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	An '''ominous banner''' is a special uncraftable variant of the [[Minecraft:banner]] obtained from ~~[[Minecraft:~~raid ~~captain]]s~~ and ~~[[Minecraft:~~pillager ~~outpost]]s~~.		An '''ominous banner''' is a special uncraftable variant of the [[Minecraft:banner]] obtained from raid captains and pillager outposts.

	== Obtaining ==		== Obtaining ==
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	=== Natural generation ===		=== Natural generation ===
	Ominous banners are carried by ~~[[Minecraft:~~raid ~~captain]]s~~.<br> They are located in ~~[[Minecraft:~~pillager ~~outpost]]s~~.		Ominous banners are carried by raid captains.<br> They are located in pillager outposts.

	{{IN\|java}}, the ominous banner cannot be crafted or copied because the design uses 8 patterns.		{{IN\|java}}, the ominous banner cannot be crafted or copied because the design uses 8 patterns.
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	=== Helmet ===		=== Helmet ===
	{{exclusive\|java\|section=13}}		{{exclusive\|java\|section=13}}
	While an ominous banner cannot be equipped in the [[Minecraft:Helmet\|head slot]] in ~~[[Minecraft:~~Survival]] mode, equipping it using commands causes it to appear on top of the player. This is how ~~[[Minecraft:~~raid ~~captain]]s~~ wear banners{{only\|java\|short=1}}.		While an ominous banner cannot be equipped in the [[Minecraft:Helmet\|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{{only\|java\|short=1}}.

	=== Chestplate ===		=== Chestplate ===
	{{exclusive\|bedrock\|section=13}}		{{exclusive\|bedrock\|section=13}}
	While an ominous banner cannot be equipped in the [[Minecraft:chestplate]] slot in Survival mode, equipping it using NBT editors causes it to appear on top of the player. This is how ~~[[Minecraft:~~raid ~~captain]]s~~ wear banners{{only\|bedrock\|education\|short=1}}.		While an ominous banner cannot be equipped in the [[Minecraft: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{{only\|bedrock\|education\|short=1}}.

	<gallery>		<gallery>
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	=== Note blocks ===		=== Note blocks ===
	Ominous banners can be placed under ~~[[Minecraft:~~note ~~block]]s~~ to produce "bass" sounds.		Ominous banners can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sounds.

	=== Looms ===		=== Looms ===
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.14\|dev=18w45a\|[[File:Ominous Banner JE1.png\|17px]] Added [[Minecraft:illager]] banners.		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.14\|dev=18w45a\|[[File:Ominous Banner JE1.png\|17px]] Added [[Minecraft:illager]] banners.
	\|Added ~~[[Minecraft:~~illager ~~patrol]]s~~, where the leader of an illager patrol carries an [[Minecraft:illager]] banner.}}		\|Added illager patrols, where the leader of an illager patrol carries an [[Minecraft:illager]] banner.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=18w46a\|[[File:Ominous Banner JE2.png\|17px]] The pattern of [[Minecraft:illager]] banner now has a black border.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=18w46a\|[[File:Ominous Banner JE2.png\|17px]] The pattern of [[Minecraft:illager]] banner now has a black border.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=18w47a\|Illager banners now generate in ~~[[Minecraft:~~pillager outpost]] watchtowers.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=18w47a\|Illager banners now generate in pillager outpost watchtowers.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=pre2\|"Illager Banners" have been renamed to "Ominous Banners".}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=pre2\|"Illager Banners" have been renamed to "Ominous Banners".}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.19.3\|dev=22w43a\|The ominous banner is now available in the Creative inventory.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.19.3\|dev=22w43a\|The ominous banner is now available in the Creative inventory.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.21.2\|dev=24w33a\|The ~~[[Minecraft:~~rarity]] of ominous banners has been changed from "Common" to "Uncommon". Previously it used a gold colored text component for its name.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.21.2\|dev=24w33a\|The rarity of ominous banners has been changed from "Common" to "Uncommon". Previously it used a gold colored text component for its name.}}
	}}		}}

