Minecraft crafting guide

How to craft Skull Banner Pattern in Minecraft

To craft a skull banner pattern in Minecraft, place 1× Paper, 1× Wither Skeleton Skull in any arrangement using either your inventory grid or a crafting table to craft 1 skull banner pattern

Skull Banner Pattern crafting recipe

Produces 1× Skull Banner Pattern.

Paper
Wither Skeleton Skull
minecraft:skull_banner_pattern
  • This is a shapeless recipe, meaning the items can be placed in any way on the grid.
  • Skull Banner Pattern can be crafted directly in your inventory or in a crafting table.

About the Skull Banner Pattern

The Skull Banner Pattern, also called the Skull Charge pattern, adds a skull and crossbones design to a banner when you use it in a loom. Place it in the loom's pattern slot along with a banner and a dye, then choose the skull charge design.

Key facts:

  • Works only in a loom, not a crafting table.
  • The pattern item is not consumed, so you can reuse it as many times as you like.
  • The design is a classic skull and crossbones, great for pirate flags or spooky builds.

How to get the Skull Banner Pattern

You can craft one from a single piece of paper and a skeleton skull. Skeleton skulls are rare drops from skeletons killed by a charged creeper, but you can also find them in some ancient city chests. The pattern itself occasionally appears in dungeon and woodland mansion loot as well, so keep an eye out while exploring.

Materials needed

Ingredient amounts for one craft, producing 1× Skull Banner Pattern.

Materials required for one craft
MaterialPer craftAccepted items
1Exact item
Wither Skeleton SkullWither Skeleton Skull
1Exact item

Quantity table

Crafts are rounded up when a recipe produces more than one item.

Ingredient quantities for common target amounts
WantedCraftsProducedPaperWither Skeleton Skull
11111
1616161616
3232323232
6464646464

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