ShulkerKing is a modern plugin for Minecraft servers (Paper/Spigot/Bukkit/Purpur 1.16.2–1.21+) that allows players to open shulker boxes directly from their hand with a simple right-click.
It comes with a multi-layered anti-duplication system and many quality-of-life features for both survival and competitive servers.
It comes with a multi-layered anti-duplication system and many quality-of-life features for both survival and competitive servers.
✨ Key Features
- Open from hand — Right-click with a shulker in the main or off-hand.
- Anti-duplication — 6 levels of protection against exploits and glitches.
- ⚔️ PvP blocking — Optionally prevent opening during combat.
- ✋ Both hands support — Configurable main/off-hand handling.
- ⏱ Cooldown system — Customizable delays with permission support.
- HEX colors — Supports modern and legacy color codes.
- Sound effects — Opening, closing, cooldown, and blocking.
- Blacklists — Restrict usage in certain worlds or with specific items.
- Multi-language support — English, Russian, German, French, Spanish.
- Visual cooldown — Shows countdown directly on the item.
- Quick placement — Shift+Right-Click to place shulkers on the ground.
The plugin prevents exploits with six protection layers:
- UUID session validation
- Item verification in hand
- Instant saving after actions
- Auto-close on death/logout/switch
- Nesting protection (no shulkers inside shulkers)
- Integrity check on every action
Commands
- /shulkerking or /sk — Main command
- /sk reload — Reload config
- /sk debug — Toggle debug mode
- shulkerking.use — Use the plugin
- shulkerking.mainhand — Use main hand
- shulkerking.offhand — Use off-hand
- shulkerking.place — Place shulkers on ground
- shulkerking.bypass.* — Bypass cooldown, PvP, world/item restrictions
- shulkerking.reload — Reload configuration
- Toggle main/off-hand use and shift-placement.
- Adjustable cooldowns with real-time visual display.
- Custom sounds for open/close/place/cooldown.
- Blacklist specific worlds (e.g. Nether, End) and items.
- Automatic language detection.
- Download ShulkerKing-2.0.1.jar
- Place it into the plugins/ folder
- Restart your server
- Edit plugins/ShulkerKing/config.yml as needed
- Assign permissions with your permission manager
- Minecraft: 1.16.2 – 1.21+
- Servers: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, Purpur, Tuinity, Airplane
- Java: 8+
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.16, 1.17, 1.18
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Spigot — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
ShulkerKing v2.0.1 is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and newer. Downloaded 148 times (via Spigot). Download it and open it directly in the game.