Question: how many mother boxes are there in justice league

title: Mother Box
text: In Justice League , the villain Steppenwolf is in search of three Mother Boxes . Those are located on Atlantis , Themyscira , and the box seen in Batman v Superman that was used to activate Cyborg . According to legend , the three boxes were used during Steppenwolf 's original invasion of Earth , with his goal being to bring them all together and trigger a mass transformation of the entire planet , but this plan was thwarted when the Atlanteans , Amazons , and humans who successfully drove him away . The mother boxes were separated from each other by the timely intervention of Zeus who uses a lightning bolt to separate them . After the war , the boxes were left on Earth , with each group taking custody of one of the boxes and hiding it . After Steppenwolf claims the Atlantean and Amazon - guarded boxes , Cyborg reveals that the box that was used to activate him was found during the First World War , but remained dormant until shortly after Superman 's death . Analyzing the box , Batman concludes that they can use its energy - generation abilities to restore Superman to life , taking Superman 's body to the Kryptonian ship to use the birthing pool that Lex Luthor used to create Doomsday in the previous film , Cyborg controlling the equipment directly while the Flash generates a lightning bolt to charge the Box to power the process . While the other heroes are distracted by Superman 's resurrection , Steppenwolf claims the third box , but they are able to come together and track him to a remote former nuclear testing ground in Russia after Steppenwolf brings the boxes together , beginning the transformation that destroys the surrounding area . Despite their foe 's efforts , the League are able to stall him long enough so that Cyborg could disrupt the energy flow between the boxes , allowing Superman to separate them by forcing them apart , the loss of power inspiring such terror in Steppenwolf that he is attacked by his own Parademons , before they are all pulled off - planet by a boom tube , and the transformation of the surrounding area reverses in effect , causing a rapid growth of various kinds of flowers . The Boxes are returned to their respective custodies , with Silas Stone researching the third box with his son to explore the extent of its powers .