Added a set of new Banner Passive Masteries:
No, we plan to change this as it was not intended to scale with aura effect or with Valour. We'll update the patch notes to reflect this change.
Shared, it's a counter on your character rather than on a specific skill.
Yes.
In Path of Exile (PoE), the Banner Passive Masteries offer a range of powerful enhancements that significantly improve the utility and effectiveness of banners. These masteries ensure that your banners provide both offensive and defensive benefits, making them an integral part of your strategy. Here’s a detailed breakdown of each feature and its strategic implications:
Feature: Banners also Maim Enemies.
Reminder Text: Maimed enemies have 30% reduced Movement Speed.
Analysis: This feature causes your banners to maim enemies, reducing their movement speed by 30%. Slowing down enemies makes it easier to control the battlefield, kite dangerous foes, and reduce the threat from fast-moving adversaries. It provides a significant tactical advantage, particularly in managing large groups of enemies.
Feature: Gain 5 Valour when you Warcry, if able.
Reminder Text: By default, you gain 1 Valour on Melee Kill, or on Melee Hit against Rare or Unique enemies, no more than once every 0.5 seconds, up to a maximum of 50.
Analysis: This feature grants 5 Valour each time you use a Warcry, enhancing your ability to accumulate Valour quickly. Valour is a resource that can be used to place banners, providing powerful buffs and effects. Rapid accumulation of Valour through Warcries allows for more frequent and strategic banner placements.
Feature: Remove a random Ailment on you when you consume at least 10 Valour to place a Banner.
Reminder Text: Ailments are Bleeding, Ignited, Scorched, Chilled, Frozen, Brittle, Shocked, Sapped, and Poisoned.
Analysis: This feature removes a random ailment from you when you use at least 10 Valour to place a banner. Removing ailments such as bleeding, ignites, and chills enhances your survivability, ensuring that you remain in peak condition during combat. It adds a significant defensive benefit to banner placement.
Feature: Recover 3% of Life per 5 Valour consumed to place a Banner.
Analysis: This feature allows you to recover 3% of your life for every 5 Valour consumed when placing a banner. It provides a reliable source of healing, particularly useful in prolonged battles where maintaining health is crucial. Placing banners not only boosts your offensive capabilities but also sustains your life.
Feature: Banners also cause Enemies to take 8% increased Damage.
Analysis: This feature causes enemies affected by your banners to take 8% increased damage. It enhances your overall damage output by making enemies more vulnerable to attacks. This offensive boost synergizes well with other banner effects, ensuring that your banners contribute significantly to your damage potential.
The Banner Passive Masteries in Path of Exile provide a comprehensive set of enhancements that maximize the utility and effectiveness of your banners. By maiming enemies, gaining Valour through Warcries, removing ailments on banner placement, recovering life from Valour consumption, and increasing enemy damage taken, these masteries ensure that your banners are powerful tools in both offense and defense. Mastering these features allows you to optimize your banner strategy, making you a formidable force in the dangerous world of Wraeclast.