Overview
Brown 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.
In Minecraft 1.21.4, Brown Banner is a coloured block. Brown Banner has a crafting recipe, so it is renewable as long as you can source its ingredients. At a hardness of 1 it takes a moment to break but never slows a build down.
Any tool works, and so do bare hands. Mining it returns the block itself, so it is safe to relocate. It is transparent, which matters when you are managing light levels.
With a blast resistance of only 1 it will not survive an explosion. The stack limit is 16, so plan inventory space. The recipe calls for Brown Wool and Stick.
It is not used in any crafting recipe.
About the brown set
How long it takes to break
Brown 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.
An iron tool takes 0.25 seconds and a diamond one 0.2, so the jump that actually matters for this block is the one to iron.
Nothing here needs a minimum tier: whatever you swing, the block still drops, and the only difference is how long it takes.
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
Brown Banner resists blasts at 1, which is not enough to survive anything explosive nearby. Light passes through it, and it emits none of its own. 16 fit in a slot. Flammable, at encouragement 60 and burn 20: build with it away from lava, and do not use it as a wall you care about. An axe is fastest here; any other class mines it at bare-hand speed, because the bonus only applies to the class the block is tagged for.
- Transparent
- Yes
- Required tool
- Any
- Flammable
- Yes (60/20)
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Brown Banner
Drops
Mined with any, Brown Banner drops itself.
Guides and tools that cover this
Frequently asked questions
How do you get Brown Banner in Minecraft?
Brown Banner is crafted from Brown Wool and Stick.
What tool do you need to break Brown Banner?
No specific tool is required — Brown Banner can be broken by hand.
Is Brown Banner blast resistant?
Brown Banner has a blast resistance of 1, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Brown Banner fit in one stack?
A stack is 16, and a double chest of them comes to 864.
How long does Brown 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
Brown Banner is one of 16. Every other member behaves the same way:
