{{IN|bedrock}}, shulkers can be [[dye]]d in a similar fashion to [[sheep]]. {{ctrl|Using}} a dye on a shulker gives it the color of the dye. They can be dyed only in [[Creative]] mode.

{{IN|java}}, the color of a shulker can be changed through [[commands]] using the <code>color</code> byte tag.

== Transportation ==

[[File:shulkerinboat.png|thumb|A shulker is transported in the Overworld by boat. Pistons raise the boat uphill.]]

Shulkers can be moved by [[boat]]s or [[minecart]]s; pushing a boat/minecart into a shulker causes it to board. A boat's sides block some of a shulker's projectiles.

A shulker pushed through the exit portal in the End gets transported to the world spawn point in the Overworld. Since shulkers teleport when not adjacent to a solid block, they must be pushed down the central pillar of the exit portal (or a manually placed block directly above the portal) with a [[piston]]. Alternatively, if a shulker is in a boat that has been ridden into the exit portal, it is possible to break the boat with an arrow shot at the boat. This causes the shulker to go through the exit portal. When riding the shulker into the exit portal by a boat, the boat becomes "submerged" in the portal fluid and exiting the boat causes the player to go through the exit portal.

== Sounds ==
=== Shulker ===
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>

{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Shulker idle1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker idle2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker idle3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker idle4.ogg
|sound5=Shulker idle5.ogg
|sound6=Shulker idle6.ogg
|sound7=Shulker idle7.ogg
|subtitle=Shulker lurks
|source=hostile
|description=Randomly
|id=entity.shulker.ambient
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.shulker.ambient
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shulker close1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker close2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker close3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker close4.ogg
|sound5=Shulker close5.ogg
|subtitle=Shulker closes
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker's shell closes
|id=entity.shulker.close
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.shulker.close
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shulker open1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker open2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker open3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker open4.ogg
|sound5=Shulker open5.ogg
|subtitle=Shulker opens
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker's shell opens
|id=entity.shulker.open
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.shulker.open
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shulker death1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker death2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker death3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker death4.ogg
|subtitle=Shulker dies
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker dies
|id=entity.shulker.death
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.shulker.death
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shulker hurt close1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker hurt close2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker hurt close3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker hurt close4.ogg
|sound5=Shulker hurt close5.ogg
|subtitle=Shulker hurts
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker is damaged with its shell closed
|id=entity.shulker.hurt_closed
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.shulker.hurt
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shulker hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker hurt3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker hurt4.ogg
|subtitle=Shulker hurts
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker is damaged with its shell open
|id=entity.shulker.hurt
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.shulker.hurt
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shulker shoot1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker shoot2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker shoot3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker shoot4.ogg
|subtitle=Shulker shoots
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker shoots a bullet
|id=entity.shulker.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.shulker.shoot
|volume=2.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Teleport1.ogg
|sound2=Teleport2.ogg
|subtitle=Shulker teleports
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker teleports
|id=entity.shulker.teleport
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.shulker.teleport
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Shulker idle1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker idle2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker idle3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker idle4.ogg
|sound5=Shulker idle5.ogg
|sound6=Shulker idle6.ogg
|sound7=Shulker idle7.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=Randomly
|id=mob.shulker.ambient
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shulker close1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker close2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker close3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker close4.ogg
|sound5=Shulker close5.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker's shell closes
|id=mob.shulker.close
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shulker open1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker open2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker open3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker open4.ogg
|sound5=Shulker open5.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker's shell opens
|id=mob.shulker.open
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shulker death1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker death2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker death3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker death4.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker dies
|id=mob.shulker.death
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shulker hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker hurt3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker hurt4.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker is damaged
|id=mob.shulker.hurt
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shulker shoot1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker shoot2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker shoot3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker shoot4.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker shoots a bullet
|id=mob.shulker.shoot
|volume=2.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Teleport1.ogg
|sound2=Teleport2.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker teleports
|id=mob.shulker.teleport
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 1.0
}}
}}

=== Shulker bullet ===
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Shulker bullets use the Hostile Creatures sound category for [[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|entity-dependent sound events]].
{{SoundTable
|type=java
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shulker bullet hit1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker bullet hit2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker bullet hit3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker bullet hit4.ogg
|subtitle=Shulker bullet explodes
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker bullet collides with a block
|id=entity.shulker_bullet.hit
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.shulker_bullet.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|subtitle=Shulker bullet breaks
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker bullet is killed
|id=entity.shulker_bullet.hurt
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.shulker_bullet.hurt
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Shulker bullet hit1.ogg
|sound2=Shulker bullet hit2.ogg
|sound3=Shulker bullet hit3.ogg
|sound4=Shulker bullet hit4.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a shulker bullet collides with something
|id=mob.shulker.bullet.hit
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 1.0
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Shulker
|spritetype=entity
|showentitytags=y
|entitytags=fall_damage_immune
|nameid=shulker}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Shulker Bullet
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=shulker_bullet
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Shulker
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=shulker
|id=54}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Shulker Bullet
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=shulker_bullet
|id=76
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===
{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
Shulkers have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.
{{/ED}}

Shulker bullets have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.
{{/ED1}}


{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Great View From Up Here;Monster Hunter;Overkill;It Spreads;Over-Overkill}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|How did we get here;Not Today, Thank You;Adventure;Monster Hunter;Monsters Hunted;Great View From Up Here;It Spreads;Take Aim;Arbalistic;A Throwaway Joke;Over-Overkill}}

== History ==
{{info needed section|shulker textures from Legacy Console Edition - the terrain.png contained only a single white "shulker top" texture rather than a textue per color, so were color variants generated via a tint system?}}
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|[[File:Shulker.png|30px]] Added shulkers.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w32b|Shulkers no longer teleport by themselves if <code>NoAI</code> is set to 1.
|Shulkers can now be teleported using {{cmd|tp}} or {{cmd|spreadplayers}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w37a|Shulker bullets can now be blocked by [[shield]]s, also preventing the player from getting the [[Levitation]] effect.<ref>{{bug|MC-86905}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w40a|Shulkers no longer target [[player]]s or attack in Peaceful [[difficulty]].
|Shulker bullets now despawn in Peaceful.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w45a|Added [[sound]]s for shulkers being [[damage]]d.|Shulkers now only push entities if their hitbox intersects with the shulker's hitbox. Previously they also pushed entities that were very close.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w47a|Shulkers now drop [[experience]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w47b|Added ambient, aggravated and death [[sound]]s for shulkers, and added sounds for their bullets dealing and taking [[damage]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|The [[entity]] ID of shulkers has been changed from <code>Shulker</code> to <code>shulker</code>.
|The bullet's entity ID is changed from <code>ShulkerBullet</code> to <code>shulker_bullet</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=16w39a|Shulkers now drop [[shulker shell]]s.
|[[File:White Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Light Gray Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Gray Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Black Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Brown Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Red Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Orange Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Yellow Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Lime Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Green Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Cyan Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Light Blue Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Blue Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Magenta Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Pink Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] The color of a shulker can now be changed through [[commands]] using a new byte tag <code>Color</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=16w39c|Shulkers can now be spawned on the sides and bottoms of blocks through the usage of [[spawn egg]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=17w16a|[[File:White Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Light Gray Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Gray Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Black Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Brown Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Red Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Orange Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Yellow Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Lime Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Green Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Cyan Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Light Blue Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Blue Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Purple Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Magenta Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Pink Shulker.png|30px]] Shulkers have been retextured, none of them are now like [[purpur block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=17w17a|[[File:Shulker.png|30px]] The purple shulker's color has been reverted to the previous color.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w10b|[[File:Shulker.png|30px]] Added a default shulker.
|[[File:Purple Shulker.png|30px]] The purple shulker texture has been changed to the one used in [[Java Edition 17w16a|17w16a]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w45a|New shulkers now have a chance to spawn when one shulker hits another shulker with a [[shulker bullet]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w03a|Shulkers mounting boats and minecarts now sit upright if previousely attached to blocks sideways or upside down.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=23w51a|Shulkers are no longer able to destroy armor stands.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w34a|Shulker bullets no longer go through the [[world border]] if hit.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:White Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Light Gray Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Gray Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Black Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Brown Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Red Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Orange Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Yellow Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Lime Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Green Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Cyan Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Light Blue Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Blue Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Purple Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Magenta Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] [[File:Pink Shulker JE1 BE1.png|30px]] Added shulkers.
|Shulkers can now be [[dye]]d in [[Creative mode]] by long-tapping any dye on a shulker, or through an interact button.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=alpha 1.0.0.1|Shulkers now drop [[shulker shell]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.4|dev=alpha 1.0.4.0|The shulker's [[model]]s can now be edited using [[add-on]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.9|[[File:White Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Light Gray Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Gray Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Black Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Brown Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Red Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Orange Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Yellow Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Lime Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Green Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Cyan Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Light Blue Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Blue Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Purple Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Magenta Shulker.png|30px]] [[File:Pink Shulker.png|30px]] The shulkers' textures have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=?|[[File:Shulker.png|30px]] The purple shulker's color has been reverted to the previous color.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|[[File:Shulker.png|30px]] Added a default shulker.
|[[File:Purple Shulker.png|30px]] The purple shulker color has been changed to the new palette.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|dev=Preview 1.18.30.23|New shulkers now have a chance to spawn when one shulker hits another shulker with a shulker bullet.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.0|dev=Preview 1.19.0.29|Shulkers no longer take burning damage from fire or lava.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.10|dev=Preview 1.19.10.23|[[Shulker bullet]]s now give [[Levitation]] I instead of II.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|[[File:Shulker.png|30px]] Added shulkers and [[spawn egg]]s for the shulkers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps3=1.49|psvita=1.49|ps4=1.50|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Shulkers now drop [[shulker shell]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|Added [[shield]]s, which can block shulker bullets and prevent players from getting the [[Levitation]] effect.}}

