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War Banner

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War BannerBuff, Persistent, AoE, Duration
Tier: 4
Level: 1
Reservation: 30 spirit
While active, killing enemies with Attacks or standing near a Unique enemy generates Valour. Using this Skill consumes its Valour to place an inspiring Banner with an Aura that grants you and nearby Allies Attack damage and Accuracy while the Banner lasts. The Banner cannot gain Valour while placed, and you cannot place a Banner while you already have a Banner placed.Attack kills generates Valour equal to the enemy's Power
Gains 1 Valour per second while a Unique enemy is in your Presence
10% more Aura Magnitudes per Valour
Banner Aura radius is 4.5 metres
Aura grants (5–6)% more Attack damage
Aura grants 30% increased Accuracy Rating
Banner duration is (6–6.95) seconds, or until you leave the Aura
Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill.
Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.
Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.
Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemWarBanner

War Banner is a persistent buff skill. After gaining Valour from combat, the skill can be activated to consume all Valour and place down a Banner with an aura that grants attack damage and accuracy to allies in radius. The effect of the aura is multiplied based on the amount of Valour consumed.

Skill functions and interactions

Gem level progression

LevelRequired Level
10

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem
tier
Support gems
I Magnified Effect Persistence Vitality
II Coming Soon Coming Soon Herbalism
III Cannibalism Coming Soon Refraction

Item acquisition

War Banner has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.

Alternate skill effects

War Banner has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemDescription

Version history

Version Changes
0.2.0c
  • Fixed a bug where Banners were not providing their benefits to players when placed.
0.2.0
  • Banner Skills now have an Aura Radius of 4.5 metres (previously 4), and are now correctly considered Aura skills.
0.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.