Defiance Banner

Defiance BannerAoE, Spell, Duration, Aura, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 10% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Casting once reserves mana to carry a banner which increases the armour and evasion of nearby allies, and reduces the critical strike chance of nearby enemies. Gains stages over time while carrying the banner near enemies. Casting the skill again places the banner, ending the mana reservation. Once placed, it becomes more powerful for each stage gained. You cannot have multiple banners at the same time.You and nearby Allies have (15-24)% increased Armour and Evasion Rating
Nearby Enemies have (30-40)% reduced Critical Strike Chance
Gain 1 Stage every 0.2 seconds while an Enemy is Nearby
Taunt nearby Enemies for 0.15 seconds per Stage on Placing the Banner
Enemies Taunted this way deal 15% less Damage
Base Duration of 10.00 seconds after being Placed
+1 second to Base Placed Banner Duration per Stage
When placed, 8% increased Area of Effect per Stage
When placed, 1% increased Aura effect per Stage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased effect of AuraPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 16Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemDefianceBanner

Defiance Banner is a banner aura skill. While the banner is active, it increases the armour and evasion of nearby allies, and reduces the critical strike chance of nearby enemies. When the Banner is placed, you taunt nearby enemies and cause them to deal less damage while taunted.

Gem level progression

Level				Increased Armour & Evasion	Reduced Crit Chance	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	18	26	15%	30%	0	0
2	20	22	31	15%	31%	49725	49725
3	24	25	37	16%	31%	95714	145439
4	28	29	42	16%	32%	169595	315034
5	31	32	46	17%	32%	199345	514379
6	34	35	50	17%	33%	285815	800194
7	37	37	54	18%	33%	401344	1201538
8	40	40	58	18%	34%	554379	1755917
9	43	43	62	19%	34%	755049	2510966
10	46	46	66	19%	35%	1016533	3527499
11	49	48	70	20%	35%	1898602	5426101
12	52	51	74	20%	36%	1964019	7390120
13	55	54	78	21%	36%	2573731	9963851
14	58	57	82	21%	37%	4676439	14640290
15	60	59	84	22%	37%	3017327	17657617
16	62	60	87	22%	38%	7823001	25480618
17	64	62	90	23%	38%	15264208	40744826
18	66	64	92	23%	39%	26272845	67017671
19	68	66	95	24%	39%	62872274	129889945
20	70	68	98	24%	40%	212023122	341913067
21	72	70	100	25%	40%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	25%	41%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	26%	41%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	26%	42%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	27%	42%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	27%	43%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	28%	43%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	28%	44%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	29%	44%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	29%	45%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	29%	45%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	30%	45%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	30%	45%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	30%	46%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	30%	46%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	31%	46%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	31%	46%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	31%	47%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	31%	47%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	32%	47%	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	(0.5-10)% increased effect of Aura	1

Item acquisition

Defiance Banner can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Defiance Banner can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
7	The Wilted RoseThe Wilted Rose7Level 21 Aura Gem CorruptedThough the path to divinity is fraught with peril, hope may bloom from within.	Random corrupted level 21 Aura gem	A
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	A
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	Random level 20 gem	A
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	Random gem with 20% quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Intruders in Black Act 2	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Intruders in Black Act 2 Yeena	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Ruthless mode

Defiance Banner cannot be obtained from quests or traded for using an Uncarved GemstoneUncarved GemstoneTrade this in to Siosa inside the Library for a Skill Gem through Siosa in Ruthless mode.

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Defiance Banner.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Defiance Banner Aura Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Defiance Banner has 25% increased Aura Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Defiance Banner Aura Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Defiance Banner has 40% increased Aura Effect	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Defiance Banner has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Demonic Eye Banner SkinDemonic Eye Banner SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Banner now has a Demonic Eye skin.	Your Banner now has a Demonic Eye skin.
Invisible Buff EffectInvisible Buff EffectSkill Gem EffectRemoves the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, withering step, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.	Removes the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, withering step, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Defiance Banner:

Item	Base Item		Stats
PerfidyPerfidy Glorious PlateArmour: (776-892)Requires Level 68, 191 Str(25-40)% increased Melee Damage +(60-90) to maximum Life You can have two different Banners at the same time Banners you are carrying gain 1 Stage on Melee Hit, up to 5 per second <Two random Banner buff mods>The Trickster God turned the very Day and Night against each other. What hope have you?	Glorious Plate	68	(25-40)% increased Melee Damage +(60-90) to maximum Life You can have two different Banners at the same time Banners you are carrying gain 1 Stage on Melee Hit, up to 5 per second <Two random Banner buff mods> War Banner has (100-200)% increased Adrenaline duration Dread Banner grants an additional +(2-4) to maximum Fortification when placing the Banner Defiance Banner has (100-200)% increased Taunt duration

Version history

Version	Changes
3.19.0	Now grants You and nearby Allies have (15-24)% increased Armour and Evasion Rating (previously 30–49%). Now grants Nearby Enemies have (30-40)% reduced Critical Strike Chance (previously 20–29%). Anomalous quality now grants You and nearby Allies have 0.25% increased Armour and Evasion Rating (previously 0.5%).
3.15.0	Defiance Banner has been added to the game.