Please dont ever put chiv/ai on a bane for pvp, or any reason actually theres better options. And im going to say this. Ive heard they were better. Ive been riding a bane for a while. Last night i swapped to my trained dread. And holy crappppp it does more damage, moves faster and casts poison just as much. Idk why people think banes are better. I havent had a chance to fight with it yet. My bane rarely gets poisoned and if it does it heals itself quick for remount. This is going to be the determining factor for me. Usability. But as far as damage goes. My dread far outdid my bane. 2 dif dreads and 1 bane were tested and the dreads won by far. All highly trained and done right for pvp.