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Titan · Strand
WARLORD'S BANNER
Raise the banner. Chain melee kills. Heal yourself and every ally in a tide of green light. You are a moving fortress with a sword for a fist.
Subclass
Bladefury
Strand Titan Banner of War
Aspects
Banner of War
Flechette Storm
Fragments
Thread of Warding
Thread of Generation
Thread of Continuity
Thread of Ascent
Grenade
Grapple
Melee
Frenzied Blade
Exotic Armor
Wishful Ignorance
Titan
Why This Exotic
Escalates Frenzied Blade melee damage as you chain, snowballing the Banner of War melee loop in dense rooms.
Set Synergy
Collective Psyche
Armor 3.0 set bonus
Why This Set
2pc Accretion: weapon swap/stow speed on ammo pickup; 4pc Doppler Effect: +50% duration on Strand debuffs (suspend/unravel/sever) plus radiant/restoration on the wearer. Strong fit — the Banner loop leans on Strand debuffs and self-sustain, so the extended debuff duration and added restoration directly harden the melee chain.
Recommended Weapons
Monte Carlo
kinetic · Auto Rifle
Kills refund melee energy, keeping the Banner of War melee chain alive when targets thin out.
The Immortal
energy · Submachine Gun
Top-tier SMG to soften majors before you close for the melee kill that stacks the banner.
Falling Guillotine
heavy · Sword
Sword kills also stack Banner of War and serve as melee-loop burst on tankier targets.
How to Play
- Open with a melee or Tangle kill to ignite Banner of War (x1).
- Keep killing with melee, finishers, or swords to stack Banner of War up to x4.
- At high stacks the banner pulses a strong heal and damage buff to you and nearby allies — stay in the fray.
- Use Flechette Storm's slide-melee to refund melee energy and keep Frenzied Blade charges flowing.
- Let Wishful Ignorance scale your melee damage the longer you chain — the build snowballs in dense rooms.
- Pop Bladefury when you need a burst melee super or to reset a tough fight.
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