PoE2 skill gem

War Banner

While active, Attacking enemies builds Glory. When you have maximum Glory, you can place an inspiring Banner for a duration with an Aura that grants you and nearby Allies Attack damage, Attack speed and Accuracy.

Current series

Changed in 0.5

0.5.0
Direct change

Defiance Banner, Dread Banner, and War Banner: No longer have a Movement Speed penalty during use. Now have a Banner Aura base radius of 6 metres (previously 4.5).

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Effects

14 effects

War Banner

Requirements and restrictions

1 requirement groups
Player requirementsLevel (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) Dex
Source requirement text

Requires: Level (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) Dex

Gem level progression

40 levels
War Banner levels 1 to 20
LevelRequires LevelStrDexBase DamageBanner duration is 6 seconds
1044100%, 100%, 100%, 100%6
2377100%, 100%, 100%, 100%6.2
3699100%, 100%, 100%, 100%6.4
4101313100%, 100%, 100%, 100%6.6
5141717100%, 100%, 100%, 100%6.8
6182020100%, 100%, 100%, 100%7
7222424100%, 100%, 100%, 100%7.2
8262828100%, 100%, 100%, 100%7.4
9313232100%, 100%, 100%, 100%7.6
10363737100%, 100%, 100%, 100%7.8
11414141100%, 100%, 100%, 100%8
12464646100%, 100%, 100%, 100%8.2
13525151100%, 100%, 100%, 100%8.4
14585757100%, 100%, 100%, 100%8.6
15646262100%, 100%, 100%, 100%8.8
16666464100%, 100%, 100%, 100%9
17727070100%, 100%, 100%, 100%9.2
18787575100%, 100%, 100%, 100%9.4
19848080100%, 100%, 100%, 100%9.6
20908686100%, 100%, 100%, 100%9.8
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
War Banner levels beyond 20
LevelRequires LevelStrDexBase DamageBanner duration is 6 seconds
21Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%10
22Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%10.2
23Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%10.4
24Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%10.6
25Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%10.8
26Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%11
27Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%11.2
28Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%11.4
29Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%11.6
30Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%11.8
31Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%11.9
32Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%12
33Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%12.1
34Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%12.2
35Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%12.3
36Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%12.4
37Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%12.5
38Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%12.6
39Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%12.7
40Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%12.8

Quality effects

2 effects

War Banner standard quality

Advanced Thaumaturgy

This is the additional quality effect granted while the Gemling Legionnaire passive is allocated. The main value below is shown at 20% gem quality. Compare all gem bonuses.

  • 30% more Area of EffectQuality scaling: (0-30)% more Area of Effect

Compatible support gems

40 source records
Show 16 more compatible gems
Compatibility rules

Active Type: OngoingSkill, HasReservation, Buff, Persistent, CanHaveMultipleOngoingSkillInstances, Area, Duration, Banner

Granted by items

1 items

Acquisition

2 sources

How to engrave this skill

1 category
Crossbow, tier 4

This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 4 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.

Open Crossbow

Vaal Orb outcomes

4 outcomes / 0 enchantments

Vaal Orb can corrupt War Banner. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.

01
No change.
02
Permanently add or subtract one gem level. This is retained when upgrading the gem level using an uncut gem. Max level gems can exceed their normal maximum this way, but cannot go below Level 1.
03
Add or remove a socket.
04
±10% to Quality, up to 23%.
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Patch history

2 changes
0.5.0
Direct change

Defiance Banner, Dread Banner, and War Banner: No longer have a Movement Speed penalty during use. Now have a Banner Aura base radius of 6 metres (previously 4.5).

0.3.0
Direct change

War Banner: Aura now grants 25% more Attack damage (previously 5-6%), 50% increased Accuracy Rating (previously 30%), and also now grants 25% increased Attack Speed. Now has a duration of 6.6-9.8 seconds at Gem levels 4-20 (previously 6.15-6.9 seconds), and Banner is no longer removed when you leave the Aura. Quality now provides 0-10% increased Reservation Efficiency (previously +0-2% more Aura Magnitudes per Valour).