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Iron Chests guide

Getting Started with Iron Chests

All Iron Chests tiers with their slot counts and recipes, the Crystal and Obsidian Chests, trapped chests, and how the chest upgrade items turn a placed chest into a bigger one without emptying it: Iron Chests 16.0 for Minecraft 1.21.1.

Updated Iron Chests 1.21-neoforge-16.0.7 Minecraft 1.21.1
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Contents (3)
  1. 1. The chest tiers
  2. 2. Trapped chests
  3. 3. Upgrading a placed chest

Iron Chests gives you bigger single-block chests. Each tier is crafted from the one below, and chest upgrade items let you upgrade a chest that is already placed and full, without moving a single item.

1. The chest tiers

ChestSlotsMade from
Copper Chest45 (rows of 9)Wooden chest + 8 copper ingots
Iron Chest54 (rows of 9)Wooden chest + 8 iron ingots, or Copper Chest + 4 iron ingots + 4 glass
Gold Chest81 (rows of 9)Iron Chest + 8 gold ingots
Diamond Chest108 (rows of 12)Gold Chest + 2 diamonds + 6 glass
Crystal Chest108 (rows of 12)Diamond Chest + 8 glass
Obsidian Chest108 (rows of 12)Diamond Chest + 8 obsidian
DirtChest 9000!1 (dirt only)Wooden chest + 8 dirt, coarse dirt or podzol

Any glass block works where glass is needed, including stained and tinted glass. The mod describes the Crystal Chest as transparent: some of its contents are visible without opening it. The DirtChest 9000! is a joke: its single slot only accepts dirt, and a freshly placed one contains a small guide book about it.

Iron Ingot#c:ingots/ironAny #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Iron Ingot#c:ingots/ironAny #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Iron Ingot#c:ingots/ironAny #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Iron Ingot#c:ingots/iron

4 × any Iron Ingot + 4 × any Glass (#c:glass_blocks) + Copper Chest → Iron Chest

Crafting
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Diamond#c:gems/diamondDiamond#c:gems/diamondAny #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more

6 × any Glass (#c:glass_blocks) + 2 × any Diamond + Gold Chest → Diamond Chest

Crafting
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more

8 × any Glass (#c:glass_blocks) + Diamond Chest → Crystal Chest

Crafting

8 × Obsidian + Diamond Chest → Obsidian Chest

Crafting

2. Trapped chests

Every chest has a trapped version: craft the chest with a Tripwire Hook.

Iron Chest + Tripwire Hook → Trapped Iron Chest

Crafting (shapeless)

Diamond Chest + Tripwire Hook → Trapped Diamond Chest

Crafting (shapeless)

3. Upgrading a placed chest

  1. Craft the upgrade item for the step you need (table below).
  2. Make sure nobody has the chest open; the upgrade does nothing while a chest is open.
  3. Use the upgrade item on the placed chest. It becomes the new chest with all its items, its custom name and its facing. The upgrade item is used up.
Upgrade itemFromToRecipe
Wood to Copper Chest UpgradeVanilla chestCopper Chest8 copper ingots around planks
Wood to Iron Chest UpgradeVanilla chestIron Chest8 iron ingots around planks
Copper to Iron Chest UpgradeCopper ChestIron Chest4 iron ingots, 4 glass, a copper ingot in the middle
Iron to Gold Chest UpgradeIron ChestGold Chest8 gold ingots around an iron ingot
Gold to Diamond Chest UpgradeGold ChestDiamond Chest6 glass, 2 diamonds, a gold ingot in the middle
Diamond to Crystal Chest UpgradeDiamond ChestCrystal Chest8 glass around obsidian
Diamond to Obsidian Chest UpgradeDiamond ChestObsidian Chest8 obsidian around glass
Copper Ingot#c:ingots/copperCopper Ingot#c:ingots/copperCopper Ingot#c:ingots/copperCopper Ingot#c:ingots/copperAny #minecraft:planks
  • Oak Planks
  • Spruce Planks
  • Birch Planks
  • Jungle Planks
  • Acacia Planks
  • Dark Oak Planks
  • Crimson Planks
  • Warped Planks
  • Mangrove Planks
  • Bamboo Planks
  • Cherry Planks
Copper Ingot#c:ingots/copperCopper Ingot#c:ingots/copperCopper Ingot#c:ingots/copperCopper Ingot#c:ingots/copper

8 × any Copper Ingot + any Oak Planks (#minecraft:planks) → Wood to Copper Chest Upgrade

Crafting
Iron Ingot#c:ingots/ironIron Ingot#c:ingots/ironIron Ingot#c:ingots/ironIron Ingot#c:ingots/ironAny #minecraft:planks
  • Oak Planks
  • Spruce Planks
  • Birch Planks
  • Jungle Planks
  • Acacia Planks
  • Dark Oak Planks
  • Crimson Planks
  • Warped Planks
  • Mangrove Planks
  • Bamboo Planks
  • Cherry Planks
Iron Ingot#c:ingots/ironIron Ingot#c:ingots/ironIron Ingot#c:ingots/ironIron Ingot#c:ingots/iron

8 × any Iron Ingot + any Oak Planks (#minecraft:planks) → Wood to Iron Chest Upgrade

Crafting
Iron Ingot#c:ingots/ironAny #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Iron Ingot#c:ingots/ironAny #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Copper Ingot#c:ingots/copperAny #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Iron Ingot#c:ingots/ironAny #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Iron Ingot#c:ingots/iron

4 × any Iron Ingot + 4 × any Glass (#c:glass_blocks) + any Copper Ingot → Copper to Iron Chest Upgrade

Crafting
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Diamond#c:gems/diamondGold Ingot#c:ingots/goldDiamond#c:gems/diamondAny #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more

6 × any Glass (#c:glass_blocks) + 2 × any Diamond + any Gold Ingot → Gold to Diamond Chest Upgrade

Crafting
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more

8 × any Glass (#c:glass_blocks) + Obsidian → Diamond to Crystal Chest Upgrade

Crafting
Any #c:glass_blocks
  • Glass
  • White Stained Glass
  • Orange Stained Glass
  • Magenta Stained Glass
  • Light Blue Stained Glass
  • Yellow Stained Glass
  • Lime Stained Glass
  • Pink Stained Glass
  • Gray Stained Glass
  • Light Gray Stained Glass
  • Cyan Stained Glass
  • Purple Stained Glass
  • + 6 more

8 × Obsidian + any Glass (#c:glass_blocks) → Diamond to Obsidian Chest Upgrade

Crafting
Tip There is no upgrade item from copper straight to gold or from iron straight to diamond: go one step at a time, or craft the chest itself from the tier below.

Textures, models and item names © cpw, alexbegt, progwml6 and the Iron Chests contributors.

Recipes, names and numbers are read from the mod files of Iron Chests 1.21-neoforge-16.0.7 for Minecraft 1.21.1 (NeoForge). Not affiliated with the mod authors, Mojang or Microsoft.

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