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February 14, 2023

Banner of Defense.png

Banner of Defense

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Banner
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  
30 Recharge time
40 Recharge time
 
Banner of Defense

Banner. Place a banner that grants barrier and boons on initial placement, then pulses boons to you and nearby allies afterward.

Barrier.png Barrier: 3,412 (1.0)?
Aegis.png Initial Aegis (5s): Block the next incoming attack.
Regeneration.png Regen (4s): 520 Heal
Interval.png Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds
Number of targets.png Number of Allied Targets: 5
Duration.png Combo Field Duration: 3 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 15 seconds
Radius.png Effective Radius: 360
Combo.png Combo Field: Light
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

September 13, 2022

  • Banner of Defense: Fixed an issue that prevented banner effects from prioritizing the warrior who placed them and their party or squad over other allies.

August 02, 2022

  • Recharge reduced from 60 seconds to 30 seconds (except Battle Standard).
  • Animation changed; casting time reduced by 0.2 seconds (except Battle Standard).
  • Light combo field radius reduced from 600 to 360. Combo field duration reduced to from 5 seconds to 3 seconds.
  • Pulsing boon radius reduced to 360.
  • Once placed, banners last for 15 seconds and can no longer be picked up.
  • Banners no longer grant quickness on placement by default (except for Banner of Tactics in PvE only).
  • All banner skills (except for Battle Standard) have been reworked. They now grant different boons when placed, depending on the banner:
  • Pulsing boons have changed to the following:
Banner of Defense.png

Banner of Defense

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Banner
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Banner of Defense

Banner. Place a banner that grants barrier and boons on initial placement, then pulses boons to you and nearby allies afterward.

Barrier.png Barrier: 3,412 (1.0)?
Aegis.png Initial Aegis (5s): Block the next incoming attack.
Regeneration.png Regen (4s): 520 Heal
Interval.png Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds
Number of targets.png Number of Allied Targets: 5
Duration.png Combo Field Duration: 3 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 15 seconds
Radius.png Effective Radius: 360
Combo.png Combo Field: Light
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

June 28, 2022

  • Banners no longer provide attribute bonuses to allies. Instead, quickness is granted to allies in the area when the warrior uses the banner skill, and then the banner will continue to pulse boons to nearby allies for the remainder of its duration. Each banner provides a different boon, as follows:
    • Banner of Defense: Resistance for 1 second
  • Picking up a banner no longer reduces the recharge time of the skill. Instead, they can be carried around and dropped to reposition them. Picking up a banner does not grant the warrior additional skills, but they will continue to pulse their associated boons when picked up. The delay before you can pick up a dropped banner has been increased from 1 second to 3 seconds.
  • All Banners (except Battle Standard): Recharge time reduced from 80 seconds to 60 seconds.
Banner of Defense.png

Banner of Defense

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Banner
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  60 Recharge time  
Banner of Defense

Banner. Place a banner that grants quickness on initial placement, then pulses resistance to you and nearby allies afterward.

Quickness.png Initial Quickness (3s): Skills and actions are faster.
Resistance.png Resistance (1s): Nondamaging conditions currently on you are ineffective.
Number of targets.png Number of Allied Targets: 5
Interval.png Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds
Duration.png Combo Field Duration: 5 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 60 seconds
Radius.png Effective Radius: 600
Combo.png Combo Field: Light
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

May 11, 2021

  • Reduced the number of allied targets affected from 10 to 5. The Discipline trait Doubled Standards now increases the number of allied targets from 5 to 10.
  • Banners no longer cause blast finishers. They now create a light combo field that persists for 5 seconds after the banner is summoned.
Banner of Defense.png

Banner of Defense

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Banner
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  80 Recharge time  
Banner of Defense

Banner. Place a banner that grants bonus toughness and vitality to you and nearby allies. Picking up the banner reduces the recharge of this skill.

Banner of Defense.png Banner of Defense: 100 Toughness, 100 Vitality
Count Recharge.png Recharge Time Reduced: 60 seconds
Number of targets.png Number of Allied Targets: 5
Duration.png Combo Field Duration: 5 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 60 seconds
Radius.png Effective Radius: 600
Combo.png Combo Field: Light
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

November 19, 2019

  • A 1-second delay before banners can be picked up has been added.

March 05, 2019

  • Banners no longer have skills and are instead destroyed when they're picked up.
  • Banners can now only be picked up by the warrior who summoned them.
  • Reduced all banners' stat gains from 170 to 100 at level 80.
  • Banners' durations have been reduced from 90 seconds to 60 seconds.
  • All utility-slot banner skills have had their recharge times reduced from 120 seconds to 80 seconds.
  • Picking up a banner now reduces the recharge time of that banner by 60 seconds.
Banner of Defense.png

Banner of Defense

Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Banner
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  80 Recharge time  
Banner of Defense

Banner. Place a banner that grants bonus toughness and vitality to you and nearby allies. Picking up the banner reduces the recharge of this skill.

Banner of Defense.png Banner of Defense: 100 Toughness, 100 Vitality
Count Recharge.png Recharge Time Reduced: 60 seconds
Number of targets.png Number of Allied Targets: 10
Duration.png Duration: 60 seconds
Radius.png Effective Radius: 600
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

March 27, 2018

  • Fixed a bug that caused banner effects to display at a selected enemy's location rather than the player's location when using a banner underwater.

February 22, 2017

Banner of Defense.png

Banner of Defense

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Banner
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  120 Recharge time  
Banner of Defense

Banner. Place a banner that increases toughness and vitality for you and nearby allies.

Banner of Defense.png Banner of Defense: 170 Toughness, 170 Vitality
Number of targets.png Number of Allied Targets: 10
Duration.png Duration: 90 seconds
Radius.png Effective Radius: 600
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

August 20, 2013

Banner of Defense.png

Banner of Defense

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Banner
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  120 Recharge time  
Banner of Defense

Banner. Place a banner that increases toughness and vitality for you and nearby allies.

Banner of Defense.png Banner of Defense: 170 Toughness, 170 Vitality
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 90 seconds
Radius.png Effective Radius: 600
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

May 28, 2013

  • Warrior banners now apply their buffs immediately.

March 26, 2013

  • Banner of Defense skill: Increased toughness and vitality granted to allies from 90 at level 80 to 170.
1 Activation time  120 Recharge time  
Banner of Defense

Banner. Place a banner that increases toughness and vitality for you and nearby allies.

Banner of Defense.png Banner of Defense (1m): 170 Toughness, 170 Vitality
Radius.png Effective radius: 600
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

Original version

1 Activation time  120 Recharge time  
Banner of Defense

Banner. Place a banner that increases toughness and vitality for you and nearby allies.

Banner of Defense.png Banner of Defense (1m): 90 Toughness, 90 Vitality
Radius.png Effective radius: 600
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

Additional skills

The banner created by this skill was a bundle that could be picked up, providing the skills below:

# Skill Activation time Recharge time Description
1 Stab (banner skill).png Stab 0.5½ Stab a foe with your banner.
2 Banner of Defense.png Staggering Banner 0.75¾ 10 Push back nearby foes with a staggering blow.
3 Inspire.png Inspire 0.5½ 15 Inspire nearby allies, granting swiftness.
4 Sprint.png Sprint 10.25¼ 15 Run forward with your banner, ignoring movement-impeding effects.
5 Plant Standard.png Plant Standard 1 10 Plant the standard back in the ground.