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{{Infobox Monster
|name = Banshee
|image = [[File:Banshee.png|150px]]
|release = [[26 January]] [[2005]]
|update = Slayer Skill
|level = 23
|LP = 220
|slaylvl = 15
|slayxp = 22
|Spria = yes
|Achtryn = yes
|Chaeldar = yes
|Sumona = yes
|Vannaka = yes
|members = Yes
|aggressive = Yes (to players under level 47)
|poisonous = No
|immune to poison = No
|attack style = [[Magical melee]]
|attack speed = 6
|max hit = 29 (80 without [[earmuffs]])
|weakness = [[Salve amulet]], [[crumble undead]], [[Slash]]
|always drops = Nothing
|examine = A tortured screaming soul.
}}
[[File:Banshee icon.png|left]]
[[File:Banshee artwork.png|thumb|Jagex's concept art for the Banshee.]]

'''Banshees''' are [[Slayer]] monsters that require level 15 Slayer to kill. They frequently drop 13 noted [[pure essence]], making them an alternative source of essence. Additionally, banshees tend to frequently drop many different types of herbs.
[[Mighty banshee]]s are a higher-levelled alternative, if this is given as your [[Slayer assignment]].

==Locations==

*[[Slayer Tower]] - ground floor (cannot use cannon)
*[[Desert Slayer Dungeon]] ([[mighty banshee]], after [[Smoking Kills]])

==Strengths and weaknesses==
Players should use [[earmuffs]], [[masked earmuffs]], or [[Slayer helmet]]s when fighting banshees, or else their characters' combat statistics (including life points) will be severely reduced. Not having earmuffs, masked earmuffs, or a slayer helmet will cause you to be damaged by your Constitution divided by 10 and your character will cover their ears. Agility is also reduced, which can be annoying for players wishing to use the shortcuts in the slayer tower. Banshees have few [[Life points]] and do not hit particularly hard. They are undead, so a [[Salve amulet]] works on them.

Banshees use a [[magic]]-based [[melee]] attack. Their attack can also hit from a distance if players aren't wearing earmuffs. [[Protect from Melee]] prayer will work against them, but most players are likely better off using armour with a high magic [[defence]] bonus, such as [[dragonhide armour]]. Blue d'hide or better renders its attacks basically useless.

==Other information==
Banshees decrease many stats including: Attack, Strength, Defence, Ranged, Prayer, Magic, Agility, and Summoning.

They are popular for their tendency to drop high level herbs. Aside from banking distance they are a reasonable alternative to the popular [[chaos druid]]s.

On a quick hunt, these creatures can profit a lower level character very well. Depending on the amount of Pure Essence, a lower levelled character can make anywhere from 50-70k per hour solely on the Pure Essence dropped.

Banshees have a very high restore rate. They will restore 10 life points between attacks with a fast weapon and 20 between slower weapons. They are popular for casting spells such as [[Weaken]] on because they will restore the lowered stats extremely quickly, so it can be recast. [[Crumble Undead]] also works on Banshees.

==Champions' Challenge==
Banshees are one of the 'races' who have lesser champions in the [[Champions' Challenge]] activity. To fight the [[Banshee Champion]], the player must kill banshees until one drops a [[Champion scroll (banshee)|Champion scroll]], which is a very rare drop.

==Drops==
===Weapons/Armour===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Iron mace|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Iron dagger|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Iron kiteshield|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Adamant kiteshield|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Mystic gloves (dark)|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare}}

|}

===Runes===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Air rune|Quantity=3|Rarity=Common}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Chaos rune|Quantity=3, 6, 7, 17|Rarity=Common}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Cosmic rune|Quantity=2|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Fire rune|Quantity=6, 7|Rarity=Uncommon}}
|}

===Charms===
{{Charm:Banshee}}

===Herbs===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy guam|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy tarromin|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy marrentill|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy harralander|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy kwuarm|Quantity=1|Rarity=Common}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy ranarr|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy irit|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy avantoe|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy lantadyme|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy dwarf weed|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Grimy cadantine|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare}}
|}

===Other===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Coins|Quantity=13, 26 or 35.|Rarity=Common|gemw=no|Image=Coins 25.png}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Anagogic ort|Quantity=20, 40|Rarity=Common|gemw=no|Image=Anagogic_ort.png}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Pure essence|Quantity=13, 23 (Noted)|Rarity=Common}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Fishing bait|Quantity=7, 15|Rarity=Common}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Iron ore|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Eye of newt|Quantity=1|Rarity=Uncommon}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Clue scroll (easy)|Quantity=1|Rarity=Rare|gemw=no|Image=Clue scroll.png}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Ectoplasmator|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare|gemw=no|Image=ectoplasmator.png}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Starved ancient effigy|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare|gemw=no|Image=Ancient effigy.png}}
{{DropsLine|Name=Champion scroll (banshee)|Quantity=1|Rarity=Very rare|gemw=no|Image=Champion's scroll (banshee).png}}
|}

===Rare drop table drops===
{{Rare drop table}}

==Trivia==

*Unlike other monsters in non multi-combat areas, when you try to attack another Banshee while still in combat with one, it will say "I'm already under attack!" when it normally would say "I'm already under attack."

==See also==

*[[Mighty banshee]]

{{WP also}}

{{Slayer monsters}}
{{Undead}}

[[de:Todesgeist]]
[[fi:Banshee]]
[[es:Banshee]]
[[nl:Banshee]]
[[Category:Clue Drop Monsters]]

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