How to Make a Banner in Minecraft

With so many new decorative block additions inrecent Minecraft updates, players may forget some of the blocks already present in-game. This is why we’re making this special guide about banners in Minecraft. It’s a highly customizable aesthetic block with numerous useful functions in building and other gameplay-related situations. If you’re not sure how to craft a banner, you’ve come to the right place. We will walk you through the step-by-step process of making banners in Minecraft.

Resources You Need to Make a Banner

In order to craft a single Minecraft banner, you will need the following items:

Wool can be found in several naturally generated structures in Minecraft, but the best way you can get it is through shearing sheep. We have a dedicated guide that explainshow you can get wool in Minecraft.

When it comes todying wool in different colors, we’ve prepared yet another handy guide about that topic. You can craft sticks from wooden planks.

Crafting Recipe for a Minecraft Banner

Once you have collected the required items, follow the steps below:

Furthermore, you can use acrafter in Minecraft 1.21as well, but you will need to power it with a redstone signal to craft the banner.

Where Can You Find Banners in Minecraft

Banners also generate naturally in certain locations in your Minecraft world. Some of these banners contain patterns, while others are fully one-colored and plain, ready to be experimented on. So, you will find the following banners in the locations mentioned below:Banner TypeLocationMagenta Banner with Black Chevron PatternsEnd CitiesGray BannerBanner room in woodland mansionsLight Gray Banner with White Flower Charge PatternMaster bedrooms of woodland mansionsOminous Banner or Illager Bannerpillager outposts; carried by patrol and raid captainsBrown BannerSavanna villagesBlack BannerAltar rooms of woodland mansions

Alternatively, you canbuy bannersfrom shepherd and cartographerMinecraft villagersfor as low as threeemeralds. Furthermore, by killing the illagers that carry the ominous banner (Java edition) or illager banner (Bedrock edition), the drop rate for the banner is 100%.

So that’s all you need to know about making a banner in Minecraft. If you would like to know which ways you can use this block in, feel free to check our guide on thebest banner uses. That’s it for this guide. So, now that you have the knowledge of crafting a banner, stop wasting time, claim your fort, and make your world more epic!

Radojka Travar

I’m a gaming enthusiast with a strong passion for writing. My expertise lies in creating simple, to the point and clear content teaching you about various features, mechanics and community-based inventions related to Minecraft. In spare time, I love flying around in my Minecraft world and exploring stories of other pixelated games.

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