|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.10|[[File:Shulker.png|30px]] Added shulkers.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Originally, shulkers were going to fully camouflage to look exactly like a nearby block. However, [[Jens Bergensten|Jeb]] decided this was too difficult to code, so instead, they were simply made to be a similar shade of purple to purpur.<ref>{{ytl|eYw3U8C_P40|t=5m42s}}</ref>
* The word "shulker" is a portmanteau of "shell lurker".<ref>{{ytl|h3vjmzCV8PY|t=12m01s}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYw3U8C_P40&t=5m42s https://youtu.be/eYw3U8C_P40&t=5m42s]</ref>
*A shulker named '[[Nathan Adams|Dinnerbone]]' or '[[Erik Broes|Grumm]]' flips upside-down. This appears to also lift the shulker by the same height as a [[pressure plate]].
*By using commands, they can be made to be part of a [[team]] to attack other teams and can be used as defense [[mob]]s. In that case, it does not attack its teammates but targets most hostile mobs without provocation.
*Walking toward a shulker at the same level as a player's head pushes the [[player]] down to the one-block [[crawling]] position if there is space beneath.
*If given the [[Invisibility]] effect, only the shulker's shell becomes invisible. 
*In the game's [[List of mob textures#Current Entity Skins|texture files]], the shulker bullet is named <samp>spark.png</samp>.
* If a shulker in a boat or minecart is dropped into the void, the vehicle breaks but the shulker floats just above the void, taking no damage.

== Gallery ==
===Renders===
==== Open ====
<gallery>
Shulker.png|
White Shulker.png|
Light Gray Shulker.png|
Gray Shulker.png|
Black Shulker.png|
Brown Shulker.png|
Red Shulker.png|
Orange Shulker.png|
Yellow Shulker.png|
Lime Shulker.png|
Green Shulker.png|
Cyan Shulker.png|
Light Blue Shulker.png|
Blue Shulker.png|
Purple Shulker.png|
Magenta Shulker.png|
Pink Shulker.png|
</gallery>
==== Closed ====
<gallery>
Shulker Closed.png|
White Shulker Box.png|
Light Gray Shulker Box.png|
Gray Shulker Box.png|
Black Shulker Box.png|
Brown Shulker Box.png|
Red Shulker Box.png|
Orange Shulker Box.png|
Yellow Shulker Box.png|
Lime Shulker Box.png|
Green Shulker Box.png|
Cyan Shulker Box.png|
Light Blue Shulker Box.png|
Blue Shulker Box.png|
Purple Shulker Box.png|
Magenta Shulker Box.png|
Pink Shulker Box.png|
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Shulkblaze.jpg|An image released by [[Jeb_]] of shulkers appearing to attack [[blaze]]s in [[the Nether]].
File:ShulkerAttack.png|A shulker firing a bullet.
File:ShulkerBullet.png|Close-up of the projectile shot by a shulker.
File:ShulkerCamouflage.png|A shulker inside an [[end city]]. It is difficult to spot against the [[purpur block]]s.
File:ShulkersFighting.png|A shulker attacking another shulker.
File:Shulkerbottom.png|The bottom of a shulker.
File:ShulkerInvisiblity.png|A shulker with [[Invisibility]] [[Status effect|effect]].
File:AllShulkerColors.png|All 16 shulker colors from before [[Java Edition 1.16.4]].
File:2shulkers.png|2 shulkers guarding entrance to the end city.
File:Shulkersonship.png|2 shulkers on end ship.
File:Invisibility Shulker.jpg|A player avoiding a shulker by using the [[Invisibility]] effect.
</gallery>

=== Textures ===
<gallery class="pixel-image">
Shulker (texture).png|Shulker texture file.
Shulker White (texture).png|White shulker texture file.
Shulker Light Gray (texture).png|Light gray shulker texture file.
Shulker Gray (texture).png|Gray shulker texture file.
Shulker Black (texture).png|Black shulker texture file.
Shulker Brown (texture).png|Brown shulker texture file.
Shulker Red (texture).png|Red shulker texture file.
Shulker Orange (texture).png|Orange shulker texture file.
Shulker Yellow (texture).png|Yellow shulker texture file.
Shulker Lime (texture).png|Lime shulker texture file.
Shulker Green (texture).png|Green shulker texture file.
Shulker Cyan (texture).png|Cyan shulker texture file.
Shulker Light Blue (texture).png|Light blue shulker texture file.
Shulker Blue (texture).png|Blue shulker texture file.
Shulker Purple (texture).png|Purple shulker texture file.
Shulker Magenta (texture).png|Magenta shulker texture file.
Shulker Pink (texture).png|Pink shulker texture file.
</gallery>

===In other media===
<gallery>
LEGO Shulker.png|[[Lego Minecraft]] shulker.
</gallery>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/meet-shulker Meet the Shulker] – Minecraft.net on January 30, 2017

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