Vanilla Ender Chests are handy for shared, blast-proof storage you can reach from anywhere, but 27 slots runs out fast. The Iron Ender Chests Mod fixes that with a ladder of upgraded Ender Chests crafted from familiar ores. Each tier adds rows of slots on top of the vanilla chest, and every variant keeps the perks you already rely on, remote access and explosion resistance included. It is a small, focused storage upgrade rather than a full inventory overhaul, which makes it easy to drop into an existing world.

How the Upgrade Tiers Scale

The mod adds eight upgraded Ender Chests split into three capacity bands. The first five tiers each add one extra row of slots, Diamond and Emerald add two, and Netherite adds three. Crafting chains upward, so you surround a lower-tier chest with the next material instead of building each variant from scratch.

Iron Ender Chest: the entry upgrade, adding one extra row of slots to a vanilla Ender Chest.

Copper Ender Chest: another single-row step up, cheap and early to craft from raw copper.

Gold Ender Chest: still a single-row bump, but a useful stepping stone toward the higher tiers.

Lapis Lazuli Ender Chest: one more row, sitting between the cheap early tiers and the mid-tier upgrades.

Redstone Ender Chest: the last of the one-row tiers before the storage capacity jumps to two rows.

Diamond Ender Chest: the first real leap, adding two extra rows of slots for a noticeably bigger shared inventory.

Emerald Ender Chest: matches the Diamond tier with two extra rows, traded for emeralds instead of diamonds.

Netherite Ender Chest: the top tier, adding three extra rows for the largest shared inventory the mod offers.

Every upgraded chest keeps the vanilla Ender Chest's blast resistance, so a creeper explosion or TNT blast will not scatter your loot across the ground.

How to Craft an Upgraded Ender Chest

Crafting is progressive. Surround a vanilla Ender Chest with the matching material to make the first tier, then surround that chest with the next material to climb the ladder. A Netherite Ender Chest builds from a Diamond or Emerald chest rather than from scratch, so the recipe doubles as a slow upgrade path you can work toward over time. If you already mine plenty of ore with a mod like Universal Ores, the materials add up quickly.

How to Install the Mod

Install Minecraft Forge or NeoForge first, depending on which loader your Minecraft setup uses. Drop the mod JAR into your .minecraft/mods folder, then launch the matching loader profile and open or create a world. If you have never set up a mod loader, the guide to installing Minecraft mods walks through the whole process step by step. For a portable storage companion, pair this with the UMU Backpack Mod so you can carry extra gear on the move too.

Iron Ender Chests FAQ

Do the upgraded chests survive explosions? Yes. Every tier keeps the vanilla Ender Chest's blast resistance, so creepers, TNT, and ghast fireballs will not destroy the block or dump your items on the ground.

Can I craft a Netherite Ender Chest straight away? No, the recipes chain upward. You build from a vanilla Ender Chest through the lower tiers, surrounding each chest with the next material until you reach Netherite.

Do I need any other mods installed? No required dependencies. You only need the matching mod loader and the mod itself to start using the upgraded chests.

Is my loot safe if I break an upgraded chest? Like a vanilla Ender Chest, breaking the block keeps your items stored rather than scattering them on the ground, so you can pick them back up from another upgraded chest of the same tier.

Does this work on multiplayer servers? Yes. The mod runs on both client and server, so you can use the upgraded chests on a server as long as the server has the mod installed.