Overview
Black Banner is one of the 16 variants of White Banner: same recipe, same hardness, same drops — only the look differs. The full write-up for the set is on the White Banner page.
Minecraft classifies Black Banner as a coloured block. Black Banner is made at a crafting table. Hardness 1 puts it in the middle of the pack for mining speed.
No specific tool is required to collect it. Broken correctly, it drops itself. Because it is transparent it does not block light.
A blast resistance of 1 means a single creeper will clear it away. It stacks only to 16. You make it with Black Wool and Stick.
No recipe takes it as an ingredient.
About the black set
How long it takes to break
Black Banner has a hardness of 1. By hand that is 1.5 seconds per block; with the correct tool at netherite tier it is 0.2 seconds.
Iron takes 0.25 seconds against diamond's 0.2, so the upgrade worth making for this block is the one to iron.
The drop does not depend on the tool — bare hands work as well as anything — so the table below is purely about speed.
Efficiency adds its level squared plus one to the tool speed, so Efficiency V is about 4 times faster than the same tool unenchanted.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | 1.5 s | 1.5 s | 1.5 s |
| Wooden | 0.75 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
| Stone | 0.4 s | 0.15 s | instant |
| Iron | 0.25 s | 0.1 s | instant |
| Diamond | 0.2 s | 0.1 s | instant |
| Netherite | 0.2 s | 0.1 s | instant |
| Golden | 0.15 s | 0.1 s | instant |
Properties
With 1 blast resistance Black Banner goes down to any nearby explosion. It is transparent to light and produces no light. One inventory slot holds 16. Fire takes to it quickly — encouragement 60, burn 20 — which makes it a poor neighbour for lava or a lit campfire. An axe is the fastest choice here. A tool of the wrong class is no better than your fist — the speed bonus is tied to the block's own tool tag.
- Transparent
- Yes
- Required tool
- Any
- Flammable
- Yes (60/20)
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Black Banner
Drops
Mined with any, Black Banner drops itself.
Guides and tools that cover this
Frequently asked questions
How do you get Black Banner in Minecraft?
Black Banner is crafted from Black Wool and Stick.
What tool do you need to break Black Banner?
No specific tool is required — Black Banner can be broken by hand.
Is Black Banner blast resistant?
Black Banner has a blast resistance of 1, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Black Banner fit in one stack?
16 per stack, so a double chest holds 864 Black Banner.
How long does Black Banner take to break?
About 0.2 seconds if you bring the correct netherite tool; 1.5 seconds with your fists.
The rest of the set
Black Banner is one of 16. Every other member behaves the same way:
