Banner of Command feels really limiting right now

Mooninites·5/19/2018, 2:09:57 PM·2 votes·1,113 views

Maybe this is just a perspective, and perhaps one that people don't really share with me, but I find the existence of Banner of Command to really limit my choices in champion select. I often find myself shying away from picking an AP jungler or top laner just because of the item. I think it's a good thing that Riot would promote picking a comp with both types of damage, but I don't think it's good that a single item can prevent me from picking a range of champions because my team can't deal with it. I know people are going to point to resistances like MR and Armor as comparable, but I think resistances are much healthier as they are individualized and there are items to penetrate through them. I don't get that same sense when I see a Sion or Cho'gath rush Banner of Command. Champions like Rumble, which seem like they should be quite strong in the meta right now, feel completely pushed out.

5 Comments

ZephyrDrake5/19/2018, 2:14:16 PM1 votes

Rumble is not good in the meta right now because he sucks at the moment. Banner has nothing to do with champions like Rumble not being good in the meta. Banner has done the exact same thing it has always done for years! yet Rumble if he was good he would be picked regardless of Banner being there or not.

Cocho5/19/2018, 2:20:46 PM1 votes

people rarely make banner lol