War Banner

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War BannerAoE, Spell, Duration, Aura, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 10% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Requires 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 10.00 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
Nearby Enemies take (8-11)% increased Physical Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased effect of Aura
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Drop level: 5
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
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. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Auras do not affect you
    Non-Curse Auras from Supported Skills have (20-39)% increased Effect

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills have (2-40)% increased Aura Area of Effect
    This 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 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

LevelRequired LevelRequired StrengthAccuracyinc. Phys
Damage taken
Exp.Total Exp.
141615%8%00
262015%8%841841
392715%8%30993940
4123316%8%743311373
5164116%8%2289534268
6205016%9%4972583993
7245817%9%95714179707
8286717%9%169595349302
9327517%9%283759633061
10368318%9%4539961087057
11409218%10%7031281790185
124410018%10%10612232851408
134810919%10%20658704917278
145211719%10%25071107424388
155512319%10%25737319998119
165813020%11%761135117609470
176113620%11%1343790831047378
186414220%11%2505214756099525
196714821%11%4386943699968961
207015521%11%242081178342050139
217215921%12%N/AN/A
2274N/A22%12%N/AN/A
2376N/A22%12%N/AN/A
2478N/A22%12%N/AN/A
2580N/A23%12%N/AN/A
2682N/A23%13%N/AN/A
2784N/A23%13%N/AN/A
2886N/A24%13%N/AN/A
2988N/A24%13%N/AN/A
3090N/A24%13%N/AN/A
3191N/A25%14%N/AN/A
3292N/A25%14%N/AN/A
3393N/A25%14%N/AN/A
3494N/A26%14%N/AN/A
3595N/A26%14%N/AN/A
3696N/A26%14%N/AN/A
3797N/A27%14%N/AN/A
3898N/A27%14%N/AN/A
3999N/A27%14%N/AN/A
40100N/A28%14%N/AN/A

Gem quality

TypeAdditional Effects per 1-20% QualityWeight
Superior(0.5-10)% increased effect of Aura1

Item acquisition

War Banner can drop anywhere.

Recipes

War Banner can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
7The Wilted RoseThe Wilted Rose7Level 21 Aura Gem
Corrupted
Though the path to divinity is fraught with peril, hope may bloom from within.
Random corrupted level 21 Aura gemA
13The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem
Corrupted
The 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 gemA
6The 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 gemA
3Gemcutter'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% qualityA
1Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing {0} monsters
Right 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% qualityA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Quest reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs
Act 1

Vendor reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
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.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.LabyrinthStatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment War Banner Effect 166Merciless LabyrinthWar Banner has 25% increased Aura Effecthelmet 100
Enchantment War Banner Effect 275Eternal LabyrinthWar Banner has 40% increased Aura Effecthelmet 100

Alternate skill effects

War Banner has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(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:

ItemBase ItemRequired levelStats
PerfidyPerfidy
Glorious Plate
Armour: (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 Plate68(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
3.7.0
  • 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.

References

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