How to Use the Offhand Slot for Hands-Free Item Collection

Setting Up Your Offhand Shulker Box

Using your offhand slot is the most efficient way to collect drops because it leaves your main hand open for tools or weapons.

1. Open your inventory using your inventory key (default E).

2. Drag a shulker box that has available storage space into your offhand equipment slot.

3. Return to the game. You will see the shulker box rendered in your character's left hand.

4. Select your primary tool (such as a pickaxe, shovel, or sword) in your main hand via the hotbar.

Continuous Resource Gathering

While holding the shulker box in your offhand, proceed with your normal survival activities:

• Mining: Break blocks continuously. When your personal inventory slots fill up with stone, dirt, or ores, newly broken blocks that fall as drops will immediately enter the offhand shulker box.
• Mob Farming: Slay mobs with your weapon. Loot dropped by defeated targets will be drawn into the shulker box instead of bouncing on the floor.

This setup keeps your workspace tidy and prevents you from needing to stop and reorganize your items mid-task.