Dread Banner

Dread BannerAoE, Spell, Duration, Aura
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 24Casting once reserves mana to carry a banner which makes nearby allies inflict impale with attacks, and lessens the accuracy of nearby enemies. Gain stages by impaling enemies while carrying the banner. 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.Nearby Enemies have (15-21)% less Accuracy Rating
You and nearby Allies have 20% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit with Attacks
When placed, 8% increased Area of Effect per Stage
When placed, 1% increased Aura effect per Stage
+1 second to Base Placed Banner Duration per Stage
Gain Fortify for 0.05 seconds per Stage on Placing the Banner
2% increased Fortify effect per Stage
Gain 1 Stage when you Impale an Enemy while carrying the Banner, up to 5 per second
You and nearby Allies have (0-19)% increased Impale EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 24Vendor Prices

Normal

1x Orb of Alteration

Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemDreadBanner

Dread Banner is an aura skill and a source of Impale and Fortify, and reduces the accuracy of nearby enemies. The melee tag is notably absent. Dread Banner is a banner aura.

Gem level progression

Level			less Accuracy	Impale Effect	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	24	58	15%	N/A	0	0
2	27	64	15%	1%	118383	118383
3	30	71	15%	2%	175816	294199
4	33	77	16%	3%	254061	548260
5	36	83	16%	4%	359090	907350
6	39	90	16%	5%	498508	1405858
7	42	96	17%	6%	682057	2087915
8	45	102	17%	7%	921777	3009692
9	48	109	17%	8%	1727879	4737571
10	50	113	18%	9%	1138877	5876448
11	52	117	18%	10%	1368233	7244681
12	54	121	18%	11%	1638338	8883019
13	56	125	19%	12%	1956648	10839667
14	58	130	19%	13%	3655184	14494851
15	60	134	19%	14%	3017327	17512178
16	62	138	20%	15%	7793914	25306092
17	64	142	20%	16%	15206031	40512123
18	66	146	20%	17%	26185582	66697705
19	68	151	21%	18%	62755923	129453628
20	70	155	21%	19%	211877683	341331311
21	72	159	21%	20%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	22%	21%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	22%	22%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	22%	23%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	23%	24%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	23%	25%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	23%	26%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	24%	27%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	24%	28%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	24%	29%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	25%	30%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	25%	31%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	25%	32%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	26%	33%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	26%	34%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	26%	35%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	27%	36%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	27%	37%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	27%	38%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	28%	39%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Dread Banner can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Dread 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 ↓
Lost in Love Act 3	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗

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 ↓
Lost in Love Act 3 Clarissa	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Dread Banner:

Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and only be found in the permanent leagues as legacy items.

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats	Drop Enabled

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Dread 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 Dread Banner Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Dread Banner has 25% increased Aura Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Dread Banner Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Dread Banner has 40% increased Aura Effect	helmet 100

Version history

Version	Changes
3.5.0	Dread Banner has been added to the game.