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|bedrock}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|bedrock}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11.0\|dev=beta 1.11.0.1\|[[File:Ominous Banner BE.png\|17px]] Added [[Minecraft:illager]] banners.		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11.0\|dev=beta 1.11.0.1\|[[File:Ominous Banner BE.png\|17px]] Added [[Minecraft:illager]] banners.
	\|Added ~~[[Minecraft:~~illager ~~captain]]s~~, which drop an [[Minecraft:illager]] banner upon ~~[[Minecraft:~~death]].}}		\|Added illager captains, which drop an [[Minecraft:illager]] banner upon death.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 1.11.0.3\|Illager banners now generate in ~~[[Minecraft:~~pillager outpost]] watchtowers, instead of gray banners.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 1.11.0.3\|Illager banners now generate in pillager outpost watchtowers, instead of gray banners.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20.0\|dev=Preview 1.20.0.20\|Illager banners can now be used to customize [[Minecraft:shield]]s.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.20.0\|dev=Preview 1.20.0.20\|Illager banners can now be used to customize [[Minecraft:shield]]s.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.21.30\|dev=Preview 1.21.30.21\|The ~~[[Minecraft:~~rarity]] of ominous banners has been changed from "Common" to "Uncommon".		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.21.30\|dev=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''.}}		\|"Illager Banner" has been renamed to "Ominous Banner", matching ''Java Edition''.}}
	}}		}}
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	{{HistoryTable		{{HistoryTable
	\|{{HistoryLine\|ps4}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|ps4}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.91\|[[File:Ominous Banner BE.png\|17px]] Added [[Minecraft:illager]] banners, which generate with ~~[[Minecraft:~~pillager ~~outpost]]s~~ and are ~~[[Minecraft:drops\|~~dropped]] by ~~[[Minecraft:~~illager ~~captain]]s~~ upon ~~[[Minecraft:~~death]].}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.91\|[[File:Ominous Banner BE.png\|17px]] Added [[Minecraft:illager]] banners, which generate with pillager outposts and are dropped by illager captains upon death.}}
	}}		}}

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	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Ominous banner before MC 1.12.png\|An ominous banner before the ~~[[Minecraft:~~World of Color Update]], which was obtainable only via commands.		File:Ominous banner before MC 1.12.png\|An ominous banner before the World of Color Update, which was obtainable only via commands.
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	~~[[Minecraft:~~fr:Bannière funeste]]		fr:Bannière funeste
	~~[[Minecraft:~~ko:불길한 현수막]]		ko:불길한 현수막
	~~[[Minecraft:~~pt:Estandarte Ameaçador]]		pt:Estandarte Ameaçador
	~~[[Minecraft:~~uk:Зловісний стяг]]		uk:Зловісний стяг
	~~[[Minecraft:~~zh:不祥旗帜]]		zh:不祥旗帜

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{{Infobox block
| group = Standing
| 1-1 = Ominous Banner.gif
| group2 = Wall
| 2-1 = Ominous Wall Banner.png
| invimage = Ominous Banner
| rarity = Uncommon
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = axe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (16)
| flammable = No
| waterloggable = {{jebe|No|Yes}}
| lavasusceptible = Yes
}}
An '''ominous banner''' is a special uncraftable variant of the [[Minecraft:banner]] obtained from [[Minecraft:raid captain]]s and [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Ominous banners can be broken with or without a [[Minecraft:tool]], but an [[Minecraft:axe]] is fastest.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Ominous Banner|Axe}}

A ominous banner also breaks and drops itself as an [[Minecraft:Item (entity)|item]] if the block the banner is attached to is moved, removed, or destroyed.

=== Natural generation ===
Ominous banners are carried by [[Minecraft:raid captain]]s.<br> They are located in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s.

{{IN|java}}, the ominous banner cannot be crafted or copied because the design uses 8 patterns.

{{IN|bedrock}}, the ominous banner is a separate type that cannot be placed in a loom.

Ominous banners have the following pattern:

[[File:Ominous Banner.png|32px]]
[[File:Ominous Banner BE.png|32px]]

White banner{{only|java|short=1}}
* Cyan Lozenge
* Light Gray Base
* Gray Pale
* Light Gray Bordure
* Black Fess
* Light Gray Per Fess
* Light Gray Roundel
* Black Bordure
Separate type entirely{{only|bedrock|short=1}}

=== Mob loot ===
[[Minecraft:Illager]]s that spawn carrying an ominous banner always drop it upon death.

== Usage ==
{{see also|Banner#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 ===
{{exclusive|java|section=13}}
While an ominous banner cannot be equipped in the [[Minecraft:Helmet|head slot]] in [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode, equipping it using commands causes it to appear on top of the player. This is how [[Minecraft:raid captain]]s wear banners{{only|java|short=1}}.

=== Chestplate ===
{{exclusive|bedrock|section=13}}
While an ominous banner cannot be equipped in the [[Minecraft:chestplate]] slot in Survival mode, equipping it using NBT editors causes it to appear on top of the player. This is how [[Minecraft:raid captain]]s wear banners{{only|bedrock|education|short=1}}.

