War Banner

War BannerAoE, Spell, Duration, Aura, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (13-19) Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 4You must gain Valour from melee combat to use this skill, which will consume all Valour to place a banner with an aura. The aura will be larger and more powerful the more Valour was consumed. The banner lasts for a duration, but will end early if you leave the aura, or use the skill again while it's active.Base duration is 10.00 seconds
Base radius is 2.4 metres
While you have no placed Banner, you can gain Valour
(5-10)% more Area of Effect per Valour consumed
(5-10)% more Aura effect per Valour consumed
Banner grants 8% increased Accuracy Rating to You and Allies
Banner grants 4% more Physical Damage with Melee Skills to You and Allies

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base duration is (0.1-2) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 5Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemWarBanner

War Banner is a banner aura skill. After gaining Valour from melee combat, it can be activated, consuming all Valour and placing a banner that buffs the user and allies within an area with increased accuracy and more physical damage with melee skills. The effect of the aura is multiplied based on the amount of Valour consumed.

A Marauder with a War Banner attached on his back

A War Banner placed on the ground (Gem level 1, quality 20, initial stage)

Mechanics

#% more Physical Damage with Melee Skills grants all skills with the melee gem tag a general % more Physical Damage modifier. This applies to physical hit damage, hit damage converted from physical into another type, and physical damage over time such as Bleeding. (Though not Corrupting FeverCorrupting FeverSpell, Duration, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (78-520) Life
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Draws out your own blood to power a buff for a duration, letting this skill inflict the Corrupting Blood debuff on enemies you hit, dealing physical damage over time for a short secondary duration. The buff's duration will be refreshed if you spend enough life before it expires.Deals (7.8-335.4) Base Physical Damage per second
Base duration is 6.00 seconds
Base secondary duration is 1.00 seconds
Buff Duration is refreshed after you spend a total of (26-205) Life

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. applied by melee hits.)

Gem level progression

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

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

Ruthless mode

War 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 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

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to War 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 Having a placed Banner does not prevent you gaining ValourThe 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 Having a placed Banner does not prevent you gaining Valour

Alternate skill effects

War Banner has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
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.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.25.0	Is no longer a Reservation skill, and has none of its previous stats. You must gain Valour from melee combat to use this skill, which will consume all Valour to place a Banner with an aura. The aura will be larger and more powerful the more Valour was consumed. The banner lasts for a duration, but will end early if you leave the aura, or use the skill again while it's active. While you have no placed banner, you can gain Valour. Now has a base duration of 10 seconds, and a base radius of 2.4 metres. Provides 5% more Area of Effect and 5% more Aura Effect per Valour Consumed at gem level 1, both scaling up to 10% at gem level 20. Banner grants 8% increased Accuracy Rating to You and Allies, and 4% more Physical Damage with Melee Skills to You and Allies at all gem levels. Now has a Mana cost of 13 at gem level 1, scaling up to 19 at gem level 20.
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.