War Banner

War 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 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
Gain 1 Stage when you Kill an Enemy while carrying the Banner
Gain Adrenaline for 0.05 seconds per Stage on Placing the Banner
Base Duration of 10 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
Nearby Enemies take (8-11)% increased Physical Damage

Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased effect of AuraYou and nearby allies gain 0.5% increased Accuracy Rating
3% less Skill Effect Duration1% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 5Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemWarBanner

War Banner is a banner aura skill. While the banner is active, it grants the user and nearby allies increased accuracy and causes nearby enemies to take increased physical damage. When placed, the Banner provides Adrenaline to nearby allies.

A Marauder with a War Banner attached on his back

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

Skill functions and interactions

Aura Effects

• increased Accuracy Rating and Nearby Enemies take % increased Physical Damage are both aura effects that can be modified by Increased Effect of Auras.

• Aura effects are always active whether the banner is placed or not.

• Players and monsters must be inside the banners radius to receive the aura effects when the banner is placed on the ground.

• Because war banner has an aura that affects you and allies, it can be supported by generosity support. Generosity SupportGenerosity SupportSupport, Aura
  Icon: G
  Level: (1-20)Requires Level 31Supports aura skills that affect you and allies, increasing the aura's effect on allies, but preventing it from affecting you at all. Cannot support curse auras, or other auras that only affect enemies. Cannot support skills used by totems.Supported Auras do not affect you
  Non-Curse Auras from Supported Skills have (20-39)% increased Effect
  
  Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills have 2% increased Aura Area of EffectThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. will increase all aura effects, including those that affect enemies like Nearby Enemies take % increased Physical Damage.

Buff effects

• Adrenaline is a buff that can be modified by Increased effect of buffs on you.

• Buffs are temporary effects that only occur after placing the banner with stages.
• Destroying the placed banner by creating a new carried banner will also end the granted buff if it still has duration remaining.

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

Gem quality

Type	Stats (per 1% quality)	Weight
Superior	0.5% increased effect of Aura	50
Anomalous	You and nearby allies gain 0.5% increased Accuracy Rating 3% less Skill Effect Duration	10
Divergent	1% increased Skill Effect Duration	100

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
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternate Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.	Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality	A
8	The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Gem Alternate Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste.	Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality	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. Shift click to unstack.	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	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect War Banner.

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

Alternate skill effects

War 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 War Banner:

Item	Base Item		Stats

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.