Banner Spear: class guide and playstyle

What does Banner Spear bring to a party?

Role: Formation melee / support. Core idea: Uses allies to create formation attacks.

Keep a dependable ally near your intended attack position. Explain the formation you need before a teammate commits to movement, then preserve an escape hex after attacking. A flexible movement card is often worth more than a stronger attack that cannot be positioned.

How do you unlock this class?

Available when creating a starting party.

How should you build around its strengths?

Choose movement and formation flexibility first; add healing or banners only when the party can afford the setup. Plan attacks around allies’ likely final positions, rather than asking everybody to rebuild their turn around yours.

1. Identify the ally who can stay near the next formation target.
2. Move into a position that completes the required pattern without blocking the passage.
3. Use the formation, then preserve an alternative attack or movement for the next round.

Which cards are named in digital sources?

These names are corroborated by official digital announcements. Their current level, full wording and unlock requirements should be checked in the in-game Codex.

• Hail of Spears — official digital reference.
• Bolstering Shout — official digital reference.
• Set for Charge — official digital reference.
• Pinning Charge — official digital reference.
• Explosive Epicenter — official digital reference.

What commonly goes wrong?

A banner is an ally for some interactions but also occupies a tactically important position. A plan that needs several adjacent banners can congest the doorway and leave the spear or a teammate unable to attack.

Where should you go next?

Read the Banner Spear build framework, compare party composition, and review card economy before committing to a long scenario.

Evidence boundary: Digital starter identity verified; strategy is editorial and tabletop-informed, not a tested 1.0 card list.

Sources and version notes

Researched on October 16, 2026 for the digital edition. Strategic recommendations are editorial advice; they are not represented as hands-on testing. Refer to current in-game tooltips when a patch changes an interaction.

• Frosthaven Steam store — Digital: release date, six starters, co-op, outpost and combat overview
• Official Frosthaven game website — Digital: starter roster, Geminate forms and official media
• Cephalofair official Frosthaven FAQ — Tabletop ONLY: class mechanics and rules context; not a claim of exact digital implementation
• Character Spotlight: Banner Spear — Primary official digital announcement; historical patch facts require current-version context.
• Patch Notes 0.32895 — Primary official digital announcement; historical patch facts require current-version context.
• Patch Notes 0.31273 — Primary official digital announcement; historical patch facts require current-version context.
• Patch Notes 0.12.3 — Primary official digital announcement; historical patch facts require current-version context.
• Patch Notes 0.11.3.28821 — Primary official digital announcement; historical patch facts require current-version context.
• Closed Beta Hotfix Notes 4/17 — Primary official digital announcement; historical patch facts require current-version context.
• Patch Notes 0.13.30384 — Primary official digital announcement; historical patch facts require current-version context.