Banished War Council

A War Council attached to an outpost.

The War Council is a type of structure used by the Banished at their military outposts. They may be used by the outpost to requisition new technologies and upgrades for the base's complement, serving as a broad equivalent to the Armories/Field Armories of the United Nations Space Command or the Temples of the Covenant.

Overview

War Councils allow outpost overseers to request new resources and technology, improving the expediency of their military operations. They also serve as important symbols of power and authority within the Banished meritocracy, making their creation important for any burgeoning commander. This authority also allows the overseer to request assistance from more elite units and individuals, which can in turn help provide even greater victories and spoils of war for the base commander, who is himself in a constant competition with the other outposts in a given campaign for ascendancy in the ranks.

It is for this reason that construction of a War Council is an esteemed privilege for any outpost deemed sufficient to warrant one. They are typically the first new construction added to the outpost once its power and resource extraction facilities are sufficiently established, with an overseer risking "fates worse than death" for inefficiencies.

In-game information

Halo Wars 2

"Builds global upgrades, increased pop. limit, and Hero and Super Units."

— In-game description

War Councils were introduced in Halo Wars 2 as the Banished equivalent for the UNSC Armory. They allow the player to build Hero/Super units and research army-wide upgrades. They require a tech tier of 1, 100, and 50 to purchase.

Name	Type	Cost				Description
		Population	Tech	Supplies	Power
Upgrades (all leaders)
Fortfiy Base Upgrade I	Base Defense	0	1	0	400	10% Building health boost, 10% Turret health boost, 10% Turret damage boost, 50 Supply discount to new bases
Fortfiy Base Upgrade II	Base Defense	0	2	0	600	20% Building health boost, 20% Turret health boost, 20% Turret damage boost, 50 Supply discount to new bases
Fortfiy Base Upgrade III	Base Defense	0	3	0	800	30% Building health boost, 30% Turret health boost, 30% Turret damage boost, 50 Supply discount to new bases
Adv. Logistics I	Army Upgrade	0	1	0	500	Reduces unit build time by 15%, Units are produced faster
Adv. Logistics II	Army Upgrade	0	2	0	700	Reduces unit build time by 30%, Units are produced faster
Adv. Logistics III	Army Upgrade	0	3	0	900	Reduces unit build time by 45%, Units are produced faster
Reinforcements I	Army Upgrade	0	2	0	750	Boosts population cap by +20, Raises potential army size
Reinforcements II	Army Upgrade	0	2	0	1250	Boosts population cap by +20, Raises potential army size
Hero and Super Units
Scarab	Super Unit	40	3	2000	2000	Very high damage, Can briefly shield itself from damage, Slow moving, Very heavy armor, Traverses all terrain
Volatile Scarab (Replaces Scarab for Voridus)	Super Unit	40	3	2000	2000	Very high damage, Beam creates pools of infused gel, Can briefly shield itself from damage, Slow moving, Very heavy armor, Traverses all terrain
Atriox's Chosen (Atriox)	Hero Infantry	0	1	300	275	Ranged hero, Versatile Brute Shot weapon
Plasma Rounds (Atriox)	Weapon Upgrade (Atriox's Chosen)	0	1	0	300	Increases health and damage, Adds AoE damage to weapon
Warlord (Decimus)	Hero Infantry	0	1	300	275	Melee hero, Powerful AoE attack, Cannot attack air
Hammer Pull (Decimus)	Weapon Upgrade (Warlord)	0	1	0	350	Increases health and damage, Adds a gravity beam that drags targets closer
Honor Guard (Shipmaster)	Hero Infantry	0	1	300	275	Melee hero, High damage, Can cloak, Detection units can reveal cloak, Cannot attack air
Mercenary Rage (Shipmaster)	New Ability (Honor Guard)	0	1	0	300	Increases health and damage, increases movement speed
Hunter Captain (Colony)	Hero Infantry	0	1	300	275	Ranged Hero, Beam weapon siphons health, Slow movement speed, Heavy armor
Taunt (Colony)	New Ability (The Arbiter)	0	1	0	300	Increases health and damage, Adds ability to force nearby enemies to only attack the Hero
The Arbiter (The Arbiter)	Hero Infantry	0	1	300	275	Melee Hero, Armed with two plasma swords, Very fast moving, Rage ability temporarily increases speed and damage
Swift Fury (The Arbiter)	New Ability (The Arbiter)	0	1	0	300	Increases health and damage, Increases speed, Rage ability attacks restore health
Grunt Goblin (Yapyap the DESTROYER)	Hero Mech	0	1	175	135	Ranged hero, Armed with a heavy needler
Grunt Hustle (Yapyap the DESTROYER)	New Ability (Grunt Goblin)	0	1	0	300	Increases health and damage, Adds the Grunt Hustle ability, Hustle heals nearby units, increases speed, and makes Grunt units briefly invulnerable
Voridus (Voridus)	Hero Unit	0	1	300	275	Melee hero, Can deploy pools of damaging infusion gel
Infused Hammer (Voridus)	Weapon Upgrade (Voridus)	0	1	0	350	Increases health and damage, Upgrades hammer attack to leave pools of infusion with each strike
Pavium (Pavium)	Hero Unit	0	1	350	275	Ranged Hero, Slow and Tough, Repairs structures, Can paint targets, Painted targets are slowed and have reduced armor
Designator Shells (Pavium)	Weapon Upgrade (Pavium)	0	1	0	300	Increases health and damage, Shells from main weapon briefly paint targets, Increases drone heal rate

Phoenix log

Phoenix Log - War Council

Requisition and tech upgrade structure. With its construction of a War Council the Outpost overseer is authorized to unlock structure, training time, and population capacity upgrades. It also allows the requisition of Honor Guard or Warlords. The overseer is warned that inefficiency is punishable by fates worse than death, and the War Council should only be built once the Outpost's salvage and extraction operation is already in place. The War Council is a physical symbol of ascension in the twisted meritocracy of the Banished, and overseers are constantly in competition to amass the resources needed to create this structure and lure elite warriors into their service. Successful completion of their assigned tasks is only the minimum expected of Atriox's lieutenants, and the assistance of the Banished's elite are necessary to accumulate victories and additional resources that will raise their status even further.

Gallery

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  A War Council in the Halo Wars 2 Open Beta.

List of appearances

• Halo Wars 2 (First appearance)