What do you guys think about the new Banner of command???

Lwnt··1 votes·1,770 views

Banner of command new stats Magic resistance: 20 Health: 200 Ability power: 60 Cooldown: 10%

UNIQUE AURA Legion - Grants nearby allies +20 magic resist and +75% base health regeneration NEWUNIQUE ACTIVE Promote - Greatly increases the power of a lane minion and grants it immunity to magic damage (120 second cooldown) Cannon Minions: Damage: +100; Health + 600; Armor: +100; Magic resist:+100; Size: INCREASED Melee Minions: Damage: +50; Bonus attack speed +90%; Health: +600; Armor: +40; Magic resist: +40; Size: INCREASED Range Minions: Damage: +75; Bonus attack speed +30%; Health: +400; Armor: +40; Magic resist: +40; Size: INCREASED

It has the same passive as locket of iron solari but when it come to stats it has 200 less health and 60 ability power. Oh yea its 3000 gold compare to 2800 gold of locket of iron solari.

Also I feel this is important that I should put this here: So the Minion defensive stats have been adjusted: Minions no longer gain armor or magic resistance over time Cannon minions no longer have base armor All minion health gain over time has been increased to be roughly as durable as when they had resistances

So what I notice is that the bonuses that promote active give on minion is one melee and caster minion will have 140 armor throughout the whole game because they dont get resistance over time. Magic resistance doesnt matter because they are immune to magic damage (Riot really emphasize this). It says cannon minion will not get any base armour does that mean promote will allow cannon minion to have 0+ 100 = 100 armor. Lastly health will grow over time. Wanted to add minion kill gives gold to the user.

Who do you guys think will tend to buy this item? To me the way they made the stats I think they made it as a support item. But its a little to expensive to be a support item. Or it could be for a tanky jungle. What kind of situation would this item be useful in ? Do you guys think its going to be an ardent censar, where it gets hype in the beginning and then die out to become an item no one actually take? Also want to add out of the three minion (caster, meele and canon) which one do you think its best to promote?

8 Comments

ProfDrDeath2 votes

Decent item now, and the Magic immunity of the active will be really useful against waveclear mages if you want to take a tower.

Should be a good buy on AP scaling supports or AP scaling Junglers, for the latter in place of item 3190 .

Lwnt1 votes

It gives you the option of picking which minion to promote. What do you think the best minion to promote is-the melee, caster or canon?

Cozarkian1 votes

It looks like the cannon minion would still be the best, but it will be nice to be able to promote still if you happen to miss the wave with the cannon minion. You could do the math to compare melee and caster minions, but at a glance, I think the melee minion will be getting a better bonus.

ProfDrDeath1 votes

If you want to siege or REALLY annoy that pesky AP mid laner: Promote the cannon. Highest HP, Highest Armor.

Just imagine how long it will take poor Annie/Morg/Syndra to take out that guy with just auto-attacks :D

Cozarkian1 votes

It ought to be decent on champions that would have benefited from the health/MR of locket and have decent AP ratios. Malphite and Sejuani come to mind.

Rebonack1 votes

I'm just sad that there isn't anymore pet-boosting item =<

Healurownbum1 votes

I'm going to miss buying Banner of Command. I would only rly get it on Heimer and Zyra for the increased dmg for the plants and turrets. But as thats now remove the AP and CDR lowered i do not see a reason for myself to buy it anymore. Maybe on a support who can shield or heal the minion it be nice.. But still feel awkward about it.

Does the promoted minion still give you gold if it last hits? Cause if so that would still be a decent reason to get it on a support to send in to a sidelane. If not then F that item all together for me personally.

FantasySniper1 votes

I'll try it out on Sona and Soraka.

I have high hopes for it.

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