Unrework Banner of Command

Jivewolf··2 votes·514 views

Banner of command has always been a strange item in league and most of the community agreed it was a weird item (an ap counter giving more armor). It use to give armor magic resist mana and cooldown reduction which to be honest wasn't that bad when you think about it. It allowed some utility supports or other split push champs such as singed to use it effectively since the stats banner gave wasn't strong but covered a lot of areas. So maybe you didn't see the old banner of command in that many games however the reworked banner of command straigh up sucks. That build path sucks, the stats it gives are extremely underwhelming and where the hell does the item even get cooldown reduction in the build path. My main argument is the item straight up sucks now, I haven't seen someone even uses the reworked banner in probably 200 games and I believe it was in a much better state before they reworked the item so I really hope Riot eventually unreworks the item or rework the item again into something useful.

6 Comments

Muriyo2 votes

Zz and BoC need to be reworked into better tank support items for sieging and splitt pushing specifically respectively.

SirTeemoMushroom1 votes

literally nobody buys banner of command for no reason at all .. not even trolling

The Last Ballad1 votes

I don't know, Baron buffed Janna splitpushing is fun.

SirTeemoMushroom1 votes

you mean the champion that being alone is in 100% danger of 1v5 gangbang?

Lost R1 votes

One of the big issues with the old form was that it provided a 15% damage boost to nearby minions. The hidden power of this passive lay in its ability to buff champion-made minions as well. This gave certain champions (Heimer and Yorick, namely) a massive power boost when used correctly, and it incentivized them to focus on pushing, which everybody in the game now screams at you for doing and that you should be teamfighting instead (even if the entire team on either side is dead).

It's still a very dodgy item because the minion it boosts barely feels much stronger than a cannon minion. The Zz'rot Portal is basically the superior version of the banner.

The Last Ballad1 votes

I use it as a Zzrot replacement for champs that have a low base health and do not build much of it. Not to mention you can just wait for the next wave and activate it in base, rather than going out of your way to the other side of the map.

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