<gallery>
Pillager with Ominous Banner.png|
Vindicator with Ominous Banner.png|
Evoker with Ominous Banner.png|
Illusioner with Ominous Banner.png|
</gallery>

=== 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.
{{Crafting
|showdescription=1
|Shield
|Ominous Banner
|Output=Ominous Shield
|B2link=Banner
|type=Combat
|description=Applies the banner pattern to the shield. The banner is consumed.<br>The shield must have no pre-existing patterns.<br>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 ===
{{exclusive|java|section=13}}
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 ===
An ominous banner can be given a custom name that remains as the ominous banner is placed and retrieved. The player can use an [[Minecraft:anvil]] to rename the ominous banner item, or may change the <code>CustomName</code> tag using the {{cmd|data}} command on the ominous banner block.

=== Fuel ===
Ominous banners can be used as a fuel in [[Minecraft:furnace]]s, smelting 1.5 items per banner.

=== Note blocks ===
Ominous banners can be placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s to produce "bass" sounds.

=== Looms ===
Unlike a regular [[Minecraft:banner]], ominous banners can't be used in a [[Minecraft:loom]] to apply patterns.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Wood}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}: ''None''

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{:Banner/Sounds}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Ominous Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=white_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|itemtags=banners
|translationkey=block.minecraft.ominous_banner}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Ominous Wall Banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=white_wall_banner
|blocktags=banners, wall_post_override
|form=block
|translationkey=block.minecraft.ominous_banner
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=banners
|spritetype=block
|nameid=banner
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Ominous Banner
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Standing
|spritename=ominous-banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=standing_banner
|translationkey=-
|id=176
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Wall
|spritename=ominous-wall-banner
|spritetype=block
|nameid=wall_banner
|id=177
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=ominous-banner
|spritetype=item
|nameid=banner
|translationkey=item.banner.illager_captain.name
|id=567
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=banners
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Banner
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{#lst:Banner|block states}}

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

{{el|java}}:
{{see also|Block entity format}}
{{#lst:Banner|block data}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].

=== Item data ===
{{JE}}:
{{see also|Data component format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|components}}: the item's '''components''' tag.
{{:Data component format/item_name}}
{{:Data component format/banner_patterns}}
{{:Data component format/hide_additional_tooltip}}
</div>

{{BE}}:
{{see also|Bedrock Edition level format/Item format}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|I've got a bad feeling about this}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Voluntary Exile}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w45a|[[File:Ominous Banner JE1.png|17px]] Added [[Minecraft:illager]] banners.
|Added [[Minecraft:illager patrol]]s, where the leader of an illager patrol carries an [[Minecraft:illager]] banner.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w46a|[[File:Ominous Banner JE2.png|17px]] The pattern of [[Minecraft:illager]] banner now has a black border.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w47a|Illager banners now generate in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]] watchtowers.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre2|"Illager Banners" have been renamed to "Ominous Banners".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|dev=22w43a|The ominous banner is now available in the Creative inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w33a|The [[Minecraft:rarity]] of ominous banners has been changed from "Common" to "Uncommon". Previously it used a gold colored text component for its name.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|[[File:Ominous Banner BE.png|17px]] Added [[Minecraft:illager]] banners.
|Added [[Minecraft:illager captain]]s, which drop an [[Minecraft:illager]] banner upon [[Minecraft:death]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.3|Illager banners now generate in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]] watchtowers, instead of gray banners.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.0|dev=Preview 1.20.0.20|Illager banners can now be used to customize [[Minecraft:shield]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.30|dev=Preview 1.21.30.21|The [[Minecraft: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'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|ps4}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.91|[[File:Ominous Banner BE.png|17px]] Added [[Minecraft:illager]] banners, which generate with [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s and are [[Minecraft:drops|dropped]] by [[Minecraft:illager captain]]s upon [[Minecraft:death]].}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*The ominous banner in ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition]]'' is available as a separate item but is just a second variant (type 1) of the white banner (type 0).

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
<gallery>
File:Ominous Banner.gif
File:Ominous Wall Banner.png
File:Ominous Banner BE.gif|Ominous banner pattern in Bedrock Edition.
File:Ominous Banner Revision 1.gif|Old ominous banner pattern.
File:Ominous Banner washing.gif|Washing with cauldron shows how to apply the ominous banner pattern.
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Ominous banner before MC 1.12.png|An ominous banner before the [[Minecraft:World of Color Update]], which was obtainable only via commands.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Lego Ominous Banner.png|Lego ominous banner from 21160
File:Rampart Captain Banner.png|An ominous banner within ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons]]''.
</gallery>

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[[Minecraft:fr:Bannière funeste]]
[[Minecraft:ko:불길한 현수막]]
[[Minecraft:pt:Estandarte Ameaçador]]
[[Minecraft:uk:Зловісний стяг]]
[[Minecraft:zh:不祥旗帜]]