Ominous Banner

Ominous Banner

Rarity tier	Uncommon
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (16)
Tool
Blast resistance	1
Hardness	1
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Waterloggable	JE: No BE: Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	Yes

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An ominous banner is a special uncraftable variant of the banner obtained from raid captains.

Obtaining

Breaking

Ominous banners can be broken with or without a tool, but an axe is fastest.

Block	Ominous Banner
Hardness	1
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	1.5
Wooden	0.75
Stone	0.4
Iron	0.25
Diamond	0.2
Netherite	0.2
Golden	0.15
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

A ominous banner also breaks and drops itself as an item if the block the banner is attached to is moved, removed, or destroyed.

Natural generation

Ominous banners are carried by raid captains.
They are located in pillager outposts.

In Java Edition, the ominous banner cannot be crafted or copied because the design uses 8 patterns.

In Bedrock Edition, the ominous banner is a separate type that cannot be placed in a loom.

Ominous banners have the following pattern:

White banner‌

• Cyan Lozenge
• Light Gray Base
• Gray Pale
• Light Gray Bordure
• Black Fess
• Light Gray Per Fess
• Light Gray Roundel
• Black Bordure

Separate type entirely‌

Mob loot

Illagers that spawn carrying an ominous banner always drop it upon death.

Source	Roll Chance	Quantity (Roll Chance)
		Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
Evoker	100%	1	1	1	1
Vindicator	100%	1	1	1	1

Usage

Ominous banners are a special type of banner in the game as they have more than 6 patterns, and as such cannot be crafted. Ominous banners have the same placement functionality as regular banners.

Helmet

While an ominous banner cannot be equipped in the head slot in Survival mode, equipping it using commands causes it to appear on top of the player. This is how raid captains wear banners‌.

Chestplate

While an ominous banner cannot be equipped in the chestplate slot in Survival mode, equipping it using NBT editors causes it to appear on top of the player. This is how raid captains wear banners‌.

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Crafting ingredient

Since ominous banners have more than six patterns, adding it to the shield causes the banner to be reduced to six patterns on the shield.

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Shield + Ominous Banner		Applies the banner pattern to the shield. The banner is consumed. The shield must have no pre-existing patterns. Does not change existing durability or enchantments on the shield.

Copying

Unlike normal banners, ominous banners cannot be copied to make additional copies of the ominous banner.

Map marker

Like regular banners, ominous banners can also serve as a map marker, having the same functionality as regular banners when used for marking points on a map.

Renaming

In Java Edition, an ominous banner can be given a custom name that remains as the ominous banner is placed and retrieved. The player can use an anvil to rename the ominous banner item, or may change the CustomName tag using the /data command on the ominous banner block.

Fuel

Ominous banners can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per banner.

Note blocks

Ominous banners can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sounds.

Looms

Unlike a regular banner, ominous banners can't be used in a loom to apply patterns.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

v t e wood sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.wood.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.wood.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.wood.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.wood.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.wood.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e wood sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.wood	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.wood	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.wood	0.23	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.wood	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.wood	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.wood	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.wood	0.18	1.0

Unique

Java Edition: None

Bedrock Edition:

v t e Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	When all patterns are removed from a banner using a cauldron	cauldron.cleanbanner	0.1	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Ominous Banner	white_banner	Block & Item	banners wall_post_override	banners	block.minecraft.ominous_banner
Ominous Wall Banner	white_wall_banner	Block	banners wall_post_override	—	block.minecraft.ominous_banner

Name	Identifier
Block entity	banner

Bedrock Edition:

Ominous Banner	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Standing	standing_banner	176	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical	—
Wall	wall_banner	177	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical	—
Item	banner	567	Item	—	item.banner.illager_captain.name

Name	Savegame ID
Block entity	Banner

Block states

Java Edition:
Floor

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
rotation	0	0	The block is facing south.
		1	The block is facing south-southwest.
		2	The block is facing southwest.
		3	The block is facing west-southwest.
		4	The block is facing west.
		5	The block is facing west-northwest.
		6	The block is facing northwest.
		7	The block is facing north-northwest.
		8	The block is facing north.
		9	The block is facing north-northeast.
		10	The block is facing northeast.
		11	The block is facing east-northeast.
		12	The block is facing east.
		13	The block is facing east-southeast.
		14	The block is facing southeast.
		15	The block is facing south-southeast.

Wall

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	north	east north south west	The direction the block is facing. For example, a block facing east is attached to a block to its west. Opposite from the direction a player faces when placing the block.

