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September 13, 2022

  • Battle Standard: 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:
    • Battle Standard: Damage multiplier has been increased from 1.5 to 4.0 in PvE only. This skill no longer creates a light combo field but acts as a blast finisher instead.
  • Pulsing boons have changed to the following:
    • Battle Standard: Fury (6 seconds), swiftness (12 seconds), and might (12 seconds, two stacks)
Battle Standard.png

Battle Standard

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Banner
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
2 Activation time  120 Recharge time  
Battle Standard

Banner. Place a battle standard that revives fallen allies and finishes downed foes. Once placed, the banner periodically grants boons to allies.

Damage.png Damage: 1,064 (4.0)?
Damage.png Damage: 399 (1.5)?
Miscellaneous effect.png Revive Targets: 5
Might.png2 Might (12s): 60 Condition Damage, 60 Power
Fury.png Fury (6s): +25% Critical Chance
Fury.png Fury (6s): +20% Critical Chance
Swiftness.png Swiftness (12s): +33% Movement Speed
Interval.png Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Number of targets.png Number of Allied Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 15 seconds
Radius.png Effective Radius: 360
Radius.png Finisher Radius: 180
Radius.png Revival Radius: 360
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

June 28, 2022

  • Fury: Critical chance bonus increased from 20% to 25% in PvE only.
  • Battle Standard: Fury: Critical chance bonus increased from 20% to 25% in PvE only.
    • Recharge time reduced from 180 seconds to 120 seconds. Reduced base duration of pulsing boons applied by this banner as follows:
    • Might: Reduced from 10 seconds to 5 seconds.
    • Fury: Reduced from 3 seconds to 1 second.
    • Swiftness: Reduced from 3 seconds to 1 second.
Battle Standard.png

Battle Standard

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Banner
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
2 Activation time  120 Recharge time  
Battle Standard

Banner. Place a battle standard that revives fallen allies and finishes downed foes. Once placed, the banner periodically grants boons to allies.

Damage.png Damage: 399 (1.5)?
Miscellaneous effect.png Revive Targets: 5
Fury.png Fury (1s): +25% Critical Chance
Fury.png Fury (1s): +20% Critical Chance
Might.png Might (5s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power
Quickness.png Quickness (3s): Skills and actions are faster.
Swiftness.png Swiftness (1s): +33% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Allied Targets: 5
Interval.png Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 60 seconds
Duration.png Combo Field Duration: 5 seconds
Radius.png Effective Radius: 600
Radius.png Finisher Radius: 180
Radius.png Revival Radius: 360
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.
Battle Standard.png

Battle Standard

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Banner
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
2 Activation time  180 Recharge time  
Battle Standard

Banner. Place a battle standard that revives fallen allies and finishes downed foes. Once placed, the banner periodically grants boons to allies. Picking up the banner reduces the recharge of this skill.

Damage.png Damage: 399 (1.5)?
Miscellaneous effect.png Revive Targets: 5
Fury.png Fury (3s): +20% Critical Chance
Might.png Might (10s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power
Swiftness.png Swiftness (3s): +33% Movement Speed
Count Recharge.png Recharge Time Reduced: 60 seconds
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 60 seconds
Duration.png Combo Field Duration: 5 seconds
Radius.png Effective Radius: 600
Radius.png Finisher Radius: 180
Radius.png Revival Radius: 360
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.

April 23, 2019

  • Battle Standard: Fixed a bug that caused this skill to have a shorter casting time while underwater than on land. Adjusted the timing of the visual effects so that the attack lines up properly with the banner's arrival.
  • Banners: Adjusted timing for skill warm-up visual effects.

