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
Place 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.

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. |
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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 |
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7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() CorruptedThough the path to divinity is fraught with peril, hope may bloom from within. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 Aura gem | A |
13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | Random level 20 gem | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality | A |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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Demonic Eye Banner Skin![]() ![]() | Your Banner now has a Demonic Eye skin. |
Invisible Buff Effect![]() ![]() | 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 |
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Version history
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3.7.0 |
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3.5.0 |
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