Conqueror's banner change thread

This is misunderstood.

The only party aura is +10% crit chance and +20% health.
(There is a +2% primary stat party aura on Emeni, but I believe that’s fine and am leaving it out of this analysis. This is specifically primary stat, so Enhancement Shaman would gain Agility instead of Strength.)

Glory is the stacking buff by using rage or getting kills. Your allies do not gain Glory.

Currently, there is a conduit which gives +24% (top end) Strength during banner. Again, this is exclusive to you, not your allies and is where the real strength of this covenant ability comes from (bad pun).

By swapping the conduit and the baseline Glory effect, that would give you a stacking strength buff for use after you lose the 10% crit chance. The conduit would then be isolated in the banner window, gaining a good portion of +crit damage (~40%-45% would be parity with +25% strength), where you have the aura crit chance benefit.

Honestly, even with this change, the 3 minute cooldown may be appropriate given the power window extends thanks to 30s of Glory. The downside for Warrior players is this is a ramp up; however, the payout is much more in line with the cost of (1) Cooldown, (2) Limited Mobility, and (3) Proper Glory Execution during Banner.

Glory stacks could be capped at 15, as then you’re gaining a 15% benefit for the max stacks (whereas the current Glory requires 30 stacks for a +15% benefit - see my earlier remarks on how 30% crit damage is actually a 15% buff above).

Hope this helps clear it up.

Edit 2: Napkin maths behind it.

Current Proposed
Banner Duration 20s 20s
Banner Aura +10% crit/+20% health +10% crit/+20% health
Banner Conduit +24% Strength +45% Critical Damage
Glory Duration 30s 30s
Glory Benefit 30 stacks,
+30% Critical Damage
15 stacks,
+15% Strength*
Glory Ramp 20s 10s
Total Ability Cooldown 180s 120s
* Personally, I'd love to see it stay 30/30, but that may imbalance it. Currently though, we're really only achieving 10-15 stacks reliably anyway.

Oh, and just an afterthought…
A lot of comments are “This will imbalance it LATER ON”. True, possibly. But it’s imbalanced now. And we’re fighting an actual problem today with a possible problem of tomorrow. That’s not a good policy position.

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