You can summon a shulker whenever you want using a cheat (game command) in Minecraft. This is done using the /summon command.
Let's explore how to do this.
The command to summon a shulker is available in the following versions of Minecraft:
* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.
- Java
- PE
- Xbox
- PS
- Nintendo
- Win10
- Edu
Summon Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the syntax to summon a shulker using the /summon command is:
/summon shulker [pos] [nbt]
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.9 and 1.10, the syntax to summon a shulker using the /summon command is:
/summon Shulker [x] [y] [z] [dataTag]
Definitions
- pos or x y z is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the shulker should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the shulker will spawn in the current location.
- nbt or dataTag is optional. It is a compound NBT tag (formerly called data tag) that sets a property for the shulker such as {NoAI:1}. See NBT tags for shulker.
Summon Command in Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.20, the syntax to summon a shulker using the /summon command is:
/summon shulker <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon a shulker is:
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon a shulker is:
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the shulker should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the shulker will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the shulker. See spawn events for shulker.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the shulker. It will appear as a nametag above the shulker.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the shulker is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the shulker is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the shulker will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the shulker will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Xbox One Edition
In Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon a shulker using the /summon command is:
/summon shulker <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon a shulker is:
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon a shulker is:
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the shulker should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the shulker will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the shulker. See spawn events for shulker.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the shulker. It will appear as a nametag above the shulker.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the shulker is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the shulker is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the shulker will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the shulker will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft PS4 Edition
In Minecraft PS4 Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon a shulker using the /summon command is:
/summon shulker <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft PS4 Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon a shulker is:
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft PS4 Edition 1.14, the syntax to summon a shulker is:
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the shulker should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the shulker will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the shulker. See spawn events for shulker.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the shulker. It will appear as a nametag above the shulker.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the shulker is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the shulker is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the shulker will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the shulker will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition
In Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon a shulker using the /summon command is:
/summon shulker <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon a shulker is:
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon a shulker is:
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the shulker should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the shulker will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the shulker. See spawn events for shulker.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the shulker. It will appear as a nametag above the shulker.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the shulker is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the shulker is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the shulker will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the shulker will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition
In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon a shulker using the /summon command is:
/summon shulker <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon a shulker is:
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon a shulker is:
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the shulker should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the shulker will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the shulker. See spawn events for shulker.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the shulker. It will appear as a nametag above the shulker.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the shulker is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the shulker is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the shulker will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the shulker will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Education Edition
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.14.31, 1.17.30 and 1.18.32, the syntax to summon a shulker using the /summon command is:
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon shulker <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.12, the syntax to summon a shulker is:
/summon shulker [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.9 and older, the syntax to summon a shulker is:
/summon shulker [spawnPos]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the shulker should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the shulker will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the shulker. See spawn events for shulker.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the shulker. It will appear as a nametag above the shulker.
- Java
- PE
- Xbox
- PS
- Nintendo
- Win10
- Edu
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20
To summon a shulker in Minecraft 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20:
/summon shulker
To summon a shulker that is named Joe:
/summon shulker ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:"\"Joe\""}
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12
To summon a shulker in Minecraft 1.11 and 1.12:
/summon shulker
To summon a shulker that is named Endie:
/summon shulker ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:Endie}
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.9 and 1.10
To summon a shulker in Minecraft 1.9 and 1.10:
/summon Shulker
To summon a shulker that is named Shooter:
/summon Shulker ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:Shooter}
Example in Pocket Edition (PE)
To summon a shulker in Minecraft PE:
/summon shulker
To summon a shulker at the coordinates (12, 65, -8):
/summon shulker 12 65 -8
Example in Xbox One Edition
To summon a shulker in Minecraft Xbox One Edition:
/summon shulker
To summon a shulker that is 4 blocks West of your current position:
/summon shulker ~-4 ~ ~
Example in PS4 Edition
To summon a shulker in Minecraft PS4 Edition:
/summon shulker
To summon a shulker at the coordinates (8, 67, 100):
/summon shulker 8 67 100
Example in Nintendo Switch Edition
To summon a shulker in Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition:
/summon shulker
To summon a shulker at the coordinates (8, 72, 100):
/summon shulker 8 72 100
Example in Windows 10 Edition
To summon a shulker in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition:
/summon shulker
To summon a shulker that is 1 block above your current position:
/summon shulker ~ ~1 ~
Example in Education Edition
To summon a shulker in Minecraft Education Edition:
/summon shulker
To summon a shulker at the coordinates (-70, 63, 12):
/summon shulker -70 63 12
In this example, we are going to summon a shulker in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.20 with the following command:
Type the command in the chat window. As you are typing, you will see the command appear in the lower left corner of the game window. Press the Enter key to run the command.
Once the cheat has been entered, the shulker will spawn and appear in your world:
Congratulations, you have summoned a shulker in Minecraft.
If you need help with /summon commands, you can use these tools to automatically generate commands for you: