War Banner

War BannerAoE, Spell, Duration, Aura, Physical
Mana Reserved: 10%
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cooldown Time: 1.00 secRequires 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased effect of AuraYou and nearby allies gain 0.5% increased Accuracy Rating
3% less Skill Effect Duration1% increased Skill Effect DurationBase Duration of 10 seconds after being Placed
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
Level: 5Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Scroll of Wisdom

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
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.

Buff effects

• Adrenaline (buff) 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%	3,099	3,940
4	12	33	16%	8%	7,433	11,373
5	16	41	16%	8%	22,895	34,268
6	20	50	16%	9%	49,725	83,993
7	24	58	17%	9%	95,714	179,707
8	28	67	17%	9%	169,595	349,302
9	32	75	17%	9%	283,759	633,061
10	36	83	18%	9%	453,996	1,087,057
11	40	92	18%	10%	703,128	1,790,185
12	44	100	18%	10%	1,061,223	2,851,408
13	48	109	19%	10%	2,065,870	4,917,278
14	52	117	19%	10%	2,507,110	7,424,388
15	55	123	19%	10%	2,573,731	9,998,119
16	58	130	20%	11%	7,611,351	17,609,470
17	61	136	20%	11%	13,437,908	31,047,378
18	64	142	20%	11%	25,052,147	56,099,525
19	67	148	21%	11%	43,869,436	99,968,961
20	70	155	21%	11%	242,081,178	342,050,139
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

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
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	Automatic
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	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem 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 superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

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:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect War Banner.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment War Banner Effect 1	66	War Banner has 25% increased Aura Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment War Banner Effect 2	75	War Banner has 40% increased Aura Effect	helmet 100 default 0

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to War Banner:

Item	Base Item		Stats
PerfidyPerfidy Glorious PlateQuality: +20% Armour: 931Requires 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 War Banner has (100-200)% increased Adrenaline duration Dread Banner has (100-200)% increased Fortify durationThe 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 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 War Banner has (100-200)% increased Adrenaline duration Dread Banner has (100-200)% increased Fortify duration

Alternate skill effects

War Banner has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)

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.