March 05, 2019

  • Banners:
    • 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.
    • Picking up a banner now reduces the recharge time of that banner by 60 seconds.
    • Banners now follow the same rules as spirits and turrets. Banners are now destroyed when the owner enters certain states, such as mounted or defeated.
  • Battle Standard: Resynced the time at which a banner appears to properly line up with the effect. When planted in the ground, this banner skill now deals damage to foes within a radius of 180. Foes who are in a downed state are now finished when damaged by Battle Standard. This skill's targeting reticle will now display the radius for effects that finish foes who are in a downed state and effects that revive allies.
Battle Standard.png

Battle Standard

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Banner
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
2 Activation time  180 Recharge time  
Battle Standard

Banner. Place a battle standard that revives fallen allies and finishes downed foes. Once placed, the banner periodically grants boons to allies. Picking up the banner reduces the recharge of this skill.

Damage.png Damage: 0 (1.5)?
Miscellaneous effect.png Revive Targets: 5
Fury.png Fury (3s): +20% Critical Chance
Might.png Might (10s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power
Swiftness.png Swiftness (3s): +33% Movement Speed
Count Recharge.png Recharge Time Reduced: 60 seconds
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 60 seconds
Radius.png Effective Radius: 600
Radius.png Finisher Radius: 180
Radius.png Revival Radius: 360
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

March 27, 2018

  • Battle Standard: The cooldown of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the lower 180-second cooldown in all modes.
Battle Standard.png

Battle Standard

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Banner
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
2 Activation time  180 Recharge time  
Battle Standard

Banner. Place a battle standard that revives fallen allies and grants fury, might, and swiftness to allies.

Fury.png Fury (3s): +20% Critical Chance
Might.png Might (10s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power
Swiftness.png Swiftness (3s): +33% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 60 seconds
Radius.png Effective Radius: 600
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

May 08, 2018

  • Battle Standard: 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.
  • Battle Standard: Reduced the cooldown from 240 seconds to 180 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Battle Standard.png

Battle Standard

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Banner
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
2 Activation time  
240 Recharge time
180 Recharge time
 
Battle Standard

Banner. Place a battle standard that revives fallen allies and grants fury, might, and swiftness to allies.

Fury.png Fury (3s): +20% Critical Chance
Might.png Might (10s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power
Swiftness.png Swiftness (3s): +33% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 60 seconds
Radius.png Effective Radius: 600
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

April 15, 2014

  • Battle Standard: Renamed the Warbanner this skill summons to Battle Standard in order to keep it consistent with the skill's name and description.

October 15, 2013

  • Battle Standard: This skill no longer applies boons until the end of the cast to prevent unintended behavior when canceling it.

August 20, 2013

2 Activation time  240 Recharge time  
Battle Standard

Banner. Place a battle standard that revives fallen allies and grants fury, might, and swiftness to allies.

Fury.png Fury (3s): +20% Critical Chance
Might.png Might (10s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power
Swiftness.png Swiftness (3s): +33% Movement Speed
Radius.png Effective radius: 600
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast

— In-game description

June 25, 2013

  • Battle Standard: This skill has had its underwater aftercast reduced by 1.1 seconds.

May 28, 2013

  • Warrior banners now apply their buffs immediately.
  • Battle Standard skill: No longer initially applies stability and then transitions over to swiftness.
    • It now applies swiftness with stability coming from the active skill on the banner.
2 Activation time  240 Recharge time  
Battle Standard

Banner. Place a battle standard that revives fallen allies and grants fury, might, and swiftness to allies.

Fury.png Fury (3s): +20% Critical Chance
Might.png Might (10s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power
Swiftness.png Swiftness (3s): +33% Movement Speed
Radius.png Effective radius: 600
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast

— In-game description

October 22, 2012

  • Battle Standard: This skill no longer goes on full recharge if it’s interrupted while being activated.

Original version

2 Activation time  240 Recharge time  
Battle Standard

Banner. Place a battle standard that revives fallen allies and grants fury, might, and stability to allies.

Stability.png Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Fury.png Fury (3s): +20% Critical Chance
Might.png Might (10s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power
Radius.png Effective radius: 600
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast

— 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 Battle Standard.png Whirlwind Banner 1 15 Inspire nearby allies, granting stability.
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.