Bedrock Edition:

Standing

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
ground_sign_direction	0x1 0x2 0x4 0x8	0	0	0	The block is facing south.
			1	1	The block is facing south-southwest.
			2	2	The block is facing southwest.
			3	3	The block is facing west-southwest.
			4	4	The block is facing west.
			5	5	The block is facing west-northwest.
			6	6	The block is facing northwest.
			7	7	The block is facing north-northwest.
			8	8	The block is facing north.
			9	9	The block is facing north-northeast.
			10	10	The block is facing northeast.
			11	11	The block is facing east-northeast.
			12	12	The block is facing east.
			13	13	The block is facing east-southeast.
			14	14	The block is facing southeast.
			15	15	The block is facing south-southeast.

Wall

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
facing_direction	0x1 0x2 0x4	0	2 3 4 5	2 3 4 5	The direction the block is facing. For example, a block facing east is attached to a block to its west. 2: north 3: south 4: west 5: east
			0 1	0 1	Unused

Block data

An ominous banner has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

Java Edition:

• [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Block entity data
  • Tags common to all block entities see Template:Nbt inherit/blockentity/template
  • [String] CustomName: Optional. The name of this container in JSON text component, which appears in its GUI where the default name ordinarily appears. Is not preserved when removed.
  • [NBT List / JSON Array] patterns: List of all patterns applied to the banner.
    • [NBT Compound / JSON Object]: An individual pattern.
      • [String] color: Color of the section.
      • [String][NBT Compound / JSON Object] pattern: One Banner pattern (an [String] ID, or a new [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Banner pattern definition) — The banner pattern the color is applied to.
        • A banner pattern see Template:Nbt inherit/banner pattern/template

Pattern color

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Pattern

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Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Item data

Java Edition:

• [NBT Compound / JSON Object] components: the item's components tag.

• • [String][NBT List / JSON Array][NBT Compound / JSON Object] minecraft:item_name: The default name of this item, as a text component. See Text component format. Unlike the custom_name component, this name can't be erased using an anvil, won't be italicized, and does not show in some labels, such as banner markers and item frames.
  • [NBT List / JSON Array] minecraft:banner_patterns: List of all patterns applied to the banner or the shield.
    • [NBT Compound / JSON Object]: A single pattern.
      • [String] color: Dye color of the section.
      • [String][NBT Compound / JSON Object] pattern: One banner pattern (an [String] ID, or a new [NBT Compound / JSON Object] banner pattern definition).
        • A banner pattern see Template:Nbt inherit/banner pattern/template
  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] minecraft:hide_additional_tooltip: If set, it hides additional info on this item's tooltip.

Bedrock Edition:

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		I've got a bad feeling about this	Kill a Pillager Captain.	—	20	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Voluntary Exile	Kill a raid captain. Maybe consider staying away from villages for the time being...	Kill an entity in the #raiders entity tag wearing an ominous banner: This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.

History

Java Edition
1.14			18w45a				Added illager patrols, where the leader of an illager patrol carries an illager banner.
			18w46a				The pattern of illager banner now has a black border.
			Pre-Release 2				"Illager Banners" have been renamed to "Ominous Banners".
1.19.3			22w43a				The ominous banner is now available in the Creative inventory.
1.21.2			24w33a				The rarity of ominous banners has been changed from "Ominous" to "Uncommon".
Bedrock Edition
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.1				Added illager captains, which drop an illager banner upon death.
			beta 1.11.0.3				Illager banners now generate in pillager outpost watchtowers, instead of gray banners.
1.20.0			Preview 1.20.0.20				Illager banners can now be used to customise shields.
1.21.30			Preview 1.21.30.21				The rarity of ominous banners has been changed from "Common" to "Uncommon".
							"Illager Banner" has been renamed to "Ominous Banner", matching Java Edition.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.91							Added illager banners, which generate with pillager outposts and are dropped by illager captains upon death.

Issues

Issues relating to "Ominous Banner" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• The Illager Banner in Bedrock Edition is available as a separate item but is just a second variant (type 1) of the white banner (type 0).

Gallery

Renders

Ominous banner

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  Ominous banner pattern in Bedrock Edition.

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  Old ominous banner pattern.

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  Washing with cauldron shows how to apply the ominous banner pattern.

Screenshots

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  An ominous banner before the World of Color Update, which was obtainable only via commands.

In other media

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  Lego ominous banner from 21160

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  An ominous banner within Minecraft Dungeons.