War Banner

War BannerAoE, Spell, Duration, Aura, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 4Casting once reserves mana to carry a banner which increases the accuracy of nearby allies, and physical damage taken by nearby enemies. Gain stages by killing 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.You and nearby allies gain (15-21)% increased Accuracy Rating
Nearby Enemies take (8-11)% increased Physical Damage
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 Adrenaline for 0.05 seconds per Stage on Placing the Banner
Gain 1 Stage when you Kill an Enemy while carrying the BannerPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 5Vendor Prices

Normal

1x Scroll of Wisdom

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

Gem level progression

Level			Accuracy	inc. Phys Damage taken	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	4	16	15%	8%	0	0
2	6	20	15%	8%	841	841
3	9	27	15%	8%	3099	3940
4	12	33	16%	8%	7433	11373
5	16	41	16%	8%	22895	34268
6	20	50	16%	9%	49725	83993
7	24	58	17%	9%	95714	179707
8	28	67	17%	9%	169595	349302
9	32	75	17%	9%	283759	633061
10	36	83	18%	9%	453996	1087057
11	40	92	18%	10%	703128	1790185
12	44	100	18%	10%	1061223	2851408
13	48	109	19%	10%	2065870	4917278
14	52	117	19%	10%	2507110	7424388
15	55	123	19%	10%	2573731	9998119
16	58	130	20%	11%	7611351	17609470
17	61	136	20%	11%	13437908	31047378
18	64	142	20%	11%	25052147	56099525
19	67	148	21%	11%	43869436	99968961
20	70	155	21%	11%	242081178	342050139
21	72	159	21%	12%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	22%	12%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	22%	12%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	22%	12%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	23%	12%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	23%	13%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	23%	13%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	24%	13%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	24%	13%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	24%	13%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	25%	14%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	25%	14%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	25%	14%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	26%	14%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	26%	14%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	26%	14%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	27%	14%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	27%	14%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	27%	14%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	28%	14%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

War Banner can drop anywhere.

Recipes

War 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 ↓
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗

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 ↓
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1 Nessa	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment War 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 War 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 War Banner Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	War Banner has 25% increased Aura Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment War Banner Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	War Banner has 40% increased Aura Effect	helmet 100

Version history

Version	Changes
3.7.0	Now grants you and nearby allies 15% increased accuracy rating at gem level 1 (from 40%), up to 21% at gem level 20 (from 59%).
3.5.0	War Banner has been added to the game.